Warehouse Automation

Learn about automated material handling & how to reduce costs with safe product management and delivery. Discover the benefits of stacker cranes, conveyor systems, pallet shuttles & mobile racks.

  • Automated picking for fast deliveries

    Automated picking for fast deliveries

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    Automated picking ensures fast deliveries of goods to customers by speeding up the order picking process. Automated solutions such as conveyors, autonomous mobile robots and warehouse management software provide greater speed and reliability.

  • Conveyor rollers and how they work

    Conveyor rollers and how they work

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    Conveyor rollers are cylindrical components attached to the top part of a conveyor frame to facilitate the movement of goods. With a typical spacing of about 6" between each roller, conveyors ensure continuous, safe flows of goods between different areas.

  • 7 logistics trends for 2023

    7 logistics trends for 2023

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    This post outlines the main logistics trends for 2023 designed to optimise the supply chain. Logistics flexibility, data mining, and cloud computing are some of the trends businesses use to optimise their logistics service.

  • AS/RS shuttle for pallets: maximum warehouse productivity

    AS/RS shuttle for pallets: maximum warehouse productivity

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    AS/RS shuttle: the combination of stacker cranes with the Pallet Shuttle leads to a more productive warehouse with safe, continuous, error-free operations. The stacker crane moves to the corresponding storage channel, and the Pallet Shuttle positions the pallet in the deepest available location.

  • Robotics as a service: a robot subscription for your warehouse?

    Robotics as a service: a robot subscription for your warehouse?

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    Robotics as a service is a business model that uses technology to foster the deployment of robots in warehouses and production centres. Leasing technology solutions through subscriptions enhances logistics flexibility, adapting the warehouse to company needs and product demand.

  • Lights-out warehouse: the pinnacle of industrial automation

    Lights-out warehouse: the pinnacle of industrial automation

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    A lights-out warehouse is characterised by fully automated logistics operations, precluding the need for human intervention. In dark warehouses, technology solutions automatically perform tasks such as storage, order picking and dispatch to customers.

  • Warehouse automation solutions to boost productivity

    Warehouse automation solutions to boost productivity

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    Warehouse automation solutions use the latest technology to optimise logistics and production processes. Investment in automated solutions such as stacker cranes and conveyors boosts warehouse efficiency and streamlines goods handling.

  • High-bay warehouse: what is it?

    High-bay warehouse: what is it?

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    A high-bay warehouse is a facility made up of high-bay racks that leverage storage space from floor to ceiling. Nevertheless, high-bay racks make it difficult to manage goods manually, so automated systems are commonly used.

  • Incline conveyor: customised pathways in the warehouse

    Incline conveyor: customised pathways in the warehouse

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    An incline conveyor saves time when moving goods between two points on different levels. Incline conveyors are integrated in a conveyor line that covers long distances, moving goods between two or more points in the facility.

  • What is the logistics chain?

    What is the logistics chain?

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    The logistics chain is the set of processes that guarantee that a product is sent from the logistics centre to the end customer. The role of the logistics chain is to ensure the delivery of the product in the agreed-upon quantity and condition, at the stipulated time, and at the lowest possible cost.

  • Fulfilment technology: what is it?

    Fulfilment technology: what is it?

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    Fulfilment technology reduces error rates and boosts productivity in the warehouse. The market features fulfilment technology for manual and automated warehouses, both managed by warehouse management software.

  • Process control in the supply chain

    Process control in the supply chain

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    Process control is a method for analysing, running, and monitoring operations commonly performed in logistics and production. Process control systems manage complex operations by means of controllers and sensors installed in the work centre.

  • AIV robot: what is it and how does it work?

    AIV robot: what is it and how does it work?

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    AIV robots are an automated conveying system that speeds up goods flows between the different areas of a warehouse or production centre. The main characteristic of autonomous intelligent vehicles is their ability to move without being guided by an operator.

  • 5 warehouse automation benefits

    5 warehouse automation benefits

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    Warehouse automation benefits: these include increased efficiency and accurate control over logistics processes. The warehouse automation market is growing because businesses want to leverage the productivity gains and cost reductions that automation brings.

  • Picking robots for automated order processing

    Picking robots for automated order processing

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    Picking robots are designed to streamline a key operation in any warehouse: order processing. The most obvious benefit of picking robots is their ability to operate quickly, accurately, 24/7, and without interruption or human supervision.

  • This is how AGV robots work

    This is how AGV robots work

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    AGV robots are an automated solution for speeding up flows of stock between the different areas of a warehouse or production centre. The main feature of this type of handling equipment is that it moves autonomously, without the need to be guided by an operator.

  • Cold storage automation and design

    Cold storage automation and design

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    Cold storage automation solutions are aimed at streamlining the storage, preparation, dispatch, and transportation of orders. Their advantages include increases in combined pallet input and output cycles as well as improved safety and hygiene.

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