productOpen Shuttles display swarm intelligence
With versions for handling plastic totes, cardboard trays and pallet loads, Open Shuttle driverless vehicles from KNAPP are suitable for a host of intralogistics applications.
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productSovex launches parcel handling solution
International vehicle loader and conveyor manufacturer Sovex launched its telescopic boom, the compact TL4, at LogiMAT.
productSSI Schaefer expands its Midlands base
Following a significant period of sustained organic growth, SSI Schaefer has expanded its Midlands-based facility at Pury Hill, near Towcester in Northamptonshire.
productMaking complexity simple: KNAPP solutions at CeMAT
At CeMAT, KNAPP will embrace the exhibition’s theme of Smart Supply Chain Solutions by demonstrating how its latest innovations can boost logistics flexibility and quality, while providing the greatest possible investment security for clients.
productTune into the BITO TV show
A new film, made by ITN Productions and hosted by TV presenter Natasha Kaplinsky, takes a look inside Nuneaton-based BITO Storage Systems’ brand new purpose built office, show room, experience centre and distribution centre facility – which was officially opened in April 2016.
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.
productRolling On label
Qimarox is the first Dutch partner to join the Rolling On Interroll programme.
productCycloneCarrier
In response to the challenges faced by the retail, pharmaceutical, and food and beverage industries, Swisslog has developed a new case shuttle technology that promises outstanding performance, flexibility and reliability.
productDematic appointment
Dematic, the automated intralogistics solutions company, has appointed Mark Hacker as engineering director for Northern Europe.
articleContinental gets real time breakdown info on AGVs
The Regensburg facility of tyre manufacturer Continental has organised its total supply chain system according to the Just in sequence (JIS) principle. Material required by manufacturing is automatically picked from one of the 6,200 locations in the 60m long and 30m high bay warehouse.
articleSwisslog wins major award for Automated Item Pick
Automated Item Pick (AIP), Swisslog’s human-robot picking solution, has been awarded the 2016 INDUSTRIEPREIS.
articleEgemin and STILL to partner in Continental Europe
Egemin Automation and STILL officially announce their primary partnership in the KION Group for automation projects in Continental Europe.
articleCost effective cradle system
With the compact Unibloc stacking cradle system Kasto is offering a cost-effective alternative when low to medium access frequencies are required.
articleHolland & Barrett opts for hybrid order pick system
Resulting from strong growth in online sales Holland & Barrett needed a separate operation to process these orders.
productBMW trials robots at manufacturing plant
The self-driving robots are used to move roll containers carrying parts around the extensive site.
productAnti-crush kick-pad
Weston Handling Consultancy has unveiled the Anti-crush kick-pad in a bid to cut down on truck damage and boost safety for operators.
productHatteland unveils huge AutoStore demo at CeMAT
Built around a 50 square metre grid and featuring six robots and two carousel ports, the live system will show visitors how AutoStore can store up to 400% more goods in the same space as a conventional warehouse.
articleCorrect leaning loads
Sometimes the simplest of things can bring multi-million pound installations grinding to a halt, one such example is a leaning load on a pallet.
articleE-fulfillment robot debuts
EiraTech, the Dublin-based developer of robotics solutions for the e-fulfilment sector, previewed the EiraBot 4 at the recent eDelivery.
articleDHL deploys robotic trolley
The Effi-BOT from French start-up Effidence is an automated trolley that follows pickers through the warehouse.
