productCase erector launches
Cermex is launching an automatic vertical case erector for American-style regular slotted container or (RSC) cardboard boxes.
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articleIntroducing Carryline
Handling & Storage Solutions caught up with Applied Automation Industrial Systems at the PPMA Show to hear about new product ranges, and how the growing company has recently moved to much larger premises.
articleSupply chain agility
Today’s supply chains need to be more agile than ever before. Dave Berridge, Secretary of the Automated Material Handling System Association (AMHSA), considers some of the areas of innovation that can boost agility and also some of the barriers to implementing new technologies.
articleMany innovations highlighted
The PPMA Show 2015 returned to the NEC from the 29th September – 1st October, with more than 1,000 leading packaging and processing machinery manufacturers represented at the show and providing a platform to showcase the latest technological innovations and discuss key business opportunities with more than 7,500 visitors.
articleAsda doubles productivity
Axiom GB has designed and completed an automated packing and dispatch solution for Asda Stores at Clipper Logistics’ Boughton facility in Nottinghamshire.
productWireless remote switch
The standard transmitter unit supplied with WERMA’s WIN wireless monitoring system transmits the status change in the Andon light to the WIN software, allowing users to collect machine or workstation performance data. Now the new “Slave Control” receiver unit offers a ‘command’ function for the first time.
productAndon lights improve productivity
In the automated warehouse environment andon light systems from Werma can help improve productivity. In a simple traffic light configuration the lights indicate the operational status of a work station/packing, helping to reduce disruptions to productivity.
articleNothing fashionable about being late
Fashion retailer The Varner Group is taking advantage of the latest technology to ensure orders do not arrive fashionably late.
productModular signal towers launched
WERMA has launched a range of 40mm modular signal towers packed with new features.
articleLogistics centre doubles performance with TGW tech
Efficient, standardised processes, enhanced capacity and optimum customer service were the key drivers behind Conrad Electronic expanding its German logistics centre.
productStack stability
With many workplace accidents arising from manual handling, switching from stacking pallets by hand to automated solutions can reduce the risk and increase production output, saving on transport and labour costs, says Paul Wilkinson from Pacepacker Services.
productSpace efficient & affordable
It is reported that the CSi i-Pal 100 P palletiser can be installed and up and running in two days for no more than €80,000. It also has a maximum width of just 2.36m.
productWERMA to show off latest LED Beacon lights at Foodex
Visitors will be able to see the latest in compact signal towers, and cost saving traffic light systems using multicolour LED technology.
productFlexible automated solution for E-commerce
The innovative ILS 2100 from Schönenberger Systeme tackles a wide variety of handling challenges in the complex and fast-moving Omni-channel retail setting.
articleAvoid packing line bottlenecks
While Werma is a relative newcomer to the logistics market, it has already made huge strides and counts M&S, Tesco, Morrison’s and Amazon among its customers, as UK MD Simon Adams tells HSS editor Simon Duddy.
articleWiggle “moved” by CSL
Conveyor Systems Ltd have recently completed a major installation supplying an extensive pack and sortation conveyor solution for global online retailer Wiggle Ltd, operating as the UK’s No.1 online Cycle, Run & Swim retailer and was recently acknowledged and voted the Which? Recommended Provider No.1 online outdoor & leisure shop.
productGarment care
The market leader for ironing technology, Veit, is displaying its products to trade professionals at the TEXCARE trade fair in Frankfurt am Main, from 11 to 15 June 2016 (Hall 9, booths C30 / D40).
productPowerful automated packing solution to launch at eDelivery
At the eDelivery Expo in Birmingham, Neopost Shipping will introduce its CVP-500 in the UK. The CVP-500 is said to do the work of up to 10 packing stations and can create a parcel every seven seconds.
newsSeminar offers step-by-step guide to robots
The ABB Robotics seminar and workshop for UK SMEs explains why investing in robots doesn’t have to be difficult.
articleAmazon selects Werma for two more warehouses
Werma’s andon lights have been chosen by the online retail giant for two new warehouses in the UK.
