articlePocket sorter picks it easy
German casual fashion brand BRAX installed the Pick-it-Easy Pocket solution from KNAPP at its site last year.
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newsWorker crushed as guarding installed but not set up correctly
A Goole firm has been prosecuted for safety breaches after a worker’s arm was pulled into a conveyor belt and crushed at its factory in White Rose Park.
productSecure pharmaceutical handling
Following a successful working relationship with 17 separate contracts since 1998, a leading pharmaceutical company returned to Conveyor Systems Ltd (CSL) to provide a similar narrow slat chain conveyor for handling very small containers in a controlled environment and transferring these to packing stations.
articleClick&Pick unlocks the potential of e-fulfilment
E-commerce and omni-channel sales are dramatically changing the relationship between retailers and customers. Sales channels are constantly developing, and with them, the intralogistics challenges of meeting the expectations of consumers.
productBottling line upgrade
The Walsall Engineering Group recently upgraded an existing bottling line for John Dewar & Sons, part of the Bacardi Group in Glasgow, which has resulted in record levels of output.
productOmni-channel fulfillment
Retailer Hat World has commissioned Swisslog to install a state-of-the-art Omni-channel order fulfillment and storage system, at its central distribution centre in Indianapolis.
productDrum motor makes the cut
A leading company processing salmon delicacies is exploiting the capabilities of the new Interroll Synchronous Drum Motor in its latest slicing production line for premium quality smoked salmon.
productBoosted pick performance
International hydraulics component manufacturer and distributor I.M.M. Hydraulics (UK) has taken delivery of three Modula storage systems from Couzens Storage Solutions.
newsCSL provide innovative pallet handling solution
As an established company providing bespoke solutions to meet customer’s individual handling requirements, Conveyor Systems Ltd (CSL) was asked to review proposals for a new fully automated lorry loading system handling full pallets.
productThe Intelligent Logistics Solution of the Future at Minus 24°C
“Food should inspire with taste and quality” is the motto and driving force behind the apetito group, whose headquarters are located in the Westphalian city of Rheine.
productPicking speeds ahead
An advanced intralogistics system devised by CSB-System International for Swiss cheese producer Züger Frischkäse AG in Oberbüren has automated the company’s stock control process while delivering a 50% time saving in picking speeds.
productInclined to problem solve
Rusmail has solved one of its most challenging handling problems to date using an inclined belt conveyor which reaches from ground level to a height of almost 6.5m for a food processing client.
productSimple but effective
Reported to be eradicating reliance on second-hand equipment and helping manufacturing businesses increase their profitability, Armstrong UEN has launched two new industrial robots this year – a gantry-style robot, and a robotic arm, which have both been designed to complement a wide range of sectors.
productEnergy efficient palletising
Unlike other palletising systems, the EF Werner ecoSTACK palletiser from R. A. Rodriguez is does not require compressed air, therefore power consumption can be less than £20 per year based on single shift operation. It is also designed to power down system components automatically when they are not in use.
productAdjusts to changing demands
Schönenberger Systeme has developed a flexible warehousing and distribution concept that can be be adapted to facilitate changing business requirements.
productStrapping machines
Basingstoke-based Gordian Strapping has supplied 15 StraPack RQ-8Y Automatic Side Seal Strapping Machines to Intergreen’s facility in Newport, Hull.
articleInterroll launches modular conveyor platform
Interroll presented its new modular conveyor platform for use in internal logistics to an international audience at CeMAT.
productReliability is key
Northern Ireland-based Ryobi Aluminium Casting has built up a significant population of Kawasaki robots over recent years with reliability being key to its continued investment.
productLogistics train set informs and entertains in Manchester
The Warehouse Technology Group (WTG) seminar and live demonstrations event held on the 21st May generated much interest and attracted bumper attendance from professionals from across the logistics industry.
productHigh-volume reliability
Leading timber supplier, Arbor Forest Products, has installed a Mosca RO-M-RI strapping machine as part of a fully automated line for the manufacture of MDF profiles in its new factory in New Holland, Lincolnshire.
