productPick & place motions with intelligent software
Fully fledged robot functions for simple gantry systems and automatic stackers can be designed more easily with the new robotics module in the Lenze FAST application software.
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productFaster positioning of 1 tonne beams
Manufacture of customised flooring systems has been speeded up by new feed units with a simple and accurate control system.
articleOmni-channel key in supply chain consultancy buy-out
Global management consultancy Accenture has acquired Total Logistics, a UK supply chain consultancy.
articleReachstacker series from Liebherr makes debut
Liebherr Maritime Cranes has launches the new Pulser reachstacker series.
articleJaguar Land Rover invests in suite of cranes and hoists
Konecranes has supplied and installed a comprehensive range of hoist and crane lifting system solutions within Jaguar Land Rover’s new Engine Manufacturing Centre (EMC) located on the i54 business park in Wolverhampton.
articleAGV system makes the process possible
An automated solution from Egemin machines is helping a manufacturer produce up to 5,000 crown corks per minute in three daily shifts.
articleCombilift breaks ground on €40 million manufacturing facility
Combilift, the specialist manufacturer of 4-way forklifts and other innovative materials handling equipment recently formally inaugurated the construction process of its new €40 million, 46,000m² manufacturing facility and global HQ in Monaghan, Ireland.
productShip Taller Pallets
The Airflow GEN 2 Layer Lifter can accommodate both standard and Euro pallets (1200mm x 1000mm or 1200mm x 800mm), which means both types can be loaded and unloaded with the same machine.
productFire at Neovia Logistics Land Rover warehouse
A blaze spread through the warehouse in Desford, near Leicester, which handles spares parts for Jaguar Land Rover, on Thursday night.
articleChain conveyor transports Land Rover axles
LB Foster Materials Handling has designed, manufactured and installed a triple strand chain conveyor into Dana UK Axle in Birmingham.
articleKnights of Old buys 27 new UniCarriers trucks
The Knights of Old Group has signed a new contract that sees UniCarriers become the company’s sole supplier of industrial indoor and outdoor trucks.
article62,000 sq ft pick module boosts furniture warehouse
With the retail showroom big enough to fit three Wal-Mart supercentres inside and eight million shoppers expected per year, getting the warehouse logistics right was essential for the huge Nebraska Furniture Mart facility in Texas.
articleVolvo Construction Equipment reconfigures racking
Volvo Construction Equipment boosts pallet capacity at Duxford head office and customer support centre with a new racking reconfiguration from SEC Storage.
articleHeavy duty evolution
Manufacturers are rapidly evolving more powerful and sophisticated solutions to meet the trend of ever more heavy and awkward loads, as Solving general manager John Cownley explains.
articleBoost performance in automotive part storage
In this trio of case studies, SSI Schaefer supports the automotive industry with versatile storage solutions that maximise space utilisation and improve the efficiency of parts retrieval.
articleFirm hit with £725,000 payout after warehouse worker killed
CAV Aerospace has been fined £600,000 and ordered to pay £125,000 costs, after being found guilty of corporate manslaughter and putting their employees at risk following the death of one of its employees in 2013.
articleTerex and Konecranes propose merger
The merger must still clear regulatory hurdles, but if it completes, the combined firm – Konecranes Terex – will boast annual sales in the region of $10bn.
articleHitachi develops two handed free-roaming warehouse robot
A prototype has been unveiled in Japan with the company saying the technology could be production-ready within five years.
articleWhy retailers need to get their delivery right
To an extent building great customer relationships will always be about the twin virtues of products and service, there is now a new kid on the loyalty block and this one is so profoundly connected to the business of keeping your promises that it can undermine all your other efforts at the drop of a hat. Or should that be at the drop of a parcel?
newsNew EU legislation – imposition or opportunity?
The introduction of the Union Customs Code (UCC) imposes some unwelcome financial and operational constraints for thousands of UK businesses. Operationally release of goods from some premises will be delayed and affect services, according to Langdon Systems.
