articleShuttles or stackers?
When considering automated warehousing, shuttles are increasingly being seen as the more efficient, flexible and sustainable alternative to stacker cranes, explains Stefan Pieters
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newsHow ‘Thorough’ is your farm machinery inspection?
IF YOUR farm uses lifting equipment, as the owner/employer you’re legally required to arrange a LOLER inspection at least once a year to ensure the lifting components (forks, boom, mast, chains etc) are safe and fit for purpose. But it doesn’t end there.
articleDon’t let hidden talent slip away
Logistics companies seeking people with the skills required to meet the demands of an increasingly complex and sophisticated world should not overlook the talent that they already have, says Charlie Walker
articleInvar solutions support ERIKS’ logistics network transformation
Invar Group software developers and integration engineers installed an automated picking system capable of processing 1,500 orders per hour at ERIKS’ state-of-the-art Fulfilment Centre of Expertise in Oldbury
newsTSC Printronix Auto ID launches new ‘antibacterial’ encased printers, a USB-connected desktop and new mobile accessories
TO ENHANCE its affordable desktop and mobile printer ranges, TSC Printronix Auto ID has launched healthcare variants of its TH DH Series of desktop printers as well as the new Alpha-30LHC mobile printer, all encased in easy-to-clean, antimicrobial plastic.
newsFIPA debuts new Cobot Smart Gripper CSG
THREE VERSIONS – endless application possibilities: FIPA presents its new Cobot Smart Gripper CSG, which is specially designed for use with cobots.
newsPanasonic Industry presents new LP-RH laser marking system
THE NEW LP-RH CO2 laser marking systems are specially designed for industries with particularly high demands on speed and functionality and are available with 10W, 20W, and 30W output.
newsBespoke electric winch ensures safe and smooth loading of HGVs
THE RECENT supply by Hoist and Winch of a bespoke electric-powered winch to a UK building products company is allowing the safe and smooth lifting and lowering of a large telescopic export chute that loads heavy-goods vehicles (HGVs) with a media byproduct from the customer’s production process.
articleDoes your MHE attachment need its own inspection?
With non-permanent attachments currently in use on work equipment around the UK, the question of how to define them and when/how they should be routinely inspected is all the more relevant, says the CFTS
articleImplementing a functioning safety culture
The UK Material Handling Association’s annual Safety Convention highlighted the need to empower the workforce as a key step in promoting an effective safety culture in the workplace
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