articleExact dispatch sequencing key for healthcare product supplier
German healthcare products supplier ProServ redesigned operations at its 4000 sq m warehouse installing the OSR Shuttle from KNAPP.
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productPallet dispensing system
Unlike most other types of dispensers, the Q Pallet dispenser doesn’t require compressed air, only a power supply is needed. Therefore these pallet dispensers – distributed in the UK by Packline – can be placed anywhere, the only requirement is a power point nearby.
productLGV offers all-round protection
OCME LGVs are designed with all round protection to create a safe working environment. The onboard laser scanning devices bring the vehicle to a safe stop if they detect personnel or any obstacles that pose a collision risk. The vehicle also has acoustic and visual warning signals that make it clear to pedestrians if the vehicle is about to turn.
productRobust & reliable
Basingstoke based Gordian Strapping has integrated a side seal strapping machine into AAK UK’s packaging line at King George Dock in Hull.
articleRetailers with strong Omni-channel strategies are Christmas winners
Online sales of non-food products in the UK grew 19.2% in December versus a year earlier, the highest growth in four years, according to the British Retail Consortium and KPMG.
productRusmail takes to the big ground
Rusmail has solved one of its most challenging handling problems to date using an inclined belt conveyor which needed to reach from ground level to a height of almost 6.5 metres for a food processing client.
productOverhead conveyor contract signed
Materials handling specialist, LB Foster Materials Handling, has won a substantial contract with SignFab UK. The contract, which was awarded through the third party consultant, Colour Dynamics, is for an overhead conveyor.
productStacks of accuracy & stability
Beumer has reengineered its high-capacity paletpac layer palletiser, providing better accessibility, shorter assembly period, higher flexibility and, as a result, lower costs.
articleRetail winners were online experts
Every year there are winners and losers in the flurry of retail activity around Christmas and the New Year – 2013 was no different.
articleSpar expands central warehouse
SPAR will expand its existing logistics centre in Wels by more than 107,639 sq ft. The Austrian food retailer will gear its logistics processes towards future market requirements. The contract for the design and construction phase of the extension has been awarded to the Witron.
product10,000 pallet storage locations created
Automated warehouse provider TGW is installing a materials handling solution for car battery manufacturer Banner in Linz, Austria. The new warehouse solution will create 10,000 new pallet storage locations for car batteries.
productBiscuit company returns to CSL
A leading biscuit manufacturer contacted Conveyor Systems Ltd (CSL) to provide a handling solution that involved transporting sealed cases of product up to high level on an inclined belt and merge with an existing CSL conveyor system that had been installed back in 2008 as part of a major £0.5 million handling project.
articleLogistics geared to rapidly growing eCommerce market
Distrelec, a company specialising in the distribution of technical and electronic components, is a business unit of the publicly traded Swiss company Datwyler Holding. Datwyler generates revenue of approx. 1.4 billion Swiss Francs with more than 7,000 employees.
productHigh capacity shoe sorter
Warehouse solutions integrator, Logistex, has partnered with VanRiet Material Handling Systems to bring VanRiet’s High Capacity Shoe Sorter to the UK market.
articleSortation system handles flat and hanging goods together
SDI Group has introduced a hanging pouch sortation system, called the MonaLisa, to the UK market following successful applications in Germany.
articleFood firm Intersnack installs high level case conveyor
Astec Conveyors has recently designed and installed a high level case conveyor system for the expanding company Intersnack.
articleToyota launches Logistics Solutions team focused on automated handling
Toyota Material Handling UK has launched a Logistics Solutions team who will be responsible for providing support to companies who can benefit from its growing range of automated products.
articleStreamlining order picking
Reduce the walking time of your pickers with Crown’s QuickPick Remote.
productReliability increases productivity
A recently installed Mosca strapping machine at the Portsmouth facility of pharmaceutical wholesaler, Phoenix Healthcare Distribution, is enabling the company to achieve a high level of productivity, strapping around 3300 tote boxes containing pharmaceuticals each day.
productCSL system takes the biscuit
Conveyor Systems Ltd (CSL) has provided a solution to transport sealed cases of product up to high level on an inclined belt and merge with an existing CSL conveyor system at a leading biscuit manufacturer.
