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Month: March 2021

DHL Express Italy Selects Cross Belt Technology

Posted on by Keith McKinley

DHL Express Italy has selected cross belt technology for its new hub at the Milan Malpensa Airport in Nothern Italy.

DHL’s partner, Fives designed a solution that would provide high speed and accuracy. The solution integrates 4 GENI-BeltTM cross belt sorters, first unveiled at Post-Expo in 2015, and 30 GENI-FeedTM high capacity induction lines by Fives.

The hub receives DHL express shipments from both air traffic and road traffic to process and reload on board DHL vehicles and airplanes for the transport to their final destination. Fives’ cross belt sorters receive parcels and envelopes from the high capacity introduction lines and with extreme accuracy and speed transport each item to the assigned destination, where it is discharged into the outlet without tilting or rolling. The conveyor systems connect the sorting equipment with all other handling and processing points inside the hub.

Fives Intralogistics SPA was established in 1957 in Lonate Pozzolo, Italy. The company is part of the Smart Automation Solutions division of Fives Group and is leader in designing high performance cross belt technology and in developing automated solutions for the material handling in a wide variety of applications.

The Fives GENI-BeltTM cross belt is recognized globally as the cutting-edge technology that  offers high performance and adapts well to countless configurations. Fives is partner of the major players in the intralogistics sector and the GENI-BeltTM sorter is the backbone of thousands of distribution and shipment centers all over the world.

 

DHL Express Italy Selects Cross Belt Technology

Posted on by David Priestman

DHL Express Italy has selected cross belt technology for its new hub at the Milan Malpensa Airport in Nothern Italy.

DHL’s partner, Fives designed a solution that would provide high speed and accuracy. The solution integrates 4 GENI-BeltTM cross belt sorters, first unveiled at Post-Expo in 2015, and 30 GENI-FeedTM high capacity induction lines by Fives.

The hub receives DHL express shipments from both air traffic and road traffic to process and reload on board DHL vehicles and airplanes for the transport to their final destination. Fives’ cross belt sorters receive parcels and envelopes from the high capacity introduction lines and with extreme accuracy and speed transport each item to the assigned destination, where it is discharged into the outlet without tilting or rolling. The conveyor systems connect the sorting equipment with all other handling and processing points inside the hub.

Fives Intralogistics SPA was established in 1957 in Lonate Pozzolo, Italy. The company is part of the Smart Automation Solutions division of Fives Group and is leader in designing high performance cross belt technology and in developing automated solutions for the material handling in a wide variety of applications.

The Fives GENI-BeltTM cross belt is recognized globally as the cutting-edge technology that  offers high performance and adapts well to countless configurations. Fives is partner of the major players in the intralogistics sector and the GENI-BeltTM sorter is the backbone of thousands of distribution and shipment centers all over the world.

 

New Split Tray Sorter Launched

Posted on by David Priestman

Interroll has launched a new drop tray sorter to its range of automated sortation solutions – the Split Tray Sorter MT015S.

The new product makes it easier for companies to enter the e-commerce market or can be used as a flexible addition to existing sortation solutions, for example in the fashion industry, the pharmaceutical industry, and for parcel service providers.

The new Split Tray Sorter ensures maximum availability, very long service life, and fast payback times for the automatic sortation of conveyed goods weighing up to 12 kilograms. This makes these compact and flexibly expandable systems particularly suitable for system integrators who want to enable their customers to implement e-commerce or omnichannel strategies that are as powerful as they are economical, for example in the fashion or pharmaceutical industries. In addition, the new Split Tray Sorter in combination with Interroll’s crossbelt sorters provides logistics service providers and courier, express and parcel service providers with an ideal solution for making customer-oriented distribution centers even more productive by efficiently separating small parts sortation from other transport goods.

