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Day: 30 January 2023

Drone Services for Heavy Payloads

Posted on by Keith McKinley

Leading drone operator, Skyports Drone Services, and electric, autonomous aircraft manufacturer, Pyka, have agreed on a partnership for heavy payload drone logistics. The collaboration will leverage Skyports Drone Services’ extensive operational experience and Pyka’s best-in-class heavy payload aircraft to provide game-changing drone delivery services.

The partnership will see Skyports Drone Services welcome the newly unveiled Pyka Pelican Cargo uncrewed aerial system (UAS) as the latest addition to its fleet. The large autonomous electric aircraft’s 175+ kg payload capacity and 1.85m3 cargo volume, significantly increases Skyports Drone Services’ payload capabilities and complements the existing lineup of UAS solutions currently utilised by the UK drone operator. Pyka’s Pelican Cargo will be deployed for a range of use cases and operations, including services for humanitarian aid, logistics and delivery companies, as well as healthcare and medical organisations.

A full flight programme with Pelican Cargo will begin in early Q2 in Cornwall, UK, and will include flights for the Future Flight Challenge phase three Open Skies Cornwall project, one of four UK Research & Innovation funded projects won by Skyports Drone Services in July 2022. The introduction of Pyka’s Pelican Cargo aircraft into the Skyports Drone Services fleet supports the company’s ambitions of implementing drone operations at scale. The substantial uplift in capacity strengthens the UK drone operator’s proposition and market position.

Alex Brown, Director, Skyports Drone Services, said: “Having a fully electric, autonomous, heavylift cargo drone in our fleet is a real gamechanger. To date, we’ve been focused on operations with smaller, high value payloads; the introduction of the Pelican Cargo brings new capabilities and means we can now fly significant volumes of cargo long distances, connecting communities in remote areas and providing a regular, robust form of transport in and out of hard-to-reach areas. Importantly, we’re doing this now – this isn’t future gazing, it’s a ready-to-go service.”

“Skyports Drone Services is one of the most sophisticated drone operators in the market and an ideal partner for the deployment of Pyka’s Pelican Cargo,” says Pyka Chief Executive Officer and Co-founder, Michael Norcia. “We are thrilled to be working with the team at Skyports to demonstrate the Pelican Cargo’s revolutionary capabilities and operating economics.”

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Warehouse Inventory Drone Solution to Go Live Later This Year

 

Drone Services for Heavy Payloads

Posted on by David Priestman

Leading drone operator, Skyports Drone Services, and electric, autonomous aircraft manufacturer, Pyka, have agreed on a partnership for heavy payload drone logistics. The collaboration will leverage Skyports Drone Services’ extensive operational experience and Pyka’s best-in-class heavy payload aircraft to provide game-changing drone delivery services.

The partnership will see Skyports Drone Services welcome the newly unveiled Pyka Pelican Cargo uncrewed aerial system (UAS) as the latest addition to its fleet. The large autonomous electric aircraft’s 175+ kg payload capacity and 1.85m3 cargo volume, significantly increases Skyports Drone Services’ payload capabilities and complements the existing lineup of UAS solutions currently utilised by the UK drone operator. Pyka’s Pelican Cargo will be deployed for a range of use cases and operations, including services for humanitarian aid, logistics and delivery companies, as well as healthcare and medical organisations.

A full flight programme with Pelican Cargo will begin in early Q2 in Cornwall, UK, and will include flights for the Future Flight Challenge phase three Open Skies Cornwall project, one of four UK Research & Innovation funded projects won by Skyports Drone Services in July 2022. The introduction of Pyka’s Pelican Cargo aircraft into the Skyports Drone Services fleet supports the company’s ambitions of implementing drone operations at scale. The substantial uplift in capacity strengthens the UK drone operator’s proposition and market position.

Alex Brown, Director, Skyports Drone Services, said: “Having a fully electric, autonomous, heavylift cargo drone in our fleet is a real gamechanger. To date, we’ve been focused on operations with smaller, high value payloads; the introduction of the Pelican Cargo brings new capabilities and means we can now fly significant volumes of cargo long distances, connecting communities in remote areas and providing a regular, robust form of transport in and out of hard-to-reach areas. Importantly, we’re doing this now – this isn’t future gazing, it’s a ready-to-go service.”

“Skyports Drone Services is one of the most sophisticated drone operators in the market and an ideal partner for the deployment of Pyka’s Pelican Cargo,” says Pyka Chief Executive Officer and Co-founder, Michael Norcia. “We are thrilled to be working with the team at Skyports to demonstrate the Pelican Cargo’s revolutionary capabilities and operating economics.”

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Warehouse Inventory Drone Solution to Go Live Later This Year

 

Watch Now: Webinar with Fives and SNATT Logistica

Posted on by David Priestman

Logistics Business has a new Webinar to play on-demand for free, moderated by Editor Peter MacLeod. Peter talks to Fabio Sacchi, New Application Director of Fives Intralogistics SpA and Fabrizio Oleari, CEO of Italian third party logistics company SNATT Logistica SpA. Click here to watch now.

