With the release of the SICK LiDAR-LOC solution for mobile platforms, users can implement contour-based localisation on any automated guided vehicle, cart, forklift or service robot fitted with SICK 2D LiDAR sensors or safety scanners.

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RENOVOTEC IS launching a three-month, no-obligation free trial for the latest Honeywell PX940 smart and rugged industrial printer, which prints barcodes and other labels that are defect-free and 100% accurate every time.

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The Schmersal Group is helping retailers and other companies to cope with the effects of the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic. The company has developed a digital access control system that makes it easier to comply with coronavirus regulations in public spaces without considerable staff expenditure.

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Prior to its investment in an EffiMat storage and retrieval system, OFI Testing Equipment (OFITE) had eight employees manually selecting sales and work orders. At times people were waiting for an aisle to clear so they could get the parts they needed and it was the same, in reverse, for re-stocking.

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Prior to its investment in an EffiMat storage and retrieval system, OFI Testing Equipment (OFITE) relied on eight employees manually selecting sales and work orders. At times people were waiting for an aisle to clear so they could get the parts they needed and it was the same, in reverse, for re-stocking the inventory every morning.

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Interroll and systems integrator, Teknokom, have implemented an automated order picking system for Cookplus – an e-commerce brand of Karaca Group, leader in the tableware, kitchen and home textile market – in Istanbul, Turkey. Essential elements of the new material handling solution are the RollerDrive EC 5000, MultiControl, and the Modular Conveyor Platform (MCP) from Interroll.

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Automation specialist, Conveyor Networks is bucking the trend during these uncertain times with the announcement of a new partnership with global technology company Geek+, to become an official UK and Ireland distributor for robotics and AI logistics solutions.

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Historically, leading hand and power tool distributor, Draper Tool's customers have been mostly business-to-business (B2B) retailers and distributors; but more recently Draper has begun using its logistics platform to ship to consumers directly on behalf of its customers.

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Interroll is expanding and deepening interactive contact with its customers with new online services. From now on, training events for customers can be easily booked and conducted via the internet, meetings with experts can be organised, and short videos on important industry topics can be accessed.

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The UK Drone Delivery Group, the new drone industry initiative established to provide guidance on the steps required for the UK to accelerate the growth of the UK drone industry, has today released its long-awaited ‘White Paper’ for public consultation.

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Hikrobot has launched its range of flexible mobile robots for intralogistics applications to the UK and Europe through Cranfield–based systems integrator, Invar Systems. The robots can be supplied as part of a complete solution to provide highly productive automated transport and goods-to-person order picking operations.

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Available from Renovotec, Honeywell’s new RT10 rugged tablet has been designed for faster user adoption and optimum warehouse productivity, balancing ruggedness with lightweight design. It is built on Honeywell’s ‘Mobility Edge’ platform which future-proofs user investment through Android R and beyond and helps to speed deployment.

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With the launch of the new High-Performance Crossbelt Sorter MX 025H Crossbelt Sorter, Interroll extends its innovative portfolio of automatic sorting solutions to include a new high-performance system capable of handling up to 20,000 conveyed goods per hour.

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Renovotec is strengthening its partnership with Extreme Networks to roll out new, dedicated networking solutions for warehousing and distribution companies, harnessing cloud, analytics, AI and other leading edge technologies.

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Interroll will showcase its proven, innovative, energy-efficient solutions for handling pallets and cartons on stand 621, at IntraLogisteX , 31st March-1st April, at the Ricoh Arena, Coventry.

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Jungheinrich has added to its portfolio of Automated Guided Vehicles with the the ERC 213a automated pallet truck, which has been specially designed for automated transport processes in confined spaces.

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Smart logistics solutions provider, Geek+ has enabled same-day delivery for Nike in Japan, providing advanced robotics solutions to Nike’s new distribution center in Chiba, in the form of more than 200 robots from its goods-to-person P series line.

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At its Rugby production site, Britvic uploads almost 100,000 aluminium cans from pallets onto each of three new canning lines per hour. Now the process of removing each pallet’s plastic retaining straps has been fully automated using vertical debanders manufactured by L.B. Foster Automation & Materials Handling.

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Leader in cloud robotics, Fetch Robotics, has announced new capabilities for TagSurveyor, the robotic RFID solution that allows customers to gain complete visibility of assets in their fulfillment centers, distribution centers or warehouses via visualization of inventory data on a facility map.

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Renovotec is launching a dedicated ‘Switch to Android’ consulting service for supply chain users. Renovotec’s own feedback indicates that as many as seven in ten of all warehouse operations still continue with a Windows environment, despite the fact that support for Windows handheld devices will end in January 2020.

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