productAutoStore ties up with integrator Fortna
Through this global distribution partnership, AutoStore and Fortna will continue to build their presence by offering additional solutions to a growing client base.
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newsCosts keeping pace as eComm grows, says Report
The global eCommerce logistics market is expected to be worth over €500bn by 2024, but the demands of retailers and consumers are increasing logistics costs as fast as the market is growing – leaving little benefit for LSPs (logistics service providers).
articleKuehne + Nagel automates DC for phone firm
Materials handling specialist, Axiom GB, has installed two automated solutions into Kuehne + Nagel’s facility for the company’s BT contract with the mobile network operator, EE.
articleParts supplier consolidates UK warehouses in wake of Brexit
Bilstein group has been operating a 19,000 square metre distribution centre in Markham Vale supplying the UK market since 2018.
articleNew warehouse system rises to the challenge of ramped up production
Britvic is a renowned soft drinks business with a turnover in the region of £1.5 billion and when it unveiled a £240m investment programme to transform its production and supply chain in the UK, it presented an opportunity to Mark Young, site operations manager of its facility in Leeds.
productKörber and Fetch Robotics to collaborate on AMRs
Global logistics technology conglomerate Körber Supply Chain has set up a partnership with Fetch Robotics.
productRobotics provider improves order allocation algorithm
6 River Systems (6RS) has made a range of improvements to its wall-to-wall fulfillment solution, including upgrades to its collaborative mobile robot, Chuck.
productIntraLogistex 2020: Swisslog showcases future-ready automation
The future of intralogistics is upon us, and flexible automation and smart data are the answer to a successful operation.
articleNestle’s new $77m UK ‘distribution centre of the future’
We all have an image in our head of what happens behind the doors of a typical warehouse. Lots of people handling boxes, forklift trucks buzzing about and a cacophony of noise. Then you step inside the Digital Distribution Centre of the Future – a new $77 million facility at the SEGRO East Midlands Gateway, near Castle Donington.
productSICK upgrades volume measurement
SICK has announced a major technology upgrade to its VMS (Volume Measurement System) track and trace system, achieving better throughput speeds and accuracy for non-contact dimensioning of goods, cartons and parcels regardless of shape.
productWarehouse robotics division launches
The solution will integrate Renovotec warehouse process middleware with selected, best-in-class robotics hardware.
productHigh-performance crossbelt sorter
Interroll has extended its portfolio of automatic sorting solutions to include the Crossbelt Sorter MX 025H, a new high-performance system capable of handling up to 20,000 conveyed goods per hour.
productResearch suggests COVID-19 will push automation up the agenda
IDTechEx says worker health issues and possible industrial action brings logistics automation into focus.
productAutomation: a new decade and expectations
As the e-commerce industry has grown, so have customer expectations. Today customers are placing orders more frequently, in fewer quantities, later in the day and expecting delivery faster than ever before.
productReport: Pharma supply chain has ‘safety stock’
Transport Intelligence has produced a white paper analysing the impact of coronavirus on the pharmaceutical supply chain.
articleAMH Material Handling and Geek+ ink UK partnership deal
AMH Material Handling announced as official UK distributor for MHE robots leader Geek+.
articleNew mobile robot brand launches in UK
Chinese tech firm Hikrobot has launched its range of mobile robots for intralogistics applications to the UK and Europe through Cranfield–based systems integrator, Invar Systems.
articleIMRG examines returns
The IMRG 2020 Returns Review, supported by Metapack Returns, examines the developing expectations of shoppers and increasing challenges for retailers to make Returns work.
productAutomation leader acquires UK software firm
Dematic, through its parent company Kion Group, has acquired of Digital Applications International (DAI), a UK-based software company specialising in logistics automation solutions.
newsAutomation firm appoints new MD for UK & Ireland
BÖWE SYSTEC, a supplier of smart automation solutions across a wide range of different industries, has appointed Lisa Banton as managing director for UK & Ireland.
