productOptimally timed material flow for pharma firm
A LEADING company in the pharmaceutical industry has opted for a transport solution from ek robotics to sustainably optimise intralogistics processes at a Swiss site.
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blogHow shared-user automation helps retail and ecomm businesses thrive
January is an important month for UK businesses, which have just made it through the Black Friday, Christmas shopping and Boxing Day sales boom. In the final two months of 2023, British consumers spent approximately £24 billion online, a 3.7 per cent increase on the previous year.
articleAutomation assists industrial fulfilment
Industrial products distributor ERIKS has boosted the productivity of its order fulfilment operations by 110%, following a logistics network transformation that combines smart software with well-integrated small-parts automation at its new UK distribution hub in Oldbury.
product3PL launches competition for logistics start-ups
WINCANTON HAS launched the fifth edition of W 2 Labs, an innovation lab designed to discover emerging ideas and tackle some of the industry’s toughest challenges.
productABB invests in AI-enabled navigation for AMRs
ABB HAS acquired Swiss start-up Sevensense, a provider of AI-enabled 3D vision navigation technology for autonomous mobile robots (AMRs).
productName change for UK integrator
GEBHARDT INTRALOGISTICS UK is the new name for Gebhardt European Conveyor Systems.
productStay flexible safely
DIFFERENT MATERIAL widths, varying material positions or partially loaded pallets pose special challenges for access guarding on conveyor lines. For this, Leuze relies on the concept of dynamic format adaptation. In this way, productivity and safety can be optimally harmonised.
productThe ‘augmented reality’ of the modern warehouse
WAREHOUSE LEADERS are under increasing pressure to do more in less time without compromising on accuracy.
productAutomated logistics centre for biopharma firm
JUNGHEINRICH IS automating the logistics centre of Sartorius Stedim Biotech, a partner to the biopharmaceutical industry.
productRobotic pallet shuttle for 3PL
A MOVU Robotics atlas pallet shuttle system gives leading logistics service provider Kris De Leeneer (KDL) approximately 45,000 storage locations and the capacity to manage a potential throughput of up to 11,000 pallet movements a week.
articleGive your ops an AMR boost
In a recent webinar, Locus Robotics shared its experience of implementing automation in warehouses large and small. Whether you already have some automation in place or are starting from scratch, you can learn how to assess what you need and the process to follow to boost your warehouse performance. Logistics Matters editor Simon Duddy reports.
productLocus Robotics breaks Peak picking record
THE WAREHOUSE automation leader has released a recap on its cyber week, highlighting a 66% increase over last year, in terms of units picked.
productLogiMAT launches Mobile Robotics User Forum
FORUM AGV, a European association for the technology, will offer visitors a broad program of information and personal consultation in five categories in Hall 6.
productUPS specs 700 mobile robots for eComm fulfillment centre
GEEK+ HAS outfitted the Velocity warehouse with shelf-to-person robotics for UPS Supply Chain Solutions.
productRubix sets warehouse safety standards
RUBIX, A global distributor of industrial products, has teamed up with Kardex, to develop a cutting-edge hazardous materials storage solution.
articleAnalyse dimensions to boost space utilisation
KNAPP IS making its MultiScan master data capture system available to customers through short-term rental or outright purchase.
newsSwisslog issues Christmas video
THE LEADING systems integrator has released the video to thank partners for continued collaboration.
articleFood retailer makes pretty packing patterns
Intelligent packing pattern software that calculates the most efficient arrangement and positioning of packages on an order-by-order basis is a clever part of a Dematic-led automation project.
productExotec beefs up production muscle
THE WAREHOUSE robotics firm has opened a new production space in Croix, France to house the manufacture of its Skypath conveyor range, producing an average of thirty modules per day.
newsMuted numbers don’t mitigate warehouse pressures
BLACK FRIDAY 2023 data indicates that this year’s sales did not attract quite as many UK shoppers as in previous years.
