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Day: 12 June 2019

Packager’s Mobile Test Facility Goes on Tour

Posted on by Keith McKinley

Last week Kite Packaging’s Midlands Regional Distribution Centre visited the Pacwolf sites with Kite’s Mobile Test Facility, which the company says is the first of its kind in the UK.

Pacwolf, part of the C.S Ellis Group, invited the Kite team onsite for two days, also inviting some of their own customers and suppliers to the event in order to explore the packaging solutions on board Kite’s mobile test facility.  The visit was a great success with the Kite and Pacwolf teams delving into the capabilities of a range of packaging solutions that accommodate efficient pick and pack operations.

The Kite facility has on board a range of packroom equipment, including a low profile pallet wrap machine, Sprick paper systems, Kite’s 5×5 system, air cushioning and an over-head delivery systems, allowing Kite’s team to find the most effective bespoke solutions for Pacwolf and the other businesses who attended, accommodating their ideal requirements.

Kite Packaging’s Mobile Test Facility was launched in September last year in conjunction with Kite announcing their 2019 challenge aimed at reducing theirs and their customer’s plastic usage by 120 tonnes. In the last six months, the UK packaging distributor, and their customers, have saved a massive 102 tonnes, keeping the business on track to exceeding its 2019 target.

 

Packager’s Mobile Test Facility Goes on Tour

Posted on by David Priestman

Last week Kite Packaging’s Midlands Regional Distribution Centre visited the Pacwolf sites with Kite’s Mobile Test Facility, which the company says is the first of its kind in the UK.

Pacwolf, part of the C.S Ellis Group, invited the Kite team onsite for two days, also inviting some of their own customers and suppliers to the event in order to explore the packaging solutions on board Kite’s mobile test facility.  The visit was a great success with the Kite and Pacwolf teams delving into the capabilities of a range of packaging solutions that accommodate efficient pick and pack operations.

The Kite facility has on board a range of packroom equipment, including a low profile pallet wrap machine, Sprick paper systems, Kite’s 5×5 system, air cushioning and an over-head delivery systems, allowing Kite’s team to find the most effective bespoke solutions for Pacwolf and the other businesses who attended, accommodating their ideal requirements.

Kite Packaging’s Mobile Test Facility was launched in September last year in conjunction with Kite announcing their 2019 challenge aimed at reducing theirs and their customer’s plastic usage by 120 tonnes. In the last six months, the UK packaging distributor, and their customers, have saved a massive 102 tonnes, keeping the business on track to exceeding its 2019 target.

 

Digital and Sustainable Focus for SIL Barcelona

Posted on by Keith McKinley

The 21st edition of SIL 2019 – The Leading Exhibition for Logistics, Transport, Intralogistics and Supply Chain in Southern Europe, – and the 3rd edition of eDelivery Barcelona Expo & Congress – The e-Commerce Delivery, Logistics and Last Mile International Exhibition- , were presented this morning to the media with the presence of Pere Navarro, special delegate of the State at the Consorci de la Zona Franca de Barcelona (CZFB) and president of the SIL, and Blanca Sorigué (both seen above), managing director of CFZB and SIL . Both fairs, organised by the Consorci de la Zona Franca de Barcelona, will be held from June 26 to 28 at Hall 8 of the Fira de Barcelona Montjuic venue, coinciding with the celebration of the World Free Trade Zones Congress and the InTrade Summit BCN, the International Trade and Supply Chain Summit te that encompasses the ALACAT Congress, the International Congress of Authorized Economic Operators (OEAS) and the MedaLogistics Summit.

The SIL 21st edition and the 3rd eDelivery Barcelona edition have experienced a 10% increase of participating companies with respect to last year, reaching up to 710 participating companies. 40% of them will be international from 43 different countries. SIL 2019 will host Aragón as its guest autonomous community. The exhibition will present 150 new exhibiting companies in exclusivity and 180 private companies’ events.

