Logistics Business Magazine

JUNE 23, 2023

In 2023, the SYNAOS Intralogistics Management Platform (IMP) will be implemented in six projects within the global Schaeffler Group in France, Germany, and Hungary – two of which are already live. The entire market is currently experiencing a breakthrough in automation and mobile robotics. We are witnessing a technology push.

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Logistics Business Magazine

AUGUST 11, 2023

With labour hard to find and performance at peak under scrutiny, businesses may be tempted to opt for a complete, turnkey warehouse automation project to solve all their problems in one move. Dan Migliozzi, Head of Sales at independent systems integrator, Invar Group , considers the options.

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Logistics Business Magazine

JULY 11, 2022

Warehouse automation does however not mean replacing employees with machines or robots, it simply means certain automation, requiring minimal human assistance, are introduced in the warehouse. For example, picking automation relieves warehouse employees from time consuming and physically demanding tasks.

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Logistics Business Magazine

MAY 12, 2021

Automation used to be about the multi-billion turnover, blue-chip global players putting out global tenders for eye-watering sums. Return on Investment (ROI) on warehouse automation is becoming both faster and more visible for a whole new tier of organisations. Step forward, Iain Gillard and Big Box Group. Not any more.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 7, 2021

For example, the Delta variant of COVID-19 may cause an increase in infection and disruptions to business in the fall. At the beginning of 2021, ARC Advisory Group, in partnership with DC Velocity magazine, anticipated factors such as a subsequent surge when we crafted our survey of warehouse practitioners.

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Logistics Business Magazine

OCTOBER 31, 2022

Motormax is hosting a webinar with Samsara to learn how the automated use of vehicle telematics and 360° video-based safety solutions can be used to: Enhance driver and vehicle safety via 360° vision. Improving fleet safety through automated use of vehicle telematics. Develop data driven, impactful driver training.

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Logistics Business Magazine

APRIL 22, 2024

The latest data from Manpower Group reveals that the net hiring intent for businesses in the UK’s Transport and Logistics sector is +21% (for this current business quarter – Q2 2024). Examples of new Transport and Logistics roles that have emerged in recent years include transport software engineers, drone operators and AI analysts.

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Logistics Business Magazine

JULY 6, 2021

Representatives of arculus, Cargotec, idealworks, Interroll Group, STILL and VOLUME Lagersysteme received their IFOY Awards – dubbed the “Oscar of intralogistics” – at an awards ceremony at the German Football Museum in Dortmund. Smart Pallet Mover (SPM), Interroll Group. Dr. Dr. h. IFOY 2021 AWARD WINNERS.

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Logistics Business Magazine

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

In fact, both groups — 82% of associates and 76% of decision-makers — acknowledge they need better inventory management tools to achieve better accuracy and determine availability. Over half of warehouse decision-makers believe automation increases worker efficiency and productivity by reducing manual picking, order errors and cycle time.

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Logistics Business Magazine

MARCH 9, 2023

The TGW Logistics Group will demonstrate its Future Fulfilment Centre – how it works, how users can benefit from its advantages, and what technology it uses – for visitors at the LogiMAT intralogistics trade fair in Stuttgart from 25 to 27 April. This means that it fulfils tasks independently, optimises processes and is constantly learning.

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Logistics Business Magazine

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

Craig Whitehouse, Managing Director at independent systems integrator, Invar Group , offers a survivor’s guide to peak season. With so much uncertainty, it may seem counter-intuitive to suggest that investment in automation is an important part of the answer. But perhaps, most importantly, automation isn’t ‘just for Christmas’.

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Logistics Business Magazine

MAY 20, 2024

Supermarkets face a pressing need to automate their DCs. Dan Migliozzi, Sales & Marketing Director, at independent systems integrator, Invar Group , gets to the root of the problem. The problem lies not with the appetites of the automation, but in how we feed the robotic beast. What is going wrong? What am I receiving?

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Logistics Business Magazine

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Dionne Redpath (pictured), Head of Warehouse Division and COO of Europa Worldwide Group, comments: “With the current economic headwind putting strain on ecommerce, retailers and wholesalers everywhere, many of our customers are managing tight cashflows. The post The Name’s Bond, Dry Bond appeared first on Logistics Business® Magazine.

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Logistics Business Magazine

MAY 22, 2024

Repeat custom now accounts for almost two-thirds of the Beumer Group’s business. BEUMER Group is a large organisation operating on a global scale, with locations in more than 50 countries, but is determined to avoid organisational complexities and local variations in quality and service. David Priestman reports.

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Logistics Business Magazine

JULY 26, 2023

With ThinkPrime and Delpa Group, BlueBox Systems, a leading developer of intelligent air freight tracking solutions, welcomes two new customers for its state-of-the-art air freight tracking programming interface. For example, carriers gain access to real-time shipment data to optimize routes and allocate resources efficiently.

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Logistics Business Magazine

JUNE 19, 2023

Since establishing its European headquarters in the Netherlands in late 2021, Hai Robotics has quickly developed a reputation for revolutionising warehouse automation throughout the region, undertaking more than 30 projects across Europe and four in the UK.

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Logistics Business Magazine

AUGUST 19, 2021

Musashi AI, a group company of Japanese Musashi Seimitsu Industry Co., Ltd, a leading Japanese 3PL company, in partnership with Israeli 634AI , a Musashi Group affiliated company and the developer of MAESTRO, an industrial automation and mobility management software.

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Logistics Business Magazine

JANUARY 2, 2024

Importantly, this automated storage and retrieval system (AS/RS) fulfils KDL’s need for flexibility by allowing pallet throughput to be increased simply by adding more shuttles, while the modular rack can be extended to increase capacity to help futureproof the facility.

