Some two years after introducing LiBiao robotic parcel sortation technology at its sorting centre in Athens, Hellenic Post (ELTA), the state-owned provider of postal services in Greece, has introduced additional robots, chutes and induction stations at the site. The investment means throughput capacity at the Athens facility has been significantly increased and allows ELTA to […]
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With today’s increasingly connected culture, technology is playing a bigger role in our lives than ever before and has completely revolutionised the world of industry. Many businesses face the challenge of increasing productivity while simultaneously reducing costs. For manufacturers, this challenge is even more pressing, as manufacturing processes must become faster and more efficient to […]
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With the labour pool for UK warehousing running dry, it is time growing warehouse operations look to mobile robots to share the work, explains Frazer Watson, VP-Sales UK/Ireland at iFollow. Autonomous Mobile Robots (AMRs) offer one of the more cost effective and flexible automation solutions to enable logistics operations to optimise their labour force. This […]
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By Matt Hale, International Sales & Marketing Director, HRS Heat Exchangers Around the world, private companies and government agencies are looking to reduce the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions associated with their activities, including increasing their use of renewable and low-carbon energy sources and improving the energy efficiency of their processes. Energy efficiency represents more than […]
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A leading industry expert has called on manufacturers to now make a “step change” and leverage the opportunities offered by technology to increase supply chain resilience, amid ongoing network disruption. Luke Smoothy, Founder and Director of Get It Made, says that improving supply chain monitoring arms manufacturers with the capabilities to identity, react to and […]
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By Oliver Selby, Head of Sales at FANUC UK According to ONS data[1], almost one fifth of all workers in the UK manufacturing industry is aged 55 or over. Less than 10% are aged between 16 and 24. Over the next decade, 20% of the workforce will retire, taking with them years of engineering and […]
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A well-considered mobile robot implementation can transform the productivity of order picking and internal transport in a retailer’s warehouse to deliver rewards in challenging times for the sector, explains Frazer Watson, VP-Sales UK/Ireland at iFollow. The challenges for major retailer chains, department stores and the FMCG businesses that supply them just keep coming. This means […]
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Ever more logistics companies are seeking new ways of maintaining or improving operational efficiency and customer service levels with fewer people, says Xia Hulling, founder and CEO of robotic sortation system specialist LiBiao Robotics Alongside the construction and hospitality industries, logistics is among the business sectors to have been hit hardest by Europe’s dwindling labour market and […]
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The role of ASICs in smart grid deployment In October 2022, the European Union (EU) adopted its action plan to digitalise the energy system for a more efficient, sustainable, secure and competitive energy market. Making its goals a reality requires the use of new digital technologies to make every process smarter — from generation to […]
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Unlock the benefits of legacy equipment with an equipment-agnostic solution In many plants you will find cameras, lighting and other hardware that was once part of a visual inspection system but is no longer fit for purpose. Do you have to rip it up and build from scratch? Here, Zohar Kantor, vice president of sales […]
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