A sector that represents 8% of the Spanish GDP
During the presentation, Pere Navarro, special delegate of the State at the CZFB and president of SIL, has valued the importance of the logistics and transport sector, remembering that “it represents an 8% of the Spanish GDP, is one of the 5 sectors that generate more employment in Spain and its turnover grew 5.6% during the past year.” Navarro has also stressed that “these figures show the great importance of the logistics sector for the economy, not only Spanish but the global one. Despite its importance, the logistics sector is still quite a mystery for the society in general, thus SIL 2019 will be a great opportunity to show the world how important the sector is and to vindicate what a relevant role it is playing in the current economy that will be even greater in the coming years. ”

Along with SIL 2019 and eDelivery Barcelona will coincide in Barcelona for 3 days very important international events related to international trade, transport, logistics and merchandise distribution as is the case of the World Free Zones Congress, and the InTrade Summit BCN that encompasses the ALACAT Congress -the largest Congress of Freight Forwarders and Logistics Operators in Latin America-, the International Congress of Authorized Economic Operators (OEAs), the MedaLogistics Summit and the Americas’ Free Zones Association (AZFA). “As a whole, they will have a considerable economic impact on the city, but above all, they will have very important later effects because of the relationships created that will generate new investments,” has assured the special delegate of the State at the CZFB and president of SIL. The SIL, eDelivery Barcelona, World Free Zones Congress and InTrade Summit BCN Congresses will gather more than 400 international speakers, more than 200 success stories and a total of 65 different conference sessions.

Business deals, contacts and knowledge, a success formula
An innovative exhibition area, where all sectors of the supply chain will be represented with the latest sector’s news and trends, a highly developed program of networking activities and a prestigious congress with the participation of the world’s leading speakers are the pillars for the success of both SIL 2019 and eDelivery Barcelona. “This year we will be able to find at SIL from robots that can collect, transport and deliver pallets and other heavy loads to sustainable trucks with all kinds of accessories to ensure the safety of workers, the latest in organic fuels for the transport of goods or all kinds of software to achieve logistic excellence, just to give some examples,” has explained Blanca Sorigué, Managing Director of CZFB and SIL.

The Networking program is fully loaded this year. The Círculo Logístic puts the participating SIL companies in contact with the logistics and supply chain directors of industrial companies; the #The Retailer Club, generates opportunities between eDelivery Barcelona participating companies with directors and heads of logistics and deliveries of the main retailers and pure players, the International Networking Lunch, will put all SIL participants in contact with more than 1,000 decision makers from all over the world. To further enhance networking, the SIL organization has created a new App that enables, through an internal messaging system, to contact the different conferences attendees, as well as speakers and exhibiting companies. Likewise, SIL offers all participants the “Match & Meet” tool that allows, depending on the needs that visitors show at the time of registration, contact and schedule meetings with those companies that best fit their profile.

Digitalisation and sustainability
“Supply Chain and 4.0 Industry: ready for digitalization & sustainability challenges” is the title of this year’s SIL Congress. Pere Navarro has explained that “the two great challenges that the sector has to face are sustainability and respect for the environment, and the digital transformation that will enable it to adapt itself to the new technologies new demands and provide an efficient response to the industry needs. Therefore, the SIL will also be an important meeting point to analyze these challenges, identify what opportunities are presented to us, what threats we have to face, as well as to become familiar with success stories that can help us find solutions to the problems that the professionals face in their day to day “.

eDelivery Barcelona Expo & Congress’ 3rd edition
The third edition of eDelivery Barcelona Expo & Congress, meanwhile, will seek to respond to the challenges that the delivery sector must face. Five years ago, 125,000 packages were distributed per day in Spain and today the figure exceeds 1.25 million shipments, which makes it necessary for us to find solutions to problems such as sustainability, environment and mobility … The exhibition will precisely put its focus of interest in these aspects. eDelivery Barcelona will have an exhibition area dedicated to startups again this year, the eDelivery Startup Innovation Hub, where disruptive offers and proposals will be presented aimed at responding to all these problems.

eDelivery Barcelona will once again deliver a first level congress with more than 50 speakers that will bring us cases of successful companies such as Amazon, Chiquelle, Caprabo, Tendam, Accenture, Condis, Kraving Kitchens, SKFK, Mango or Fruugo. In this line, Blanca Sorigué has explained that “the eDelivery Barcelona Congress will place special emphasis on the future of eCommerce deliveries as a determining factor in the satisfaction of the consumer shopping experience and with a very special sensitivity to all aspects that affect sustainability.” Sorigué has added that “we will have sessions on innovation, latest deliveries’ trends, last mile and operations, cross-border commerce, RetailTech, fulfillment, artificial intelligence and big data, autonomous vehicles, microhubs, smart cities, sustainability, optimization … it will be spectacular”.

