productSetting a new standard for warehouse managers
In collaboration with Logistics Learning Alliance (LLA), the UK Warehousing Association (UKWA) has developed and launched a new Warehouse Manager Certificate of Professional Competence (CPC).
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productEnsuring equipment’s good to go
Good to Go Safety is a leading supplier of equipment tagging and checklist systems that are designed to help companies improve safety and reduce costs by spotting faults as part of a preventative maintenance regime, and ensuring compliance with relevant health and safety regulations.
productNew weighing regulations come into full force
The new SOLAS (Safety Of Life At Sea) convention regulations are now in force, requiring that exporters produce the Verified Gross Mass (VGM) of containers prior to loading them onto a vessel.
articleMaintaining a safe approach
The heavy workload most forklifts undertake means that if they’re not properly handled when they are in use – or not well maintained in between shifts – the lifespan of machinery will dramatically suffer. Linde Aftersales explains
productMoving on air
Solving’s Air Bearing Load Modules or Air Skates use compressed air to enable heavy loads to be moved in any direction on a thin film of air no thicker than a piece of paper.
articleMeasurement matters
The automated Dimensioning, Weighing and Scanning (DWS) of goods and parcels is a core technology for logisitics that enables couriers, goods and freight handlers to optimise revenue and determine safe and space-effective loading and storage. SICK outlines a new solution that brings ease of use and transparency into the data handling process.
productAutomated handling system helps optimise efficiency and space
An automated storage and retrieval system (ASRS) is enabling the Lear Corporation factory at Coventry to triple the output of car seats to more than 300,000 sets a year and meet its just-in-time delivery schedules.
productMobile device management service
Renovotec, a fast growing rugged hardware provider for warehousing and distribution, manufacturing and retail companies is launching a new mobile device management (MDM) service.
productSpiral solutions
On show at PPMA, the AccuVeyor AVs Series is designed for time delay or medium pressure accumulation. Its ultra-compact design offers up to 51 conveyor meters per square meter footprint.
productLGVs: Helping to deliver cost savings
Laser Guided Vehicles (LGVs) can perform the routine tasks that are normally carried out by forklift and clamp trucks, and there is no need for a driver. The cost saving associated with labour is significant; however LGVs can help to reduce operating costs in other ways.
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