articleEmbracing sustainability can provide a competitive edge in the supply chain. The potential gains are leading companies to automate more of their intralogistics, argues Dave Berridge, Secretary of the Automated Material Handling System Association (AMHSA).
articleOnce again, the PPMA Show highlighted why it’s the UK’s unmissable event for processing and packaging machinery, when it returned to Birmingham’s NEC between 26 and 28 September.
productThe clothing giant is testing robots from start-up Kindred AI in the USA.
productSICK has developed the SureSense family of user-customisable photo-electric sensors – a concept that enables machine builders and plant engineers to specify from a wide-range of sensing options all within a standard technology, set-up, mounting and housing.
productFerag AG has expanded its Skyfall technology to link various assembly processes in the automotive industry.
articleThe decision to invest in a new sorter can often be prompted by the need to increase capacity or by increased levels of system downtime. So how has the Swedish retailer, Åhléns, managed to compete in the highly competitive fashion, beauty and home-ware market using a sorter which was installed 26 years ago?
articleDematic, a leading global supplier of integrated automated technology, software and services to optimise the supply chain, announced the next step in the integration of Egemin Automation and NDC Automation with Dematic by consolidating the brands into a single global Dematic brand.
productMany companies believe investment in IT and advanced technology will drive and sustain change, but the key is to ensure that the correct skills and culture exist to drive this transformation, says consultancy Crimson & Co.
articleWholesaler poised to improve picking performance by 30% with expanded automated warehouse system from Witron.
productSince the Batson family started in business decorating T-shirts back in the 1980s, its company, Ralawise Ltd, has grown beyond recognition to become a leading B2B dot-com supplier of clothing across Europe with sales exceeding £100 million, around 4,500 product lines and over nine million items in stock at any time.
productItemPiQ is the robot cell at the core of Swisslog’s AutoPiQ solution – designed for automated picking in intralogistics.
articleBack in the 1980s the Batson family started a business in their home in Cheshire decorating T-shirts for the local souvenir market. As the business grew, substantial clothing brands started to come on board, and Ralawise is now a leading B2B dot-com supplier for a wide range of clothing across Europe with sales exceeding £100 million.
articleBis Henderson Recruitment has released a white paper exploring human resources issues amid the growing use of automated solutions for efulfilment. HSS editor Simon Duddy pulls out a few key thoughts.
productImplementing a Storeganizer solution enables range extension and offers extra possibilities for bulk storage.
articleThe Ocado Group has signed an agreement with Groupe Casino to develop the Ocado Smart Platform in France.
productIn manual distribution centres peaks have a huge impact. It is very common for the number of pickers and packers to be increased significantly during these periods, but sourcing a high volume of qualified operators can be difficult.
productWith more than 10,000 projects delivered, branches and contract partners in 23 countries and over 8,600 employees – Daifuku is celebrating a major milestone in its history. For the past 80 years, the company has been offering its customers comprehensive intralogistics solutions.
productToyota Material Handling UK has announced the launch of two semi-automated order picking trucks equipped with t-mote remote drive.
articleOmron says the manufacturing process is evolving and predicts factories, driven by greater product customisation, will move from linear models using conveyors and AGVs to more intelligent types of mobile robots.
productToyota Material Handling have received four nominations for the FLTA Awards for Excellence 2018, which is the biggest and most prestigious annual event in the Materials Handling industry calendar.
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