Digital and Sustainable Focus for SIL Barcelona

Posted on by David Priestman

The 21st edition of SIL 2019 – The Leading Exhibition for Logistics, Transport, Intralogistics and Supply Chain in Southern Europe, – and the 3rd edition of eDelivery Barcelona Expo & Congress – The e-Commerce Delivery, Logistics and Last Mile International Exhibition- , were presented this morning to the media with the presence of Pere Navarro, special delegate of the State at the Consorci de la Zona Franca de Barcelona (CZFB) and president of the SIL, and Blanca Sorigué (both seen above), managing director of CFZB and SIL . Both fairs, organised by the Consorci de la Zona Franca de Barcelona, will be held from June 26 to 28 at Hall 8 of the Fira de Barcelona Montjuic venue, coinciding with the celebration of the World Free Trade Zones Congress and the InTrade Summit BCN, the International Trade and Supply Chain Summit te that encompasses the ALACAT Congress, the International Congress of Authorized Economic Operators (OEAS) and the MedaLogistics Summit.

The SIL 21st edition and the 3rd eDelivery Barcelona edition have experienced a 10% increase of participating companies with respect to last year, reaching up to 710 participating companies. 40% of them will be international from 43 different countries. SIL 2019 will host Aragón as its guest autonomous community. The exhibition will present 150 new exhibiting companies in exclusivity and 180 private companies’ events.

A sector that represents 8% of the Spanish GDP
During the presentation, Pere Navarro, special delegate of the State at the CZFB and president of SIL, has valued the importance of the logistics and transport sector, remembering that “it represents an 8% of the Spanish GDP, is one of the 5 sectors that generate more employment in Spain and its turnover grew 5.6% during the past year.” Navarro has also stressed that “these figures show the great importance of the logistics sector for the economy, not only Spanish but the global one. Despite its importance, the logistics sector is still quite a mystery for the society in general, thus SIL 2019 will be a great opportunity to show the world how important the sector is and to vindicate what a relevant role it is playing in the current economy that will be even greater in the coming years. ”

Along with SIL 2019 and eDelivery Barcelona will coincide in Barcelona for 3 days very important international events related to international trade, transport, logistics and merchandise distribution as is the case of the World Free Zones Congress, and the InTrade Summit BCN that encompasses the ALACAT Congress -the largest Congress of Freight Forwarders and Logistics Operators in Latin America-, the International Congress of Authorized Economic Operators (OEAs), the MedaLogistics Summit and the Americas’ Free Zones Association (AZFA). “As a whole, they will have a considerable economic impact on the city, but above all, they will have very important later effects because of the relationships created that will generate new investments,” has assured the special delegate of the State at the CZFB and president of SIL. The SIL, eDelivery Barcelona, World Free Zones Congress and InTrade Summit BCN Congresses will gather more than 400 international speakers, more than 200 success stories and a total of 65 different conference sessions.

Business deals, contacts and knowledge, a success formula
An innovative exhibition area, where all sectors of the supply chain will be represented with the latest sector’s news and trends, a highly developed program of networking activities and a prestigious congress with the participation of the world’s leading speakers are the pillars for the success of both SIL 2019 and eDelivery Barcelona. “This year we will be able to find at SIL from robots that can collect, transport and deliver pallets and other heavy loads to sustainable trucks with all kinds of accessories to ensure the safety of workers, the latest in organic fuels for the transport of goods or all kinds of software to achieve logistic excellence, just to give some examples,” has explained Blanca Sorigué, Managing Director of CZFB and SIL.

The Networking program is fully loaded this year. The Círculo Logístic puts the participating SIL companies in contact with the logistics and supply chain directors of industrial companies; the #The Retailer Club, generates opportunities between eDelivery Barcelona participating companies with directors and heads of logistics and deliveries of the main retailers and pure players, the International Networking Lunch, will put all SIL participants in contact with more than 1,000 decision makers from all over the world. To further enhance networking, the SIL organization has created a new App that enables, through an internal messaging system, to contact the different conferences attendees, as well as speakers and exhibiting companies. Likewise, SIL offers all participants the “Match & Meet” tool that allows, depending on the needs that visitors show at the time of registration, contact and schedule meetings with those companies that best fit their profile.