Even during the planning and development of the new Interroll Split Tray Sorter, special consideration was
given to efficient manufacturing processes in order to realize optimum benefits for customers and end users.
“Because short project lead times give our customers a decisive competitive advantage, we focused not only
on technical performance and quality but also on very short delivery times for our customers,” says Steffen
Flender, Managing Director of Interroll Automation GmbH.

Interroll announced a new CEO in January – click here to read more.

New Split Tray Sorter Launched

Posted on by David Priestman

Interroll has launched a new drop tray sorter to its range of automated sortation solutions – the Split Tray Sorter MT015S.

The new product makes it easier for companies to enter the e-commerce market or can be used as a flexible addition to existing sortation solutions, for example in the fashion industry, the pharmaceutical industry, and for parcel service providers.

The new Split Tray Sorter ensures maximum availability, very long service life, and fast payback times for the automatic sortation of conveyed goods weighing up to 12 kilograms. This makes these compact and flexibly expandable systems particularly suitable for system integrators who want to enable their customers to implement e-commerce or omnichannel strategies that are as powerful as they are economical, for example in the fashion or pharmaceutical industries. In addition, the new Split Tray Sorter in combination with Interroll’s crossbelt sorters provides logistics service providers and courier, express and parcel service providers with an ideal solution for making customer-oriented distribution centers even more productive by efficiently separating small parts sortation from other transport goods.

Even during the planning and development of the new Interroll Split Tray Sorter, special consideration was
given to efficient manufacturing processes in order to realize optimum benefits for customers and end users.
“Because short project lead times give our customers a decisive competitive advantage, we focused not only
on technical performance and quality but also on very short delivery times for our customers,” says Steffen
Flender, Managing Director of Interroll Automation GmbH.

Interroll announced a new CEO in January – click here to read more.

New Pallet Racking Solution

Posted on by David Priestman

Logistics service provider Great Bear has selected AR Storage Solutions as its trusted partner to add new pallet racking and reconfigure its 20,000m2 warehouse in Nottingham, England. Part of Culina Group, Great Bear offers nationwide warehousing and distribution solutions for leading international customers.

“The Great Bear warehouse in Nottingham required a brand-new racking solution accompanied by some layout modifications to transform it into a more flexible operating facility” explained Andrew Collinson, Capital Projects Director, Culina Group. “We are delighted to have entrusted AR Racking and to now have a warehouse with capacity fully optimised.”

The project included the dismantling and disposal of old non AR pallet racking and the installation of new AR adjustable pallet racking resulting in a storage capacity for 17,400 pallets. “We had to deal with the added complication of Great Bear requiring to keep the warehouse fully operational while we dismantled the old pallet racking and replaced it with new AR pallet racking equipment”, commented Mike Smyth, AR Racking UK Key Account Manager.

The installation of adjustable pallet racking also has a number of dedicated mesh deck panels and individual adjustable mesh dividers to create a quantity of low-level pick locations for Great Bear. Adjustable pallet racking systems come with a wide variety of accessories for the storage of any type of products, making this type of racking highly versatile. It is also a storage solution that allows maximum use of space, due to the ease and speed in adjusting the load levels to adapt them to specific volumes. In this case the top beam level is 8.75 m high.

New Pallet Racking Solution

Posted on by Keith McKinley

Logistics service provider Great Bear has selected AR Storage Solutions as its trusted partner to add new pallet racking and reconfigure its 20,000m2 warehouse in Nottingham, England. Part of Culina Group, Great Bear offers nationwide warehousing and distribution solutions for leading international customers.

“The Great Bear warehouse in Nottingham required a brand-new racking solution accompanied by some layout modifications to transform it into a more flexible operating facility” explained Andrew Collinson, Capital Projects Director, Culina Group. “We are delighted to have entrusted AR Racking and to now have a warehouse with capacity fully optimised.”

The project included the dismantling and disposal of old non AR pallet racking and the installation of new AR adjustable pallet racking resulting in a storage capacity for 17,400 pallets. “We had to deal with the added complication of Great Bear requiring to keep the warehouse fully operational while we dismantled the old pallet racking and replaced it with new AR pallet racking equipment”, commented Mike Smyth, AR Racking UK Key Account Manager.

