Order boom due to Covid-19 requires logistics expansion
Swisslog was able to very quickly upgrade throughput for an Autostore customer.
Swisslog was able to very quickly upgrade throughput for an Autostore customer.
Most businesses start small and gradually grow over time. Unfortunately, many supply-chain departments don’t plan for this and fall into the same trap: sales grow, but intralogistics can’t match the spike.
The Covid crisis is prompting companies to invest in automation and robotics to better manage operations, despite facing revenue declines resulting from the pandemic, says Logistex.
London-based robotics and logistics expert Sameer Puri takes the role.
The Gebhardt Intralogistics Group understands the importance of a strong international presence as a motor for further growth.
Canadian firm Metro has awarded a third warehouse automaton contract to Witron Group.
Automation leader Witron outlines how it has adapted to the coronavirus crisis.
Reitan Distribution A/S, a subsidIary of Rema 1000 A/S, has awarded a €50m+ automation contract to Dematic.
Manufacturers with Direct to Consumer operations need to consider storage and picking for efficient fulfilment of growing order volumes, says Edward Hutchison.
Siemens Logistics is bringing to the market a new variant of its tried-and-tested VarioRoute for flow splitting in parcel sorting centres.
Geek+, a global AMR leader, and Körber, the global supply chain technology leader from software to materials handling automation, will provide businesses worldwide with AMRs that can enable efficient, flexible, and smart logistics solutions.
The increasing popularity for renting a fashionable outfit for that special occasion as opposed to buying it, is creating new demand for the automated sortation systems supplied by Dürkopp Fördertechnik, a member of the KNAPP group.
For those companies operating high speed, high output automated warehouses, consideration should be given to the storage platform that you introduce to the system.
Neovia Logistics, the 3PL who works with leading automotive, industrial, aerospace and technology companies has signed an agreement with Element Logic to install an AutoStore system in Desford.
Efficient and modern order processing is more important today than ever before.
Locus Robotics has announced a strategic partnership with Balloon One, a UK-based provider of software and supply chain applications.
The facility is scheduled to be fully operational by early 2022 and will handle 800,000+ parcels per day.
Wise Robotics has launched a warehouse robotics demo centre.
Commercial robotics vendors were increasingly delivering innovative solutions to warehouse efficiency way before the Covid-19 pandemic took a wrecking ball to the established order of things.
The COVID crisis is prompting companies to invest in automation and robotics to better manage operations, despite facing revenue declines resulting from the pandemic.