productOmnidirectional AGV released
Kivnon, a Spanish AGV manufacturer, has developed the K41 Slim, which has a 1,000kg lifting capacity with omnidirectional movement.
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productHigher accuracy with iForks
RAVAS has released a new generation of iForks, with only 58mm fork height and no external components on the fork shank.
product20 years going strong
Tray sealing specialist Proseal and its supplier LC Automation are celebrating 20 years of partnership.
productDairy deploys automated order picking system
Working with food packaging and processing integrator Tetra Pak, Cimcorp will optimise material flow and throughput from production to dispatch within Synlait’s new liquid milk production facility in New Zealand.
newsM&S to ‘transform online grocery shopping in UK’ with Ocado deal
M&S has bought a 50% stake in Ocado’s UK retail business to leverage its fulfilment expertise to deliver M&S food to UK homes.
productAgility Robotics unveils bipedal robot for last mile logistics
The robot, named Digit, which adds an upper torso, arms, sensors, and additional computing power to the company’s Cassie robot design.
newsAMH Material Handling apprentice wins learning award
Sam Pitfield, aged 19 from Rushden, was announced as the Training Centre Shield winner for Full Time Learner of the year at the Northamptonshire Industrial Training Association Ltd (NITAL) achievement awards ceremony held in Kettering in January 2019.
newsKion revenue in 5.2% boost to almost 8bn euros in 2018
The global manufacturer of industrial trucks, robotics, and automation technologies for material handling said it had ‘unwavering growth in its core markets in Europe, the United States and Asia’.
productWMS supports range of picking styles
As the latest stage of its 12-country, 23-site ‘TouchWMS’ system rollout for global chain and gear manufacturer Renold plc, international supply chain solutions provider TouchPath is installing its multi-lingual warehouse management system in Renold’s new 39,600 square metre, 300-employee China manufacturing plant.
articleOmniPick based on AI research
Austrian intralogistics specialist TGW recently celebrated the premiere of its new OmniPick pocket sorter at the LogiMAT 2019 intralogistics trade fair in Stuttgart, Germany.
articlePick-it-Easy Evo workstation launches
With its new Pick-it-Easy Evo workstation, recently launched at the LogiMAT exhibition in Stuttgart, KNAPP is encouraging its clients to work smart, not hard.
productModular solutions
Based on its successful Modular Conveyor Platform (MCP), Interroll is now introducing a modular platform for driven pallet conveyance onto the market.
articleFaster order processing for online pharma leader
German mail order pharmacy Sanicare has implements a highly automated picking and shipping system from SSI Schaefer.
productDrive controllers
System provider ABM Greiffenberger presented powerful drive technology for intralogistics at LogiMAT in Stuttgart.
productNew generation of gear units
Nord Drivesystems provides both standardised and individually configured solutions and will demonstrate its products at the Hannover Fair 2019.
productShuttle system supports building structure
In addition to in-house shuttle systems, TGW offers silo warehouse solutions, meaning that the shelf itself is the supporting structure for the roof and wall elements of the building’s shell, which can provide a considerable reduction in construction costs.
productCompact and dynamic
Even before officially launching the new product, Compact Dynamic, Weland Solutions has received a first signed purchase order. In the summer of 2019, the facility will be operational at Axelent.
articleArco adds bulk storage facility
Logistex has signed a £2.3m contract with Arco, the UK’s leading supplier of safety equipment, which will link a newly constructed bulk storage warehouse (NDC2) to the existing NDC1 facility.
productFood firm selects Swisslog for new automated distribution centre
The leading Norwegian retailer Coop Norway has selected Swisslog as partner for an extensive development of its distribution centre in Langhus, south of Oslo, Norway.
productOrder picker performs to 14m
Jungheinrich has released a new generation of its successful EKS medium/high level order pickers.
