productIntelligent curtain for pharmaceutical sector
Nergeco Entrematic provides flexible, light and multi-directional contact detection of its Intelligent Curtain which provides users with maximum safety and minimum maintenance costs.
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articleRobot joins picking line-up
Pharmaceutical wholesaler, Novaltia, recently added further automation – including a robotic picking system – to the warehouse solution supplied by KNAPP.
articleCrystal ball gazing
Take a look at the future and you find our what is important now – eCommerce, concerns about finite warehouse space, Brexit, automation and robots et al – the following Special Report give managers an insight into the challenges that are here now and on the horizon, with some ideas as to how you may plan for them.
product3D images taken with single snapshot
SICK has launched the Visionary-T, its first robust, industrial imaging camera to capture high-resolution 3D data with a single ‘snapshot’, whether the object is stationary or moving.
productAre single use garments preferable for cleanrooms?
Do you understand the potential risk of using launderable garments?
newsWork begins on 150k sq ft cross dock facility at Avonmouth
DHL Supply Chain has started work today on a new cross-dock facility at Avonmouth which, on completion in January 2018, will enable companies to better service end customers in South West England and Wales.
newsSwisslog plays key role in strong KUKA growth
Orders received by the industrial group increased by 12.8% to a record level of 1,007.5 million euro in Q2/17. It predicts sales revenue of around €3.3 billion for the full year.
articleBiotech firm installs storage solution
AR Racking has installed a storage system for Biokit at its Barcelona headquarters.
articleGovernment sets out customs vision post-Brexit
A customs bill, due to come into force in Spring 2019, will set in place the framework for the UK to manage its customs arrangements, regardless of the result of the Brexit negotiations with the EU which are due to conclude then.
productNHS boosts order picking with conveyor system
CSL (Conveyor Systems Ltd) carried out an inter-floor conveying solution several years ago for the NHS in Scotland at its flagship DC in Larkhall, South of Glasgow, helping the NHS to improve picking efficiency.
productSwisslog reaps major contract from dm-drogerie markt
Intralogistics specialist, Swisslog, has been awarded a major contract from dm-drogerie markt GmbH & Co. KG, Karlsruhe, Europe’s top-earning drugstore chain.
productBox sorter launches at ‘one-third average price’
Manufacturing and logistics control specialist Red Ledge and materials handling specialist Stockrail International are co-launching ‘Red Ledge RedRail’, an Excel spreadsheet-driven box sorter that is said to be one third the price of an average sortation system.
productA digital seal for wide range of products
RFID and IoT solutions pacesetter Smartrac has released its Circus Tamper Loop tags specifically designed for tamper detection and authentication via NFC-enabled smartphones.
articleTraceability key as Pharma firm automates DC
Specialist 3PL Postnord TPL AB and Apotek Hjärtat AB opted for SSI Schaefer to provide the intralogistics for its central pharmaceutical logistics centre in Norrköping, Sweden.
articleLifting heavier and further
BASF has awarded Konecranes a contract to deliver another barge handler for their operations in Antwerp.
productQuick and accurate load handling
The Platform attachment from Packline has been designed to meet with a customer’s bespoke lifting and handling requirements while providing optimum flexibility and control.
articleHygiene a priority with new pallet design
A new plastic pallet offering optimum hygiene and strength has joined the range offered by Goplasticpallets.com.
productTip the scales
HBM has released the WTX110-A Industrial Weighing Terminal, which is encased in robust stainless steel housing and is certified to IP69, making it suitable for industrial and legal for trade weighing applications in harsh environments or for products with strict hygiene requirements, such as those in the food industry.
productCustom conveyor can run multiple parallel tracks independently
A global leader in chemical and consumer goods with a wide variety of products wanted to converge two separate streams of closed cartons, transport them up and split the tracks again at the upper-end.
productCold-resistant castor wheels
For use at temperatures down to -60 deg C, Blickle has developed a solution for a Scandinavian biotechnology company.
