newsA report from LCP Consulting has found UK’s non-food retail sector set to invest almost £5 billion in omnichannel retailing – an integrated retail experience across stores, mobile devices and internet etc – within the next five years.
articleA total of 168,000 bins and trays supplied by BITO are used for automated small parts storage at the Porsche central spare parts warehouse in Germany.
articleIncreased use of automation has allowed Unipart to shrink the footprint of the picking and packing operation within one of its warehouses.
articleMetal storage specialist Kasto unveiled its latest automated product for long stock such as bar and tube at its recent FutureDays event in Germany.
productThe UK’s largest AutoStore installation has officially opened at the Asda Integrated Distribution Centre (IDC), Lutterworth.
productMeeting customer needs is top priority for Power Automation Systems’ Customer First initiative.
articleWith an annual revenue of 27.8 billion Swiss Francs, the Coop Group is one of the leading grocery retail groups in Switzerland. The retailer recently awarded automated warehouse solution provider TGW with an extensive materials handling project at its new national distribution centre.
productQimarox has developed a new automated order picking system ‘Collect & Sort’, which can handle up to a thousand products, containers, or cartons per hour.
productSDI Group, the global integrator of automated material handling systems, has established a presence in the Turkish automation market through an exclusive distributor arrangement with Astas, the Istanbul based sewing machine and cutting equipment supplier to the country’s expansive textile industry.
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productSouthampton 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.
productKawasaki 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.
articleDesigner 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.
newsConsulting firm predicts automated technology will help bricks and mortar retailers to carry out fulfillment through a number of channels without compromising service.
productFactory and logistics automation company Conveyor Networks has acquired control systems company Capley Marker Systems.
productQimarox says it has made the installation of vertical conveyors faster, easier and cheaper.
productAimed 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.
productPolish 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.
productFor 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.
productMarigen Products has been appointed the official distributor of Rollex Conveyor Rollers in the UK and Ireland.
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