articleFirst Linde Robotics trucks released
Linde Material Handling has launched the Linde L-MATIC L HP robotic stacker and the Linde P-MATIC robotic tractor which are both “driven by Balyo”.
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articleSwisslog and KUKA combine on innovative logistics robots
The two companies will present a human-robot workstation at Hannover Messe in Germany.
productProcess and planning
A German manufacturer of frozen cakes and flans is using bespoke software from CSB-System to help maximise production and planning efficiencies and provide full traceability.
productHandling longer lengths a boon for precision steel firm
Bird Stainless, headquartered just north of stainless steel’s home city of Sheffield, has taken delivery of its second Combilift 4-way forklift to enable it to cope with increasing demand for its products.
articleIntegrated transport investment
Continental brought in Egemin to automate the transport between the automated warehouse and the production zone.
productDelivery driver killed as forklift drops load
A Sheffield steel company has been sentenced after a catalogue of safety failings led to a 42-year-old worker being killed when he was knocked off his lorry and then crushed by a three-tonnes load of steel tubes.
productHigh-strength adjustable forklift hook deployed
Contact Attachments has showcased the versatility of its forklift attachments after providing a family-run formwork contractor with a more effective solution to moving heavy goods.
articleSwisslog makes strategic acquisition in robots and AGVs
The automation solutions provider has acquired a carefully selected portfolio of technologies and employees from Grenzebach Automation in Germany.
productManufacturer upgrades printers
Europe’s largest ice manufacturer has installed seven Zodiac thermal transfer overprinters from Interactive Coding Equipment (ICE) to meet growing demand for its products.
productManufacturer automates heavy pallet handling
Mirka is a world leader in abrasive technology innovation and recently expanded its production facilities.
articleCement manufacturer automates dispatch processes
Holcim has automated some logistics services using LOGiQ software from Schenck Process.
articleKION Group to acquire Handling Automation division of Egemin
The KION Group has signed an agreement with the Belgian automation specialist Egemin Group to purchase its Handling Automation division for an enterprise value of approximately € 72 million.
articleAdvanced hazardous-area safety light curtains released
By designing an explosion-proof enclosure for its leading light curtain technology to ATEX and UL Listed hazardous area standards, SICK is said to offer unprecedented safety protection for high risk flammable gas, vapour and dusty industrial environments.
productMini warehouses offer quick turnaround storage solution
Aganto is to launch a new ‘off the peg’ range comprising mini warehouses at competitive prices.
articleReal time validation
Cycle firm Raleigh upgrades from paper-based system to record goods in, put-away, stock movement and stock counting.
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articleSmart sensor technology first from SICK
SICK has built ‘powerful new functions’ into everyday sensors to deliver ‘a glimpse of the future’ for manufacturing automation.
articleAdapting to varied needs
Furniture brands Fab&Fix, ERA and EWS are part of Grouphomesafe and the volume of materials handled by the companies requires streamlined handling and optimum storage capacity.
articleOperator killed by over-turned reach truck
Aluminium fabricator Boal UK was fined £140,000 after the worker was crushed under the forklift, which had hit an overhead beam.
newsCrown extends counterbalance range with electric model
Crown Lift Trucks, best known for high-end warehouse equipment, has released a new electric counterbalance truck.
