How can parcel carriers expand capacity when challenged by dwindling labour resources, rising costs and an aging estate of ‘awkward’, regional depots ill-suited to conventional automation? There seems no limit to the growth of packet and parcel traffic. Although, according to the 2023 Parcel …
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Shelving + Rack Systems join Rainbow Dynamics’ US distributor network
Michigan-based material handling and storage systems specialist, Shelving + Rack Systems, Inc (a BMH Systems company) has announced its new role as a distributor for the range of automated and robot-based storage solutions developed and manufactured by Rainbow Dynamics. The agreement empowers …
‘Right to Repair’ will need a ‘Right-size’ approach
‘Right to Repair’ legislation is having an impact on consumer goods manufacturers and spare parts stockists in at least four States in the US, and those waves are being felt too, by OEMs in Europe and the UK. By Jo Bradley, Business Development Manager at Sparck Technologies Perhaps not before …
BITO at Southern Manufacturing & Electronics 2025
BITO UK, the UK subsidiary of the international BITO Lagertechnik GmbH, will be exhibiting at Southern Manufacturing & Electronics 2025, which takes place from 4th to 6th February 2025 at the Farnborough International Exhibition Centre, in Hampshire. They will be on Stand G270, …
Pricing and politics pose packaging problems
Rising ecommerce packaging costs and the European Union’s new Packaging & Packaging Waste Regulations (P&PWR) require careful consideration – and UK businesses need to be aware. By Jo Bradley, Business Development Manager at Sparck Technologies. Companies can be schizophrenic about …
Retrofitting advantage for order picking
Modernisation of a warehouse can increase performance and service life. Edward Hutchison, Managing Director of BITO Storage Systems asks: have you considered retrofitting existing pallet racking? As logistics operations and warehouses grow older, not only does the technology contained within wear …
Isn’t it time you started riding the wave?
New thinking in online fulfilment order picking that combines long established warehouse ‘wave’ picking techniques with state-of-the-art sorting robots is delivering eye-catching improvements in picking rates, says Frazer Watson, Global Vice President of Rainbow Dynamics. According to figures …
Invar Group achieves four ISO standards
Invar Group, the leading independent software developer and integrator of advanced warehouse automation, announces that it has achieved UKAS accredited certification to four key ISO standards – 9001, 14001, 45001 and 27001. By complying with these four internationally recognised standards, Invar …
Fresh approach
Far too many of the warehouses and cold stores that process fresh produce for the UK’s grocery retail sector remain over-reliant on old fashioned manual handling processes because the alternative has always been limited to systems based on conveyor technology that require a vast amount of building …
