articleOne-trip budget pallets for exporters
Goplasticpallets.com has released a one-trip budget nest able pallet aimed at exporters.
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articleQuality of data key
Convenience food manufacturer Greencore is using a voice-directed WMS to help with an extensive project to achieve end-to-end stock traceability.
newsSawyers bought in cold storage consolidation
Global cold chain firm AGRO Merchants Group has bought The Sawyers Group (Sawyers), which is based in Northern Ireland.
articleAGV system makes the process possible
An automated solution from Egemin machines is helping a manufacturer produce up to 5,000 crown corks per minute in three daily shifts.
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.
articleHMRC throwing weight behind new alcohol controls
The logistics sector should be aware of new HMRC controls for alcohol wholesalers and retailers, says Alan Powell, UKWA’s excise duty expert.
articleStore friendly solution
Witron’s Box Order System (BOS) makes fresh food logistics and beverage logistics more flexible and cost-efficient.
articleHygienic pallet for food sector
The CleanPal hygienic pallet has been released by Polymer Logistics to challenge wooden pallets with features including durability, flexibility and overall cost savings in the supply chain.
articleFast doors key for food hygiene
A breach of hygiene standards could cause a professional food processing manufacturing, distribution and handling operation to be shut down – possibly for good. High speed automated doors can help secure working areas, as Alan Ryder of Sara LBS explains.
articleAstec supply a further high speed carton conveyor system
Astec Conveyors, a leading specialist in the design and manufacture of integrated materials handling systems has supplied a further high speed carton conveyor system to a major UK cereal manufacturer.
productInvesting in Voice technology
Ethnic foods wholesaler Indus Foods of Birmingham has invested in a 10 user Accord Voice WMS from Business Computer Projects (BCP) for its 30,000 sq ft distribution centre.
articleCartwright claims trailer is a ‘game-changer’
The body and trailer manufacturer launched the triple temperature trailer at the TCS&D show.
productSolution combines robotic palletiser with AGV
CSi and JBT have announced that the i-Pal palletiser can be integrated with the JBT JayBoT AGV to deliver a fully-automated, affordable end-of-line solution for producers of fast moving consumer goods.
productMaximum cube double deck trailer
Transdek UK has supplied a high-specification multi-temperature DUET Wedge double deck trailer to foodservice operator Thomas Ridley, along with a new loading bay facility.
articleConsultancy appoints FMCG and foodservice expert
LCP Consulting has appointed Richard Walters as partner in the firm’s Manufacturing practice.
articleRobotic solution for mixed product pick
In response to rising retailer demand for mixed product trays, FANUC has collaborated with integrator Pacepacker Services to engineer a pot swap tray loading system.
articleIntroducing Carryline
Handling & Storage Solutions caught up with Applied Automation Industrial Systems at the PPMA Show to hear about new product ranges, and how the growing company has recently moved to much larger premises.
articleBox Order System for fresh food
Numerous food retail logistics experts from Belgium, the Netherlands, Great Britain, and Scandinavia were introduced to the newly developed Box Order System (BOS) in the course of an Expert Day at WITRON’s headquarters in Germany.
productAisle-Masters are tough enough for the Commodity Centre
The Commodity Centre Group handles over 200,000 tonnes of mainly dried fruits and agricultural commodities a year from all over the world at its HQ in Essex, which are destined for major supermarkets and repackaging plants.
articleGets to grips with returnable transit packaging
Companies in the food industry can benefit greatly from a supply chain audit, says Schoeller Allibert.
