articleModular lift handles pallets up to 2000kg
With the Prorunner mk10, Qimarox has introduced a robust product elevator for pallets of up to 2000kg.
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productDouble-storey storage
Electrical component manufacturer and distributor Multi-Contact has made the most productive use of a recent re-location project by installing a Modula Vertical Lift storage and retrieval system from Couzens Storage Solutions.
articleRetailer’s tale of online evolution towards integrated logistics
It’s a story that is being played out around the world. One Nordic sports retailer is following a path towards integrated logistics that’s been proven time and again. Stefan Karlöf, a renowned Swedish expert in supply chain management, looks at what lessons can still be learnt.
productTrinity Mirror invests in cranes for automated warehouse
Japanese materials handling specialist Daifuku has been awarded a contract to supply warehouse cranes for the Trinity Mirror printing plant in Oldham.
articleIKEA DC will feature 45 metre high-bay
Jungheinrich has won the contract to provide the handling systems for IKEA Russia’s new distribution centre.
articleAutomation relieves pressure
Dave Mayne, UK operations manager at integrated logistics provider Partner Logistics, looks at the challenges faced by the cold storage industry faces and how warehouse automation can help to overcome them.
articleEnergy-efficient RollerDrive provides higher sustainability
Leading natural fashion retailer Hessnatur is using energy-saving 24 volt drive technology from Interroll at its dispatch centre.
productIKEA DC will feature 45 metre high-bay
Jungheinrich has won the contract to provide the handling systems for IKEA Russia’s new distribution centre.
articleKasto sees promising uptake for high-end automation
Ernst Wagner, managing director of Kasto UK, the sawing system and automated storage and retrieval system supplier, looks back at the last business year with satisfaction.
productTactical mechanisation
When it comes to automation in the warehouse Gavin Parnell, director of Go Supply Chain Consulting, advocates ‘tactical mechanisation’ or ‘semi-automation’ – taking some discrete element of activity or travel and speeding it up or eliminating it from the process.
articleLeading warehouse modelling software updated
Cirrus Logistics has released the CLASS 14, the latest version of its warehouse modelling and simulation application.
articleThe heart of the solution
ASOS sees logistics as a competitive advantage that enables it to disrupt the market with automation at the heart of it.
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.
articleNew build automated cold store for food firm
Egemin Automation has embarked upon a new major phase in the construction of the new deepfreeze warehouse of Agristo in Belgium, the installation of the automated stacker cranes.
articleAdapto and survive
3PL takes on automated picking system that allows it to process products in a wide variety of B2B and B2C scenarios.
newsKION brand Egemin Automation makes US acquisition
The warehouse automation specialist acquired Retrotech, a systems integrator of warehouse and distribution solutions, for around $US 40 million from Savoye.
articleWireless system transforms Ocado’s automated warehouse
Cambridge Consultants has collaborated on a wireless control system allowing the grocery retailer to co-ordinate the movements of hundreds of thousands of crates in real time and in parallel.
productSpiral conveyor record
A new state of the art distribution centre built for a leading garment retailer in Turkey includes some challenging elevation requirements. SpiralVeyors from AmbaFlex have been installed as a solution.
articleAvoiding growing pains
Automation provides the foundation for swift growth in the retail sector. Here, Swisslog talks us through two stand-out case studies, one in Germany and one in Australia.
productWireless switching
steute develops and manufactures a wide range of switching devices which communicate by radio instead of signal cables. This makes switchgear installation easier and means that components which are often susceptible to wear and tear, such as cable carriers and slip rings, can be eliminated.