Digitalisation and sustainability
“Supply Chain and 4.0 Industry: ready for digitalization & sustainability challenges” is the title of this year’s SIL Congress. Pere Navarro has explained that “the two great challenges that the sector has to face are sustainability and respect for the environment, and the digital transformation that will enable it to adapt itself to the new technologies new demands and provide an efficient response to the industry needs. Therefore, the SIL will also be an important meeting point to analyze these challenges, identify what opportunities are presented to us, what threats we have to face, as well as to become familiar with success stories that can help us find solutions to the problems that the professionals face in their day to day “.

eDelivery Barcelona Expo & Congress’ 3rd edition
The third edition of eDelivery Barcelona Expo & Congress, meanwhile, will seek to respond to the challenges that the delivery sector must face. Five years ago, 125,000 packages were distributed per day in Spain and today the figure exceeds 1.25 million shipments, which makes it necessary for us to find solutions to problems such as sustainability, environment and mobility … The exhibition will precisely put its focus of interest in these aspects. eDelivery Barcelona will have an exhibition area dedicated to startups again this year, the eDelivery Startup Innovation Hub, where disruptive offers and proposals will be presented aimed at responding to all these problems.

eDelivery Barcelona will once again deliver a first level congress with more than 50 speakers that will bring us cases of successful companies such as Amazon, Chiquelle, Caprabo, Tendam, Accenture, Condis, Kraving Kitchens, SKFK, Mango or Fruugo. In this line, Blanca Sorigué has explained that “the eDelivery Barcelona Congress will place special emphasis on the future of eCommerce deliveries as a determining factor in the satisfaction of the consumer shopping experience and with a very special sensitivity to all aspects that affect sustainability.” Sorigué has added that “we will have sessions on innovation, latest deliveries’ trends, last mile and operations, cross-border commerce, RetailTech, fulfillment, artificial intelligence and big data, autonomous vehicles, microhubs, smart cities, sustainability, optimization … it will be spectacular”.

Supermarket Chain Extends Rapid Delivery Trial Outside London

Posted on by David Priestman

UK supermarket chain Waitrose & Partners is to extend its Waitrose Rapid Delivery trial outside London for the first time following its success in the capital.

The service, which enables customers to have up to 25 grocery items from a choice of more than 2,000 products, delivered to their home or office, within two hours or less or on the same day, will be available in both Bath and Hove from the 8 and 15 July, respectively.

The retailer is also adding 58 London postcodes in areas, including Battersea, High Street Kensington, Bayswater, Victoria and Kingston.

Rapid launched in September 2018 after Waitrose & Partners teamed up with On the dot, a last-mile retail delivery startup. Since the launch, the retailer has increased the number of postcodes its available in from eight to 98, giving it the potential to reach up to 1.2 million households, and average weekly orders have doubled.

Earlier this year, the retailer announced that it had added freshly made sushi to the range of products available through the service to become the only national supermarket to currently offer made-to-order sushi with same-day delivery.

 

Supermarket Chain Extends Rapid Delivery Trial Outside London

Posted on by David Priestman

UK supermarket chain Waitrose & Partners is to extend its Waitrose Rapid Delivery trial outside London for the first time following its success in the capital.

The service, which enables customers to have up to 25 grocery items from a choice of more than 2,000 products, delivered to their home or office, within two hours or less or on the same day, will be available in both Bath and Hove from the 8 and 15 July, respectively.

The retailer is also adding 58 London postcodes in areas, including Battersea, High Street Kensington, Bayswater, Victoria and Kingston.

Rapid launched in September 2018 after Waitrose & Partners teamed up with On the dot, a last-mile retail delivery startup. Since the launch, the retailer has increased the number of postcodes its available in from eight to 98, giving it the potential to reach up to 1.2 million households, and average weekly orders have doubled.

Earlier this year, the retailer announced that it had added freshly made sushi to the range of products available through the service to become the only national supermarket to currently offer made-to-order sushi with same-day delivery.

 

Industry View: Is Lithium-ion the Right Power Solution for Your Business?

Posted on by David Priestman

Alternative power solutions are a rapidly growing aspect of the materials handling industry as customers become increasingly guided by the environmental impact of their choices. Yale Europe Materials Handling talks about the benefits of lithium-ion.

Over the last decade, innovative energy solutions have proved to be a positive disruption to a wide range of industries, including the materials handling sector. When used in the right application, electric powered equipment can provide efficiency and savings for customers – but it’s not for everyone. Yale Europe Materials Handling has invested in a diverse range of solutions, its industry experts guiding customers to the most appropriate options to meet their specific needs.

The importance of understanding the customer’s application before determining the best power solution was something discussed by Veronica Grasso (above), Product Manager at Yale®, at a recent conference.

“Understanding the application is key and operations should take into consideration whether lithium-ion is the best solution for them. In many applications lead-acid batteries work extremely well and remain the best choice, while our efficient diesel and LPG machines remain the preferred choice where continuous operation or availability is necessary and trucks are stored outdoors or used in very hot or cold conditions,” said Veronica.

