Logistex has been awarded a contract by the John Lewis Partnership to design and implement a solution to optimise their new e-commerce distribution centre at Fenny Lock, Milton Keynes. The multi-phase project will initially see Logistex deploy its Warehouse Execution System (WES) Reflex, which will ...

INFORM announces the opening of a new office in Portugal. With this step, the German-based optimization specialist not only aims to drive the expansion of its software solutions in the Portuguese market, but also to use the new location as a working hub to recruit international IT professionals. Wit...

Service robots for commercial and industrial activities are a major trend. According to the International Federation of Robotics (IFR), 121,000 of the smart machines for professional use were sold worldwide in 2021, which represents a market growth of 37% in comparison to the previous year. The many...

FarEye today announced a strategic partnership with Syscons to deliver a streamlined, end-to-end pre- and post-purchase last-mile delivery experience for retailers, fashion brands and manufacturers in Europe. The FarEye delivery management platform becomes part of Syscons’ supply chain and omnicha...

The Republic of Iraq, at the crossroads of several trade routes in the Middle East, has become the 78th country to accede to the United Nations TIR Convention. Iraq’s accession to the TIR Convention anchors its strategic role as a transit hub and supports the country’s economic vision to expand ...

Narrow aisle warehouses are masterpieces in space-saving. Yet the narrow aisles between the high racks still need to be navigated, placing particular requirements on handling long loads and calling on logistics operators to take specific safety precautions. Two new vehicle series from Hubtex, design...

This article, from Onecharge, covers multiple-CAN communication protocols of battery management systems (BMS) with the host vehicle, the charger, other externally connected devices, and battery components. With the switch to lithium batteries, the efficiency and safety of materials-handling equipmen...

LogiMAT 2023 – Stuttgart Messe, 25-27th April – will see Itoh Denki, a leading international specialist in motorised drive roller (MDR) based material handling technologies, showcase a number of novel innovations on stand 1K25. Taking centre stage will be the company’s high-capacity Multi-Angl...

cts GmbH, the automation specialist from Burgkirchen in Upper Bavaria, Germany, has entered into a long-term and strategic partnership for production logistics with the robotics company Magazino GmbH from Munich. Magazino complements the cts logistics portfolio with the supply chain robot “SOTO”...

The second episode of our Podcast series, ‘Logistics Business Conversations’, is now available free on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Acast, Google Podcasts, Amazon Music, and all other podcast distribution platforms – just search for Logistics Business Conversations. Digitization, with data alongsi...