articleRadical microdepot concept on show from Swisslog at LogiMAT
With the QTainer concept making its debut at LogiMAT 2019, Swisslog is contributing to shaping the future of logistical supply to metropolitan areas.
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articleHartmann revamps warehouse automation
With storage capacities for Paul Hartmann AG hitting their limits, the manufacturer of medical and care products was searching for new solutions for its storage logistics, and turned to Gebhardt to develop a new, highly dynamic shuttle warehouse in Herbrechtingen, Germany.
productImpressive integration
In the spring of 2018 UPM Conveyors were chosen by plastics firm Essentra Components to assist in the component product capture project at its manufacturing facility in Kidlington.
productSSI Schaefer Storage Facility Holds 150 Years of history
As a Legal Deposit Library since 1710, Cambridge University Library has been entitled to claim a copy of every book published in the UK and Ireland for more than 300 years. Today, the University Library collections encompass around nine million books, manuscripts and other physical items. So what happens when the University Library runs out of space to store them all?
productBITO to spotlight solutions at IntraLogisteX
BITO Storage Systems will be throwing the spotlight on solutions for highly productive order picking at IntraLogisteX, which is being held at the Ricoh Arena, Coventry on 26-27 February.
productDesign intelligence helps expanding dairy integrate conveyors
South-West based BV Dairy was awarded a long-term contract to supply cultured milk drinks and drinking yogurts in 2016 and made a multimillion-pound investment in a new bottling line.
productZero-touch pocket sorter system debuts at LogiMAT
TGW will use the LogiMAT exhibition in Germany to showcase OmniPick – its new zero-touch pocket sorter system.
articleXPO speculates on Omnichannel warehouse of the future
Richard Cawston, MD supply chain Europe of XPO Logistics asks: how do you build the warehouse of the future?
newsBelfast container terminal automates
Kalmar, part of Cargotec, will supply an AutoRTG system to Belfast Container Terminal (BCT) in Northern Ireland.
productTapered elements for curved roller conveyors
Interroll offers a wide variety of tapered rollers for installing roller conveyor curves. All are based on tapered elements, which are pressed on a cylindrical steel pipe.
productSystem helps with dynamic safeguarding for logistics
SICK has launched its Safe EFI-pro System, which is standard industrial Ethernet-based safety network integration for highly-adaptive and dynamic safeguarding in automated production and logistics environments to SIL 3/PLe.
productDynamic accumulator
A famous coffee company, looking to enter the European market, chose the Netherlands as its base.
productH&M eComm warehouse investment dents profits
Three new fulfilment centres with a total logistics area of around 230,000 square metres were opened during the 1 September 2018 — 30 November 2018 period, providing increased capacity – particularly for online sales.
productHear about automation technologies and optimisation strategies
Kardex Remstar will be exhibiting at this year’s Intralogistex event on the 26th-27th Feb 2019 at the Ricoh Arena, Coventry.
productJungheinrich to be largest exhibitor at LogiMAT
The manufacturer will promises ‘nothing less than the next revolution in the warehouse’ at the show.
newsAmazon agrees to invest in robotics firm
Amazon has signed a seven-year commercial agreement with French robotic forklift navigation specialist Balyo.
productGoods-to-Person fulfillment is evolving
With continued pressure on the fulfillment industry from unabated eCommerce growth, warehouse managers struggle to contain costs while handling an ever-increasing workload, says Invia Robotics.
productNo old buffer
Equinox MHE has partnered with I-collector to provide it as an optional buffer system.
productMobile robots
Fulfilment firm Radial has partnered with Locus Robotics on autonomous mobile robots for warehouses.
productWhistl invests in parcel sortation
Whistl’s first automated parcel sortation machine has been installed, over three months, at its depot in Bolton, located on the Logistics North site.