“However, it is important to note that customers are becoming increasingly guided by the environmental impact of their choices, as well as the total cost of ownership. As the capability of electric trucks increases with the introductions of new technology, customers are considering them in many more applications,” added Veronica.

Identifying the best solution
Yale offers a wide range of power solutions for its products, from internal combustion engines to fully electric power. One of the most popular of these solutions among customers is proving to be lithium-ion batteries, which can ensure greater productivity and improved total costs when deployed in the right application.

“Use of lithium-ion batteries has seen rapid growth over recent years, with more and more customers finding this battery technology commercially viable, from food and pharmaceutical applications, benefitting from the reduced risk of chemical spillage, to automotive, retail and logistics applications, reaping the rewards of utilising a single battery for a multi-shift operation,” said Veronica.

For a technology that is now considered mature and widely used, there still appears to be some uncertainty in the eyes of logistics operators: can lithium-ion batteries provide an effective and significant advantage over traditional lead-acid batteries? And is the higher initial cost adequately offset by a significant reduction in annual operating costs?

The reality is this is not a simple comparison between solutions and data – customers’ needs do not always correspond perfectly with the use of lithium-ion batteries. Yale provides support and guidance to its customers during the decision-making process, using its knowledge and understanding of challenges and pain points to advise on the best solution for individual applications.

For this reason the Yale approach is based on data collection related to the warehouse, and the use of the customer’s current fleet in order to perform an objective analysis based on their needs. Yale can create warehouse simulations that enable Yale industry experts to guide the customer to the most suitable energy solution.

The benefits of lithium-ion
The lithium-ion solutions help customers optimise their utilisation in multi-shift applications by eliminating the need for replacement batteries and battery change-overs. Space previously used for battery charging can now be used for more productive purposes, such as storage space or production.

“Fast charging times and opportunity charging capabilities allow Yale trucks to be charged during shift breaks, with no adverse effect on the battery life. This extends the operating range of the single lithium-ion battery to cover tasks traditionally accomplished with multiple lead-acid batteries, or with LPG and diesel trucks,” added Veronica.

Cost savings are significant compared to fuel-powered trucks and the efficiency of the lithium-ion battery is considerably higher than lead-acid. When coupled with time savings for battery exchange and maintenance, lithium-ion can give lower overall operating costs in more intensive applications.

“Lithium-ion batteries are virtually maintenance-free, require no periodic top-up of the water level as with lead-acid battery and have an increased number of charging cycles possible – as much as 3750 at 50% discharge vs 1200 with a lead-acid battery,” said Veronica.

Due to the speed of innovation, it is important that companies in the materials handling industry monitor trends in power solutions to determine what may be viable options for customers in the near future.

“We recognise power solutions for materials handling equipment are constantly evolving, that’s why we are always continuing to develop our power options and invest in new technologies to anticipate future customer requirements,” concluded Veronica.

For further information on the range of materials handling equipment from Yale visit www.yale.com.

 

 

Industry View: Is Lithium-ion the Right Power Solution for Your Business?

Posted on by David Priestman

Alternative power solutions are a rapidly growing aspect of the materials handling industry as customers become increasingly guided by the environmental impact of their choices. Yale Europe Materials Handling talks about the benefits of lithium-ion.

Over the last decade, innovative energy solutions have proved to be a positive disruption to a wide range of industries, including the materials handling sector. When used in the right application, electric powered equipment can provide efficiency and savings for customers – but it’s not for everyone. Yale Europe Materials Handling has invested in a diverse range of solutions, its industry experts guiding customers to the most appropriate options to meet their specific needs.

The importance of understanding the customer’s application before determining the best power solution was something discussed by Veronica Grasso (above), Product Manager at Yale®, at a recent conference.

“Understanding the application is key and operations should take into consideration whether lithium-ion is the best solution for them. In many applications lead-acid batteries work extremely well and remain the best choice, while our efficient diesel and LPG machines remain the preferred choice where continuous operation or availability is necessary and trucks are stored outdoors or used in very hot or cold conditions,” said Veronica.

“However, it is important to note that customers are becoming increasingly guided by the environmental impact of their choices, as well as the total cost of ownership. As the capability of electric trucks increases with the introductions of new technology, customers are considering them in many more applications,” added Veronica.

Identifying the best solution
Yale offers a wide range of power solutions for its products, from internal combustion engines to fully electric power. One of the most popular of these solutions among customers is proving to be lithium-ion batteries, which can ensure greater productivity and improved total costs when deployed in the right application.

