Intelligent storage system
Extensive automation from SSI Schaefer for automotive component supplier Brose leads to highly dynamic production and a forklift free factory.
Extensive automation from SSI Schaefer for automotive component supplier Brose leads to highly dynamic production and a forklift free factory.
Scott Anderson, director of Amazon Robotics Fulfillment, told reporters during an Amazon warehouse tour in the USA that technology is at least 10 years away from fully automating the processing of a single order picked by a worker inside a warehouse.
3PLs have often been shy of automation due to the ever shifting sands of contract logistics. HSS editor asks Andrew Hoyle, head of automation at Wincanton, if that is changing?
As one of the best goods-to-person solutions available today, AutoStore, the cube-based system originally developed in Norway, has revolutionised e-commerce fulfillment and small item order picking.
Werma unveiled a new feature to its StockSaver system at LogiMAT.
The supermarket chain is investing €120m in automation to enhance freshness and lengthen shelf life.
Reverse logistics is one of the most often overlooked elements of the complete operations cycle but it shouldn’t be. Unmanaged, uncontrolled returns processes can put tremendous strain on a facility’s available space and labor. Further, and perhaps most compelling, are the costs associated with returned inventory.
The Swiss logistics specialist Swisslog, a KUKA subsidiary, has received a major order from IKEA Supply (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd with a value of approximately 43 Million Euro.
Logistics specialists can meet over 400 suppliers of a vast array of storage and materials handling solutions at IMHX 2019, the UK’s biggest and longest running intralogistics equipment exhibition, returning to the NEC, Birmingham, in September.
Diamond Phoenix Automation has been appointed authorised dealer for ICAM’s Silo range in the UK and Ireland.
Rachel Price and Nick Hughes join the group as business development managers.
Swisslog has received a major order from IKEA Supply (Malaysia) with a value of approximately 43 Million Euro.
Swisslog has been named MHE Supplier of the Year at the Logistics Middle East Awards.
Order fulfillment has become hugely complex. To cope, the warehouse needs to become intelligent to deliver, says Ian Abbott, head of software solutions, Dematic Northern Europe.
SSI Schaefer has announced its new brand ambassador, Mick Schumacher. The reigning Formula 3 champion, who is competing in the FIA Formula 2 Championship this year, has entered a long-term partnership with intralogistics specialist SSI Schaefer.
To ensure the company can fulfil demanding regulatory requirements in terms of tracking and tracing for pharmaceutical products, now and into the future, Slawex has integrated a state-of-the-art picking system, including a Schäfer Scan Machine, into its processes.
Gebhardt has launched its Cheetah heavy automatic storage & retrieval system (AS/RS).
The Gebhardt Shuttle StoreBiter 500 is said to be the new benchmark when it comes to warehouse capacity, flexibility and efficiency with the storage of pallets, box pallets and containers.
The Norwegian food retailer COOP is significantly expanding its central goods distribution centre in cooperation with Witron.
We predict a mix of familiar headaches and new opportunities in the warehouse of the future. Lack of space is still a major concern, and unlikely to go away, while barely noticed new tech such as 5G may have a much bigger impact than anticipated.