IMPORT SERVICES LIMITED CHOOSE NEWLAND BOOM CONVEYOR SYSTEMS
Southampton based Import Services Limited are specialists in Retail Supply Chain Logistics. Their new DC, in the heart of Southampton container port, boasts an impressive 170,000 square feet with storage facilities for 20,000 pallets, utilising custom-built racking. To maximise their efficiency, they needed reliable, specially designed inbound conveyors to speed-up the unloading process of loose loaded cartons from 40-foot sea containers.
Compact delta arm robot
Kawasaki Robotics has added a lighter and more compact delta arm robot to its Pick-Star Y Series range. The YS200N robot is designed for high-speed pick and place applications in volume production industries including food, pharmaceutical and electronics.
System aims to minimise manual processes
Designer and manufacturer of handling, grading and sorting solutions Tong Peal Engineering, which is best known for agricultural applications, has launched a new range of warehouse equipment.
Omni-channel revolution a tipping point for automation
Consulting firm predicts automated technology will help bricks and mortar retailers to carry out fulfillment through a number of channels without compromising service.
Acquisition and expansion for Conveyor Networks
Factory and logistics automation company Conveyor Networks has acquired control systems company Capley Marker Systems.
Faster and easier installation
Qimarox says it has made the installation of vertical conveyors faster, easier and cheaper.
New pallet circulation conveyor
Aimed at demanding materials handling applications, MiniTec’s new UMS pallet circulation conveyor takes full advantage of the high-quality modular machine building components that are readily available in its modular Profile System range.
No Limit goes live
Polish third party logistics operator No Limit goes live with a new automated sortation system from SDI Group at its multi-client distribution centre near Warsaw.
Compact & lightweight
For over 10 years Saft batteries and EVM’s battery management systems have been keeping a fleet of Automated Guided Vehicles (AGVs) working round the clock at Daimler’s body shell plant in Germany.
Rollex Rollers now in the UK
Marigen Products has been appointed the official distributor of Rollex Conveyor Rollers in the UK and Ireland.
Fulfils lower speed needs
Shrink wrapping equipment specialist, Yorkshire Packaging Systems used the recent TOTAL 2013 show to introduce its new palletiser designed specifically to go on the end of the company’s own shrink wrappers.
Heavy duty belts
The new heavy duty and extra heavy duty System Plast modular plastic belts from Emerson’s Power Transmission Solutions business provide a non-skid, energy efficient conveyor surface for moving walkways, automotive assembly lines, car washes, and general material handling of heavy loads, such as barrels, drums, kegs and pallets.
High speed AS/RS
European Conveyor Systems has added high-speed mini-load storage and retrieval machines with exceptional energy-efficiency and positioning accuracy to its range of materials handling equipment.
Article assortment across a wide temperature range
The EDEKA corporate group Nordbayern-Sachsen-Thueringen has selected a logistics and order picking system from general contractor WITRON.
Fashion retailer uses fast sortation technology
Fashion brand, The Sting, has used fast sortation technology to effect rapid store replenishment, giving the retailer a significant competitive edge.
Pallet buffer offers speed and reduces reliance on MHE
RediTechniX has released a ‘plug and go’ pallet buffer and sequencer module for its RediLogX automated pallet storage and retrieval system.
State-of-the-art warehouse
Warehousing services company Sumitomo is partnering with automation specialist Savoye to create a state-of-the-art warehouse in Grobbendonk, Belgium.



