productOptimal delivery solutions
Distributor Allpack Packaging has credited international shipping software specialist SmartFreight for improved efficiencies in its logistics operation.
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productStrapping for bulky timber products
The KOV-111-16 system of Mosca secures large-volume timber products for transport without significant downtime.
articleIntegrating automation
Jim Hardisty, MD of Goplasticpallets.com, explains how together plastic pallets and robotic automation can help improve efficiency, consistency and productivity in the manufacturing sector.
productFulfilment centre to extend Waitrose North London coverage
Waitrose is opening (7 May) a six-acre Customer Fulfilment Centre in Enfield, North London, to double its online grocery orders in the capital by September.
articleIrish pharma firm automates DC
The project will see the facility process up to 4,500 order lines per hour.
articleAutomated clad-rack warehouse
The new facility for Kern Pharma in Terrassa (Barcelona) has a capacity for more than 10,000 pallets and 9,700 boxes.
articleFood retailer awards major automation contract
The food retailer REWE has appointed Witron to design and build an automated logistics centre.
productFarm-to-table logistics
Sustainable online supermarket Farmdrop has signed up to a three year SaaS (Software as a Service) contract with SnapFulfil.
articlePort completes first phase of 5G ready private network
Nokia has announced that it has completed the first phase of Port of Zeebrugge’s 5G-ready, industrial-grade private wireless network deployment.
articleA look under the bonnet
SICK technology has played a key part in helping tug manufacturer MasterMover to develop AGV models.
articleNew fulfilment centre will feature TGW FlashPick system
TGW is building a highly automated intralogistics system in a newly planned fulfilment centre, scheduled for go-live in 2021, which is being constructed next to retailer expert SE’s headquarters in Langenhagen, North Germany.
productBritvic’s Rugby warehouse increases storage density
Jungheinrich UK has provided Britvic with a multi depth, high density under pallet carrier (UPC) shuttle racking solution to optimise its warehouse space in Rugby.
articleRobotics snapshot – interview with VP Dematic Robotics Centre of Excellence
Crystal Parrott, VP Dematic Robotics Centre of Excellence spoke to HSS editor Simon Duddy about the state of play in warehouse robotics.
newsFTA seeks clarity on COVID-19 recovery strategy
The association welcomed assistance for logistics businesses but said some key items were unresolved.
newsRoad space re-allocation could hit logistics
The Government is re-allocating road space in some urban areas to allow people on crowded pavements to maintain safe social distance.
articleEarly movers on automation react better to crisis
Retailers that have invested heavily in warehouse automation are less impacted by labour availability so can respond more effectively during the COVID-19 crisis.
articleWhat happens to retail when the lights go out?
Lights-out logistics could safeguard the grocery supply chain against COVID-19 and future threats, says Swisslog’s Shane Faulkner.
productUK warehouse robotics partnership targets SMEs
Chinese robotics manufacturer Hikrobot has announced a partnership with UK firm OW Robotics (OWR).
productConveyor Networks and Geek+ announce UK partnership
Automation specialists Conveyor Networks has become become an official UK and Ireland distributor for robotics and AI logistics solutions from Geek+.
articleTunnels and walkways to help solve social distancing woes
CopriSystems is quickly developing tunnels and walkway covers to help companies manage people entering and exiting a building while maintaining efficient operations within social distancing constraints.
