productMobile robots
Fulfilment firm Radial has partnered with Locus Robotics on autonomous mobile robots for warehouses.
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productWhistl invests in parcel sortation
Whistl’s first automated parcel sortation machine has been installed, over three months, at its depot in Bolton, located on the Logistics North site.
articleAutomating Omnichannel logistics
Jumbo Supermarkten – the second largest food retailer in the Netherlands – has awarded the order to design and implement a new automated national logistics centre to Witron.
articleSimple driverless transport for quick retail returns
An online retailer’s profitability will stand or fall on having time- and cost-effective returns management. Edward Hutchison, Managing Director of BITO Storage Systems, explains how driverless transport systems can fulfil this need in online retail intralogistics operations.
productWarehouse manager gets handle on stock availability
A leading supplier of beauty and hairdressing products has smartened up its customer fulfilment after choosing the Snapfulfil cloud warehouse management system (WMS).
productHelping Ocado with a key challenge
Online grocery specialist Ocado is a key innovators in the food market, but an early challenge they faced was keeping chilled and frozen products cold and in safe conditions but, importantly out of the warehouse space, to keep the warehouse free for the new products constantly coming in.
news‘Self employed plus’ status for gig economy couriers
Hermes’ self-employed couriers now have the option to take holiday pay and have guaranteed earnings following a deal between with union GMB.
productNo-deal Brexit could increase red tape
A new UK safety mark designed to replace the EU’s CE mark following a no-deal Brexit will cost British manufacturers and exporters millions of pounds in product stamping, testing and red tape, warns courier ParcelHero.
articleAutomation and peak
Emile Naus, a director at BearingPoint, on a new generation of automation.
articleZalando predicts open interfaces will be key for automation
The head of logistics at pure-play fashion retailer Zalando has identified open interfaces between solutions as the key step-change to much deeper and broader take-up of automated systems.
productAmazon Logistics growing fast but so are costs
Consultancy Transport Intelligence analyses Amazon Logistics which launched last year.
productLED deal at Omnichannel firm won by EcolightingUK
EcolightingUK has recently been specified for the LED lighting at the new build 85,000 sq ft PFSweb warehouse in Southampton for Conexus (part of omnichannel solutions firm PFSweb).
productKPI display enhanced
Demonstrated at its recent Customer Insight Workshops, the latest version of the TranSend ePOD and delivery management system incorporates a new visual display of key performance management information.
productNew bagging solution unveiled by Pregis
The new SX Continuous Roll Bagging System is the first of three Sharp bagging solutions that Pregis is introducing into Europe this year.
productNo deal fear underlines need for business flexibility
Over the past 18 months, businesses have been advised to prepare for a ‘no deal’ Brexit outcome to preserve supply chains. Aganto MD Andy Butters recommends taking advantage of the flexibility of temporary industrial buildings.
articleLeading ASRS tech gets better at large volume orders
Dematic is to offer AutoStore’s new Black Line cube-storage solution, which is said to be revolutionary for applications requiring very high throughputs.
newsM&S and DHL plan for new DC
The Welham Green distribution centre is planned to open in Hertfordshire in summer 2019.
product£1m carousel system for bulky items installed
Delivery firm Hermes has enhanced capacity and operational efficiency at its Midlands Super Hub in Rugby by installing a new bespoke semi-automated carousel system.
productGreyOrange adds modular sortation system to AI-driven offering
Robotics and warehouse automation company GreyOrange, launched its latest modular sortation system, designed for modern distribution and logistics centres serving retail, and courier and express companies.
productShelf climbing robot the talk of LogiMAT
Exotec Solutions has been awarded ‘Best Product 2019’ in its category with the Skypod system, a robot that climbs warehouse shelves to pick items.
