articleLarger robot rotates in
SUSCOM INDUSTRIES, a manufacturer of components for office furniture and equipment, has recently expanded its fleet of Kawasaki robots part of a reshoring programme.
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article15 robots and 330 moveable pods deployed
IRONMONGER A. PERRY will now be able to process orders more than four times quicker after investing seven figures in new automation technology.
productCar line robots
CAR MANUFACTURER SEAT has incorporated two autonomous, collaborative mobile robots from Effidence to help with transporting parts at its Martorell factory.
newsContract renewal: ‘not just another supplier’
EIZO manufactures monitors and display solutions and has renewed its multi-year contract with XPO Logistics.
articleSmall parts picking
Trelleborg Sealing Solutions has installed a compact picking solution as part of a comprehensive warehouse solution.
productError free retrieval of SMD reels
Rhode and Schwarz an electronics group working across 70+ countries needed to improve their setup processes for populating electronic assembly groups for Surface Mounted Devices (SMDs) with an average of 200 setup processes per hour.
newsMajor investment for Kite Packaging
Kite Packaging’s new 300,900 square foot site is to be built at Prospero Ansty Park in Coventry.
productSiemens Switchgear deploys AI-driven robotics
The manufacturer has implemented a fully automated system, combining four AI-driven robotics solutions at its Shanghai factory.
newsApproval for production warehouse in Telford
Stoford will develop a single purpose-built warehouse unit of 123,835 sq ft on a 6.72-acre plot at Hortonwood 40.
articleAutonomous Mobile Robots (AMRs)
Results you can’t bolt down — a flexible solution for warehouse transportation.
productEdge Intelligence Platform launched
Cognex Edge Intelligence (EI) connects customers with Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) data to quickly resolve performance issues.
articleUsing automation to stock electronic components
A good system for managing electronic parts is essential, no business wants to waste time hunting for components which are required for production projects.
articleIt’s the end of the line
A hydraulics product supplier has taken on a fully automated strapping, weighing and labelling system for heavy products provided by Mosca.
articleNext-gen safety
Following extensive redesign, manufacturing and on-site testing across the world, Stertil Dock Products has launched its latest generation Combilok G2 automated vehicle restraint system.
productModular loading scheme helps Linde avoid delays
WITH THE UK logistics sector continuing its dedicated approach to supporting customers through the Covid-19 pandemic, Linde Material Handling – a specialist forklift supplier to critical industry sectors – has extended supply capabilities at its UK operation in Warrington, with equipment designed and manufactured by Thorworld Industries.
productTurbine blades weighed
MHI VESTAS needed an accurate way of measuring the weight of its 80m-long turbine blades at both the root and the tip upon completion of the painting process. The blades are made on the Isle of Wight before being transported to Fawley for painting and weighing.
articleEmployee buy-in crucial
MANY LOGISTICS BUSINESSES are failing to keep their workforce at the heart of their digital transformations, leading to employee dissatisfaction and hindering the success of digitalisation initiatives, research has found.
articleTurn and face the change
Consultant Phil Reuben explains why a dynamic supply chain is essential in 2021.
articleReduced exhaust emissions and noise
THE RE-DESIGNED DQ 45-X multidirectional sideloader from Hubtex is particularly low in emissions and noise.
productSpeedor Storms for major manufacturer
HART DOORS has recently installed a pair of its high-speed Speedor Storm doors at a major manufacturing/recycling plant in the Midlands.
