productSwisslog’s AutoStore implementation to boost retailer’s efficiency
Multi-channel fashion retailer enlists Swisslog to implement AutoStore warehouse automation system to boost growth.
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productCB Fashion partners with Equinox MHE
Dutch fashion 3PL CB Fashion is expanding its current processes at its Helmond base to ensure a platform for growth.
articleOcado maximises warehouse space and efficiency
The warehouse specialist has delivered an AutoStore system at the distribution centre of leading online supermarket, Ocado, for use in its Speciality Store general merchandise subsidiary, marking the second installation for this customer.
articleDrinks firm implements ASRS solution
B2A Technology has automated a 27,000 sq m warehouse for The Castel Group.
newsKNAPP UK takes on new directors
As part of planned management changes, three senior executives at KNAPP UK have been promoted to the company’s board.
articlePets at Home commits to £2.5m warehouse investment
The retailer of pet supplies signed a deal with Conveyor Networks to implement a £2.5m warehouse automation project at its eComm distribution centre in Northampton.
productHuge automated DC being built in Leeds
SSI Schaefer has signed a contract with global technology development distributor, Premier Farnell, to equip the company’s new Leeds DC with a state-of-the-art order fulfilment solution.
articlePipe processing firm implements automated storage
Koenig Metall has integrated an automation and storage solution by Remmert to meet the increasing customer requirements, and boosting productivity by 40%.
articleBMW deploys sortation system to process empty totes
BS Handling Systems has completed the installation for the leading car manufacturer’s MINI plant in Oxford.
articleA-frame picking gets A grade
Watford-based Sigma Pharmaceuticals has installed automated handling systems from KNAPP as part of its long-term growth strategy.
articleThe pillars of the Future-Ready Warehouse
E-commerce has already had a significant impact on warehouse operations. Now, global retail e-commerce sales are expected to reach $3.9 trillion dollars by 2020, up from $2.3 trillion in 2017.
articleIt’s in the bag
As retailers experience escalating volumes of ecommerce orders for ‘single’ or ‘few’ items, the challenges of a shrinking available labour pool is leading many to consider the benefits of fully automating the packing, bagging and labelling of dispatched goods. By Simon Houghton, Sales Manager, Product Solutions, Dematic Northern Europe
articleCan you afford not to consider automation?
With Brexit looming, a recent study has found that whatever deal is struck with the EU, costs will rise and profitability will fall.
productBetter use of space
Paper Bags Packaging recently renovated its 1,000m2 warehouse at its facilities in Valencia, Spain with the goal of making a better use of the space available.
articleMerging store and online fulfillment operations
Dematic used a blend of automated picking solutions in the consolidated operation, achieving faster fulfillment in a reduced footprint.
productAB InBev opens robo-warehouse in Wales
The automated warehouse has space to store 23 million pints of beer at its largest UK brewery in Magor, South Wales.
articleThe power to palletise
The robot-based ACPaQ solution from Swisslog and KUKA automates one of the most important areas of the intralogistics operations of successful retailers: creating customised mixed pallets for individual stores from single-SKU pallets.
productUse the 4.0: transforming operations
Industry 4.0 isn’t just a buzzword. Swisslog says in the near future, warehouses will be using real-time data and smart robots to monitor conditions and improve operations.
productTGW grows turnover to €713 million
The automated materials handling solutions specialist increased turnover by almost 15% to €713 million and employed nearly 400 additional staff across its global operations in the financial year ending June 30th 2018.
productSlash fulfilment times
The use of automated, software-driven solutions such as vertical carousels, vertical lift systems, vertical Buffer modules and horizontal carousels for inventory picking can slash fulfilment times.
