Month: October 2019

DENSO WAVE EUROPE is to present its latest range of RFID devices at RFID & Wireless IoT Tomorrow, the continent’s largest event for the technologies. It will take place on October 29-30, 2019 in Darmstadt, Germany. Exhibitors from all over the world will present their solutions for mobile data collection, data collection devices such as scanners and handhelds, as well as new devices for the Internet of Things (IoT). DENSO WAVE EUROPE will present their innovative RFID devices SP1 and SE1-BUB-C at stand 64. The IoT Data Server will also be showcased. In addition, Dirk Gelbrich, General Manager Technical Department at DENSO WAVE EUROPE, will be giving a talk on ORiN, the data management platform deployed in more than 130 DENSO factories.

The SP1 RFID Scanner from DENSO WAVE EUROPE, part of the Toyota Group, offers advantages for users from, for example, logistics or warehouse management as well as from the retail sector. The scanner manages to speed up processes by up to 50 percent as it adds modern RFID technology to the existing smart device. To do this, a QR Code on the SP1 RFID scanner is read with an existing smart device. As easy as that, the SP1 RFID scanner and the smart device are then linked via Bluetooth. That is how the SP1 RFID scanner from DENSO WAVE EUROPE turns a simple smart device into a high-speed UHF reader. Thus, higher performance is possible thanks to RFID. The latest handheld terminals BHT-1700 and BHT-1800 from the experts for mobile data collection can also be linked to the SP1 RFID scanner. It can be tested directly at DENSO WAVE EUROPE’s booth at the RFID & Wireless IoT tomorrow.

Specialists from DENSO, part of the Toyota Group, will also showcase the SE1-BUB-C: a modern pocket-size scanner with RFID technology. It was specially developed for scanning individual RFID tags at a close range. Hence, the optimal scanning distance is about three centimetres. The SE1-BUB-C scanner can even convert any RFID tag written in SGTIN-96 into an EAN code. This means that the same scan unit can be used for both RFID tags and barcodes. The unintentional scanning of RFID tags in the immediate vicinity of the scanner is prevented automatically by the SE1-BUB-C (shown above). connecting the SE1-BUB-C to other Bluetooth devices is easy: a setup code is scanned. After that, the devices are connected. The pocket-size scanner weighs only about 70 grams and can therefore be worn comfortably throughout the day. This is an advantage especially when consulting customers: Employees can carry out an inventory while advising, thus enabling a modern shopping experience. Visitors of the RFID & Wireless IoT tomorrow can also test – and be convinced by – the possibilities of the SE1-BUB-C scanner at stand 64 of DENSO WAVE EUROPE.

Victa Railfreight, the Maidstone-based provider of operational support services to the UK rail sector, is celebrating a double success for its ground-breaking local rail operations at Dove Holes quarry in Derbyshire’s Peak District.
The first recognition was winning the Customer Care prize at the industry’s Railfreight Group Awards evening for a joint entry with their customer Cemex, with whom Victa has established a close and collaborative working relationship.

The judges of this award were particularly impressed with the turn-round in both the output figures by rail from the quarry, which moved some 2.6m tonnes of aggregate last year by rail to receiving depots around the UK taking over 100,000 lorries off the congested roads of the Peak District and the road networks beyond, and the improved performance in timekeeping of services from the site which minimised the impact of late running trains across the rail network. This was Victa’s eighth win since the awards started in 2008, including the prestigious Railfreight Business of the Year in 2017.

This success was followed a week later with Victa being Highly Commended for the same operation in the Freight and Logistics Achievement of the Year category of the popular National Rail Awards in London. Once again the judges were impressed by the improvements in performance and said that “the operational efficiencies and improvements that have been achieved in the first period of modified operations are more than sufficient to justify this commendation, but this entry also demonstrates that there can be value in taking a fresh look at how some freight operations are structured”

Victa Railfreight commenced a long-term contract with CEMEX for the terminal operations in June 2018 and since then there has been an increase in volume leaving the quarry with 99% of departures being right time.

The contract employs twelve local staff who were recruited and trained for both shunting and locomotive driving duties by Victa and provide operational cover twenty-four hours a day, six days a week.

Neil Sime, Managing Director of Victa Railfreight said: “Both of these awards reflect the efforts of our team at Dove Holes and elsewhere who provide first class customer service on a daily basis.The performance improvements we have seen reflect the close collaboration between the parties involved and validate Cemex’s decision to do things differently and appoint Victa to specifically manage the shunting and loading operations at the quarry”.

Victa Railfreight is currently working with other terminal operators to provide similar solutions to ensure the future development and growth of Freight on rail.

Dachser UK’s key investment in the northwest of England is fully operational. After announcing the development of a new logistics centre at the beginning of the year, the logistics service provider, part of the international Dachser group, has moved rapidly to complete the newly built 5,175 square metre hub. Rochdale has been Dachser’s home in the region since 2010, the new unit replaces their existing distribution facility.

The development of the 3.7 hectare (9.2 acre) site represents a EUR 16 million (GBP 14.4 million) investment by the company and is evidence of Dachser’s commitment to the UK market. In particular, it strengthens the company’s presence in the northern UK region and will further improve its transport and distribution services in one of British industry’s heartlands.

“We have an optimistic view on the future of both import and export trade with the rest of Europe and beyond,” commented Mark Rollinson, Managing Director, Dachser UK. “Since the company’s initial expansion into the area in 2010, our business has grown fivefold, necessitating the warehouse expansion to satisfy the demands of our customers’ global integrated supply chains. We have also experienced a sustained increase in UK exports delivered through Dachser’s extensive European distribution network.”

The location is optimally situated from a logistics viewpoint, adjacent to the Trans-Pennine motorway, which is an important artery of the UK’s ‘Northern Powerhouse’. The new facility has 49 dock loading doors and an additional four level access doors, and the build is nearly 7,000 square metres, including office space.

“The Rochdale Logistics Centre is connected to the global Dachser network with daily direct freight services,” explains Gary Atkinson, Branch Manager at Rochdale. “With this new construction, our location in the North of England is evolving into an important hub within Dachser’s European network. Ensuring that the new facility remained within Rochdale was an important consideration in the interests of the company’s workforce,” he emphasised.