productKNAPP boosts revenues to over 700 million euros
Logistics automation specialist, KNAPP AG, has announced results for the year to 31st March 2018, showing an increase in net revenue of 12.3% from 631.9 to 709.6 million euros.
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productBoth totes and cartons handled for Pharma firm
Accord Healthcare has awarded a contract to Gebhardt European Conveyor Systems for the supply and installation of an automatic storage and retrieval system (ASRS) and warehouse control system at its distribution centre in Didcot, Oxfordshire.
articleTHE FUTURE – Did you anticipate robots or drones?
Does the ‘warehouse of the future’ imagined ten years ago look like the warehouse of today? Did you imagine goods-to-person being delivered by robots? Or hives with swarms, and drones? I’m guessing not…
productEasing supervision of sensitive goods
T&D Corporation has released the RTR-500MBS-A mobile base station with 3G standard.
productPharma wholesaler invests in plastic totes
Sigma Pharmaceuticals has taken delivery of 34,000 SSI Schaefer plastic totes at its distribution centre in Watford.
productHygienic Hedgehog option
The Hedgehog Reel Dolly is a storage and transfer accessory, suitable for any production floor.
productNew version of WMS launched by Red Ledge
Red Ledge warehouse management and control system includes RFID goods tracking, automated routing and warehouse ‘lights out’ automatic storage and retrieval.
articleA-frame picking gets A grade
Watford-based Sigma Pharmaceuticals has installed automated handling systems from KNAPP as part of its long-term growth strategy.
article‘This is Yale’ showcases tailored industry solutions
The event in Germany showcased products to be rolled out over the coming months, and demonstrated the forklift manufacturer’s focus on bespoke industry solutions.
productHelp with new regs
ULMA Packaging can support companies in the UK’s medical and pharmaceutical sectors with Falsified Medicines Directive (FMD) compliant equipment, helping them respond to the new European Union legislation.
productStainless steel clamping
The Drum Handling Clamp Attachment from Packline Materials Handling has been specifically designed to handle drums and similar vessels by providing powered vertical lifting and lowering.
articleBlockchain – what is it and how can it be used?
James Robbins, CIO at ArrowXL explains Blockchain and outlines how he believes it will grow in prominence as firms grapple with greater demand for authenticity and traceability in the supply chain.
productPharma firm expands warehouse storage
Smart-Space has completed the construction of a permanent, steel-clad building and two extensions to existing facilities for Cultech, at the company’s Port Talbot location.
productYusen Logistics UK awarded national logistics contract for animal healthcare
Jurox, one of Australia’s leading animal pharmaceutical manufacturers, has selected Yusen Logistics to handle its UK portfolio.
productAir freight pallet among highlights
Plastic load carrier Cabka-IPS will use the ALL4PACK Paris show (26-29 November) to present transport and storage solutions for a wide variety of industries.
articleSmarter serialisation
Ian Haynes, director at pharma consultant Excellis Europe, says enabling collaboration between parallel importers is helping simplify the transition to serialisation post EU-FMD.
articleRecord breaking
The PPMA Show 2018, which took place at the NEC Birmingham between 25-27 September, delivered the biggest show in its 30-year history.
articleWholesale automation for Sanacorp
German pharmacy co-operative, Sanacorp, has embraced automation from KNAPP across its distribution network.
articleHygienic lifting
The HSE advises that injuries from lifting, pushing, pulling, carrying and putting down an object is currently responsible for 66% of RIDDOR’S (reporting of injuries, diseases and dangerous occurrences regulations) from the pharmaceutical industry.
productThe trolley is critical for safe load movement in hoists
When specifying a hoist for use in industrial applications that demand beam-traversing motion, attention should also be paid to the trolley on to which the hoist hooks.
