productInterroll establishes new service organisation
THE CONVEYING leader is placing its services for new and existing customers, marketed under the name Interroll Lifetime Service, on a new organisational footing.
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articleFashion retailer cuts stock losses and costs
A major off-price fashion retailer wanted to make stock checking of high-speed garment handling more efficient and turned to a dynamic duo in material handling.
newsAutomation partners cement relationship
AMH Material Handling has achieved Approved Partner status on the Rolling On Interroll programme.
productPower range boost for synchronous drum motors
INTERROLL HAS unveiled what it describes as the world’s most powerful synchronous drum motor for belt conveyor systems.
articleCooling solution for beverage closure company
Expertly designed systems from UPM Conveyors can be the perfect solution to manufacturing issues, resulting in a more efficient, cost effective process, says the firm.
articleBestConnect – A Permanent Flexible Solution
The warehousing and distribution industry is an ever-changing monster. We hear it countless times from customers new and old, the stories of system specifications that are impossible to tie down or requirements that never seem to stop shifting. This has led to a lot of wasted resource in the industry, but also a tremendous wave of growth and improvements that are paving the way for its success – long into the future, says FMH Conveyors Product Manager Sam Wade.
productBelt curve offering expanded
INTERROLL IS launching a new belt curve worldwide – the Interroll Belt Curve 1200 – which is said to offer all of the quality and efficiency benefits of a frictionless drive concept while improving the conveying performance of smaller goods.
productPharma distributor upgrades conveyor
FIVES HAS installed an empty tray accumulation conveyor at OCP’s Marseille site, without halting production.
articleOrchestrating harmony
In the wake of Covid-19, an increasing number of logistics professionals are considering new automation technologies in warehouses to improve efficiency and respond to market demands. However, improving control of existing systems is just as important, says Stephen Hayes.
productUK-made drive for conveyor applications
THE SIEMENS Congleton factory is ready to take to the global market the new Sinamics G115D, a compact and powerful drive system specifically designed for horizontal conveyor applications.
productCentre of Excellence established
INTERROLL HAS acquired MITmacher in Linz, Austria and the acquisition will serve as the basis to build Interroll’s new Global Centre of Excellence (CoE) Software & Electronics and better support systems integrators.
articleWinning the e-grocery race
The Swedish food retailer, Axfood, had long been looking for a solution that would bring together its traditional store business with its E-Commerce business in one logistics centre. It matched up with Witron which has developed a specialist automated omnichannel strategy.
productInterroll appoints CEO
Ingo Steinkrüger (48), currently CEO at thyssenkrupp System Engineering, will take over as CEO of the global Interroll Group on May 1, 2021, succeeding Paul Zumbühl, who announced his retirement last June and will be nominated as future Chairman of the Interroll Board of Directors.
productSafety light beam system extends reach to 8m
With its Sceptre high-performance prism optic reflector, SICK has extended the range of its deTem 4 A/P multiple light beam system to eight metres, the longest available for an active/passive safety device, according to the company. The system is suitable for applications up to SIL3 / PLe.
articleSwisslog added to HSS Live programme
Shane Faulkner, Head of Sales, Swisslog will present on ‘Off the Shelf’ automated solutions within 3 months.
productL.B. Foster launches new automated handling website and solutions brochure
Buyers and specifiers of automated handling solutions can now safely browse a comprehensive range of innovative, modular, safe and efficient conveyors, showcased online and in print by sector specialist L.B. Foster Automation & Materials Handling.
articleLogistics robots on the rise
Advanced robotics and automation technologies are becoming increasingly commonplace due to lower costs, improved capabilities, and the availability of products tailored to the needs of the industry, according to The Logistics Trend Radar from DHL. Simon Duddy reports.
articleThe economics of eComm
How has the pandemic affected the economics of e-commerce? Dave Berridge, secretary of the Automated Material Handling Systems Association (AMHSA), looks at the evolving retail landscape and the role of warehouse automation.
productInterroll Automation GmbH appoints MD
STEFFEN FLENDER TOOK the reins as managing director of Interroll Automation GmbH on October 1, 2020.
articleHow to handle supply chain disruption
Virtual conference to offer guidance and answer key questions on how to transform the warehouse.
