productPlastic containers on demand for all industries
By popular demand SSI Schaefer in the UK launches their Webshop for ordering plastic totes and containers online for direct delivery.
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articleHealthcare giant moves to cut barrier costs
Kimberly-Clark was experiencing persistent problems with its heavy duty forklifts at its site in Flint, north Wales, impacting a particular section of steel barrier. A-Safe makes bet it can help – and wins.
productPinhole detector
Leading pharmaceutical product handling and coding specialist Travtec has extended its range of Lixis inspection equipment with the introduction of the Lixis MH Pinhole Detector for aluminium foil blisters.
productCSL provide conveying solution for packing of pharmaceutical canisters
Conveyors link machines and feed empty boxes in to a low level cleanroom for packing.
productInk suited to polyethylene
New from Linx Printing Technologies is an ink that offers excellent adhesion to polyethylene (PE) and most polypropylene (PP) applications, and is suitable for non-contact food packaging in line with Swiss Ordinance 817.023.021, the European reference for food packaging inks.
productMeeting European Good Distribution Practice
Tinytag Ultra Radio temp/RH loggers have a low profile, compact design, making them suitable for discreet indoor monitoring.
productModular handling
Handling and storage efficiency in manufacturing, assembly and service applications is enhanced with carts and trolleys built using Trilogiq’s modular Graphit system, available in the UK from The Tube & Bracket Company.
productMotorised drive solutions
Designed to provide a quick and easy way of building maintenance-free, hygienic and energy efficient belt conveyors, ZPA accumulation roller conveyors and associated material handling equipment, Interroll offers a proven and diversified range of innovative IP66/IP69K Synchronous and Asynchronous Drum Motors and IP54/IP66 24VDC RollerDrive.
productInflatable protective packaging
Antalis Packaging has partnered with AirPack Systems to provide customers with bespoke and standard inflatable packaging options, enhancing the speed of the packaging process and reducing damage and returns.
productSuitable for chilled & ambient
Kite Packaging has launched a new range of highly competitive gummed paper tape dispensers for online customers.
productManaging medical supplies in Mozambique
MACS Software is working with the Ministry of Health in Mozambique to perfect a system for the effective storage and distribution of essential surgical supplies and medical equipment for hospitals in Mozambique. The project, now in its sixth year, has already greatly improved the supply of medical supplies to local people.
articleGet ready to up your game
Major changes in regulations regarding the tracking of pharmaceuticals will have a huge impact on related intralogistics, warns Michiel Veenman, global solution manager pharmaceutical industry, Swisslog.
articleTurnover up by 20% for KNAPP
The Austrian-owned automated handling company has increased turnover by 20% from 2013/14 to 2014/15 to over €466 million, with profit (EBIT) of €21m.
productSick releases next generation distance sensing laser
Sick has launched the compact and versatile DT50-2 PRO, a next-generation laser sensor that is said to combine high-performance distance sensing with excellent-resolution object profile detection over distances up to 30 metres.
articleSolutions for pharmaceutical logistics
The pharmaceutical industry is facing enormous changes. New regulations, increasingly more complex products, steadily expanding product portfolios and ever smaller batches increase costs and risks in logistical processes. Michiel Veenman, Director Solution Management Pharmaceutical Industry at Swisslog, explains the ways in which the industry can overcome the challenges of the future.
productTGW boosts off-site support
Automated warehouse solutions provider TGW is transforming its Lifetime Services (LTS) proposition so customers have immediate access to round-the-clock resource without the need for permanent on site support.
productLifting and moving chemical containers
Materials handling equipment specialist Lift Safe has made the lifting and moving of chemical containers much easier at the Tyne and Wear factory of filter manufacturer Essentra Components.
articleSpace saving solution
PCI Augsburg, part of BASF Construction Chemicals, has a stringent delivery promise and needed fast storage throughput to meet it.
newsWarehouse the source of China explosion that killed dozens
A blast at a hazmat warehouse in Tianjin, China on Wednesday night killed at least 44 people with more than 400 injured.
articleA smooth floor is a safe floor
A recent project saw CG Flooring Systems carry out work for an international pharmaceutical company who were looking to refurbish their warehouse, goods receiving areas and packaging floors.
