productKION ‘making very good progress’ with Dematic integration
Half a year after the acquisition of Dematic, the KION Group sees itself fully on track with integrating the automation and supply chain optimisation specialist.
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product75% greater throughput
Kardex is meeting the industries need for leaner processes and more flexible production with the new LR 35 storage and retrieval solution for small and medium-sized warehouses.
productToyota completes acquisition of Vanderlande
Toyota Industries Corporation’s acquisition of Vanderlande – the global market leader for value-added logistic process automation at airports and in the parcel market, as well as being a leading supplier for warehouses – has been completed.
productPort 2060 sets out vision for cargo handling
Kalmar, part of Cargotec, has revised its vision for Port 2060 and is launching a new video to depict how the sustainable future of cargo handling could look like in the year 2060.
productConverted to Astec Conveyors
Astec Conveyors designed and manufactured a further heavy duty modular flat belt conveyor system for a leading corrugated cardboard manufacturer to transport stacks of corrugated cardboard weighing up to 1,000kg each.
productDematic Northern Europe opens state-of-the-art HQ in Oxfordshire
Dematic revamps its HQ as an attractive destination for customers and prospects to discuss solutions and see automated equipment in action. The firm also sees the facility as key in cherry picking the brightest talent.
productNerak recruits new business development manager
Bob Tatlow is bringing his wealth of bulk handling expertise to the vertical elevation specialist.
productUKWA Awards 2017 finalists announced
The UKWA Awards reward excellence in the third party logistics sector and attract entries from some of the most influential companies in the logistics and materials handling industry.
articleLogistex installs sortation solution for Clipper Logistics
Logistex has designed and installed a sortation solution for Clipper’s latest facility located at the M1 Junction 15 near Northampton.
productCoder chosen for flexibility and mobility
The new Linx 10 coder has earned high praise from a cosmetics contract manufacturer for greatly improving the efficiency of the company’s operation. Creative Cosmetics, based in Ipswich, has been particularly impressed with the coder’s flexibility, manoeuvrability and ease of use.
productTwin push tray sorter scoops prize
EuroSort received the Innovation Prize for the best further-developed product at Promat 2017.
articleAutomated response requires smooth operators
Edward Hutchison, MD of BITO Storage Systems, looks at the proposition of an automated response to logistics challenges.
productFowler Welch clinches two wins for Heywood DC
Fresh Marketing and Belvoir Fruit Farms have joined the customer portfolio at Fowler Welch’s ambient flagship in Heywood, Greater Manchester. Both businesses have come on board with Fowler Welch in ongoing contracts, beginning in March.
productAutomated conveyor system ends bottle-necks
An automated pallet conveying system designed and installed by Gebhardt-ECS for one of Europe’s biggest paint manufacturers is enabling up to 100 loads an hour to be delivered directly from production to specific storage areas in a separate warehouse without intermediate handling.
productModular conveyor platform boosts productivity
Alpi Sistemi S.r.l. designed and implemented the new automated warehouse for DAMA SpA, owners of the famous brand Paul & Shark, utilizing Interroll’s modular conveyor platform (MCP) to successfully boost productivity in this specific sector by 150 percent.
productBoohoo raises £50m for new automated warehouse
The pure-play fashion retailer will put the money towards an automated ‘super-site’ of c.600,000 sq ft, which is intended to provide boohoo with over £2 billion of net sales capacity.
articleFast fashion requires fast logistics
HSS editor Simon Duddy meets distribution centre manager Allan More at fast fashion retailer Quiz’s distribution centre in Bellshill near Glasgow, and hears how automated systems integrator Logistex helped it implement a leading edge approach to logistics.
productAll-in-one solution to automated applications
HBM, a market leader in the field of test and measurement, has launched its new PW15iA Digital load cell, which is said to offer a flexible and cost-effective solution to a wide range of automated applications.
articleWitron developing fresh food picking system
With OFP (Optimal Fresh Picking), Witron has applied for a patent that combines all applications of efficient fresh food logistics in one system.
articleHigh storage density
Metal sawing and storage equipment manufacturer, KASTO, has introduced a new tower to provide a compact, standardised solution for automated storage and retrieval of pallets and flat material.
