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by Mai Tao
Swisslog, a warehouse automation company, has received a major order from Ikea Supply in Malaysia.
The contract is valued at approximately €43 million.
The project comprises of 215,000 pallet locations of clad-rack, 21 warehouse pallet stacker cranes Vectura, the pallet conveyor system ProMove, the electric Monorail System and the core of the system, the Swisslog software SynQ.
[Read more…] about Swisslog wins major order from Ikea in Malaysiaby Anna
Swisslog has been commissioned to carry out the comprehensive automation of the Coop warehouse in Langhus.
The delivery includes a high-bay pallet warehouse with six Vectura stacker cranes and a conveyor system, which are controlled by the intelligent Swisslog software SynQ.
The new distribution centre will be in full operation at the beginning of 2021.
[Read more…] about Swisslog wins two large orders in Scandinavia and Southeast Asiaby Sam Francis
Sensors supplier Sick showcased a new “smart logistics” system at the recent ProMAT Show, one of the world’s largest material handling exhibitions.
Sick says its system demonstrates how to obtain greater efficiency throughout supply chain operations.
Sick presented its new innovations under the banner of “Logistics Gets Smart”, and says they are designed to provide “highly efficient solutions for intralogistics applications”. [Read more…] about Sick demonstrates ‘smart logistics’ system for warehouse automation
by Anna
Spring is approaching, making it the busiest season in plant logistics. When dealing with plants, there are many challenges – from correct handling of sensitive organisms to short turnaround times, so that the goods arrive fresh at the traders.
Volmary, an internationally operating vegetable- and flower-growing company in Münster, Germany, grows herbs, vegetables and flowering plants for wholesale.
The company turned to Trapo AG for the automation of intralogistics processes, who installed a high-capacity picking system, tailored to the individual requirements of Volmary.
[Read more…] about Trapo looks ahead to a busy Spring season for logistics
by Sam Francis
Intralogistics solutions provider MontraTec is launching a new self-propelling “shuttle carrier” at Automatica.
The company says it will also be showcasing five new product developments of their future-oriented automation and transport system “montrac”.
The product highlight, however, is the new “shuttle carrier”, which the company says is about connecting rail-bound workstations without rail. [Read more…] about MontraTec to launch self-propelling ‘shuttle carrier’ for intralogistics applications
by Sam Francis
GreyOrange is planning to showcase its solutions for supply chain automation at the 8th India Warehousing Show.
GreyOrange is a multinational robotics and supply chain automation company and offers one of the most well-known solutions on the market.
Vivek Anand, country manager, India & SAARC, GreyOrange, said: ”We are proud to be a partner for the India Warehousing Show, a premier event for the logistics and supply chain industry. [Read more…] about GreyOrange to showcase its logistics automation solutions at India Warehousing Show
by Sam Francis
Automated guided vehicle manufacturer Kivnon has reached a partnership agreement with logistics solutions provider CLS.
The companies announced the new collaboration while having a joint conference at the Intralogistica Italia event.
The Intralogistica Italia event takes places in Milan, and is said to be Italy’s most relevant trade fair dedicated to the most innovative solutions and integrated systems for materials handling, warehouse management, materials storage and picking. [Read more…] about AGV maker Kivnon agrees logistics partnership with CLS
by Sam Francis
Automaker Seat, which is part of the Volkswagen Group, has been showing off its autonomous and collaborative intralogistics robots at its factory in Martorell, in Spain.
The company uses 125 automated guided vehicles at the Martorell facility, and the robots share the workspace with 7,000 human employees.
As such, Seat – and others – call these vehicles collaborative robots, because they work alongside humans (video below).
The internal logistics robots were manufactured by a company called Kivnon. Other robotic and autonomous logistics vehicles at the Martorell plant are from Aristeril and Rari.
[Read more…] about Seat shows off intralogistics robots at Spain factory
by Mai Tao
Swisslog has secured an order for the first of its PowerStore intralogistics systems from Coca-Cola Malaysia.
As part of Coca-Cola Malaysia’s investment of RM500 million ($119 million) to expand the size and production capacity of its current plant at Bandar Enstek, the company has commissioned Swisslog for a flexible, robotic, data-driven automated warehouse for intralogistics.
This will make it the first Swisslog PowerStore system in South East Asia. [Read more…] about Coca-Cola orders robotic warehouse system from Swisslog
by Sam Francis
Swisslog Warehouse and Distribution Solutions Americas has formed an automotive group and appointed Terry Krantz as vice president of sales and consulting.
Swisslog Warehouse and Distributions Solutions Americas, a Member of the Kuka Group and leading provider of best-in-class intralogistics solutions, announces the formation of a new automotive business unit focused on developing and delivering intralogistics automation to tier one suppliers and original equipment manufacturers.
Markus Schmidt, president of Swisslog WDS Americas, says: “Tier one suppliers and OEMs have already been turning to Swisslog and benefiting from our turnkey solutions designed to streamline their work-in-process manufacturing, kitting, and parts storage. [Read more…] about Swisslog Americas forms automotive group
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