articleTwo fifths (42%) of businesses across manufacturing, retail and 3PLs are planning to invest equal to or more than their annual warehousing costs on automation over the next five years, according to new research,
productWIELAND ELECTRIC has launched emergency stop buttons with M12 connection for easy integration into plant and systems.
productSICK has launched an industry-first safety light curtain system for Smart Box Detection, designed to enable the continuous safe material flow of cartons or cuboid goods at the entry or exit points of protected areas, while safeguarding people from dangerous materials-handling, conveying or packaging machinery.
newsRMGroup and ABB Robotics UK held an interactive workshop on March 30 at ABB’s Milton Keynes headquarters.
articleLogistics Matters editor Simon Duddy visited Exotec in France to see first hand what is behind one of the logistics sector’s most spectacular success stories.
articleWhen online fashion retailer ASOS set up its fourth fulfilment centre, it turned to materials handling partner BS Handling Systems for a solution built around a high-speed sorter that can handle 14,000 parcels an hour.
articleThe retail sector has always pushed the boundaries of automation in the warehouse, and this has gifted occupiers more control and efficiency. But the journey is far from over, and it is important to interrogate the solutions on offer, whether it is the flexibility of modular solutions, or how exactly data can add value. HSS editor Simon Duddy reports.
articleWith flexible and cost-effective solutions increasingly available, companies of all sizes can benefit from logistics automation, helping to combat the challenge of labour scarcity. Dave Berridge, Secretary of the Automated Material Handling Systems Association (AMHSA), takes a look at automation for SMEs.
articleThe digitalised solution enables operators to track a wealth of data down to the level of individual parcels at Asda’s robotic sorting facility in Yorkshire.
productThe automation player has announced a strategic partnership with warehouse robotics provider, Dexterity, to offer full-task robotics as part of its automation solutions.
productProminent storage and material handling company Flowstore has announced a strategic partnership with Sorion, a global leader in end of line test and guided assembly systems.
productSICK HAS developed a versatile and easy to install Roller Sensor Bar to tackle common conveyor downtime headaches for operators in wide-ranging materials handling, parcel sorting or logistics hubs.
productAfter a construction time of just 16 months, Leuze has opened its new production site in Malacca (Malaysia).
productCKF SYSTEMS was contacted by Bio-bean – who recycle spent coffee grounds into a fuel source – and were asked to design and build a bag packing cell for their Coffee Logs product.
productTHE GROUP believes it is well positioned for future developments and is well tested and strengthened by the crisis.
productRMGROUP HAS supplied trade wipes manufacturer, Allied Hygiene, with a high speed robotic pick and place cell for its flowpack production line.
articleAutomation played a significant role in ensuring a meal kit firm boosted order accuracy as well as throughput at a time of rapid growth.
productLeuze launches the world’s first safety bar code positioning system – with the FBPS 600i, only one device is needed for safe position detection.
articleBS Handling Systems has designed and installed a complete materials handling and storage solution at 3PL Noatum Logistics’ latest 378,000 sq ft UK distribution centre in Kent, which caters for eComm, retail and wholesale customers.
productWITH INCREASED levels of automation, it is more important than ever to ensure that human and machine interact smoothly and safely within a warehouse environment. That’s where a free webinar from Pilz will prove its worth.
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