FLTA extends Safe User Group
The Fork Lift Truck Association has further enhanced its popular Safe User Group service, introducing new resources and including up to five additional sites under a single membership, at no extra cost.
SDI Group seals deal with Astas for Turkish fashion market
SDI Group, the global integrator of automated material handling systems, has established a presence in the Turkish automation market through an exclusive distributor arrangement with Astas, the Istanbul based sewing machine and cutting equipment supplier to the country’s expansive textile industry.
Less cardboard waste
Food service distributor, Delifresh, has achieved an 80% reduction in cardboard use since it introduced a reusable transit packaging (RTP) system from Schoeller Allibert.
Total stock visibility
ByBoxhas won a new contract with mobile technology solutions provider M-Netics whereby ByBox will carry out serialised swap outs of hand held devices such as scanners and printers, freeing up M-Netics’ own engineers for more complex and time consuming tasks.
IMPORT SERVICES LIMITED CHOOSE NEWLAND BOOM CONVEYOR SYSTEMS
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.
Compact delta arm robot
Kawasaki Robotics has added a lighter and more compact delta arm robot to its Pick-Star Y Series range. The YS200N robot is designed for high-speed pick and place applications in volume production industries including food, pharmaceutical and electronics.
New contract manager for GNB Industrial Power
GNB Industrial Power Strengthens Team With New Contract Manager – Motive Power…
Dickies gets Best Stand award and record sales at NMBS
Dickies scoops award & record sales at NMBS show…
Portakabin wins highest accolade for sustainable waste management
Portakabin Wins Zero Waste Gold Award – The Highest Accolade for Sustainable Waste Management…
Eco vehicles get green light
Lloyds British Testing gives eco vehicle fleet the £250k green light
Making light work
Injuries in workplace environments can occur when personnel are lifting or moving inappropriately heavy loads.
Supervisor training
Earlier this year, the HSE released the 3rd edition of the Approved Code of Practice for the use of Rider-operated lift trucks (L117), which places added emphasis on the training of managers and supervisors.
Safety access control
The subject of successful field trials with Nationwide Platforms, the Kosran Safety Access Control (SAC) system was specifically designed and developed to help prevent unauthorised use of access equipment on job sites.
Fleet management streamlines operations
Crown has been presented with the prestigious IFOY Award in the Forklift Truck Solutions category.
Quay crane height increased
Kalmar, part of Cargotec, has completed the heightening of six quay cranes at MSC Home Terminal, which is the largest container terminal in the port of Antwerp, Belgium.
Reachstacker order
Kalmar, part of Cargotec, has been awarded an order for 25 reachstackers by the Algerian port procurement company, Groupament D’Interêt Commun Des Entreprises Portuaires (GICEP).
High-end imaging system
New from Travtec, the Lixis PVS is a high-end OCR/OCV imaging system that offers reliability, accuracy and speed for a wide variety of inspection requirements throughout the packaging process.
Rugged atex-certified tablet
Designer and manufacturer of rugged computing technology, Getac, is launching the what is said to be world’s first rugged Android 4.1 tablet with explosive protection.