“Use of lithium-ion batteries has seen rapid growth over recent years, with more and more customers finding this battery technology commercially viable, from food and pharmaceutical applications, benefitting from the reduced risk of chemical spillage, to automotive, retail and logistics applications, reaping the rewards of utilising a single battery for a multi-shift operation,” said Veronica.

For a technology that is now considered mature and widely used, there still appears to be some uncertainty in the eyes of logistics operators: can lithium-ion batteries provide an effective and significant advantage over traditional lead-acid batteries? And is the higher initial cost adequately offset by a significant reduction in annual operating costs?

The reality is this is not a simple comparison between solutions and data – customers’ needs do not always correspond perfectly with the use of lithium-ion batteries. Yale provides support and guidance to its customers during the decision-making process, using its knowledge and understanding of challenges and pain points to advise on the best solution for individual applications.

For this reason the Yale approach is based on data collection related to the warehouse, and the use of the customer’s current fleet in order to perform an objective analysis based on their needs. Yale can create warehouse simulations that enable Yale industry experts to guide the customer to the most suitable energy solution.

The benefits of lithium-ion
The lithium-ion solutions help customers optimise their utilisation in multi-shift applications by eliminating the need for replacement batteries and battery change-overs. Space previously used for battery charging can now be used for more productive purposes, such as storage space or production.

“Fast charging times and opportunity charging capabilities allow Yale trucks to be charged during shift breaks, with no adverse effect on the battery life. This extends the operating range of the single lithium-ion battery to cover tasks traditionally accomplished with multiple lead-acid batteries, or with LPG and diesel trucks,” added Veronica.

Cost savings are significant compared to fuel-powered trucks and the efficiency of the lithium-ion battery is considerably higher than lead-acid. When coupled with time savings for battery exchange and maintenance, lithium-ion can give lower overall operating costs in more intensive applications.

“Lithium-ion batteries are virtually maintenance-free, require no periodic top-up of the water level as with lead-acid battery and have an increased number of charging cycles possible – as much as 3750 at 50% discharge vs 1200 with a lead-acid battery,” said Veronica.

Due to the speed of innovation, it is important that companies in the materials handling industry monitor trends in power solutions to determine what may be viable options for customers in the near future.

“We recognise power solutions for materials handling equipment are constantly evolving, that’s why we are always continuing to develop our power options and invest in new technologies to anticipate future customer requirements,” concluded Veronica.

For further information on the range of materials handling equipment from Yale visit www.yale.com.

 

 

Interroll Material Flow System Wins South Korea Order

Posted on by David Priestman

Interroll has been awarded a new project from a South Korean e-commerce company. The order comprises the delivery of Interroll’s Modular Conveyor Platform (MCP) which is designed for highly efficient and flexible material flow processes. The contract amounts to a lower double-digit million Swiss francs range.

Based on the customer specifications, Interroll will deliver and install a complete conveyor platform that includes Interroll MultiControls as well as MCP modules. The solution covers a total length of 11.8 km at one of the customer’s distribution centres in South Korea.

The new order comes after Interroll received an order of similar size from the same customer in 2018 and delivered 12 km of its MCP as well as a previous first and smaller order in 2017.

“We are happy to once again be the preferred partner of our South Korean customer. The decision underlines the quality of our proven solutions for a best-in-class material flow that is adding value to the business of our customers,” says Dr. Ben Xia, Interroll Executive Vice President and Head of Operations Asia.

Interroll Material Flow System Wins South Korea Order

Posted on by David Priestman

Interroll has been awarded a new project from a South Korean e-commerce company. The order comprises the delivery of Interroll’s Modular Conveyor Platform (MCP) which is designed for highly efficient and flexible material flow processes. The contract amounts to a lower double-digit million Swiss francs range.

Based on the customer specifications, Interroll will deliver and install a complete conveyor platform that includes Interroll MultiControls as well as MCP modules. The solution covers a total length of 11.8 km at one of the customer’s distribution centres in South Korea.

The new order comes after Interroll received an order of similar size from the same customer in 2018 and delivered 12 km of its MCP as well as a previous first and smaller order in 2017.

“We are happy to once again be the preferred partner of our South Korean customer. The decision underlines the quality of our proven solutions for a best-in-class material flow that is adding value to the business of our customers,” says Dr. Ben Xia, Interroll Executive Vice President and Head of Operations Asia.

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