Month: March 2020

SITL has been rescheduled once again, to what organisers say is a ‘”final” date of June 23-26, citing the opportunity to use the original hall of the Paris Nord Villepinte. With the March date cancelled due to the coronavirus outbreak, the show had been originally postponed to June 16th.

Thomas Desplanques, Director of the Division in charge of SITL said: “We keep on receiving many messages of support from our customers and partners over the past few days. Maintaining the same hall with the new dates is excellent news and will be profitable for both exhibitors and visitors. This site fits best to our products demonstrations spaces and to key players in the industry who have plenty of solutions to show you during the 4 days of the event.”

Despite cancellation of the show this week, LogiMAT has pressed ahead with its annual awards, with start-up Wiferion taking the Best Product prize for its etaLINK 12000 inductive rapid charging system in the category of picking, conveying, lifting and storage technology.

etaLINK 12000 enables in-process charging of the lithium-ion batteries of automated guided vehicles (AGVs), industrial trucks and mobile robots. Charging processes can therefore be flexibly integrated into intralogistics procedures. The scalable energy solution is claimed as the world’s first contactless battery charging system with an output of 12 kW and an efficiency of 93%. The energy level of the vehicles remains at a constantly high level thanks to the intermediate charging process. This means that battery capacities can be reduced by more than 30% in most cases, thus considerably reducing procurement costs in the battery sector. As additional charging breaks and thus downtimes are eliminated, vehicle availability is increased by up to 30%.

As a system supplier of charging and storage technology, Wiferion’s battery tray etaTRAY also allows for existing forklift fleets to be retrofitted. Even old forklifts and AGVs can be continuously charged during logistics processes by replacing lead-acid batteries for the energy solution consisting of a charging unit and lithium-ion battery. Thanks to the standardized and modular design, the conversion can be carried out quickly and reliably. Users can thus exploit the full potential of lithium technology and the advantages of in-process charging.

Dachser UK has now opened an additional site near to its existing 2,500 sqm transshipment terminal based in Dartford, Kent.

Dachser established its first branch office in the South East in 2005 and has now extended this capability by acquiring a fit for purpose 2,700m2 new cross-dock terminal with 25 docking stations and five-level access doors. The combination of the two sites on Crossways Business Park now enables opportunities for production and service improvements for both cross-dock activities and contract logistics.

On top of Dachser’s main import and export activities, there are many additional benefits for customers in the region including contract logistics and value-added warehousing, customs clearance and customs warehousing as well as optimising UK domestic distribution and providing a UK Gateway for North Africa, Turkey, and CIS traffic.

Property company Prologis has acquired more industrial space, close to two of its existing properties in Hemel Hempstead in a £26 million deal. The move will help to meet growing demand for floor space in the area, due to its proximity to London.

Known as The Cubic, the property in Eastman Way, Hemel Hempstead, comprises six warehouse units, spanning an area of 138,696 sq ft or 12,885 sqm, which will continue to operate as logistics and warehouse space. Three of the units are currently leased to Cadogan Tate Ltd and the other three units will be marketed over the coming months.

Situated close to a pair of existing buildings owned and managed by Prologis, the acquisition extends the company’s footprint in Hemel Hempstead significantly. Also in Hemel Hempstead, the company owns and manages Prologis Park Hemel Hempstead, which is currently 100 percent let to tenants, including Vitabiotics, Regus and Hermes.

The acquisition of The Cubic takes the total value of Prologis’ investment in Hemel Hempstead to more than £130 million over the past three years, supporting more than 750 local jobs. In addition to this most recent property acquisition, Prologis acquired 11.6 acres of land for development, adjacent to the existing Prologis Park Hemel Hempstead, towards the end of last year.

Property company Prologis has acquired more industrial space, close to two of its existing properties in Hemel Hempstead in a £26 million deal. The move will help to meet growing demand for floor space in the area, due to its proximity to London.

Known as The Cubic, the property in Eastman Way, Hemel Hempstead, comprises six warehouse units, spanning an area of 138,696 sq ft or 12,885 sqm, which will continue to operate as logistics and warehouse space. Three of the units are currently leased to Cadogan Tate Ltd and the other three units will be marketed over the coming months.

Situated close to a pair of existing buildings owned and managed by Prologis, the acquisition extends the company’s footprint in Hemel Hempstead significantly. Also in Hemel Hempstead, the company owns and manages Prologis Park Hemel Hempstead, which is currently 100 percent let to tenants, including Vitabiotics, Regus and Hermes.

The acquisition of The Cubic takes the total value of Prologis’ investment in Hemel Hempstead to more than £130 million over the past three years, supporting more than 750 local jobs. In addition to this most recent property acquisition, Prologis acquired 11.6 acres of land for development, adjacent to the existing Prologis Park Hemel Hempstead, towards the end of last year.

Dematic has released its Multishuttle (DMS) 2 E, the latest generation of its warehouse automation solution. The system stores, buffers and sequences products for order picking and compilation and is compatible with all other DMS components, including Dematic’s lift and rack conveyor. Dematic iQ software (or an optional SAP solution) controls all logistics processes in the warehouse as well as order picking and dispatch.

“The DMS 2 E significantly increases speed, storage density, accuracy and availability in warehouses and distribution centres. We have improved the system in almost every way for higher efficiency and safety,” says Jessica Heinz, Head of Marketing and Business Development for Dematic Central Europe.

The new version offers improved single and multi-depth storage of standard containers while modified sensor technology and revised finger grippers allow more compact and secure storage and retrieval of the containers. Redesigned wheels ensure a smoother circulation of the shuttles in the rack, according to Dematic.

In addition to an improved design, the DMS 2 E is easily scalable and can be easily integrated into many Dematic solutions, such as the new Dematic Micro-Fulfillment solution. The DMS 2 E can also be optionally integrated into an SAP Extended Warehouse Management solution.

As with all Dematic shuttles, the DMS 2 E ensures a smooth exchange of goods across shuttle aisles. With shuttles alone, the containers are moved within the rack from one aisle to the adjacent aisle. “This allows us to achieve even greater efficiency and reduce the need for lifts and conveyor technology,” says Heinz.

A freezer version of the product is also being developed for the storage and order picking of frozen products.