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productMango builds highly automated DC
TGW was commissioned to design and execute intralogistics for the multichannel facility, which was built near Barcelona.
productPalletising firm rounds out offering with AGV tie-up
CKF Systems has announced a partnership with Global AGV – a supplier of Automated Guided Vehicles to the logistics industry.
articleFit-to-product packaging speeds eComm operation
Asda and logistics partner Clipper have revamped automated packaging for general merchandise eComm orders, resulting in faster performance, less cardboard waste and reduced pressure on labour resources.
articleEffective palletising key for safe transit
For buyers in charge of purchasing effective production lines on behalf of food and drinks manufacturers, every decision they make is ruled primarily by two factors; time and cost, says Daniel Lambie, sales and marketing director for Kensal Handling Systems.
productFulfils lower speed needs
Shrink wrapping equipment specialist, Yorkshire Packaging Systems used the recent TOTAL 2013 show to introduce its new palletiser designed specifically to go on the end of the company’s own shrink wrappers.
productStrap & stretch package
Blackstar Materials Handling Systems’ new collaboration with Messersi Packaging has secured its first UK order and installation for a Messersi strapping and stretch wrapping system.
productDemo videos
Clearly showing the features and benefits of its packaging machinery products, Optimax has released a range of demonstration videos.
productBulk pack strapping
Leading British sawmill, Charles Ransford and Son, has installed a Mosca KOF-611 strapping machine for the fast and efficient strapping of bulk packs of timber produce.
productEnd of line upgrade
When contract packer of beers, ciders, soft drinks and FABs, Thomas Hardy Brewing and Packaging, decided to upgrade its end of line solution to offer new secondary packaging options it turned to Aetna for a solution.
productPick & mix production line
A leading global manufacturer of high quality cocoa and chocolate products has witnessed vast improvements in efficiency and throughput, while eliminating case damage, following the installation of six fully automatic packing lines.
productAddtional strappers
Scotland’s largest independent manufacturer of cardboard boxes, The Boxshop, has installed two additional Mosca strappers following expansion at its facility in East Kilbride.
articleAutomation: plan to succeed
The decision to opt for any form of automated handling solution requires careful analysis and detailed planning. Dave Berridge, Secretary of the Automated Material Handling Systems Association (AMHSA), presents a 12-point plan to a successful project.
articleRobots pushing automation
As Henry Ford once said ‘if there is a machine to do the job and you don’t buy it, you will ultimately pay for it but will not have it’. The importance of automation will be a key driver at the PPMA Show 2014.
productEnd of line upgrade
Highland Spring Group has significantly upgraded the end of line pallet conveyors and lorry loading capability at its Fells plant in Lennoxtown. The project was handled by Aetna UK and Russell Distribution.
productStreamlined ordering
Strapping equipment specialist, Mosca Direct, has appointed Julie Mills as project manager, who brings many years of experience in project management.
productStrapping system
Specialist in end-of-line pack and pallet securement, Gordian Strapping has supplied a new strapping system to Manchester-based Icopal UK.
productSafety connection advances
The SICK Flexi Loop offers a simple connectivity solution for safety and plant design engineers to meet recent regulatory changes.
articlePallet despatch solution for sparkling wine firm
In order to transport palletised beverage cartons to the central warehouses and distribution centres of customers, the German market leader for sparkling wine, Rotkäppchen-Mumm Sektkellereien equipped two of its production locations with the Beumer stretch hood M high-capacity packaging systems.
productHigh speed hooding
Available through Gordian Strapping, Italian manufacturerOMS S.p.A. has launched a new, high-speed stretch hooding machine – the IS45.
