productRenovotec acquires Spirit Data Capture
The supply chain technology company is Renovotec’s fourth acquisition since 2013, and the expanded company will have a turnover of £25 million.
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productBöwe Systec acquires majority stake in Red Ledge
Böwe Systec has taken a majority stake in UK software engineering and automation supply chain specialist Red Ledge, which has joined the Böwe Systec Group.
articleLast chance to tell us about the Warehouse of the Future
Tell us about the Warehouse of the Future… and take the chance to win £100 in Amazon Vouchers.
productDiscounted rental scheme for new handhelds
Renovotec has launched a discounted rental scheme for Zebra’s new MC9300 handheld and TC8300 touch Android computers.
productFree guide
A free technical guide from coding and marking specialist Clearmark Solutions (ICE) helps to explain the importance and relevance of Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) in ensuring an efficient production line and the key role coding can play in its successful implementation.
articleTop notch seminars on show
John Munnelly, head of operations at John Lewis & Partners will present on Automation – a journey or a destination? at the next Warehouse Technology Group Live event in Manchester on June 5.
productSpending on AR in warehousing to soar to over US$23 Billion by 2025
ABI Research predicts busy warehouses will use digital tools as a stand-in for more expensive automation to help fulfil higher order volumes.
productDaisy-chained sensors
SICK has reinvented the lightgrid as a versatile ‘light chain’ of cascading photoelectric sensors. The FlexChain detection system is a new way of configuring light grids that offers freedom for automated plant and machinery applications.
productProcess optimisation
Werma exhibited retro-fit intelligent systems for process optimisation at IntraLogisteX.
productMaintenance promotion launched on new rugged computer
Renovotec has launched a Spring promotion for Honeywell’s new Dolphin CK65 rugged mobile computer, offering ‘five years maintenance for the price of three’ on the product in a move designed to cut the cost of adoption for logistics and manufacturing, supply chain users.
productFree app gives BITO box users security
The new BITO Seal+Track app allows companies to reliably monitor their goods and ensure they have not been opened without permission.
productSmart vision system
SICK and AutoCoding Systems are collaborating on what is said to be the first fully-automatic smart vision inspection system for printed coding and marking on food, pharmaceutical and other consumer goods packaging.
product£220m deal
Proseal, a leading provider of tray sealing technology to the food industry, is to be acquired by Chicago-based JBT Corporation for approximately £220m.
productDiscounts on handhelds at Multimodal
Renovotec is to run an on-stand ‘buy or rent’, discount-driven promotion for Zebra’s latest Android products at Multimodal.
productWorkforce Connect
Why have 2 systems to do 1 job, if you’re in a busy warehouse environment communication is imperative to maximise employees’ time?
articleHandheld built for the on-demand economy
Zebra has released the rugged Android-based MC9300 mobile computer and TC8300 touch computer.
productExcellent contrast delivered
A Linx 8900 Continuous Ink Jet (CIJ) printer featuring the company’s specially-developed Linx Yellow pigmented ink 1039 has proved the ideal coding solution for a leading Slovenian rubber profiles manufacturer.
articlePostcards from the Edge
A new Mobility Edge device from Honeywell is said to offer long operational lifecycle combined with best-in-class ruggedness.
productTiny TiMs plug the AGV low-risk safety gap
SICK has launched the first 2D LiDAR sensors safety-certified to PL b, specifically designed to plug a gap for lower-risk applications where safety-rated integration is needed in small, low-speed Automated Guided Vehicles and Carts, service robots or collaborative robots.
productWireless people verification system to launch
International supply chain solutions provider TouchPath is launching ‘Touch Facility Evacuation and Verification’, a system that uses Active RFID (radio frequency identification) badge-and-reader technology to record and track personnel entering, leaving and using the warehouse.
