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CAR MANUFACTURER SEAT has incorporated two autonomous, collaborative mobile robots from Effidence to help with transporting parts at its Martorell factory.
CAR MANUFACTURER SEAT has incorporated two autonomous, collaborative mobile robots from Effidence to help with transporting parts at its Martorell factory.
ROEQ mobile robotic equipment allows RARUK Automation to team its range of MiR (Mobile Industrial Robot) autonomous mobile robots (AMR) with handling accessories to meet individual application needs.
Production, sales and UK deliveries of Baumann Sideloaders are at record levels, with orders of electrics now outpacing engine models by 4 to 1.
HIAB WILL supply 37 loader cranes equipped with connected service HiConnect to ADIF (Administrador de Infraestructuras Ferroviarias), the Spanish state-owned railway infrastructure manager.
MANITOU GROUP has unveiled the new segments in its construction range with new compact fixed and ultra-compact telehandlers, as well as new articulated loaders. The group also ushered in a complete overhaul and extension of its range of rotating telehandlers.
THE MAJORITY of firms (over two thirds) spoken to by the Lifting Equipment Engineers Association for its Sector Benchmark Research reported their attitude towards e-training had changed in the past 12 months, with it being seen much more as an option.
The pandemic has already created a great need for capital investment as companies seek to rapidly re-tool their logistics operations. For those companies on the fence about such investments, the Government has unveiled an additional kicker – the ‘super-deduction’ tax break. See here for how it works alongside other relevant tax measures.
The Tomorrow’s Warehouse survey is open – so have your say at this crucial time.
TO FURTHER improve the efficiency of its grocery home shopping service, Asda has become the first UK supermarket to introduce a powered stair climber, in collaboration with materials handling specialist, Stanley.
MID CORK PALLETS & PACKAGING has two sites, one in Clondrohid to the West of Cork and the other in Dunboyne near Dublin.
AS A newly confirmed distribution partner for AutoGuide Mobile Robots, RARUK Automation can now supply modular, high payload industrial autonomous mobile robots (AMR) that can tug or lift high payloads.
FORKLIFT ROBOTICS leader Balyo has updated its technological platform with new functions such as a tool for monitoring forklift performance.
Hyster has launched the next evolution in its range of Container Handlers and 18+ tonnes capacity Lift Trucks, featuring new cabs, controls and Stage V compliant diesel engines.
MHI VESTAS needed an accurate way of measuring the weight of its 80m-long turbine blades at both the root and the tip upon completion of the painting process. The blades are made on the Isle of Wight before being transported to Fawley for painting and weighing.
Dango & Dienenthal has received an order from Chinese thyssenkrupp rothe erde (Xuzhou) Ring Mill Co. (XREM) to supply two manipulators for a new ring rolling facility in Xuzhou.
MARITIME TRANSPORT will take two next-generation Kalmar straddle carriers for its Birmingham Intermodal Freight Terminal (BIFT) in Tamworth.
WITH THE future of diesel forklifts under increasing pressure from ever-tighter regulations on emissions, sales of electric trucks have been accelerating.
THE RE-DESIGNED DQ 45-X multidirectional sideloader from Hubtex is particularly low in emissions and noise.
GAUSSIN HAS launched a hydrogen-powered autonomous vehicle with a robotic arm for yard automation.
An aluminium profiles supplier is using three multidirectional forklifts from Combilift to enable safer and more efficient handling of extrusion billets.