Vacuum lifting attachment
The Vacuum Lifting Attachment for stacker trucks and forklifts from Packline, is designed for easy installation.
Safety award for LGV
A panel of experts recently judged OCME as the Specialist Winners in the Automation category of the BITA Design 4 Safety Awards for its Auriga Laser Guided Vehicle.
Loading reduced by 30 minutes
Helping to ensure mail arrives faster, and in an efficient, secure manner, Sandd Postal has equipped 169 new VW vans with Joloda’s Vanloda rollerbed system.
AR Storage certified
AR Storage Solutions has achieved OHSAS 18001 certification, renewing its commitment to ensure the safety of all workers and companies helping us in the areas of cleaning, maintenance assembly etc at its production centre in Spain.
Asda AutoStore open
The UK’s largest AutoStore installation has officially opened at the Asda Integrated Distribution Centre (IDC), Lutterworth.
PAS and Swisslog team up
Meeting customer needs is top priority for Power Automation Systems’ Customer First initiative.
Automatic order picking
Qimarox has developed a new automated order picking system ‘Collect & Sort’, which can handle up to a thousand products, containers, or cartons per hour.
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.
