productFood supplier switches to voice picking
Henry Colbeck has chosen Renovotec Voice Manager to fully automate its 12,000 units-per-day picking operation.
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articleUKWA scores victory for members on excise goods
Campaigning and pressure from the Association resulted in HMRC making improvements to its excise duty approvals.
articleMobile racking optimises new-build cold store
A leading fruit grower kitted out its new cold store with a mobile pallet racking system supplied and installed by SSI Schaefer.
articleTurnover up by 20% for KNAPP
The 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.
articleDeep freeze goes tall
Egemin Automation will build a new automated deep-freeze warehouse for producer of frozen French fries Agristo on its production site in Belgium.
productApplied Automation launches Carryline conveyors
Engineering firm Applied Automation (UK) is launching a range of Swedish conveyors.
productAutomated cheese ripening
Austrian dairy company, Pinzgau, has commissioned Egemin Automation to implement an automatic transport system for its cheese ripening warehouse, handling 800t of cheese per year.
articleGoBox released for food and drink applications
Goplasticpallets.com releases new GoBox for food and drink applications and urges drinks firms to abandon the wooden pallet.
articleFood group improves backhaul waste operation
Depot installs baler to process backhauled card and plastic packaging waste from stores.
productChilled logistics solution
Automated warehouse solutions provider TGW has implemented an extensive automated logistics system for chilled and frozen food for Spanish grocery retailer, Ahorramás.
productCollaborative robot
FANUC Robotics UK has extended the application field for collaborative robots with the launch of the human-safe CR-35iA, which has a 35kg payload, opening up applications that have previously been off limits for both traditional industrial robots and lighter duty collaborative robots.
articleCold chain specialist turns to tailored truck power solution
Working together to meet a demanding brief from Partner Logistics, lift truck manufacturer Crown and battery manufacturer EnerSys have delivered an materials handling solution that has improved equipment availability, enhanced performance and saved costs at the cold chain specialist’s freezer store in Gloucester.
articleTake a systematic approach to Improving RTP
Returnable transit packaging can improve process and logistics efficiencies and meet legal and environmental requirements in the food industry, says Danilo Oliynik, UK and Ireland MD of Schoeller Allibert.
newsCold chain investment needed to cut carbon
Expert witnesses from industry and academia, including group engineer at Tesco and SME sustainable refrigeration pioneers, Hubbard, Dearman and Iceotope, presented to the Birmingham Energy Institute policy commission last week to warn against the risks of apathy in refrigeration and cooling markets.
articleGreggs invests in Stertil dock houses for loading flexibility
Stertil Dock Products has installed a series of loading dock houses for Greggs to ensure safe and efficient distribution from the Group’s bakery in Birmingham.
productKeg clamp attachment
To ensure productivity levels are met and to support end of line operations, B&B Attachments, the exclusive UK distributor of Kaup equipment, has supplied the ale makers Timothy Taylor with innovative Kaup keg clamp forklift attachments.
productFulfilment time cut
Kent-based BEERmerchants.com has implemented a web-based solution from NetDespatch to streamline its order fulfilment process.
articleMR reach trucks power busy cold store
Two new cold store MR reach trucks supported by two MPX power pallet trucks are proving to be a robust, reliable and low-cost materials handling solution in sub-zero temperatures at Chiltern Cold Storage.
productReliable Interroll conveyor technology products for use in refrigeration applications
The market for temperature-controlled foods is becoming increasingly important, with logistics processes for refrigerated or frozen foods offering more challenges and demands. The industry is extremely energy intensive and strict hygiene and labor protection requirements must be taken into consideration throughout the entire production chain.
articleNew storage concept bids to maximise pallet density
Flexi Warehouse Systems – the projects and systems division of Narrow Aisle – has introduced the Flexi StorMAX space saving storage concept.