The installation of adjustable pallet racking also has a number of dedicated mesh deck panels and individual adjustable mesh dividers to create a quantity of low-level pick locations for Great Bear. Adjustable pallet racking systems come with a wide variety of accessories for the storage of any type of products, making this type of racking highly versatile. It is also a storage solution that allows maximum use of space, due to the ease and speed in adjusting the load levels to adapt them to specific volumes. In this case the top beam level is 8.75 m high.

10000 Units Transported on Dunkerque-Rosslare Line

Posted on by David Priestman

The Danish company DFDS Seaways has just announced the introduction of a fourth ship from 1 April on the ferry line between Dunkerque and Rosslare. The announcement confirms the success of the link, launched with three vessels on 2 January.

On 1 April next, the “Ark Dania”, a RoRo type vessel with a capacity of 188 freight units, will complete the fleet on the Dunkerque-Rosslare route, alongside the “Visby”, “Kerry” and “Drotten”.
The route provides exporters and transport companies with a direct, document-free journey for lorries between the Republic of Ireland and the other countries of the European Union, implying lower costs, less waiting time as well as the possibility of avoiding the customs procedures which now apply to transport via the British ‘landbridge’.

Aidan Coffey, Route Director for DFDS Seaways Ireland, is delighted with the addition of this fourth vessel to the fleet: “This ferry will be the flagship for our route. She is highly manoeuvrable, and is capable of transporting a wide range of cargo, mainly consisting of unaccompanied trailers and 12 trucks accompanied by drivers. The addition to our service will free up capacity on our three other vessels for more trucks accompanied by a driver. We are facing strong demand from all sectors of industry seeking to use the direct route to northern central Europe”.

Daniel Deschodt, Interim Chairman of the Executive Board, said: “European carriers and shippers are responding very favourably to this new post-Brexit offering tailored to meet their expectations. Indeed, since the first port call in Dunkerque on 2 January, the service totalled no less than 10,000 units at the beginning of March. With eight weekly round trips to and from Ireland, in the space of only four months the Port of Dunkerque has become the European mainland port with the highest number of round trips for ro-ro services to Ireland. The new traffic is also generating increased business and genuine added value for logistics warehouses located in the vicinity of the port. With this fourth ship, Dunkerque is more than ever the port for the British Isles!”

10000 Units Transported on Dunkerque-Rosslare Line

Posted on by Keith McKinley

The Danish company DFDS Seaways has just announced the introduction of a fourth ship from 1 April on the ferry line between Dunkerque and Rosslare. The announcement confirms the success of the link, launched with three vessels on 2 January.

On 1 April next, the “Ark Dania”, a RoRo type vessel with a capacity of 188 freight units, will complete the fleet on the Dunkerque-Rosslare route, alongside the “Visby”, “Kerry” and “Drotten”.
The route provides exporters and transport companies with a direct, document-free journey for lorries between the Republic of Ireland and the other countries of the European Union, implying lower costs, less waiting time as well as the possibility of avoiding the customs procedures which now apply to transport via the British ‘landbridge’.

Aidan Coffey, Route Director for DFDS Seaways Ireland, is delighted with the addition of this fourth vessel to the fleet: “This ferry will be the flagship for our route. She is highly manoeuvrable, and is capable of transporting a wide range of cargo, mainly consisting of unaccompanied trailers and 12 trucks accompanied by drivers. The addition to our service will free up capacity on our three other vessels for more trucks accompanied by a driver. We are facing strong demand from all sectors of industry seeking to use the direct route to northern central Europe”.

