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.
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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.
productPackMyRide promises fully automated loading
Dematic has debuted PackMyRide at LogiMAT, which is said to be the first fully automated parcel loading solution concept for the last mile.
productIntelligent glove to boost warehouse picking
ProGlove launched the second generation of its intelligent glove – Mark 2 – at LogiMAT.
productRobots firm launches in Europe
Collaborative mobile robotics supplier 6 River Systems has launched in Europe, two years after the company’s US debut.
productIndustry 4.0 process optimisation
Werma has developed smart systems such as StockSaver and Andonspeed.
articleThe changing landscape of loading
HSS editor Simon Duddy visited Hörmann’s iconic headquarters in Steinhagen, Germany, and sat down with Hörmann UK’s projects director, Tom Langley, to discover the latest developments in loading bays.
articleNational grocery retailer installs 74 high speed freezer doors
BID Group has successfully completed the major contract for the installation of 74 Klimate K2 high speed freezer doors at the retailer’s new dedicated national frozen food distribution facility at Prologis Park Pineham, Northampton.
productOmnidirectional AGV released
Kivnon, a Spanish AGV manufacturer, has developed the K41 Slim, which has a 1,000kg lifting capacity with omnidirectional movement.
productArrowXL looking forward to Worcester homecoming in the autumn
The CEO of ArrowXL, the UK’s leading two-person home delivery expert, has revealed that “fantastic progress” is being made as work continues on the rebuild of its flagship hub in Worcester.
productUK hoping for relaxed enforcement on pallets
If the UK leaves the EU without a Brexit deal, strictly speaking, all UK pallets are subject to much stricter checks and regulations.
newsM&S to ‘transform online grocery shopping in UK’ with Ocado deal
M&S has bought a 50% stake in Ocado’s UK retail business to leverage its fulfilment expertise to deliver M&S food to UK homes.
newsCarriers urged to collaborate
MetaPack’s Patrick Wall used his keynote at The Delivery Conference 2019 to address the carrier community.
productAgility Robotics unveils bipedal robot for last mile logistics
The robot, named Digit, which adds an upper torso, arms, sensors, and additional computing power to the company’s Cassie robot design.
articleNarrow Aisle going for growth
Management led by managing director, John Maguire, have acquired a controlling share in Narrow Aisle – the manufacturer of the Flexi range of articulated forklift truck-based intralogistics solutions – and its rental division.
articleOmniPick based on AI research
Austrian intralogistics specialist TGW recently celebrated the premiere of its new OmniPick pocket sorter at the LogiMAT 2019 intralogistics trade fair in Stuttgart, Germany.
articlePick-it-Easy Evo workstation launches
With its new Pick-it-Easy Evo workstation, recently launched at the LogiMAT exhibition in Stuttgart, KNAPP is encouraging its clients to work smart, not hard.
productWMS improves visibility for beauty products supplier
A leading supplier of beauty and hairdressing products has smartened up its customer fulfilment after choosing the Snapfulfil cloud warehouse management system (WMS).
productDecathlon invests in robots for eComm picking
Scallog has installed 60 robots and eight picking stations for sports retailer Decathlon.
