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Express Cargo Sorting

Logistics Business Magazine

The import sort facility is adjacent to the airside apron at Stansted, with ULD (unit load device) air containers fed directly on to a castor floor. The system has the flexibility to connect to a range of different outfeeds, meaning parcels can be loaded into a number of different types of vehicles for onward connection.

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50% Spike in Demand for Retail Storage, says Shelving Specialist

Logistics Business Magazine

Its examination of data over five years suggests that the spike in online sales in 2020, which required a further 30 million square feet of space, will increase to 92 million square feet over the next three years, as the trend towards online shopping accelerates, irrespective of the anticipated end to the pandemic.

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Initiating a new national support approach – mobilising national logistics in the support of military operations

Logistics in War

Australian Army unit load ammunition containers in a warehouse ready for delivery to artillery soldiers for the safe transport and storage of projectiles in the field. The unit load ammunition containers (ULAC) are an essential support component of the Australian Army?s s 155mm M777A2 howitzer canons. 1] Beaumont, D.,

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30 Warehouse Automation Companies [Names, Locations, Offerings]

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Visit Kardex's Website Interroll Headquartered in Switzerland, the Interroll Worldwide Group is a manufacturer of products for unit-load handling systems, different automation types , and internal logistics. The growth is due to several trends in consumer demand within eCommerce, retailing, and 3PL logistics. billion in 2023.

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ASRS Warehouse Systems: Everything You Need to Know

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Now, we’ve covered warehousing software systems in our article on Warehouse Automation Trends. There are two main types of ASRS systems: Unit-load. Unit-Load ASRS. Unit-load ASRS systems are designed to handle large and heavy pallets and cases, with weights ranging from 1,000 to 5,500 lbs.

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Automation: Paving the way for progress

Automotive Logistics

“In particular, the concept of ‘Industry 4.0’, which encompasses the trend of integrated automation and data exchange within manufacturing environments, seems to be transforming the way that [manufacturing] customers think about production,” says Mark Longacre, applications engineering manager at AGV provider, JBT Corporation.