Cinram Logistics UK, distributor of entertainment media, has rolled out a voice-directed picking (VDP) system from Knapp UK at its site in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire.
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Sony DADC has began a major investment programme centred on its Enfield distribution centre in response to customer ordering trends shifting from bulk buying to ordering little and often, based on next day delivery.
Sovex has taken over FKI Conveyors and is merging the existing company into three separate brands: Sovex Systems, Sovex Service and Sovex Vehicle Loader.
Swisslog has launched a new light goods conveyor the QuickMove, which is designed to provide reliable handling for a variety of transport units up to 120 kg.
Dematic will deliver its one-thousandth Multishuttle to a leading e-retailer of books, CDs, DVDs, and videos.
Electronics retailer Elgiganten has rolled out an automated pick and pack system at its central warehouse in Jönköbing, Sweden, to help it deal with its surging e-retail business.
Eye care group Bausch & Lomb commissioned an automated material handling system by Knapp at its European logistics centre at Schiphol in the Netherlands, as part of a multi-million euro investment in its supply chain.
Tesco plans to open a second Dot Com Only Store (DCOS) at Greenford next year following the success of the first site at Aylesford in Kent, which is having a quick payback time, freeing up in-store retail space and enabling faster growth of online sales.
Knapp has highlighted a number of technologies working seamlessly together including an OSR 32 storage system with a new-style ergonomic picking station, the ultra-fast Speeder-System ASRS, an A-frame autopicker and various picking solutions including voi
Knapp is in the final development stages of its optically guided picking system, which was previewed at CeMAT last year and is expected to be ready for installation early in 2010.
