productShoe retailer implements picking robots
THE ROBOTICS company Magazino has won Schuurman Schoenen as a new customer for the mobile picking robot TORU.
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articleStudy: tech investment still rising in logistics
65% OF companies plan to accelerate supply chain and logistics innovation investment, according to a survey from Descartes Systems Group.
productDexory continues its growth from start-up to scale-up
In November, the company formerly known as BotsAndUs became Dexory.
productNew reader for high-speed Vision Tunnels
COGNEX CORPORATION has released the DataMan 580 fixed-mount barcode reader, designed for five- and six- sided modular Vision Tunnels.
newsIWLEX’s advisory board meets to put ‘shaped by industry plan’ into action
Inside Warehouse Logistics Expo (IWLEX) has held its inaugural Advisory Board meeting to help shape the new exhibition, which will debut in May.
newsAmazon workers on strike at Coventry Receive Centre
The strike is being co-ordinated by union GMB, who are seeking better pay and conditions for workers.
articleStrategies to recession-proof your warehouse in 2023
Economic turmoil, recessions, and stock market crashes are a fact of life in the modern world. These days more people are planning for when a recession hits more than if a recession is going to hit. Others say it already has hit. Amidst economic uncertainty it’s best to be prepared before things take a turn for the worst. This is even more important for warehouses and distribution centres that are already stretched thin by global supply chain disruptions.
articleSolving modular automation integration headaches
Let’s say you want to go down the route of flexible automation, what next? Is it as easy as 1-2-3? In some cases, yes, but as with most things, the more complex it gets, the more integration and solution intelligence is required.
productGreyMatter Open API connects to other AMR vendors
GreyOrange has launched GreyMatter Open API (application programming interface), which enables robotic solutions from other vendors to connect to the GreyMatter fulfillment orchestration platform.
newsXPO appoints technology director
The 3PL has announced the appointment of David Picking to lead the company’s technology organisation in the UK and Ireland.
articleNeed for speed
When online fashion retailer ASOS set up its fourth fulfilment centre, it turned to materials handling partner BS Handling Systems for a solution built around a high-speed sorter that can handle 14,000 parcels an hour.
articleRetailer talks tomorrow’s warehouse
Warehouse automation professional at international retailer BESTSELLER Jakob Skødt Larsen answers key questions on tech.
productRobotic reverse logistics solution
GEEK+ RECENTLY launched a new goods-to-person picking and returns system for leading British retailer Asda’s clothing brand, George.
articleStock picking enhanced
French clothing producer and retailer Kiabi is implementing a Dematic automated solution to enhance its stock picking processes.
productTake manufacturing distribution to the next level
When Kardex released its Vertical Buffer Module back in 2017, it offered a revolutionary way of efficiently picking in a small footprint. To all intents and purposes, it was a warehouse in a box.
productRecords broken for robot-assisted picks at Peak
LocusBots from Locus Robotics picked more than 230 million units during the peak holiday shopping period on behalf of its global retail and third-party logistics customers – more than doubling the total number of items picked in the same period in 2021.
articleLogistics company chooses Swisslog as partner for its AutoStore solution
Prime Cargo AS has, after a careful negotiation, chosen Swisslog as its partner for an AutoStore solution for one of its two warehouses in Vestby, four miles south of Oslo.
productWine retailer seeks agile omnichannel fulfillment via AMRs
Hawesko Group and its logistics subsidiary Internationale Weinlogistik (IWL) are investing in the optimisation of their intralogistics processes in response to significant eComm growth and customer expectations for a seamless digital and physical shopping experience.
productRobots quickly deployed to complex warehouse
Geek+ has deployed over 150 goods-to-person robots to a parts warehouse in Germany.
articleRetrofit recipe for spice specialist Almi
TO FORM resilient value chains to uphold delivery commitments to customers, high-performance intralogistics is needed. Almi, the spice specialist based in Oftering, in Upper Austria, commissioned TGW Logistics Group to update its warehouse.
