Month: August 2020

Metapack, specialist in eCommerce delivery technology, has launched direct External Parcel Integration (EPI) with omnichannel software provider Manhattan Associates. The EPI directly connects Manhattan Associates’ warehouse management system (WMS) and Metapack’s delivery management platform, providing retailers with seamless access to both Manhattan Associates’ market leading WMS solution and Metapack’s breadth of eCommerce services.

Rapid integration, implementation and configuration.
The EPI connector is purpose-built, performance engineered and proven to reduce integration time and costs for retailers, by seamlessly utilising both Manhattan Associates WMS shipping capabilities and Metapack systems across global warehouse locations. The EPI enables rapid implementation of Metapack Delivery Manager alongside Manhattan’s WMS with minimal work for the customer. In just 2-4 weeks, customers are up and running. Both systems work out of the box.

“We’re thrilled to highlight the next stage in our partnership journey with Manhattan Associates and reveal our new EPI,” said Duncan Licence, VP Global Product at Metapack. “The world has changed over the past few months and retail has accelerated in its growth towards a digital-first ecosystem.”

“Retailers need to ensure they are investing in the right delivery management technology to meet new demands from consumers. At Metapack, we’re always listening to the needs of our customers and providing value – this joint EPI is a testament to that delivery promise,” finished Licence.

“Manhattan Associates has a longstanding partnership with Metapack and this integration between our two market leading solutions is the natural evolution of a shared vision of retailing. We’re excited to announce this integration and look forward to the continued benefits it will provide end-users all over the world,” said Eric Lamphier, Senior Director of Global Alliances at Manhattan Associates

Staff are in a celebratory mood at Palletways Iberia with the news the network has transported a record 983,000 pallets so far this year and added a host of new customers to its portfolio.

Palletways Iberia, part of the Imperial Group, has more than a decade of experience as the leading logistics company delivering palletised freight across the Iberian Peninsula and Islands. Despite worldwide challenges, already this year the network has secured a number of new customers, recruited six members and celebrated the third successful year of trading at its South Hub, resulting in the network doubling in size since 2015.

In 2017, the network aspired to increase its geographical coverage in the South of the Peninsula and offer a more specialised service to its customers. Its two hubs in Madrid and Zaragoza served the existing membership and the introduction of a third regional hub in Jaén was designed to increase coverage in the autonomous region of Andalusia in the south-east of Spain, as well as in the regions of Badajoz and Murcia.

Just three years on, and thanks to the success of the South Hub, the Iberian network is providing customers in these regions a greater range of collection times, a higher frequency of deliveries, greater coverage of the Premium 24h service, optimization of deliveries and collections, and all with full online Track and Trace.

Gregorio Hernando, managing director of Palletways Iberia said: “Like businesses the world over, we have felt the effects of the pandemic so surpassing last year’s volumes, serving new customers and attracting members are worth celebrating. “The South Hub, which is still a relatively new proposition, has allowed us to significantly develop our offering and contributed to these record pallet movements and I’m sure that as the South Hub grows, we’ll see an increase in volumes. We have such confidence in our capabilities that we expect to surpass the 1m pallet figure during our next financial year – which would be a record for the Iberian team – and the South Hub is integral in us achieving this ambitious target.”

Also this year, Palletways Iberia renewed its management system with the recertification of ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 14064, ISO 14067 and ISO 45001 which demonstrates the network’s commitment to processes, environmental commitment, such as reducing its carbon footprint, and occupational safety, endorsed by leading certification body, IMQ Ibérica.

José Francisco Hernández, operations director for Palletways Iberia, added: “Renewal for the ninth consecutive year demonstrates our commitment to maintain continuous improvement of processes, offer customers the best service under the highest standards of quality and reliability, with the guarantee that only a leader like Palletways can offer.”

Septentrio’s first-of-a-kind SECORX-S GPS/GNSS receiver product line offers sub-decimeter accuracy without the need for additional positioning service subscriptions.

They conveniently deliver sub-decimeter positioning right out of the box, without the need for any additional correction service subscription or maintenance. Users benefit from always-on high accuracy provided by a PPP-RTK correction service integrated directly into Septentrio’s latest core GNSS technology. The SECORX-S product line, already known to offer top-performance GNSS OEM boards and modules, now also offers a ruggedized receiver in an IP68 chassis, AsteRx SB-SxTM .

“By launching the SECORX-S product family a few months ago we have taken a ground-breaking step towards easy-to-use and accessible high-accuracy positioning,” commented Francois Freulon, Head of Product Management at Septentrio. “Our SECORX-S product range now includes boxed receivers as well as compact modules and versatile OEM boards. With this expansion of the product family, our customers now have the flexibility to choose from a wider range of options a receiver which perfectly fits their needs.”

By adding boxed receivers to the SECORX-S product line Septentrio brings its innovative approach of plug-and-play accurate positioning to logistic applications as well as precision agriculture and construction. Receivers of the SECORX-S family offer lifelong sub-decimeter accuracy in U.S. and Europe. The PPP-RTK correction service integrated in these receivers uniquely combines near-RTK accuracy with short convergence time. AsteRx SB-Sx comes with built-in LOCK+ technology, maintaining a reliable positioning fix even during intense vibrations and mechanical shocks.

Ravas Europe has introduced the Bolzoni Group, one of the leaders in forklift attachments and forks business as a new partner for the worldwide distribution of the iForks-32, forklift truck scales, through the Bolzoni sales organization.

Frank van Rijnsoever, Sales & Marketing Director of Ravas, is excited about reaching an agreement with the Bolzoni Group: “We see a huge market for our iForks. To us, Bolzoni will be a valuable addition to the existing distribution channels worldwide. We aim to operate more efficiently and to further develop the global market for mobile weighing applications.”

Carlo Fallarini, Bolzoni’s Global Marketing Director, adds: “Fork scales are becoming more important in the logistics and forwarding operations. The Ravas iForks-32 has become a benchmark worldwide, thanks to the clean design, easy installation, Bluetooth 4.0 connection and long life Li-ion battery pack. A dedicated Ravas WeightsApp, available in the App Store and Google Play Store, acts as a remote display and remote control for the scale, but also enables the operator to download weighing data and send these per e-mail. Besides, the iForks-32 can be easily combined with Bolzoni’s fork positioners. Our customers can receive a full package with fork positioner and already installed weighing forks, including all necessary electronics. We truly believe iForks-32 will become a standard in the mobile weighing applications for forklifts.”