Automation

RUNPICK By KNAPP: Fully Automatic Full Case Picking for Flexible Store Delivery

KNAPPs new system, RUNPICK, the short form of Robotic Universal Picker, is specially designed for the food retail sector. The fully-automatic syst...

M&S Plans Second Warehouse In Bradford To Boost Online Capacity

British retailer Marks & Spencer has announced plans to increase its online capacity by building a new automated online warehouse in its exist...

Meeting New Challenges In FMCG: Understanding Automation Capabilities In Warehouse Management

The author of this article is Prof Dr Julia Arlinghaus (pictured above), the Director of Fraunhofer Institute of Factory Operation and Automation IFF. D...

Walmart Drops Plans To Use Robots For Tracking Inventory

Walmart Inc has dropped its plans to use roving robots to scan shelves and keep track of inventory, squashing the world's largest retailer's years-lon...

Meatpackers In The Americas Accelerate Automation After Outbreaks, Lagging Europe

As coronavirus outbreaks among workers closed several Canadian meat plants, Henry Mizrahi saw a different future for Lesters Foods, the hot dog factory he...

METRO Trusts WITRON’s Warehouse Automation Technology For The Third Time

Canada's METRO Inc. and the WITRON Group are to build another automated distribution centre, having completed two projects in the Toronto area. The comp...

Omni-Channel: The Future Of Food Retail

The food sector is moving towards e-commerce. In order to combine traditional and e-commerce business optimally, food retailers must become flexible. This...

Cimcorp Opens Office In Spain To Meet Rising Demand

Logistics automation specialist Cimcorp has established an office in Spain, Cimcorp Iberia, S.L., in response to growing interest in its robotic autom...