articleE-tailer benefits from scalable automation
Through a mix of technologies in a phased automation plan, KNAPP helped e-tailer Mall.cz to handle its wide article range and volume peaks in an optimal way.
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articleAutomation with a human touch
Rapid expansion in omni-channel retailing is pushing the manual picking of ‘single or few’ items to the limits. But with the pool of available labour shrinking and costs rising, how will businesses continue to grow and maintain service levels? Dematic believes it has the answer: freeing-up people for the tasks where touch, sight and judgement really count.
articleLoop sortation system
Fashion retailer sort multiple flow routes with loop sortation system from Beumer.
productSystem launched to boost order picking in manual warehouses
Gebhardt has launched the GridPick semi-automatic order picking system, which consists of freely navigating driverless transport robots with an integrated WCS.
productHigh density storage part of automation revamp
KB Components, one of Scandinavia’s leading manufacturers of plastic components, has chosen Swisslog as its partner for automation and logistics development.
articleWhy smart warehousing isn’t just about bots shifting boxes…
Scott Read, head of intralogistics, Siemens Digital Industries explains how sophisticated maintenance is essential to automated DCs.
productHuge robot warehouse
E-logistics company Prime Cargo has invested in a huge robot warehouse from AutoStore to ensure faster deliveries. Element Logic delivers the system.
articlePackMyRide promises fully automated loading
Dematic has debuted PackMyRide, which is said to be the first fully automated parcel loading solution concept for the last mile.
articleRhenus Contract Logistics introduces AutoStore
Rhenus Contract Logistics has started using an AutoStore system provided by the international automation solutions company, Swisslog.
articleTop notch seminars on show
John Munnelly, head of operations at John Lewis & Partners will present on Automation – a journey or a destination? at the next Warehouse Technology Group Live event in Manchester on June 5.
productSpending on AR in warehousing to soar to over US$23 Billion by 2025
ABI Research predicts busy warehouses will use digital tools as a stand-in for more expensive automation to help fulfil higher order volumes.
newsWITRON continues to grow with services leading the way
A growth in sales of 6%, 400 additional jobs as well as numerous contracts signed with regular and new customers for Witron in 2018.
productOpen fronted stacking containers launched for speedy order picking
Goplasticpallets.com has launched a range of open fronted Euro stacking containers designed to simplify retail storage and speed up order picking.
articleIntelligent storage system
Extensive automation from SSI Schaefer for automotive component supplier Brose leads to highly dynamic production and a forklift free factory.
productRobotic warehouse cart launches as aid to pickers
The fulfilment cart from Synergy is designed to boost pick rates without a major operational overhaul.
productAmazon says fully automated warehouse ‘at least 10 years away’
Scott Anderson, director of Amazon Robotics Fulfillment, told reporters during an Amazon warehouse tour in the USA that technology is at least 10 years away from fully automating the processing of a single order picked by a worker inside a warehouse.
articleWincanton explores flexible automation to better meet strategic goals
3PLs have often been shy of automation due to the ever shifting sands of contract logistics. HSS editor asks Andrew Hoyle, head of automation at Wincanton, if that is changing?
articleThe Automation Dream Team
As one of the best goods-to-person solutions available today, AutoStore, the cube-based system originally developed in Norway, has revolutionised e-commerce fulfillment and small item order picking.
productSmall parts picking
With its patented Box Mover Technology, the EffiMat system from RARUK Automation presents a new concept for small parts storage and order picking.
productSmart vision system
SICK and AutoCoding Systems are collaborating on what is said to be the first fully-automatic smart vision inspection system for printed coding and marking on food, pharmaceutical and other consumer goods packaging.