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Logistics Business Magazine

MAY 10, 2023

Descartes Systems Group has announced that Etihad Cargo, the cargo and logistics division of Etihad Airways, has further automated air shipment cargo processes using Descartes’ next generation Internet of Things (IoT) Bluetooth® Low Energy solution, integrated with Jettainer’s unit load device (ULD) management services.

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Logistics Business Magazine

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

An example could be to identify an item falling from a conveyor belt or moved to an incorrect destination while being transported. The post Delta Launches 2 new Area Sensors appeared first on Logistics Business® Magazine. Delta has added two new area sensors – AS-E and AS-T – to its portfolio.

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Logistics Business Magazine

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Developed by Combilift’s dedicated automation team, the Combi-AGT is a 4-wheel electric stand-on model, which is the world’s first autonomous dual operational sideloader for long loads. Combilift’s automation team has spent 3 years liaising with specialist steel suppliers to identify the best specifications for the Combi-AGT.

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Logistics Business Magazine

JUNE 24, 2022

On an area of 17,000 square meters at the Mannheim Maimarkt site, the intralogistics specialist is presenting its extensive portfolio of products, solutions and services – for example, using the case of a bottle manufacturer to demonstrate the process from goods receipt to the last mile in the store.

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Logistics Business Magazine

DECEMBER 10, 2020

As a result of the merger with Somona GmbH, the warehouse reached its performance and capacity limits, and the wholesaler turned to a local partner with a global footprint to deliver an automated storage system. The post Wholesaler Doubles Output with Robotic Logistics appeared first on Logistics Business® Magazine.

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Logistics Business Magazine

MARCH 6, 2023

Focus topics and products In 2022, the focus was mainly on innovative, energy-saving drive solutions to significantly reduce the energy consumption in industrial applications and to appropriately respond to the increasing energy costs – for example by using the patented DuoDrive and the high-efficiency IE5+ motors.

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Logistics Business Magazine

OCTOBER 17, 2023

The core element in the management process is a so-called Digital Control Tower, in which 4PLCS standardises all the administrative processes and models them in automated form. These include, for example, tender procedures for transport services, checks on freight costs and damage management.

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Logistics Business Magazine

APRIL 14, 2021

Automation in logistics is no longer a distant dream. The advantages of automated logistics processes have been known for years. Often, the last hurdle on the road to automated processes is the question “How do I tackle it?” Automation as a success factor.

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Logistics Business Magazine

APRIL 17, 2023

The machine is suitable for the direct dispatch of individual goods, packing groups of products, or meeting the complex requirements of returned goods packaging. Members of the Hugo Beck sales team will be available to discuss customer-specific requirements, including its diverse automation solutions.

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Logistics Business Magazine

JUNE 1, 2021

The orders can only be processed because the logistics system has been automated and expanded over the years. Long-time intralogistics partner of Thomann is TGW Logistics Group. The Austrian company started to automate the Versand-Center-Süd (VCS – Shipping Centre South) in Treppendorf as general contractor in 2008.

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Logistics Business Magazine

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

Remote Services enables intralogistics specialists to access highly automated warehouses and carry out troubleshooting in real time. The example of the TGW Logistics Group shows why these services are worthwhile. Example: TGW Logistics Group. The operator can carry out evaluations and start certain queries itself.

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Logistics Business Magazine

JANUARY 28, 2022

The transaction involves the acquisition of the real estate portfolio from four different selling companies and the simultaneous 15-year lease of the same portfolio to Snatt Logistica Group, a leader in the third-party logistics (3PL) sector focusing exclusively on the fashion industry. Snatt Logistica Group, with a turnover of c.€60m

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Logistics Business Magazine

NOVEMBER 24, 2022

One of them is the emergence of a younger buyer group who holds higher expectations from luxury brands – they not only expect a unique and consistent customer experience through all touchpoints, but also react very sensitively to issues surrounding sustainability. Richard Federowski, Partner Consumer Goods and Retail at Roland Berger.

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Logistics Business Magazine

JUNE 7, 2022

In simple terms, AMR technology differs from the science behind long-established Automated Guided Vehicles (AGVs) in that the units do not rely on human interaction to change route. Of course, other forms of robotic and automated intralogistics technology are taking off too.

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Logistics Business Magazine

MARCH 20, 2023

Versatile to get different jobs done: Capable of moving carts and pallets, as well as connecting islands of automation, OTTO 600 unlocks limitless workflows including lineside delivery, work cell delivery and palletizer to stretch-wrapper transport. • Key specs: o 1,322 lb (600 kg) payload capacity o 4.5

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Logistics Business Magazine

MAY 10, 2021

Beumer Group has won the Axia Best Managed Companies Award 2021: at the beginning of May the consulting company Deloitte honoured the systems provider for its successful and well-managed medium-sized company. The group of companies lives these and has also set them down in writing in guiding principles.

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Logistics Business Magazine

MAY 27, 2021

For inbound consignments, the system, which was supplied by award-winning RV Automation Technology Company, will analyse the weight and dimensions of each Stock-Keeping Unit (SKU) in order to bring the most suitable storage rack to the EFC operations staff, enhancing the utilisation of storage capacity and shortening processing time.

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Logistics Business Magazine

AUGUST 24, 2021

In this article, written by Markus Kammerhofer, Director Sales Retro, TGW Logistics Group , we look at the most important factors for a successful retrofit intralogistics project. E-commerce growth, increased automation: the rising number of intralogistics systems means growth in the retrofit market as well.

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Logistics Business Magazine

JUNE 22, 2023

IFOY category: Automated Guided Vehicle (AGV / AMR) IFOY Test Report Youibot’s Automatic Trolley (AT) solutions are an automated alternative to manual picking on trolleys. The orders on the trolley are grouped by Youibot’s Robot Picking System (RPS), which is connected to the customer’s WMS.

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