In the 34 minute Webinar sortation technology for fashionwear distribution centres is discussed, specifically the new GENI-Ant system.

Here is the transcript:

1. Q to Sacchi: Why did Fives decide to invest in AMR technology for sorting / what is GENI-Ant?

To meet the needs of all companies faced with increasing logistics complexity and labor shortages, Fives has introduced a new smart sorter based on AMR technology: the GENI-Ant sorter.
It is a mobile sorter able to transport 2 items on board each vehicle and deliver the parcels to the destinations within the working area. It is the tallest in the market able to sort dynamically at high speed : the robot can be up to 1.300 mm high and run at 2,5 m/s

2. Q to Oleari: SNATT have been investing in automation already for many years, implementing cross belt equipment in their warehouses. Why did you decide to implement the GENI-Ant? What challenges were you facing?

We had two major requirements: We needed a sorting system that provides flexibility and scalability to any future change in terms of volume of parcels sorted, or number of sorting destinations
Moreover, we needed a sorter equipment ensuring that no parcel is damaged during the operations, including the most delicate ones. We need a system able to handle the parcels with extreme care.

3. Q to Oleari: Please can you tell us a little bit more about your business – the size of the warehouse operations where Fives technology is installed, the size and volume of the products being stored and dispatched, and how the GENI-Ant is being deployed within the operation?

SNATT Logistica is a 3PL company in the fashion industry, specializing in the distribution of its customers’ clothing, footwear and accessories lines. The company provides logistic services and each of its warehouses is dedicated exclusively to the logistics activities of a customer, for distribution of the articles of one brand only, in Italy and abroad. We help our customer’s business, because thanks to our outsourcing service, we help save time and money: the customer has lower fixed costs and can focus on the resources on product development, marketing, and sales growth. We take care of the handling of articles like footwear packed in standard shoe boxes as well as flat garments in plastic bags and various accessories. The GENI-Ant sorter can handle these kinds of fragile packages in a gentle way with no damages at all. As you know in the fashion world, the external packaging is very important for the brand image, almost as much as the content itself. Moreover, Fives sorting technology ensures the flexibility we need in order to react quickly to changes in volumes. Fluctuations in sales result in variations of the material flows to manage inside the warehouse. The implementation of the GENI-Ant ‘s robotic solution has allowed us to process orders faster and increase picking volumes a lot, compared with manual processing.

4. Q to Sacchi: Compared with other traditional sorting technologies, what are added benefits for the customer that chooses a GENI-Ant sorter?

Answer: scalability and footprint
Scalability: GENI-Ant is a system that can be tailored to the required capacity: only by adding robots, it can easily adapt to future volume peaks or structural expansions.
Footprint: the GENI-Ant solution can be installed in very small areas even in general utility buildings. It can be easily reconfigured and relocated from one to another building, if needed

5. Q to Sacchi – What sort of operations are the deployed GENI-Ant robots helping to optimise?

It can be deployed to optimize the sorting operations in various processing, for instance in the last mile delivery or in the 3PL application like at SNATT facilities. The ability to manage multiple types of parcels, even non-standard ones and the compact design make it suitable for installation in urban depots or small warehouses, where the available space is limited or there are
The flexibility and the ability to adapt according to changing requirements as well as to fluctuations in material flows make it the best solution for future-proof systems where the sorting capacity can increase either very quickly for example during seasonal peaks or over the years according to sales evolution. It is actually very simple to increase the sorting capacity of the GENI-Ant: it is enough to install additional destinations or adjust the number of robots, and this is done in a matter of weeks. In this way, there is no need of oversizing the system in view of future expansions, GENI-Ant sorter can grow and adapt easily to changes.

6. Q to Sacchi: how long does it take for the production and installation of a GENI-Ant sorting system?

It takes 7 months for the production and only 2 months for delivery and installation The installation does not disturb the existing on-going warehouse operations at customer’s site.

7. Q to Sacchi: What are the performances achievable with GENI-Ant?

Answer: 6.000 pph with item size from 150×150 mm to 1200×700 mm

8. Q to Sacchi: is it possible to customize a solution according to various and each time different customer requirements?

Answer: yes, we can customize the size and the design of the belts on top of the vehicle/robot to automate the handling and sorting of both conveyable and non-conveyable items
Moreover the layout of the system can be adapted to fit into the sorting are at customer’s facilities and even re-configurated in a second time, if needed

9. Q to Sacchi: how do you see the future of GENI-Ant?
Answer: GENI-Ant will be used more and more for order fulfilment in retail, e-commerce, distribution due to its features mentioned before. While in parcels and postal the requirement is to automate handling and sorting of small and big items that are non-conveyable using traditional equipment and in general more difficult to handle than standard conveyable parcels, thus require still manual handling or re-working.