Daniel Deschodt, Interim Chairman of the Executive Board, said: “European carriers and shippers are responding very favourably to this new post-Brexit offering tailored to meet their expectations. Indeed, since the first port call in Dunkerque on 2 January, the service totalled no less than 10,000 units at the beginning of March. With eight weekly round trips to and from Ireland, in the space of only four months the Port of Dunkerque has become the European mainland port with the highest number of round trips for ro-ro services to Ireland. The new traffic is also generating increased business and genuine added value for logistics warehouses located in the vicinity of the port. With this fourth ship, Dunkerque is more than ever the port for the British Isles!”

HaulTech Appoints Adam Lamont as New Sales Director

Posted on by Keith McKinley

Technology specialists HaulTech has appointed Adam Lamont as a new sales director to help the organisation continue its growth trajectory.

The Staffordshire-based technology provider has seen its foundations further cemented and sales increased during what had been a record-breaking 2020 for the business despite the impact and challenges brought about through COVID-19.

The recent shift to home and remote working has meant that organisations in the transport and warehousing industry needed a new, more streamlined, and connected way of helping their teams to manage their role, administration, and mobile workforce and HaulTech has been a natural choice.

For HaulTech, 2020 has seen a revenue rise through a 63% uptake in new business. In order to not only manage the recent growth, but to also facilitate new growth, HaulTech are delighted to appoint Adam Lamont in his new role.

HaulTech’s Director Craig Lamont stated that “we are really proud of the progress that the company and team have made over the last 3 years. As an innovative and progressive supplier, 2020 has seen the company invested heavily across all areas of its operation including product innovation and development, sales, and support all of which has led to a 66% increase in staffing since March last year.

“As we continue investing in the future, we want to bring together the best local people and talent to help us to deliver on our growth objectives. The appointment of Adam Lamont to the position of Sales Director is one we are very excited about.”

Adam joins HaulTech bringing with him over 11 years’ experience in the vehicle tracking and telematics industry where he has developed and led sales teams contributing strategically at a global level.

Speaking about his new appointment Adam commented that he is excited to “be part of this growth journey. HaulTech are a clear innovator within the industry and 2021 is going to be a great opportunity to springboard our growth.

Already within the first few weeks of joining HaulTech, I can’t believe the positive impact that the company’s technology has for small to medium size fleet operators. HaulTech’s technology portfolio ticks all the boxes for streamlined operations and reducing road risk.”

 

HaulTech Appoints Adam Lamont as New Sales Director

Posted on by David Priestman

Technology specialists HaulTech has appointed Adam Lamont as a new sales director to help the organisation continue its growth trajectory.

The Staffordshire-based technology provider has seen its foundations further cemented and sales increased during what had been a record-breaking 2020 for the business despite the impact and challenges brought about through COVID-19.

The recent shift to home and remote working has meant that organisations in the transport and warehousing industry needed a new, more streamlined, and connected way of helping their teams to manage their role, administration, and mobile workforce and HaulTech has been a natural choice.

For HaulTech, 2020 has seen a revenue rise through a 63% uptake in new business. In order to not only manage the recent growth, but to also facilitate new growth, HaulTech are delighted to appoint Adam Lamont in his new role.

HaulTech’s Director Craig Lamont stated that “we are really proud of the progress that the company and team have made over the last 3 years. As an innovative and progressive supplier, 2020 has seen the company invested heavily across all areas of its operation including product innovation and development, sales, and support all of which has led to a 66% increase in staffing since March last year.

“As we continue investing in the future, we want to bring together the best local people and talent to help us to deliver on our growth objectives. The appointment of Adam Lamont to the position of Sales Director is one we are very excited about.”

Adam joins HaulTech bringing with him over 11 years’ experience in the vehicle tracking and telematics industry where he has developed and led sales teams contributing strategically at a global level.

Speaking about his new appointment Adam commented that he is excited to “be part of this growth journey. HaulTech are a clear innovator within the industry and 2021 is going to be a great opportunity to springboard our growth.

Already within the first few weeks of joining HaulTech, I can’t believe the positive impact that the company’s technology has for small to medium size fleet operators. HaulTech’s technology portfolio ticks all the boxes for streamlined operations and reducing road risk.”

 

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