SICK has unveiled its SIG200 PROFINET Sensor Integration Gateway, the first in a family of intelligent Industry 4.0 gateways designed to work as both IO-Link Masters and small, distributed control systems in one. It makes light work of configuring localised sensor applications as part of automated warehousing and logistics machinery, while unlocking access to valuable process and performance data from the sensors to enterprise-level and…
Supply chain and fulfilment services specialist, Walker Logistics, is hoping to mark the important role that an airfield in Berkshire played during the Second World War by opening…
BITO Storage Systems will be throwing the spotlight on highly productive order picking at IntraLogisteX 2020, which takes place at the Ricoh Arena, Coventry on 31 March to…
Packaging by Quadient, the Automated Packaging Solutions specialist, will be highlighting the latest advances in its revolutionary automated packaging machines at IntraLogisteX 2020 on stand 500. Packaging by…
JCB is set to reduce production levels at UK factories due to anticipated component shortages from Chinese suppliers impacted by the coronavirus outbreak, the company announced today. The…
Konstantin Klugman, managing team member of MRPeasy, explains the benefits to be gained by SMEs from cloud-based manufacturing ERP. It isn’t easy being a small manufacturer, especially one…
Quadient, formerly Neopost, has launched the CVP Everest, the latest high velocity fit-to-size auto-boxing system from Packaging by Quadient capable of tailor-making over 1,100 e-commerce packages per hour. Designed to…
Significantly increased customs checks at UK ports are likely to impact on supply chains and drive up demand for more warehousing in a market that’s already close to…
Multi-tier shelving will improve warehouse efficiency by allowing simultaneous order picking on several tiers to reduce order throughput times, writes Edward Hutchison, managing director of BITO Storage Systems.…
There are far more men than women working at senior level within UK supply chains and this imbalance could be limiting performance. Many businesses are keen to attract…
