productMixer for food industry
The Mixing Bowl Lifting Attachment has been designed to suit the ‘Hobart 140 quart mixing bowl’.
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productLaser coding capabilities extended
Linx Printing Technologies is launching two laser coders that will open up the benefits of the technology to more companies and applications.
articleStingray Shuttle a key growth component for Würth
Automated materials handling solutions specialist TGW Logistics has completed a major two-year warehousing project for Würth Elektronik eiSos, one of Europe’s largest manufacturers of electronic and electromechanical components.
productStandard stretch hood machine added to range
Qimarox has added a standard stretch hood machine to its range of material handling components.
articleAutomation powers John Lewis’ Omnichannel growth
KNAPP explains how it helped add capacity to the retailer’s Milton Keynes NDC, as well as helping it better consolidate garment orders with ‘binnable’ items.
productMassive garment handling facility for John Lewis
An automated garment conveying system supplied and installed by Dϋrkopp Fördertechnik – part of the KNAPP Group – is helping John Lewis service its continuing omni-channel growth.
productABB predicts $300,000 pa savings through improved uptime
Non-emergency machinery stops can be avoided with the arrival of a “failover” safety concept for use with ABB’s safety programmable logic controller (PLC).
articleASOS installs complex sortation system from BS Handling
BS Handling Systems has successfully completed its biggest contract to date for ASOS allowing the giant fashion etailer to double its sortation volume to around 15,000 parcels an hour.
articleAnother major automation deal as Toyota acquires Vanderlande
The latest move in a trend of major forklift manufacturers making large acquisitions in automated intralogistics sees Toyota Industries buy Dutch automated player Vanderlande.
articleElectronics retailer installs fast pick stations
Winkel, a specialist in intelligent handling systems, has delivered five Fast Pick stations to a major Swedish electronics retailer, increasing picking capacity.
articleClipper Northampton boosts GOH storage to 1.5m garments
BS Handling Systems has completed ‘Phase 2’ of a major contract to fit out Clipper’s distribution centre in Grange Park, Northampton.
productSmart and intelligent solutions in new WERMA catalogue
WERMA is proud to announce the arrival of its brand new 2017 catalogue. You will find within the 300 or so pages lots of innovative products from the world of beacons and sounders together with helpful background and technical information.
productEnd-of-line automation
KernPack has announced an exclusive distribution deal with Skilled Group, enabling it to sell its range of robotic palletising systems and automatic guided vehicles in the UK and Ireland.
productCoder chosen for flexibility and mobility
The new Linx 10 coder has earned high praise from a cosmetics contract manufacturer for greatly improving the efficiency of the company’s operation. Creative Cosmetics, based in Ipswich, has been particularly impressed with the coder’s flexibility, manoeuvrability and ease of use.
productMobile monitoring
Beumer has developed the Overall Operation Monitoring app, enabling staff to maintain an overview of packaging lines on mobile devices.
articleCrystal ball gazing
Take a look at the future and you find our what is important now – eCommerce, concerns about finite warehouse space, Brexit, automation and robots et al – the following Special Report give managers an insight into the challenges that are here now and on the horizon, with some ideas as to how you may plan for them.
product3D images taken with single snapshot
SICK has launched the Visionary-T, its first robust, industrial imaging camera to capture high-resolution 3D data with a single ‘snapshot’, whether the object is stationary or moving.
productMobile packing conveyor provides flexibility
As part of a new customer product launch, Astec Conveyors provided a number of mobile conveyors to give a flexible packing operations for a major food manufacturer.
articleDHL Supply Chain trialling robotic solutions
Robotics and automation should be a natural fit in supply chains, offering an appropriate solution to the efficiency challenge. But while we have seen some businesses automate their operations to improve efficiencies and reduce errors, there are still relatively few examples of robotics helping meet the challenges of modern logistics and distribution, says Mark Parsons, chief customer officer, DHL Supply Chain.
productIndustry 4.0 and digitalisation shaping online retail
Automated packaging technology is becoming more sophisticated to cope with speed and accuracy demanded by eCommerce. Andy Pretious, sales & marketing manager at Automated Packaging Systems explains.
