articleParts supplier consolidates UK warehouses in wake of Brexit
Bilstein group has been operating a 19,000 square metre distribution centre in Markham Vale supplying the UK market since 2018.
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articleNew warehouse system rises to the challenge of ramped up production
Britvic is a renowned soft drinks business with a turnover in the region of £1.5 billion and when it unveiled a £240m investment programme to transform its production and supply chain in the UK, it presented an opportunity to Mark Young, site operations manager of its facility in Leeds.
productKörber and Fetch Robotics to collaborate on AMRs
Global logistics technology conglomerate Körber Supply Chain has set up a partnership with Fetch Robotics.
productIntraLogistex 2020: Swisslog showcases future-ready automation
The future of intralogistics is upon us, and flexible automation and smart data are the answer to a successful operation.
articleNestle’s new $77m UK ‘distribution centre of the future’
We all have an image in our head of what happens behind the doors of a typical warehouse. Lots of people handling boxes, forklift trucks buzzing about and a cacophony of noise. Then you step inside the Digital Distribution Centre of the Future – a new $77 million facility at the SEGRO East Midlands Gateway, near Castle Donington.
productWarehouse robotics division launches
The solution will integrate Renovotec warehouse process middleware with selected, best-in-class robotics hardware.
productResearch suggests COVID-19 will push automation up the agenda
IDTechEx says worker health issues and possible industrial action brings logistics automation into focus.
productAutomation: a new decade and expectations
As the e-commerce industry has grown, so have customer expectations. Today customers are placing orders more frequently, in fewer quantities, later in the day and expecting delivery faster than ever before.
productReport: Pharma supply chain has ‘safety stock’
Transport Intelligence has produced a white paper analysing the impact of coronavirus on the pharmaceutical supply chain.
articleStreamlining storage space for sportscar manufacturer
To help clients optimise their storage space, Weland Solutions is open to adapt vertical storage lifts to meet specific needs.
articleAutomation for fresh food logistics
A Belgian food retailer has increased its investment in automation with the roll out of further Witron tote handling solutions.
articleSpace efficient storage solution released
Modula has released its new vertical life module (VLM), the Modula Slim.
articleAMH Material Handling and Geek+ ink UK partnership deal
AMH Material Handling announced as official UK distributor for MHE robots leader Geek+.
articleNew mobile robot brand launches in UK
Chinese tech firm Hikrobot has launched its range of mobile robots for intralogistics applications to the UK and Europe through Cranfield–based systems integrator, Invar Systems.
productAutomation leader acquires UK software firm
Dematic, through its parent company Kion Group, has acquired of Digital Applications International (DAI), a UK-based software company specialising in logistics automation solutions.
newsAutomation firm appoints new MD for UK & Ireland
BÖWE SYSTEC, a supplier of smart automation solutions across a wide range of different industries, has appointed Lisa Banton as managing director for UK & Ireland.
articleWarehouse systems integrator launches COVID-19 cleaning solution
To help mitigate against the risk of infection and assist employee safety, BS Handling Systems has invested over £100,000 in specialist equipment, cleaning solution and training for an electrostatic sanitisation system. This enables the company to offer a service designed to combat COVID-19 and other bacterial threats.
articleAutomated clad-rack warehouse
The new facility for Kern Pharma in Terrassa (Barcelona) has a capacity for more than 10,000 pallets and 9,700 boxes.
articleFood retailer awards major automation contract
The food retailer REWE has appointed Witron to design and build an automated logistics centre.
articleBlue sky thinking
In the warehouse of the future, the vision will be to combine robotic technologies to achieve efficiencies which are beyond the current imagination of the industry.
