productPick & place motions with intelligent software
Fully fledged robot functions for simple gantry systems and automatic stackers can be designed more easily with the new robotics module in the Lenze FAST application software.
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productShip Taller Pallets
The Airflow GEN 2 Layer Lifter can accommodate both standard and Euro pallets (1200mm x 1000mm or 1200mm x 800mm), which means both types can be loaded and unloaded with the same machine.
productFire at Neovia Logistics Land Rover warehouse
A blaze spread through the warehouse in Desford, near Leicester, which handles spares parts for Jaguar Land Rover, on Thursday night.
articleKnights of Old buys 27 new UniCarriers trucks
The Knights of Old Group has signed a new contract that sees UniCarriers become the company’s sole supplier of industrial indoor and outdoor trucks.
articleFirm hit with £725,000 payout after warehouse worker killed
CAV Aerospace has been fined £600,000 and ordered to pay £125,000 costs, after being found guilty of corporate manslaughter and putting their employees at risk following the death of one of its employees in 2013.
newsNew EU legislation – imposition or opportunity?
The introduction of the Union Customs Code (UCC) imposes some unwelcome financial and operational constraints for thousands of UK businesses. Operationally release of goods from some premises will be delayed and affect services, according to Langdon Systems.
articleRFID allows tracking of high speed objects
Harting is testing the ability of the company’s RFID systems to detect objects moving at high speeds.
newsYusen Logistics Russia gains aftermarket warehousing contract
Yusen Logistics Russia has been awarded a contract to provide warehousing and product preparation services for global automotive technology, systems and parts provider, DENSO Russia.
articleTile high Toneros
Toyota’s hydrostatic Tonero HST meets the high demands of the ceramics sector.
articlePounds per pallet stored not the whole story on 3PLs
Businesses that outsource control of their supply chain function to specialist third party logistics (3PL) companies are increasingly forced to look to replace their 3PL – often within months of the start of their contract period – due to shortcomings in the quality and range of services that the chosen logistics company is able to provide.
article3PL Stiller opens £1.1m warehouse in Durham
Stiller Warehousing and Distribution is looking to expand into new markets after opening a new £1.1m warehouse.
newsLife-changing injuries after poorly planned lift
A transport company firm has been fined for safety failings after a worker suffered serious injuries when a crate fell on him while he was unloading crates from a container.
articleSave space, cut cost
Hackling Transport’s 130,000 sq ft shared user warehouse provides in the region of 10,000 pallet locations of varying dimensions to allow anything from hazardous chemicals to foodstuffs to be stored.
articleAdaptable antenna takes to curves
Harting has developed an RFID antenna designed for use with space constricted belt conveyors and can map curved tracks.
newsEast Plus development promises 1.4m sq ft for logistics
The Mayor of London, Boris Johnson MP revealed plans for the redevelopment of 86 acres of industrial land owned by the Greater London Authority in London Riverside.
articleUKWA calls for policymakers to back warehouse development
The call came as the Association unveiled a warehouse census highlighting a ‘crucial lack of supply and development’.
articleCanopy eliminates pinchpoint
A 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.
productTyres go the distance
Eccles-based haulier, Olivers Transport, has hit a new record-high mileage of 362,689km on a set of Michelin X MultiWay 3D XDE drive tyres in its fleet, and lauds the X MultiWay 3D-series as Michelin’s best regional tyre yet.
articleAisle-Master – the versatile, space saving and tough operator
Aisle-Master articulated forklifts offer unbeatable space saving, cost effective and productive storage and handling, and with lift heights of up to an impressive 15m as seen on the cover of this month’s issue, they enable every inch of available space in the warehouse to be exploited.
articleMarcotran selects AR Racking to install a new warehouse in Zaragoza
International transportation company Marcotran selected AR Racking, specialising in heavy-load storage, to install one of its new warehouses in Zaragoza.
