product€2 million sortation system
Dürkopp Fördertechnik has been awarded a contract by Europe’s largest formal dress hire group, ACS Europe’s largest formal dress hire group.
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articleAutomation: plan to succeed
The decision to opt for any form of automated handling solution requires careful analysis and detailed planning. Dave Berridge, Secretary of the Automated Material Handling Systems Association (AMHSA), presents a 12-point plan to a successful project.
articleAutomation allows manufacturer to future proof warehouse
Sensor manufacturer Pepperl + Fuchs has built a European Distribution Centre (EDC) in Germany with Witron as designer and general contractor of this highly automated logistics centre.
articleErgonomic Pick Centre workstations developed
Automated warehouse solution provider TGW has launched new range of Pick Centre solutions to support picking performance, accuracy and short throughput times.
product100% read rate
High-performance camera-based reading systems, such as Vipac from Vitronic, automatically capture customer-related and object-related information on packages in warehouses, distribution centres and post depots with a high degree of accuracy.
productSafety connection advances
The SICK Flexi Loop offers a simple connectivity solution for safety and plant design engineers to meet recent regulatory changes.
productSDI Group wins contract to maintain DCs for George at Asda
Automated material handling systems integrator, SDI Group, has secured a three year contract to maintain all three of George at Asda’s UK automated distribution centres.
articleDutch online retailer awards DC fit-out contract to Knapp
Online store wehkamp.nl has awarded Knapp with a contract to provide an automated handling system for a new distribution centre.
productHalf a million storage locations
KNAPP AG will provide the automated handling systems in a new distribution centre for the e-commerce specialist, wehkamp.nl, in the Netherlands.
articleSwisslog offers Christmas planning tips
We’re unlikely to see the end of the last minute mad dash along the high street for Christmas presents anytime soon, but with e-commerce sales becoming an increasingly vital part of the retail mix, there may be a little more elbow room this year for the more forgetful of shoppers.
productFollow-up order
Vitronic Machine Vision has been awarded a multi-million dollar contract to automate the manual processing of flats and small parcels from a large parcel and post customer.
articleRetailers with strong Omni-channel strategies are Christmas winners
Online sales of non-food products in the UK grew 19.2% in December versus a year earlier, the highest growth in four years, according to the British Retail Consortium and KPMG.
articleRetail winners were online experts
Every year there are winners and losers in the flurry of retail activity around Christmas and the New Year – 2013 was no different.
articleSpar expands central warehouse
SPAR will expand its existing logistics centre in Wels by more than 107,639 sq ft. The Austrian food retailer will gear its logistics processes towards future market requirements. The contract for the design and construction phase of the extension has been awarded to the Witron.
product10,000 pallet storage locations created
Automated warehouse provider TGW is installing a materials handling solution for car battery manufacturer Banner in Linz, Austria. The new warehouse solution will create 10,000 new pallet storage locations for car batteries.
articleLogistics geared to rapidly growing eCommerce market
Distrelec, a company specialising in the distribution of technical and electronic components, is a business unit of the publicly traded Swiss company Datwyler Holding. Datwyler generates revenue of approx. 1.4 billion Swiss Francs with more than 7,000 employees.
articleSortation system handles flat and hanging goods together
SDI Group has introduced a hanging pouch sortation system, called the MonaLisa, to the UK market following successful applications in Germany.
articleStreamlining order picking
Reduce the walking time of your pickers with Crown’s QuickPick Remote.
articleA fresh look at automation for Omni-channel Retail
What you need to know to get the most out of your automated Omni-channel Retail operations. HSS editor Simon Duddy reports.
articleFossil responds fast to changing online trends
Swisslog has kitted out a multi-purpose logistics centre for leading fashion brand Fossil, with an emphasis on speed and flexibility.
