Logistics Business Magazine

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Kardex, a world leading manufacturer of automated storage and retrieval systems (ASRS), is presenting Kardex FulfillX – an innovative warehouse execution system designed specifically for AutoStore empowered by Kardex systems – at MODEX 2024.

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Logistics Business Magazine

APRIL 9, 2024

The new solution, which previewed at LogiMAT 2024, is designed to help dynamic warehouse and intralogistics operations optimise order picking efficiency, while helping to reduce costs for applications which also need to load and unload lorries. With this new Yale solution, orders can be picked and then driven directly onto a lorry.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 22, 2023

I spent the full day yesterday roaming the floor and meeting with exhibitors. And the product is a 32 foot high autonomous case handling robot (ACR) that is easy to see across the exhibition floor. I decided to (virtually) pick boxes from a shelf onto a Locus robot. ProMat 2023 is being held this week, March 202 -23 in Chicago.

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Logistics Business Magazine

JANUARY 19, 2024

META will be presenting several innovations at LogiMAT 2024. The focus is on storage solutions in conjunction with conveyor technology and picking robots, as well as the tried-and-tested standard shelving systems. New brand layout META is presenting itself in a new way. That’s something to look forward to.

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Supply Chain Brain

JANUARY 29, 2021

Collaborative Mobile Robots (CMRs) play a critical role in efforts to meet unexpected demand, handle the increase in each picking, offset unpredictable labor availability and launch or expand fulfill-from-store and omnichannel initiatives.

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Logistics Business Magazine

MARCH 1, 2023

Cimcorp helped Kwik Trip automate order fulfilment in its new baking facility with a rapid, scalable solution designed to meet rising demand and guarantee freshness for its bakery products sold at over 700 locations daily. Kwik Trip also uses a “pick-by-light” system for picking less-than-full trays in outbound orders.

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

Myth #1 – Robots are well-suited for all picking styles Today there are AMR’s that can handle almost all styles of picking. Using AMRs as take-away or transport systems will eliminate some worker travel, but warehouses will still need to optimize pick rates and minimize worker travel within picking areas.

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Logistics Business Magazine

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

Locus Robotics is presenting a European premiere at LogiMAT 2023. Locus Vector, the autonomous mobile robot (AMR) has a payload of up to 272 kg, can move autonomously in any direction (omnidirectional) and is therefore particularly suitable for picking items with higher weights and those that require special handling.

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Talking Logistics

AUGUST 10, 2017

Note: Today’s post is part of our “ Editor’s Pick ” series where we highlight recent posts published by our sponsors that provide practical knowledge and advice on timely and important supply chain and logistics topics. This presented some key challenges in such a high-velocity operation,” Spata says.

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Logistics Business Magazine

MARCH 17, 2023

Designed with the well-being of warehouse operators in mind, FusionPort maximizes employee performance by presenting two tilted order-picking Bin openings and visual picking aids. The station additionally includes an enhanced safety hatch that makes the Bins accessible only when the Port is ready for picking.

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Logistics Business Magazine

APRIL 28, 2023

At LogiMAT in Stuttgart, Germany, KNAPP presented technologies that help companies meet these goals. There is no zero-touch fulfilment without robotic picking. KNAPP’s Pick-it-Easy Robot (pictured) will pack and pick diverse items into different containers in a live demonstration.

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MTS Logistics

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

Maersk, one of the biggest ocean carriers and global leaders in integrated container logistics, has just launched a brand new innovative online air freight tool tailored to meet the needs of Indian shippers/customers. In a press release , Maersk outlined the new service.

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Logistics Business Magazine

JANUARY 14, 2019

The patented BattPack technology is a state-of-the-art battery concept where the robot will pick up a fully charged battery whenever needed. The BattPack ejection tray can drop and pick up battery-units at BattPack stations placed around the grid. This modular workstation consists of a picking module and buffer modules.

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Logistics Business Magazine

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

They must also put themselves in a position where they have a competitive edge when upswings occur rather than struggling to meet demand. Striving for efficiency and productivity in storage and order picking in the past has seen many go down the road of solutions incorporating Automated Storage and Retrieval Systems (ASRS) and conveyors.

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Logistics Business Magazine

MARCH 4, 2024

At the show, Coesia’s Groups will display technologies to support picking, consolidation, packaging, and palletising. These solutions meet the need for fit-to-size personalized packaging leading to a significant reduction in production and shipping costs and in material consumption.

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Logistics Business Magazine

MARCH 30, 2020

CKF Systems utilises ABB high speed robots to help customer perfectly pick and pack snack product. The system replaces a previously installed robotic picking line which used older versions of ABB’s FlexPicker, the IRB340. This posed a tough challenge for CKF’s team.

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Logistics Business Magazine

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

More than 1,500 exhibitors from Europe, North and South America, Asia, and Africa will present their current portfolios of products, systems, and solutions for efficient intralogistics processes to an international industry audience across 125,000 square meters of the fully booked exhibition centre—7% more exhibit space than last year.

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Logistics Business Magazine

FEBRUARY 22, 2019

German multidirectional forklift maker Hubtex will present its latest model developments at May’s LIGNA trade fair (Hannover Messe ), showcasing its unique solutions for the handling of wood-based materials. It’s not easy to find the ideal order-picking solution that enables the perfect handling of wood materials.

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Logistics Business Magazine

DECEMBER 4, 2023

A forwarding system handles picking, carrying the boxes to different picking stations automatically once an order has been placed. In addition to the currently eighteen pick-by-light stations, there are also two pick-to-tote stations. This automatic small parts warehouse is currently being expanded.

