articlePick-it-Easy and software optimisation
The AI-enabled redPILOT software and the new fulfilment workstation, Pick-it-Easy Evo were highlights at the KNAPP stand at IMHX.
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productFresh produce stays chilled
Bolton based BID Group was recently engaged to install Klimate high speed doors for one of the North West’s leading fresh produce suppliers based in Wigan.
articleBID Group launches the Klimate K2
The frost free high speed door promises to improve performance in food cold stores while lowering operating costs.
articleDrinks firm awards dispatch automation contract
Dematic has won a multi-million euro contract to supply an automated collation and sequencing solution to Vectura AS, Norway’s leading logistics company for alcoholic beverages.
productIntelligent evolution
In June this year the UK Cold Chain Federation was born. It emerged out of the Food Storage and Distribution Federation (FSDF). FSDF was a longstanding respected voice of temperature-controlled food logistics. In this article Chief Executive Shane Brennan, explains why they made the change and why everyone should care about the future of the cold chain.
articleNew tech for production lines
Fresh from its latest exhibition, PPMA is looking ahead to increased use of artificial intelligence, vision equipment and robotics into production lines.
productFlexiEdge door supports round-the-clock operations
Stertil Dock Products has installed a FlexiEdge fast-action door to support round the clock operations for a global leader in the production of milk and dairy products at the company’s manufacturing site in Westbury, Wiltshire.
articleCold storage design best practice
Labour and energy represent the two largest costs in the cold chain warehouse.
productBusy beverage manufacturer takes two Mitsubishi trucks
Compact Mitsubishi electric truck rises to manufacturer’s site challenges with powerful performance.
articleLinde unveils major forklift revamp
At a launch event this month, Linde released a new diesel powered forklift that pushes the envelope in terms of performance, fleet management, truck power and connectivity.
articleLast mile grocery container launches
BITO has introduced the MB Food & Delivery container. This latest addition of the MB multi-purpose container range offers a secure and sustainable last mile solution for online grocery.
productHeavy duty scissor lift innovation unveiled by Edmolift
The world’s first standardised Cat 5 scissor lift is released for intensive applications.
productAnheuser-Busch carries out zero-emissions beer delivery
The brewer partnered with Nikola Motor Company and BYD to make the delivery from brewery to retailer.
productDoors that deliver
Hart Door Systems has won a wide range of contracts showing that its doors suit a broad range of end customers.
productOverturned forklift traps driver
A Chorley company has been fined after a forklift overturned on a slope trapping the driver.
articleBusy packhouse works forklifts up to 14-hours a day
Potato packhouse Braegate has updated its machinery and improved logistics.
productTough trucks for a tough business at key agricultural show
Doosan will be exhibiting at LAMMA 20 (hall 18, stand 516), the UK’s top farm machinery, equipment and services show, to be held at the NEC in Birmingham, 7th-8th January 2019.
productInterroll designs holistic solution for pallet moving
Interroll has complemented its Modular Pallet Conveyor Platform (MPP) with a stacker crane and transfer car.
productContractor breaks ground on dark high-bay warehouse
The coldstore will use ASRS to automatically move and store products and the equipment and operators will be directed by software systems, while products are kept in optimal conditions with all coldstore areas cooled down to temperatures as low as -23°C.
articleAutomated loading pod for refrigerated goods
Semi-trailers supplier Gray & Adams has designed an automated loading pod, built inside a 15.6m refrigerated body, that holds 60 pallets at -22 degrees C.
