Warehouse automation introduces efficiencies that enable organisations to increase productivity, respond faster to orders, and maximise storage density. However, securing the capital required for these initiatives remains a hurdle some organisations struggle to overcome. Part of the challenge may be that these organisations fail to fully consider the hidden costs of maintaining manual processes. 

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Gain insight into warehouse automation at the Tomorrow’s Warehouse Event on 20 June at Coventry’s CBS Arena.

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Industrial products distributor ERIKS has boosted the productivity of its order fulfilment operations by 110%, following a logistics network transformation that combines smart software with well-integrated small-parts automation at its new UK distribution hub in Oldbury.

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Q&A with Simon Jones, Senior Sales Executive, Exotec.

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With robotics and automation on a trajectory of growth in intralogistics, the need for interoperability of solutions from different vendors is pressing, argues Dave Berridge.

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Leading global provider of materials handling solutions, Interroll has launched its High Performance Conveyor Platform (HPP) to cater to the unique belt conveyor requirements of the courier-express-parcel (CEP) market. 

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Two fifths (42%) of businesses across manufacturing, retail and 3PLs are planning to invest equal to or more than their annual warehousing costs on automation over the next five years, according to new research,

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Logistics Matters editor Simon Duddy visited Exotec in France to see first hand what is behind one of the logistics sector’s most spectacular success stories.

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With flexible and cost-effective solutions increasingly available, companies of all sizes can benefit from logistics automation, helping to combat the challenge of labour scarcity. Dave Berridge, Secretary of the Automated Material Handling Systems Association (AMHSA), takes a look at automation for SMEs.

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A look at Interroll’s Imagine the Way roadshow, a Europe-wide project to engage with customers on their premises.

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A new generation of roller plates can speed up the processing and transport of large, heavy, and irregularly shaped parcels, says Joe Szymborski.

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Aldershot-based FATH Components has released its Flowsort automated diverting units, aimed at localised or specialised sorting centres that are often more difficult to design handling systems for.

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BS Handling Systems has designed and installed a complete materials handling and storage solution at 3PL Noatum Logistics’ latest 378,000 sq ft UK distribution centre in Kent, which caters for eComm, retail and wholesale customers.

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When lockdown triggered a huge surge in ecommerce orders, Pets at Home outsourced its automated warehouse system maintenance and support to Invar Integration.

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As retailers continue to work out how to get online orders to customers as quickly and cheaply as possible, hyper-local fulfilment is the buzzword. Mike Burke looks at the concept through the prism of grocery retail.

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As the economy has bounced back it has brought its own set of challenges. Interroll Ltd MD Hilton Campbell explains to HSS editor Simon Duddy.

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A major off-price fashion retailer wanted to make stock checking of high-speed garment handling more efficient and turned to a dynamic duo in material handling.

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The warehousing and distribution industry is an ever-changing monster. We hear it countless times from customers new and old, the stories of system specifications that are impossible to tie down or requirements that never seem to stop shifting. This has led to a lot of wasted resource in the industry, but also a tremendous wave of growth and improvements that are paving the way for its success - long into the future, says FMH Conveyors Product Manager Sam Wade.

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Expertly designed systems from UPM Conveyors can be the perfect solution to manufacturing issues, resulting in a more efficient, cost effective process, says the firm.

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In the wake of Covid-19, an increasing number of logistics professionals are considering new automation technologies in warehouses to improve efficiency and respond to market demands. However, improving control of existing systems is just as important, says Stephen Hayes.

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Automation provider, KNAPP has launched Open Shuttle Store, a scalable robotic storage system that is ideal for small and medium-sized enterprises.

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We provide fully-integrated, complete warehouse solutions. The SEC Storage Systems Division understands that warehouses now play a pivotal role in the logistics industry and are a key component of your competitive advantage, enabling you to offer outstanding customer service by servitising the products you sell.

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Retailers are increasingly realising the benefits of pocket sortation systems. When combined with automated shuttle storage, pocket technology is a potent force for warehouse efficiency.

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High end staircases, balustrade & architectural metalwork

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Southampton based Import Services Limited are specialists in Retail Supply Chain Logistics. Their new DC, in the heart of Southampton container port, boasts an impressive 170,000 square feet with storage facilities for 20,000 pallets, utilising custom-built racking. To maximise their efficiency, they needed reliable, specially designed inbound conveyors to speed-up the unloading process of loose loaded cartons from 40-foot sea containers.

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The OSR ShuttleTM Evo automated storage and retrieval system from KNAPP forms the heart of many of the company’s solutions.

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The Pick-it-Easy Robot from KNAPP picks orders with a high degree of accuracy at speeds equivalent to manual picking stations but can maintain these speeds over much longer periods.

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Elesa is pleased to inform you about the introduction of the new range ELEROLL modular roller tracks for idle handling

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