articleHarnessed data drives performance
How to get the best from your fulfilment systems with data analytics. Beumer Group highlights the importance of transforming data from an inert repository into a valuable tool.
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articleLearn how Pharma distribution benefits from Automation
A Benchmark Briefing from Kardex offers valuable insights, showing how a pharmacy has greatly boosted order efficiency with automation.
productOcado raises cash to fund CFC building programme
THE LEADING technology and retail group has raised over £875m of gross liquidity through an approximately £578m equity placing and a new £300m revolving credit facility (RCF), providing a liquidity position for the Ocado Group of almost £2bn.
articleSwisslog builds deep-freeze warehouse for TKL in Vienna
Austria’s market leader in temperature-controlled food logistics is expanding, trusting in the experience and technologies of the Swiss intralogistics provider. The installation of automatic and semi-automatic systems including software control is planned to be complete by fall 2023.
productOcado Group acquires robotics firm Myrmex
THE DEAL will cost Ocado around €10.2 million and is expected to accelerate the development of intelligent asset handling systems for the Ocado Smart Platform.
productLocalised grocery solution
Thinking small makes big things feasible for MFCs (micro-fulfilment centres), says Pieter Feenstra.
articleRising tide of returns
Fast fashion online enjoyed a boom during the pandemic but 2022 has been a tougher year, with returns causing particular headaches.
productMore than Picking – AMRs can accomplish far more in the warehouse than you think
When Autonomous Mobile Robots (AMRs) burst on to the scene a few years ago they provided a cost-effective, high throughput, modular and scalable way to revolutionise picking operations.
articleMore efficient cost to serve
Robots played a key role for Neal’s Yard when it migrated warehouse and transport fulfilment services to a Wincanton high-volume shared user facility.
productTechnology-agnostic Toyota targets turn-key automation projects
Toyota Material Handling UK has announced the establishment of a systems integration division dedicated to designing and delivering turn-key automated storage and handling projects.
articleFleet managers ditching diesel for lithium
END USERS switching forklift fleets away from diesel power to electric are tending to leapfrog over lead-acid to lithium, according to Linde Material Handling senior vice president brand management, Stefan Prokosch.
newsWincanton selects 5 innovation start-ups
THE FIVE firms will take part in its 2022 W2 Labs programme.
articlePrepping the unpredictable
It is difficult to forecast accurately in today’s world, but with low set-up costs AMRs can help, says Fergal Glynn, VP of Marketing & Enablement for 6 River Systems.
productDaifuku solutions said to boost operations
When you order a product online, Daifuku’s world-class material handling solutions kick into action, helping ensure that you get your order when you want it.
product‘Out of the box’ model lease for UKWA members
UKWA HAS unveiled a new ‘out of the box’ model lease for members, developed in partnership with legal partners Weightmans and real estate advisors Savills, including explanatory notes that provide a starting point for negotiating a lease contract in 2022.
articleAutomated reach trucks star for wine leader
Investment in automated handling and storage brings a host of benefits for UK’s largest independent wine store.
productOmnichannel retailer orders 299 AMRs
DEMATIC HAS been awarded the contract to provide warehouse automation for Radial Europe, a member of the bpost group.
productMake vision automation simple
The new In-Sight 2800 vision system puts the power of a full-featured vision system into an easy-to-use package that gets applications running in minutes.
productNew AutoPocket doesn’t need to slow down
THE LATEST generation of KNAPP’s pocket sortation concept – AutoPocket – was unveiled at the recent LogiMAT exhibition in Stuttgart.
articleSwisslog AutoStore for Kuwait’s first fully automated robotics-fulfilment centre for Raha
The region’s newest e-grocery platform features fully automated robotics-fulfilment centre and one of the first centres of the kind globally with a chilled warehouse capability.
