productAuthorised repair & servicing
Rapidly expanding rugged hardware provider, Renovotec, has been appointed by Brother as a UK authorised centre for the repair and servicing of its warehouse and industrial label printers.
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productTough mobile printer
New from Citizen Systems Europe, the CMP-40L is a hand-held, hard-wearing and easy to operate printer that ensures quick and reliable printing on the move, making it suitable for use in postal, courier and express applications.
productWebinar to tackle complex delivery demands
MetaPack and Manhattan Associates will deliver a webinar on July 14th designed to help retailers meet increasing demands from consumers for same-day delivery, click and collect and pick-up, drop off services.
productLook out for doubling trends to find disruptors
An increasing number of companies and technologies are achieving exponential growth, says Salim Ismail of the Singularity University and this is proving very disruptive to established industry monoliths.
productNext generation WMS
Worldwide Chain Stores (WCS) has announced general availability of its latest warehouse management system, CSnx. A next generation platform, CSnx offers organisations easy-to-use, flexible, scalable and relevant out-of-the-box capability to automate, diagnose and seamlessly manage the supply chain from procurement of inventory through to management of the warehouse.
productFlexible coding
Providing hugely flexible coding across the a range of materials for both static applications and moving production lines, Linx Printing Technologies has extended its laser coders portfolio with the introduction of two fibre lasers.
productIntelligent charging
British-based tech solutions company, 51T is providing operational managers with an intelligent charging solution in the form of large scale modular charging cabinets capable of holding up to 96 devices.
productBetter understanding required
Access Group surveys show that there is still considerable misunderstanding among business managers about what Business Intelligence (BI) is. Only 16% of financial professionals say they are using BI today while 35% either don’t recognise the term or think it is a piece of technical jargon for the IT people to deal with.
articleNew storage concept bids to maximise pallet density
Flexi Warehouse Systems – the projects and systems division of Narrow Aisle – has introduced the Flexi StorMAX space saving storage concept.
articleSupermarket challenges put focus on supply chain efficiency
Indigo Software supply chain consultant Mark Wilkinson says the rise of the discounters has created an opportunity as well as a challenge for private label manufacturers.
productClarks’ automated warehouse hits 10 year milestone
KNAPP has rewarded its team of resident engineers for 10 years service at the automated warehouse of Clarks, the global shoe supplier.
articleQuality of data key
Convenience food manufacturer Greencore is using a voice-directed WMS to help with an extensive project to achieve end-to-end stock traceability.
productCarousel selects Snapfulfil for fourth warehouse
Fast growing logistics provider, Carousel Logistics, has again selected the Snapfulfil SaaS WMS to support its continued growth.
productUnlock supply chain power
According to Access Group research, only a third of companies in manufacturing supply chains use either ERP systems or dedicated SCM solutions to manage their supply chains.
productPick & place motions with intelligent software
Fully fledged robot functions for simple gantry systems and automatic stackers can be designed more easily with the new robotics module in the Lenze FAST application software.
productCustomisable add-ons
Manufacturer of rugged mobile computers, Handheld Group has launched new expansion pack features for its NAUTIZ X8, design to make the rugged PDA even more versatile for field workers.
productHands-free technology
Independent supplier to the UK fish and chip market, Henry Colbeck, has chosen Renovotec Voice Manager to fully automate its 12,000 units-per-day, previously all-paper picking process across warehouse operations. These total 70,000 square feet and are serviced by 27 Colbeck wagons as well as 3PL carriers.
articleRFID allows tracking of high speed objects
Harting is testing the ability of the company’s RFID systems to detect objects moving at high speeds.
productHigh performance printer
New from Linx Printing Technologies, the Linx 8900 is a next generation CIJ (continuous ink jet) printer said to provide the highest levels of ease of use and help maximise efficiencies during production, delivering valuable cost and time savings.
newsHighJump buys Wesupply to boost Omni-channel offering
The supply chain solutions provider has acquired UK-based IT firm Wesupply.
