articleZalando to build highly automated DC in the Netherlands
The pure-play retailer will start the build right away and expects the first parcels to be delivered from summer 2021.
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articleASOS hits bump in the road with automation at Eurohub
The troubled ramp-up of a new automated system at its Berlin-based European distribution centre led to the retailer issuing a profit warning.
articleAI-based navigation
RARUK Automation has introduced artificial intelligence-based navigation to its MiR AGV fleet.
articleRobotic piece-picking solution launches
Element Logic is launching a robotic piece-picking solution that combines with AutoStore. The solution will be showcased at IMHX.
articleWitron cautions against over-hype around logistics robots
Martin Stich, CEO of WITRON says its important not to fixate on the robot but to focus on the supply chain process instead.
articleRobots are a sign of changing times
Ever since Amazon acquired Kiva Systems in 2012 for $775 million and took the startup company’s robots off the market, warehouse managers have been looking for alternative suppliers. Here Geek+ outlines its strong robotics and warehouse automation offering.
articleMake the most of your warehouse space
The UK is dotted with many SMEs struggling with warehouse space who need to modernise and maximise without investing in new facilities. SEC Storage is a distributor with integrator-like capabilities offering a broad range of astute warehouse design solutions. SEC Storage Systems Division commercial director, Harry Watts explains more to HSS editor Simon Duddy.
article‘You wouldn’t buy a car that nobody can service or repair’
You need to protect your automation investment so the system continues to deliver over many years with minimal disruption, says Dave Acton, Engineering Support Services Director, Logistex.
productPay-per-pick model rolls out
Magazino has introduced a Pay-per-pick model for its autonomous picking robot. The cost works out at 6 cents per pick.
productZalando completes Magazino robot pilot
The pure-play retailer carried out a test project using the mobile picking robot TORU.
productFlat floors key for robots
In an era when speed is key, even minor flooring irregularities can have a major impact on deliveries and safety.
productNew smaller RFID read/write device
SICK has launched the smallest industrial UHF RFID read/write device of its kind, the RFU610, creating new opportunities to integrate RFID track and trace capability in automated machines and mobile vehicles across production, materials handling, and logistics environments.
productBack to the future in ASRS
In 1969 when forklift manufacturer BT developed a stacker crane, they had no idea what the future might hold for their new product.
productProMove conveyor key for organic foods firm
Swisslog will expand a logistics centre for Rapunzel Naturkost. The expansion will feature Swisslog’s automated pallet technology in the form of five Vectura pallet stacker cranes and ProMove conveyor for the high-bay warehouse.
articleLayer picker solutions
Solutions promise to address customer need for improved and highly specialised layer picking processes.
articleWarehouse robots firm bought for $450 million
The eCommerce platform Shopify has reached an agreement to acquire 6 River Systems, a provider of collaborative warehouse fulfillment solutions, to assist its recently launched logistics capability.
productHQ expansion for Cimcorp
Cimcorp has almost doubled the building footprint at its Finnish headquarters in order to accommodate continued growth, higher production capacity
and investment in R&D.
productWaitrose abruptly shifts online fulfilment strategy
The grocer has changed its approach to online fulfilment, ditching a recently engaged partner.
articleAutomation project targets more efficient pallet dispatch
A Danish beverages firm has awarded a multi-million euro contract to Dematic to supply an automated solution to boost the dispatch process at a key warehouse.
articleThird sortation system pushes ‘super’ hub to over a million parcels a day
Hermes says its Midlands Super Hub in Rugby the biggest parcel distribution centre of its kind in the UK.
