productMACS 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.
articleMajor 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.
articleThe 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 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.
articleThe 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.
productAutomated 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.
productMaterials 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.
articlePCI Augsburg, part of BASF Construction Chemicals, has a stringent delivery promise and needed fast storage throughput to meet it.
newsA blast at a hazmat warehouse in Tianjin, China on Wednesday night killed at least 44 people with more than 400 injured.
articleA 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.
productA leading pharmaceutical company in Maidenhead was experiencing severe chemical attack. The company required a solution that would repair the damaged floor areas and provide robust protection against future attack.
articleApotal.de, a leading online pharmacy in Germany, has chosen the KNAPP-Store automated storage and picking system to fulfil its customer orders.
productLift Safe and Svenema have teamed up to launch a range of battery-powered and electric lifters for clean-room environments.
articleA medical supplies firm has boosted warehouse processes and increased space with a canopy from CopriSystems. HSS talked to Squadron Medical’s operations manager Sue Nevitt about how this was achieved.
articleYusen Logistics UK is supporting National Lorry Week, a new initiative to help raise awareness of the road freight industry and its importance to the UK economy.
articleManitou is expanding its range of industrial forklift trucks with 6 medium-tonnage and 8 heavy tonnage units.
productLight section sensors designed for fully automated warehousing modules in pharmacy picking systems.
productAgricultural chemicals supplier Evans Vanodine implemented Indigo’s WMS software at its Lancashire warehouse to improve operational efficiency and customer service.
articleThe pharmaceutical industry is facing enormous changes. Before joining Swisslog, Michiel Veenman spent 5 years optimising warehouse operations and IT systems for a pharmaceutical wholesaler. Here he explains the ways in which the industry can overcome the challenges of the future.
articleGrifols is the world’s third-largest plasma product manufacturer and opened the Bioscience Division of its new worldwide operations facility in Ireland.
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