productFuture tech today
A central theme running throughout LogiMAT will be Industry 4.0 and Logistics 4.0.
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articleUse the 4.0: Transforming omnichannel operations through innovation
It may be the phrase flying around the logistics sector recently, but Industry 4.0 isn’t just a buzzword. As the intelligence behind the maximum efficiency of tomorrow’s distribution centres, it would be fair to call it ‘the force’ of the digital age. But how does collecting data today help omnichannel retail warehouses predict what will happen tomorrow?
productCeMAT 2018 provides knowledge platform
This year CeMAT will feature another set of forums of innovative forums.
newsBS Handling Systems appoints new project engineer
BS Handling Systems has made a strong start to 2018 with the appointment of Andrew Smith as project engineer. Smith joins BS Handling Systems as the company continues to build upon recent success and expansion.
articleNew project engineer
BS Handling Systems has made a strong start to 2018 with the appointment of Andrew Smith as project engineer. Smith joins BS Handling Systems as the company continues to build upon recent success and expansion.
productEmbedded intelligence
Swisslog’s SynQ, a service-based modular software platform, provides the functionality needed to optimise retail warehouse operations.
productMars deploys robots to help manage volume growth
The French subsidiary of the agri-food group Mars has implemented automated handling systems and robotics at the XPO Logistics site at Boigny-sur-Bionne, near Orléans.
newsDematic opens state-of-the-art offices in Lithuania
The automated equipment supplier has invested to secure the skilled engineering resources needed for future expansion.
productRobotic picking pilot doubles productivity for apparel retailer
Geodis has improved efficiency and accuracy for a US online women’s apparel retailer while addressing labour market concerns.
articleRobotics and data-driven intralogistics for smart operations
The pressures and constraints of operations make it more important than ever to start applying Industry 4.0 concepts. Industry 4.0 constitutes a fourth industrial revolution and spans across a mix of powerful, data-driven technologies. For several years, Industry 4.0 has intrigued many industry professionals because of its potential to address the challenges of running operations more efficiently.
productTGW realises first Mustang project in China
International automotive parts supplier HELLA has ordered an automatic mini-load warehouse from TGW Logistics for a new intralogistics centre in Shanghai – the first order to be placed in China since the opening of a TGW production unit in the country.
productEmbedded intelligence
Swisslog’s SynQ, a service-based modular software platform, provides the functionality needed to optimise retail warehouse operations.
productLeading AutoStore integrator
Swisslog has secured an order to implement AutoStore in a new distribution centre for Syncreon, a US contract logistics company.
productKNAPP building new Innovation Centre at Graz HQ
After the completion of the Corporate Headquarters and Development Centre in 2011, KNAPP AG is again investing in its Hart bei Graz location. A modern six-story office building with an Innovation Centre will be completed by the autumn of 2019.
productKNAPP unveils digital assistant to promote warehouse process transparency
KNAPP presented its digital assistant concept for bringing transparency to the warehouse at LogiMAT.
articleSSI Schaefer launches Flexi shuttle storage system
The system has plugged a gap in the automated handling and storage system provider’s range, meaning it now offers five systems each catering to different demands of scale and throughput.
articleRobotic picking pilot doubles productivity for apparel retailer
Geodis has improved efficiency and accuracy for a US online women’s apparel retailer while addressing labour market concerns.
articleBeumer Group launches new class of line sorter
The BG Line Sorter provides an alternative to traditional sliding-shoe line sorters by combining the broad handling mix of a cross-belt sorter within the compact footprint of a line sorter.
articleYou say you want a rovolution well y’know…
TGW Logistics has developed a system for fully automatic split case picking, using robots with its goods-to-person, smart, piece-picking solution FlashPick.
articleInnovative logistics needed for intense grocery eCommerce market
The grocery eCommerce market is well on course to reach current predictions of between £18-20bn in 2020 – a remarkable story of growth and supply chain capability given the intense and unique requirements that selling food in multiple temperature ranges presents.
