productPick and Put to Light
XPO Logistics will present its Pick and Put to Light system in the innovation gallery at SITL 2020 from March 17-20 in Paris.
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productHigh-performance workstations
TGW is building a highly automated intralogistics system in Berkel and Rodenrijs for Fource, a Netherlands-based automotive spare parts specialist.
articleVision picking with smart glasses
Ubimax offers FastTrack Vision Picking, a vision picking template that is configured and ready for productive use in the warehouse in less than an hour.
articleDematic expands Micro-Fulfillment solution
Dematic has expanded its Micro-Fulfillment solution for general merchandise and apparel industries to help retailers address rising consumer demand for rapid eCommerce order fulfillment and delivery.
productFaster system programming promised
SICK has unveiled its SIG200 PROFINET Sensor Integration Gateway, the first in a family of intelligent Industry 4.0 gateways designed to work as both IO-Link Masters and small, distributed control systems in one.
articleHow safe are cobots?
Results from the Global Robotics Report 2019 identified that 79 per cent of automation distributors do not believe their customers understand the safety requirements of installing a collaborative robot.
productAutoStore ties up with integrator Fortna
Through this global distribution partnership, AutoStore and Fortna will continue to build their presence by offering additional solutions to a growing client base.
newsCosts keeping pace as eComm grows, says Report
The global eCommerce logistics market is expected to be worth over €500bn by 2024, but the demands of retailers and consumers are increasing logistics costs as fast as the market is growing – leaving little benefit for LSPs (logistics service providers).
articleKuehne + Nagel automates DC for phone firm
Materials handling specialist, Axiom GB, has installed two automated solutions into Kuehne + Nagel’s facility for the company’s BT contract with the mobile network operator, EE.
articleParts supplier consolidates UK warehouses in wake of Brexit
Bilstein group has been operating a 19,000 square metre distribution centre in Markham Vale supplying the UK market since 2018.
articleNew warehouse system rises to the challenge of ramped up production
Britvic is a renowned soft drinks business with a turnover in the region of £1.5 billion and when it unveiled a £240m investment programme to transform its production and supply chain in the UK, it presented an opportunity to Mark Young, site operations manager of its facility in Leeds.
productKörber and Fetch Robotics to collaborate on AMRs
Global logistics technology conglomerate Körber Supply Chain has set up a partnership with Fetch Robotics.
productRobotics provider improves order allocation algorithm
6 River Systems (6RS) has made a range of improvements to its wall-to-wall fulfillment solution, including upgrades to its collaborative mobile robot, Chuck.
productReturns capacity up 50% at Hermes hub
L.A.C. has increased Hermes’ returns parcel capacity by 50% at its Rugby hub thanks to an innovative automated conveyor system with upwards of 7,000 parcels being processed per hour.
productIntraLogistex 2020: Swisslog showcases future-ready automation
The future of intralogistics is upon us, and flexible automation and smart data are the answer to a successful operation.
articleNestle’s new $77m UK ‘distribution centre of the future’
We all have an image in our head of what happens behind the doors of a typical warehouse. Lots of people handling boxes, forklift trucks buzzing about and a cacophony of noise. Then you step inside the Digital Distribution Centre of the Future – a new $77 million facility at the SEGRO East Midlands Gateway, near Castle Donington.
productSICK upgrades volume measurement
SICK has announced a major technology upgrade to its VMS (Volume Measurement System) track and trace system, achieving better throughput speeds and accuracy for non-contact dimensioning of goods, cartons and parcels regardless of shape.
productWarehouse robotics division launches
The solution will integrate Renovotec warehouse process middleware with selected, best-in-class robotics hardware.
productHigh-performance crossbelt sorter
Interroll has extended its portfolio of automatic sorting solutions to include the Crossbelt Sorter MX 025H, a new high-performance system capable of handling up to 20,000 conveyed goods per hour.
productResearch suggests COVID-19 will push automation up the agenda
IDTechEx says worker health issues and possible industrial action brings logistics automation into focus.
