articleRobot joins picking line-up
Pharmaceutical wholesaler, Novaltia, recently added further automation – including a robotic picking system – to the warehouse solution supplied by KNAPP.
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articleCrystal ball gazing
Take a look at the future and you find our what is important now – eCommerce, concerns about finite warehouse space, Brexit, automation and robots et al – the following Special Report give managers an insight into the challenges that are here now and on the horizon, with some ideas as to how you may plan for them.
productFirst phase of complex DC completes
Automated materials handling solutions specialist TGW Logistics has completed a major milestone in the development of a huge logistics centre being built for Swiss food company Coop on a 110,000 sq m site in Schafisheim – one of the largest construction sites in Switzerland.
productASRS serves multi-level racking
An automated storage and retrieval system (ASRS) is enabling the Lear Corporation factory at Coventry to triple the output of car seats to over 300,000 sets a year in hundreds of different specifications and meet its customer’s just-in-time delivery schedules.
product3D images taken with single snapshot
SICK has launched the Visionary-T, its first robust, industrial imaging camera to capture high-resolution 3D data with a single ‘snapshot’, whether the object is stationary or moving.
articleForgotten but not gone
Real estate is an often forgotten part of the supply chain but could be a major pinch point in coming years, Savills director Kevin Mofid told a Warehouse Technology Group Live event in Manchester last month. HSS editor Simon Duddy reports.
articleThe unanswered dichotomy of automation and humans
In any warehouse, there are many processes, including sorting, packing, picking, storage and retrieval, but to name a few. In the majority of warehouses, all of these processes are completed by people, employed to do so, However, with IoT (The Internet of Things) and ever increasing advances in technology every day, it seems that more and more warehouses are introducing, or already have introduced, robots and AI (Artificial Intelligence) to automate repetitive tasks.
articleSwisslog releases software platform to get the most out of automation
The software is called SynQ – Synchronised Intelligence, and is the next generation of its proven warehouse management software platform, WM 6.
articleDHL Supply Chain trialling robotic solutions
Robotics and automation should be a natural fit in supply chains, offering an appropriate solution to the efficiency challenge. But while we have seen some businesses automate their operations to improve efficiencies and reduce errors, there are still relatively few examples of robotics helping meet the challenges of modern logistics and distribution, says Mark Parsons, chief customer officer, DHL Supply Chain.
productDHL Supply Chain places bet on smart glasses
The firm has completed global augmented reality pilots and is expanding its “Vision Picking” solution in more warehouses around the globe, and the firm claims establishing a new standard in order picking for the industry.
newsSwisslog plays key role in strong KUKA growth
Orders received by the industrial group increased by 12.8% to a record level of 1,007.5 million euro in Q2/17. It predicts sales revenue of around €3.3 billion for the full year.
productBudweiser expands its operations with SSI Schaefer
Traditional Czech brewery Budweiser Budvar has commissioned SSI Schaefer as a general contractor to create and equip a new distribution centre at its production site in České Budějovice (Budweis).
articleDHL Supply Chain launches ‘smart warehouses’
The logistics provider has launched Internet of Things cockpits at three smart warehouses in Germany, the Netherlands and Poland.
articleMobile robot designed for production logistics
RARUK Automation has launched the MiR200 industrial robot.
articleGarment sorting innovation
Automated sorting equipment from Distrisort helps retailers process garments for shop delivery and E-com orders.
articleCrown broadens application of QuickPick Remote technology
From now on, the system is available for the lifting fork- and scissor-lift models in the GPC 3000 Series, the multi-purpose lift trucks in the MPC 3000 Series, and the TC 3000 Series of tow tractors.
newsAmazon Robotics to feature in new Bristol facility
Amazon plans to open a new fulfilment centre in Bristol in 2018, creating more than 1,000 new permanent jobs in the local area. Recruitment will begin next year for a range of new roles, including operations managers, engineers, HR and IT specialists.
productNHS boosts order picking with conveyor system
CSL (Conveyor Systems Ltd) carried out an inter-floor conveying solution several years ago for the NHS in Scotland at its flagship DC in Larkhall, South of Glasgow, helping the NHS to improve picking efficiency.
productWERMA once again rewarded as a Technology Leader
WERMA this year is once again rewarded as one of German Industry’s top SME technology leaders and innovators.
articleFull loop solution
Sovex loading and unloading technology is playing a key role in a new Transnorm initiative to offer an end-to-end handling solution for parcel companies.
