articleAutomated grocery picking
Warehouse automation supplier, KNAPP, has developed an innovative solution for the automatic handling of containers in the grocery sector.
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articleJD Williams to integrate vision technology to boost picking
For JD Williams, the leading UK fashion and home goods retailer, warehouse automation is mission-critical and must remain as versatile, efficient and trouble-free as possible. To ensure goods are located and picked reliably, SICK UK has trialled vision camera technology which will be integrated into warehouse systems to achieve increased reliability and precision.
productKeeping MINI moving
A bespoke conveyor system from LB Foster Materials Handling has been installed at the MINI Plant Oxford.
articleOnline retail pioneer outlines logistics secrets to its success
The French eCommerce pioneer vente-privee.com has chalked up staggering growth over the last decade. With earnings of less than one million euros in 2002, the company turned over €1.3 billion euros in Europe last year.
productAccuracy & stability stack up
Beumer has reengineered its high-capacity layer palletiser, Beumer paletpac, to provide better accessibility, shorter assembly period, higher flexibility and, as a result, lower costs.
articleThe benefits of AS/RS
Distribution centre design has evolved from a ‘low and wide’ strategy to ‘narrow and high’, says TGW sales director Phil Steeds.
productCompact vertical pallet transport
Qimarox has developed a modular pallet lift for weights up to 1500 kg…
articleNew sorter helps No Limit carry out two weeks’ work in 2.5 days
SDI’s PTU sorter has transformed sortation performance at No Limit’s multi-client distribution centre near Warsaw from day one.
productHigh-throughput spiral conveyor
MiniTec’s small footprint WF 3000 Spiral Conveyor provides a lift height of up to three metres while serving as a storage and production buffer for conveyed items.
productCompact & cost effective
The new S15 series of M18 tubular sensors from Datalogic is offered in both plastic and stainless steel IP69K housing versions.
productSovex opens a manufacturing facility in Malaysia
Conveyor manufacturer Sovex has opened a 20,000 square foot manufacturing facility in Kluang, Malaysia.
productConveying efficiency for ASDA
Exmac Conveyor Helps Asda Achieve Real Efficiency in its First Home Shopping Centre…
productRamping up growth
Book Distributor ramping up for continued growth with new conveying solution…
productInterroll helps book distributor to grow
As e-commerce continues to grow book distributors need to expand customer services to profit from the trend. Therefore, Pemic Books a.s. looked to restructure its distribution processes to enhance customer service and speed up next-day deliveries.
newsKnapp aims to double turnover by 2020
The Austrian-owned group, KNAPP AG, has improved on last year’s record turnover to report an all-time high of approximately 380 million Euros on 31 March 2013.
newsFirst for fashion: automated sorting of empty hangers
SDI Group has claimed a ‘world first’ in developing an automated Hanger Sorter system for recycling empty coat hangers used extensively by the fashion sector.
articleAMHSA: Automation for e-tail
In today’s challenging economic times, the growth in e-commerce has proven to be a lifeline for many retailers. As online sales continue to rise, many e-tailers are realising the many benefits that logistics automation offers to help win market share and maintain customer loyalty in this crucial sector.
productHandling & dynamic storage solutions
Interroll is one of the worlds leading innovative designers and manufacturers of key products for unit-load handling, internal logistics and automation in specific target markets such as food processing, pharmaceuticals and cosmetics, e-commerce, airport logistics, postal services, distribution and many other sectors.
productImprove productivity with SDI Group
SDI Group specialist in the provision of integrated materials handling solutions for retail, wholesale, fulfilment and ecommerce distribution operations.
productSingle CDC delivers supply chain efficiencies for Wärtsilä
Wärtsilä, a provider of power solutions, needed to improve the productivity of its spare parts supply chain. It operated eight spare parts warehouses but recognised that major efficiencies could be achieved through centralising into one global distribution centre.
