Day: 5 September 2019

Visitors to the Körber Logistics booth at the IMHX – the UK’s largest logistics event from September 24th to 27th – will be able to dive into the world of Körber Logistics and learn how to optimize their warehouses in a tailored and unique way. The Körber Logistics companies Riantics and Consoveyo will be present with their vast expertise within flexible, scalable and automated material handling and storage systems.

With Layer Picker® Solutions Körber Logistics addresses customers with the need for sustainable improvement of highly specialized layer picking processes.

The system combines highbay storages, conveyors and a Warehouse Control System (WCS) of Körber Logistics with the market leading Layer Picker® technology from Riantics – and scores with unique efficiency and capacity.

It provides customers with Rainbow and Sandwich pallets, software-driven by the proprietary WCS that can be integrated into any warehouse software environment via plug-and-play. Setting the industry standard for depalletizing and pallet-to-pallet picking systems, the Layer Picker® technology is an unmatched, proven solution.

It operates fully automated and handles almost every kind of food retail packaging in the customers’ warehouse. It handles single or several layers and also layers with voids and operates in temperatures ranging between -28°C and +40°C. With automated material handling and storage systems from Consoveyo, Körber Logistics provides its customers with the possibility of building turnkey solutions for intralogistics applications such as automated storage, handling, internal transport, picking and order fulfillment.

An extensive range of products are available for Consoveyo’s Integrated Solutions eg. Stacker Cranes, Overhead Monorail, AGV’s, RGV’s and Conveyor Systems. From building a new distribution center to modernizing or expanding a logistics operation, Körber Logistics works in close cooperation with the customer, providing tailormade solutions in a structured, interactive process from idea to production and to implementation.

IMHX 2019 takes place at the National Exhibition Centre in Birmingham, September 24th to 27th. Visit Körber Logistics at booth 18M105.

Briggs Equipment brings extensive engineering services, high-performance equipment and asset management solutions to IMHX this year, demonstrating how it keeps industry moving across the UK and Ireland.

At Stand 19K125 during the show (24th – 27th September 2019, NEC, Birmingham, UK) visitors can see industrial trucks in action. One important focus will be how Briggs can meet the challenges of different industry applications with Hyster and Yale materials handling equipment.

Materials handling for all industries

Visitors will be introduced to new Yale robotics solutions, ideal for the warehousing and logistics industries. The Yale MC15 Robotic Counterbalance Stacker will move loads in and out of racking, demonstrating why robotics solutions can be a cost effective and efficient solution for repetitive warehouse tasks. In addition, the MTC15 Yale VNA will be on display.

Also on show will be Hyster lift trucks for arduous industry applications. This includes the J5.5XN6 lift truck, specially optimised for safety and damage avoidance in paper reel handling operations, and a 3.5-tonne Hyster Fortens lift truck with additional driver awareness features to support operations in the construction supply chain.

Keeping industry up and running

The stand will also feature other application examples, such as a JCB 16C mini digger and MasterMover AT300 tow, highlighting Briggs’ breadth of solutions. This includes Hako industrial cleaners, as well as aerial access, groundworks and agricultural equipment and machinery.

“Supplying high performance equipment tuned to the specific application is just part of what we do,” explains Leigh Edgley, Sales Director for Briggs Equipment. “We are also uniquely positioned to maintain and service what we supply, with a 600-strong workforce of expert engineers that can help keep your fleet up and running, whatever the industry.”

“We provide a total solution for customers large and small, whether it’s a single lift truck for an independent manufacturer or managing a fleet of varied industrial equipment for a multi-national port operator including resident engineers on site,” Leigh continues.

A complete solution

Alongside its specialist engineering services, Briggs also provides a total asset management solution. Their BE Finance option gives industry customers more flexibility, with quick financing decisions made in-house to keep businesses moving. To complement this, BE Portal provides total transparency in one dashboard, helping customers to optimise fleet performance and giving access to data to help them best manage their investments.

“We are a unique business. When you talk to us, we advise on the bigger picture of any operation,” says Leigh. “At IMHX, we look forward to showing how our comprehensive and complete industry solutions can really make a difference.”

To enable visitors to experience the importance of exceptional performance and a fast response, the Briggs Equipment stand will also feature a Formula 1 racing simulator.

JCB says it has set new records for turnover, machine sales and earnings in 2018 as global markets for construction equipment and agricultural machinery remained strong. Revealing its annual figures, Staffordshire-based JCB revealed that its sales turnover in 2018 rose by 22% to £4.1 billion (2017: £3.35 billion), while machine sales increased to 96,246 (2017: 75,693). Earnings on an EBITDA basis rose by 31% to £447 million (2017: £341 million).

