articleCreating customised mixed pallets for individual stores from single-SKU pallets is one of the most important areas of successful retail warehouse operations, and has long been a monotonous manual task for retailers. Intralogistics specialist Swisslog has addressed this challenge by unveiling a robot-based solution designed to fully automate and potentially triple the speed of the palletising process.
productPaper-based packaging company Smurfit Kappa has replaced two 25 year old sara LBS industrial doors at its West Scotland depot with new models from the same manufacturer.
productORBIS Corporation is launching a new foldable container (FLC) for use in the European market. Designed to European dimensions and produced in Europe, the 1200mm x 800mm GitterPak holds up to 900kg and is a reliable substitute for metal gitterboxes.
productKernPack has announced an exclusive distribution deal with Skilled Group, enabling it to sell its range of robotic palletising systems and automatic guided vehicles in the UK and Ireland.
productBlue Cube Portable Cold Stores– part of the Turner Group – has announced plans to achieve 30% growth in the next two years.
productPreston-based manufacturer, Board24, has dramatically reduced product damage and wastage costs thanks to new fork-mounted magnetic shock absorbers from Invicta Forks & Attachments’ load protection range.
productTouchPath is installing TouchWMS to support manufacturer Norcros Adhesives’ company growth.
productThe scale of electric powered vehicles is about to take a giant leap as Hyster announces that testing is underway on high capacity lift trucks with electric motors.
productAstec Conveyors designed and manufactured a further heavy duty modular flat belt conveyor system for a leading corrugated cardboard manufacturer to transport stacks of corrugated cardboard weighing up to 1,000kg each.
articleWhen purchasing goods that contribute to the running of a business, it goes without saying that cost is a fundamental factor. We all want a fair price. Yet, time and again we see situations where customers have purchased pallets that are not wholly suitable for their application, explains Jim Hardisty, MD at Goplasticpallets.com.
productThe UKWA Awards reward excellence in the third party logistics sector and attract entries from some of the most influential companies in the logistics and materials handling industry.
productThe shortlisted finalists for the Talent in Logistics Awards have been announced.
productA North West manufacturing company has been fined after an employee was struck by a fork lift truck in Chester.
articleA premium brick manufacturer needed gentle loading and high dust resistance from its trucks. Doosan stepped in with a robust fleet of forklifts.
article1.5 tonne Aisle-Masters ensure that 1t loads can be easily lifted to the top bay height of 7m for packaging firm.
articleStreet Crane has completed its second installation for JDR, supplying a high-specification 25-tonne double girder goliath crane at the company’s Hartlepool manufacturing facility.
productMasterMover is powering up its range of all-terrain load moving equipment with the new ATT400+, a powerful electric tug with a high performance hydraulic coupling.
articleWith OFP (Optimal Fresh Picking), Witron has applied for a patent that combines all applications of efficient fresh food logistics in one system.
articleMetal sawing and storage equipment manufacturer, KASTO, has introduced a new tower to provide a compact, standardised solution for automated storage and retrieval of pallets and flat material.
productSo, what exactly is it all about? Can I go out and buy Industry 4.0? Is it a tightly written specification of what Industrial organisation is supposed to look like?
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