Very Group: Warehouse automation helped us manage the pandemic
The Very Group chief operating officer Phil Hackney says a new highly automated facility that opened just as the pandemic hit helped the online retailer meet rapidly rising orders.
The Very Group chief operating officer Phil Hackney says a new highly automated facility that opened just as the pandemic hit helped the online retailer meet rapidly rising orders.
Tomorrow’s Warehouse is a free-to-attend event that takes place on November 30 at the CBS Arena in Coventry.
WISE ROBOTICS has announced a strategic alliance with conveyor, sortation and storage systems provider, BS Handling Systems. BS Handling has discontinued its previous partnership with warehouse robotics firm GreyOrange.
The Tomorrow’s Warehouse event will explore key issues for logistics professionals at a time of unprecedented change at the CBS Arena in Coventry on November 30.
Do you remember the Aesop’s Fable with the ants and the grasshopper? It’s a simple story with a fairly straightforward moral.
THE WINE retailer installed an extensive new case feed and palletising system supplied by integrator CKF.
There are a lot of options and new terms when it comes to warehouse automation, but they aren’t as complicated as they may seem, says James Smith, who offers advice on specifying high throughput, high density picking systems.
AT THE forthcoming Tomorrow’s Warehouse conference (which takes place at Coventry’s CBS Arena on November 30th) team members from Toyota Material Handling UK will take part in two important discussion panel sessions that consider the rise of automation and robotics in logistics and the future role of forklift trucks across the supply chain.
Whether you are scoping out your digital transformation, or already onboard with full-blown e-commerce, the new White Paper from Caljan will provide insight into how you can improve your B2C shipping process, says Derek Wright.
GEEK+ HAS released a new picking station and a new version of its RoboShuttle.
An industrial supplies manufacturer has installed a powerful and efficient conveyor system at its factory.
BERKSHIRE GREY has launched the system to carry out a number of roles in support of filling eCommerce orders.
DHL SUPPLY Chain is accelerating the deployment of autonomous forklifts and pallet movers in its more than 1,500 warehouses worldwide, focusing on sites in labour-tight markets.
GERMAN FIRM Beiersdorf AG is building a production centre with STILL set to provide production intralogistics for the site. STILL brought Kion Group sister company Dematic on board. Dematic is supplying a conveyor system for pallets that links all subsystems together.
Asda Logistics Services has selected AMH Material Handling for site-based maintenance programmes at its George clothing warehouses.
Fashion retailer invests in pouch system with claimed 25% higher throughput than conventional pouch solutions.
EFFICIENT INVENTORY logistics, fast delivery and low error rates are crucial factors if you want to be competitive in today’s market. When you have a good inventory management system, you’re well on your way.
In a bid to further improve logistics efficiency, Switzerland’s largest food discounter Denner modernised its central warehouse in Mägenwil AG with automation technology from Swisslog.
As the Covid-19 pandemic forces more and more brick-and-mortar retailers to dive deeper into e-commerce, many are finding their DCs unable to efficiently handle the switch from pallet or carton scanning to fulfilling single-item orders. But there are some simple tech upgrades that can help businesses of all sizes adapt their warehouse operations to capitalise on the spike in online shopping.
THE PARCEL firm has invested over £1m in the sortation system, which is designed to handle delicate and irregular shaped parcels.