JCB CEO Graeme Macdonald said: “2018 was a very strong year for JCB during which the global construction equipment market grew by 18% to an all-time high of one million machines. JCB outpaced this growth by increasing its sales revenue by 22% last year, which was a very significant achievement. However, this growth has now stalled, with many markets softening this year, particularly the Middle East, Turkey, Latin America and India. We continue to make strategic investments in new product development and new manufacturing capacity to ensure JCB is ready to capitalise on future long-term growth opportunities.”

JCB Chairman Lord Bamford said: “The continued growth in global markets during 2018 has seen JCB production reach new peaks. As we approach our 75th anniversary next year, the pace of innovation remains relentless. Recent product launches, especially JCB’s electric mini excavator, puts the company in a strong position to tap into a growing demand for zero-emissions or ultra-low emissions equipment in the construction industry, particularly on urban job sites.”

India remained JCB’s largest market in 2018. This year marks the 40th anniversary of JCB India and comes as the company invests in a new £65 million factory in Gujarat, which is due to open in 2020. JCB is also investing £50 million in a new factory to manufacture cabs for its machines in Uttoxeter, Staffordshire, which will open in Autumn 2019. JCB has 22 factories around the world, including 11 in the UK.

Industry behemoth XPO Logistics will be joined by heavyweight customer Nestlé UK Ltd. in presenting The Warehouse of the Future: Collaboration Is King at IMHX 2019. The seminar will take place in Birmingham on September 27 at 10:00 a.m. BST. IMHX is the UK’s largest logistics industry event.

Gavin Williams, managing director, supply chain – UK and Ireland, XPO Logistics, and David Hix, Nestlé director of supply chain, will discuss the upcoming launch of a fully automated, 638,000 sq ft. distribution centre in Leicestershire. Custom-designed with the latest technologies, the “warehouse of the future” will have a transformative impact on volume flow management, fulfilment and other logistics operations, it is claimed.

XPO’s Gavin Williams said, “IMHX gives us an opportunity to share our perspective on the role of advanced automation in the future of logistics. Supply chain technology is evolving at a rapid pace, constantly raising new possibilities. The best results are achieved when the customer, logistics provider and supplier each contribute to a solution through collaboration.”

Nestlé‘s David Hix said, “We’re working closely with XPO to future-proof our supply chain. Our new distribution centre will integrate predictive data and autonomous machines to get our products to customers most efficiently, while the digital infrastructure will act as a test environment for new technological breakthroughs. We look forward to sharing more with IMHX attendees.”

Thailand-based Mon Logistics has added two new Konecranes lift trucks to its current fleet: a Flow Drive reach stacker and a double stacking empty container handler.

In the past few months, Konecranes delivered the reach stacker, model SMV 4531 TC5 HVT, and the empty container handler (ECH), model SMV 6/7 ECC 100 DS, to Mon Logistics Group in Bangkok. The company runs facilities in both Bangkok and Chonburi, a port city about 100 km south-east of the capital, specializing in storage and logistics services for cold chain (temperature-controlled supply chains), petrochemicals and containers.

Due to a recent increase in demand for goods transport, Mon Logistics needed the new solutions to manage the balance between productivity, a high standard of customer service and saving costs.

To do this, Mon Logistics decided to turn again to Konecranes lift trucks, building on excellent experiences with Konecranes over the last 10 years. This time, they chose a more innovative and eco-efficient solution with the SMV 4531 TC5 HVT reach stacker, equipped with Flow Drive to reduce costs – the solution cuts fuel consumption and CO2 emissions by up to 25%. The same order included an SMV 6/7 ECC 100 DS ECH, which was delivered in mid-August, just a couple of weeks after the reach stacker was handed over. With its ability to stack two empty containers up to 10 tons each, the empty container handler completed Mon’s Konecranes ECH fleet, with a total of 8 units ordered from 2015 to the present.

In order to monitor the condition of their equipment, all of Mon’s Konecranes units have been fitted with the TRUCONNECT® Remote Services system, which enables the real-time collection of operative data such as driving hours, safety alerts, truck performance and fuel consumption to help plan maintenance needs.

To maintain the efficiency of their own customer services and improve their productivity even more, Mon Logistics has also signed a service contract with Konecranes that includes both preventive and corrective maintenance on their entire fleet of Konecranes lift trucks. By minimizing downtime, regular service will improve Mon’s reliability in the market and make it even more attractive to new customers.

Another very important issue for the company is respect for the environment. “We are very keen to find new ways to reduce our carbon emissions, and we’re doing our part by choosing eco-efficient materials and products,” says Kanjanee Accaraeakchitt, Operations Director of the Mon Logistics Services Co. Ltd., which manages container deposits for Mon Logistics. “Of course, we want to maintain our quality and performance levels at the same time. In 2016, we were honoured to receive the Eco-Driving Award as part of the government’s fuel emission reduction program, and we want to develop that trend further. This is exactly what Konecranes delivers with their Flow Drive reach stacker.”