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Logistics Business Magazine

OCTOBER 6, 2022

Organised and sponsored by Toyota Material Handling Europe , the Logiconomi Forum connected senior logistics managers from across Europe with experts from leading companies to learn about and discuss new concepts and trends in the world of logistics. This includes a Logiconomi TV channel which can be explored via the company website.

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Logistics Business Magazine

JUNE 6, 2022

BEUMER Group ‘s BG Pouch System can meet the growing demands of e-commerce fulfilment – and the combination of retail and D2C. The operator benefits from simplified returns handling because dynamic buffering eliminates the need for re-storage and picking.

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Logistics Business Magazine

APRIL 3, 2023

See ItemPiQ robotized small item picking at work Visitors to the Swisslog booth also will have the chance to experience the latest evolution of Swisslog’s ItemPiQ fully automated robot order picking system. It can be scaled for small, mid-size and large distribution centers with a throughput of up to 500,000 packages per day.

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Logistics Business Magazine

MARCH 18, 2024

Companies aiming to improve their competitiveness through more highly automated intralogistics will find everything they need from a single source at Linde Material Handling (MH): a broad portfolio of automated guided vehicles (AGVs) and mobile robots (AMRs), suitable for projects ranging from small to large and simple to complex.

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Logistics Business Magazine

MARCH 1, 2024

Briggs Equipment , alongside its partners Combilift and FTC Safety Solutions, were able to present a solution that ticked every box, through from operator comfort, advanced fleet management to on-site safety and productivity. I truly believe that this collaborative approach to managing our fleet will be mutually beneficial.

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Logistics Business Magazine

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

IMHX 2022 event director, Rob Fisher, commented: “Nothing compares with the power of face-to-face meetings and the opportunity to engage with product demonstrations and interactive displays that a ‘live’, in-person event provides. Warehouse automation.

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Logistics Business Magazine

MARCH 27, 2024

Inex handles fulfilment and distribution of E-Commerce orders for one of Finland’s largest retailers. The logistics company picks, packs and sends a variety of products from its distribution centre in Sipoo, Finland to consumers right across the country.

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Logistics Business Magazine

JUNE 5, 2018

Linde’s ‘World of Material Handling’ (WoMH) intralogistics fair has opened today in Mannheim. We are demonstrating to our customers how they can meet complex demands by using state-of-the-art technology,” says Christophe Lautray, Chief Sales and Services Officer at Linde Material Handling. Simplexity.

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Logistics Business Magazine

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Manual loading is taxing and previous technology approaches have not been able to handle the complex decision making required to stack the wide range of shipments encountered in FedEx network, which vary in size, shape, weight, and packaging material. Dexterity AI has announced a collaboration with FedEx Corp.

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Logistics Business Magazine

MARCH 15, 2022

Working closely with B&Q, the Logistex Solution Design Engineers developed a solution that would meet these expansion needs whilst also improving site efficiency. Each GTP station operates at a pick rate of in excess of 800 cases per hour which is a threefold increase on the existing trolley pick system performance.

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Logistics Business Magazine

AUGUST 8, 2022

Narrow Aisle Ltd – the VNA materials handling solutions specialist – recently hosted a series of distributor open days at its UK Flexi Truck manufacturing plant in Great Bridge, West Midlands. In an address to guests, John Maguire, Narrow Aisle Ltd.’s

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FreightWaves SONAR

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

These services include much more than finding a truck to pick up and deliver freight. Most freight brokers include these services in their sales presentations as a list of features, instead of a comprehensive bundle of services. . Freight brokerages offer a varied range of services and solutions to shippers.

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Camelot 3PL Software

NOVEMBER 13, 2020

To service a local customer at a more strategic-level, InterChange Group needed to increase the efficiency of its cold storage facility and prove to their customer they were able to handle the growing volume well into the future. Layer-pick Line The layer-pick line is used for order quantities that are less than full-pallet.

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Logistics Business Magazine

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Logistics will play a key role in ensuring organisations are prepared for every outcome, with automated warehouse systems presenting an opportunity to establish greater resilience through their flexibility and consistent performance. However, their presence actually presents more advantages than disadvantages for human staff.

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Logistics Business Magazine

MARCH 15, 2023

OPEX will also feature Sure Sort®—a compact, configurable, and cost-effective small-item sorting solution—along with a virtual reality (VR) experience of Perfect Pick®, a goods-to-person system designed for ecommerce fulfillment and micro-fulfillment.

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247 Customs Broker

DECEMBER 19, 2018

RightHand Robotics , a leader in providing integrated robotic piece-picking solutions, announced that it has secured $23 million in a Series B funding round led by Menlo Ventures , an active investor in the robotics sector. RightHand is picking up where we left off,” said Mountz. Investment in Robotics. cpurchase@peerlessmedia.com.

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Logistics Business Magazine

MAY 30, 2023

To meet market demands, Crown redesigned the entire platform ̶ based on feedback from 250 customer surveys worldwide. The result is greater comfort, better handling, and more customisation options for users. These illuminate the picking positions in the often dark aisles and give the operator an even better view of the goods.

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Logistics Business Magazine

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

These high-quality systems have been meticulously designed to meet the requirements of global and regional customers from all industries and to ensure swift and easy installation. We are looking forward to presenting all our expertise at this year’s LogiMAT, and to greeting all our valued customers on the booth.”

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