articleFreezer-ready handhelds underpin cold-chain operations
Designed for the coldest of cold-chain environments, new ultra-rugged mobile computers from Psion (now part of Motorola) offer reliable functionality in sub-zero conditions.
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newsFlexi set for record year in 2013
Flexi Narrow Aisle, the privately-owned, UK-based company which introduced the first Flexi articulated forklift truck in the early 1990s, expects to produce 40% more Flexi units this year at its recently expanded factory in the West Midlands.
blogIs Kiva Amazon’s ‘Veron’?
Last year Amazon bought the mobile robotic fulfillment company Kiva Systems for around half a billion pounds.
productBespoke system
Knights of Old consolidated its warehousing facilities to one central location and called on Link 51 to create a bespoke pallet racking system.
productBespoke safety solutions
Addgards has supplied over 1,000 column protectors to retail distribution centres throughout the UK and Ireland, including solutions for Aldi, Primark, Next, TK Maxx and Harrods.
productDelivering the goods
To cope with the very high volume of materials handled at its plant in Skierniewice, Germany, extruded uPVC window manufacturer VEKA AG relies on a fleet of Combilift four-way forklifts which has been delivering first rate and reliable service ever since the trucks were introduced ten years ago according to the company.
productAutomotive automation with CSL spiral elevators
A leading supply chain management company involved in the distribution of automotive parts within the UK recently awarded Conveyor Systems Ltd (CSL) a contract to design a conveying solution to support inbound and outbound stock replenishment and order picking at its distribution centre.
productHart Doors in place for beds retailer
Hart Doors Systems has completed a contract to supply a high-speed door, a sectional overhead door and two inflatable dock seals for Steinhoff UK Group Properties at its 420,000 sq ft Magna Park, Warrington, distribution facility for its Harveys and Benson for Beds subsidiary.
productStorage for workshop
Bott has fitted a new workshop with storage equipment at The College of West Anglia.
productGoods monitoring
For sensitive goods such as food, beverages, pharmaceuticals and other items, accurate monitoring of temperatures during storage and transit is critical.
article5 tips on mitigating supply chain risk
Luis Olivie, global business development director at supply chain management company Achilles says corporate buyers’ pleas of ignorance of supply chain mishap are no longer acceptable to lawmakers and consumers in a highly connected world where news is instant and opinions are all-pervading.
articleCompany created to target postal and package e-commerce market
Automation integrator SDI Group has created a specialist company – SDI Sortation Solutions – to target the postal and package e-commerce market.
productOptimum solution for 24V DC conveyor technology
Interroll’s latest ConveyorControl has streamlined the management of 24V drive technology for system integrators, plant manufacturers and end-users, providing for maximum cost efficiency.
newsDress hire firm orders sortation system from Dürkopp
ACS has extended its €2 million sortation system, based on Dürkopp Fördertechnik Roll Adapter technology, with the addition of a €135,000 induction system and adapter bunker.
productMetal workshops fitted out with overhead cranes
Verlinde overhead cranes working in Belgium Metal workshops have contributed significantly to the manufacturer’s efficiency.
articleNew facilities boost SDI Group’s expansion
SDI Group recently moved into new premises in Hinckley, Leicestershire – just round the corner from its previous site – to facilitate the company’s rapid expansion and exciting new business developments.
newsL’Oreal extends Manchester DC
The £2m construction project was completed by warehouse and distribution construction company, Chalcroft who worked with project management consultants SBH to increase L’Oréal’s facility by l5,000 sq m.
productNew RTP design
A clever solution originally designed for a major French sports retailer has become the latest addition to Schoeller Allibert’s range of returnable transit packaging (RTP).
productDense auto-storage solution also boosts pick speed for grocer
US grocery giant Kroger has orders an automated storage and picking system from Cimcorp.
productInvest in freight distribution
The government should not be spending over £50bn on the new High Speed 2 rail network just to shave minutes off passenger journeys, says Bill Goodwin, sales director of materials handling and logistics company Briggs Equipment.
