RFID: robust implementation a must
RFID has sometimes been misunderstood but its benefits are very real, says TouchPath international CEO David Myers.
New website for trading used forklifts
The website enables forklift truck dealers to market their machines to both end users, and traders alike. It has been set up to help dealers sell and hire trucks, while also sourcing machines for their own fleet.
Tackling a range of safety hot spots
There are several health and safety issues to be concerned about when working in a warehouse environment, says Kee Safety, and it offers a variety of solutions depending on the challenge.
S-series nominated for IFOY
The finalists for this year’s IFOY Award (International Intralogistics and Forklift Truck of the Year) have been selected.
Dynamic accumulator
A famous coffee company, looking to enter the European market, chose the Netherlands as its base.
Westgate provides storage segregation for Great Bear
Westgate was tasked with providing a partition that would deliver both temperature and odour control for Great Bear’s warehouse storage facility in Deeside, North Wales.
H&M eComm warehouse investment dents profits
Three new fulfilment centres with a total logistics area of around 230,000 square metres were opened during the 1 September 2018 — 30 November 2018 period, providing increased capacity – particularly for online sales.
Hear about automation technologies and optimisation strategies
Kardex Remstar will be exhibiting at this year’s Intralogistex event on the 26th-27th Feb 2019 at the Ricoh Arena, Coventry.
Jungheinrich to be largest exhibitor at LogiMAT
The manufacturer will promises ‘nothing less than the next revolution in the warehouse’ at the show.
Demand for rack protection increasing
Brexit is prompting firms to hold more stock, driving up warehouse utilisation, which in turn is leading to an increased demand for rack protection products, says A-Safe.
Kitting module can help with complex orders
Ecommerce businesses who regularly need to pick a predefined group of items from their warehouse to fulfil a customer order or serve an assembly operation can now simplify the process using a new kitting module for the ProSKU cloud-based warehouse management system (WMS).
Funding for North East logistics facility
Tritax Big Box REIT has completed contracts for the forward funded development of a new logistics fulfilment centre at Integra 61, near Durham, pre-let to a financially robust world leading retailer, which is thought to be Amazon.
Goods-to-Person fulfillment is evolving
With continued pressure on the fulfillment industry from unabated eCommerce growth, warehouse managers struggle to contain costs while handling an ever-increasing workload, says Invia Robotics.
Maximise omnichannel opportunities
For retailers to maximise omnichannel opportunities, the IT solutions have to be in place and they have to fit warehousing and logistics operations seamlessly.
No old buffer
Equinox MHE has partnered with I-collector to provide it as an optional buffer system.
Mobile robots
Fulfilment firm Radial has partnered with Locus Robotics on autonomous mobile robots for warehouses.
Whistl invests in parcel sortation
Whistl’s first automated parcel sortation machine has been installed, over three months, at its depot in Bolton, located on the Logistics North site.
Fits to anything
Fitting around the base of powered pedestrian trucks, the ACKBelt from Weston Handling Consultancy connects directly to its existing Tiller Arm Anti-Crush Stomach Button.
Warehouse manager gets handle on stock availability
A leading supplier of beauty and hairdressing products has smartened up its customer fulfilment after choosing the Snapfulfil cloud warehouse management system (WMS).
Minimise manual handling on site
A UK engineering company is launching a new range of remote-controlled tracked goods carriers to help with manual handling on site.
