productAn increasing number of companies and technologies are achieving exponential growth, says Salim Ismail of the Singularity University and this is proving very disruptive to established industry monoliths.
productThe market for temperature-controlled foods is becoming increasingly important, with logistics processes for refrigerated or frozen foods offering more challenges and demands. The industry is extremely energy intensive and strict hygiene and labor protection requirements must be taken into consideration throughout the entire production chain.
articleThe pharmaceutical industry is facing enormous changes. New regulations, increasingly more complex products, steadily expanding product portfolios and ever smaller batches increase costs and risks in logistical processes. Michiel Veenman, Director Solution Management Pharmaceutical Industry at Swisslog, explains the ways in which the industry can overcome the challenges of the future.
productDorner’s latest advancement in pallet traffic management, the 2200 Precision Move Pallet System, features a pin tracking system to guide pallets through 90 degree turns, and a fast belt change capability designed to increase efficiency and reduce downtime in various assembly automation processes.
productAutomated warehouse solutions provider TGW is transforming its Lifetime Services (LTS) proposition so customers have immediate access to round-the-clock resource without the need for permanent on site support.
productSince it unveiled its refinement of the proven high-capacity packaging system at interpack 2014 in the form of the new BEUMER stretch hood A, BEUMER Group reports excellent customer feedback regarding the packaging system.
productWhen conveyor and handling specialist New Motion looked to expand its product range with a new design of gantry robot palletiser, it turned to Omron for control technology and technical support.
productFANUC UK has expanded its M-710iC series of industrial robots with the M-710iC/45M, a mid-sized, high speed robot with a long reach. With a 45kg payload and reach of over 2.6m, the M-710iC/45M offers a smaller and more cost effective alternative to many large palletising robots – potentially in the order of 12%-15% reduction in robot price.
productWm Morrison Supermarkets plc has worked with Conveyor Systems Ltd (CSL) to improve its efficiency, installing an automated conveyor system for handling high quality, hand collated and tied bouquets of flowers at its major packing hub in the Midlands.
productDelivering innovative sensing technologies that support a safer food chain will be the focus of SICK’s solutions for hygienic environments, quality inspection and product traceability showcased at the PPMA Show 2015.
productSpecialist in the design and production of automatic stretch wrap film pallet wrappers and pallet movement systems, Technowrapp’s Runner Arm pallet wrapper – said to be the world’s fastest – is exclusively equipped with Bonfiglioli motors.
productRender Technology, a specialist in the manufacture of end-of-line handling and palletising machines for the packaging market, has switched its drives partner to Emerson, seeing productivity of its machines increase by 20% as a result of using Emerson’s Control Techniques Unidrive M variable speed drives.
productJustin King CBE, former CEO of Sainsbury’s, and a leading figure in the FMCG and Grocery Retailing sectors, has been confirmed as the headline seminar speaker at the PPMA Show.
productWhen the UK branch of the world’s largest grocery retailer brings five new greenfield central distribution warehouses online almost simultaneously to keep up with the fast-growing trend in home delivery, each site will feature eight AmbaFlex SpiralVeyors.
productInterroll Group is continuing on its growth course in 2015 and has gotten off to a good start to the 2015 financial year thanks to significant growth rates in order intake, sales and earnings.
productTransnorm Group has bought Sovex, a UK manufacturer of loading and unloading modules and components that are mainly used in parcel and distribution hubs and distribution centres for an undisclosed sum.
productKNAPP has rewarded its team of resident engineers for 10 years service at the automated warehouse of Clarks, the global shoe supplier.
articleOpen Shuttle driverless vehicles from KNAPP use swarm intelligence to optimise transport processes at the automated warehouse of an agricultural products supplier.
productSaxlund International, a fully-owned subsidiary of Opcon AB, has received an order from Babcock & Wilcox Vølund, Denmark, for the delivery of a state-of-the-art biomass handling system to a green energy project in Margam – Port Talbot, South Wales.
productFully fledged robot functions for simple gantry systems and automatic stackers can be designed more easily with the new robotics module in the Lenze FAST application software.
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