articleHitachi develops two handed free-roaming warehouse robot
A prototype has been unveiled in Japan with the company saying the technology could be production-ready within five years.
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articleRFID allows tracking of high speed objects
Harting is testing the ability of the company’s RFID systems to detect objects moving at high speeds.
articleStore friendly solution
Witron’s Box Order System (BOS) makes fresh food logistics and beverage logistics more flexible and cost-efficient.
articlePick and save
The Link 51 Multi-Tiered Pick Tower is designed to provide online retailers with a quicker way of fulfilling orders while maximising space.
articleDesigning the future of e-fulfillment
There’s no denying that e-commerce has, and continues to have, a transformational impact on retail logistics. Swisslog has already helped a number of prestigious omnichannel businesses determine how best to move their intralogistics forward, via Click&Pick.
productSchuh boosts capacity with Vanderlande sorters
To facilitate growth Schuh required a high capacity material handling solution for which they partnered up with Vanderlande.
articleBatch and sort
Large efficiency wins can be delivered by automated sorting systems, explains DistriSort, a system integrator specialised in sorting.
articleLogistex enhances QUIZ’s warehouse operation
Logistex have been tasked with installing a Warehouse Materials Handling Solution including their LWS Reflex warehouse management system for QUIZ’s warehouse operation based at Bellshill in Scotland.
articleDematic pouch sorters have Black Friday in the bag
Huge spikes in demand created by big single-day retailing events, such as Black Friday and Cyber Monday, are putting retail supply chains under enormous stress. Dematic has found a solution that counters ‘mega peaks’ with ‘super flexibility’.
articleVente-privee selects KNAPP for warehouse automation
The global leader in online flash sales, vente-privee.com, has signed a contract with KNAPP that means the warehouse automation specialist will act as the company’s long-term logistics partner.
articleOvercoming the consolidation challenge
Apotal.de, a leading online pharmacy in Germany, has chosen the KNAPP-Store automated storage and picking system to fulfil its customer orders.
productBeumer to revamp DPD Ireland hub
Beumer Group has been awarded a contract to supply a fully automatic parcel sortation system to DPD Ireland as part of the extension to its sortation hub in Athlone.
productLear inks storage & picking deal with Gebhardt-ECS
Gebhardt-ECS has been appointed to implement a dynamic multi-level storage and picking system at the Lear Corporation factory at Coventry.
articleMind the gap
Beumer Group has introduced TrayDeck, a solution that aims to help warehouse managers close the gaps between trays on high-speed tilt-tray sorters.
newsAsda UK service contract part of bumper warehouse automation orders for Vanderlande
Vanderlande has confirmed that it has won orders to the value of €400 million for its integrated solutions in the warehouse automation market.
articleBox Order System for fresh food
Numerous food retail logistics experts from Belgium, the Netherlands, Great Britain, and Scandinavia were introduced to the newly developed Box Order System (BOS) in the course of an Expert Day at WITRON’s headquarters in Germany.
articleIMRG sees mild October pointing to bumper Black Friday
The early warning signs suggest we could be in for a bumper Black Friday, says IMRG’s Andrew Starkey. But has the warehousing and logistics industry got the capability to successfully deliver?
productSwisslog to implement a second AutoStore system for Manor
For the second time in two years, Switzerland’s leading department store chain Manor has commissioned Swisslog to plan and complete a Click&Pick project.
articleSupply chain agility
Today’s supply chains need to be more agile than ever before. Dave Berridge, Secretary of the Automated Material Handling System Association (AMHSA), considers some of the areas of innovation that can boost agility and also some of the barriers to implementing new technologies.
productReliable detection of medicine packages
Light section sensors designed for fully automated warehousing modules in pharmacy picking systems.