10. Q to Oleari: Would you recommend GENI-Ant?

I would recommend GENI-Ant because it’s the new cutting-edge technology available in the market for sorting. Nowadays, since the purchasing habits and consumer needs have changed dramatically and the logistics have become extremely complex, GENI-Ant™ is the right solution to respond to investments that require flexibility and scalability in a small footprint.

Watch Now: Webinar with Fives and SNATT Logistica

Posted on by David Priestman

Logistics Business has a new Webinar to play on-demand for free, moderated by Editor Peter MacLeod. Peter talks to Fabio Sacchi, New Application Director of Fives Intralogistics SpA and Fabrizio Oleari, CEO of Italian third party logistics company SNATT Logistica SpA. Click here to watch now.

In the 34 minute Webinar sortation technology for fashionwear distribution centres is discussed, specifically the new GENI-Ant system.

Here is the transcript:

1. Q to Sacchi: Why did Fives decide to invest in AMR technology for sorting / what is GENI-Ant?

To meet the needs of all companies faced with increasing logistics complexity and labor shortages, Fives has introduced a new smart sorter based on AMR technology: the GENI-Ant sorter.
It is a mobile sorter able to transport 2 items on board each vehicle and deliver the parcels to the destinations within the working area. It is the tallest in the market able to sort dynamically at high speed : the robot can be up to 1.300 mm high and run at 2,5 m/s

2. Q to Oleari: SNATT have been investing in automation already for many years, implementing cross belt equipment in their warehouses. Why did you decide to implement the GENI-Ant? What challenges were you facing?

We had two major requirements: We needed a sorting system that provides flexibility and scalability to any future change in terms of volume of parcels sorted, or number of sorting destinations
Moreover, we needed a sorter equipment ensuring that no parcel is damaged during the operations, including the most delicate ones. We need a system able to handle the parcels with extreme care.

3. Q to Oleari: Please can you tell us a little bit more about your business – the size of the warehouse operations where Fives technology is installed, the size and volume of the products being stored and dispatched, and how the GENI-Ant is being deployed within the operation?

SNATT Logistica is a 3PL company in the fashion industry, specializing in the distribution of its customers’ clothing, footwear and accessories lines. The company provides logistic services and each of its warehouses is dedicated exclusively to the logistics activities of a customer, for distribution of the articles of one brand only, in Italy and abroad. We help our customer’s business, because thanks to our outsourcing service, we help save time and money: the customer has lower fixed costs and can focus on the resources on product development, marketing, and sales growth. We take care of the handling of articles like footwear packed in standard shoe boxes as well as flat garments in plastic bags and various accessories. The GENI-Ant sorter can handle these kinds of fragile packages in a gentle way with no damages at all. As you know in the fashion world, the external packaging is very important for the brand image, almost as much as the content itself. Moreover, Fives sorting technology ensures the flexibility we need in order to react quickly to changes in volumes. Fluctuations in sales result in variations of the material flows to manage inside the warehouse. The implementation of the GENI-Ant ‘s robotic solution has allowed us to process orders faster and increase picking volumes a lot, compared with manual processing.

4. Q to Sacchi: Compared with other traditional sorting technologies, what are added benefits for the customer that chooses a GENI-Ant sorter?

Answer: scalability and footprint
Scalability: GENI-Ant is a system that can be tailored to the required capacity: only by adding robots, it can easily adapt to future volume peaks or structural expansions.
Footprint: the GENI-Ant solution can be installed in very small areas even in general utility buildings. It can be easily reconfigured and relocated from one to another building, if needed

5. Q to Sacchi – What sort of operations are the deployed GENI-Ant robots helping to optimise?

It can be deployed to optimize the sorting operations in various processing, for instance in the last mile delivery or in the 3PL application like at SNATT facilities. The ability to manage multiple types of parcels, even non-standard ones and the compact design make it suitable for installation in urban depots or small warehouses, where the available space is limited or there are
The flexibility and the ability to adapt according to changing requirements as well as to fluctuations in material flows make it the best solution for future-proof systems where the sorting capacity can increase either very quickly for example during seasonal peaks or over the years according to sales evolution. It is actually very simple to increase the sorting capacity of the GENI-Ant: it is enough to install additional destinations or adjust the number of robots, and this is done in a matter of weeks. In this way, there is no need of oversizing the system in view of future expansions, GENI-Ant sorter can grow and adapt easily to changes.

6. Q to Sacchi: how long does it take for the production and installation of a GENI-Ant sorting system?

It takes 7 months for the production and only 2 months for delivery and installation The installation does not disturb the existing on-going warehouse operations at customer’s site.

7. Q to Sacchi: What are the performances achievable with GENI-Ant?

Answer: 6.000 pph with item size from 150×150 mm to 1200×700 mm

8. Q to Sacchi: is it possible to customize a solution according to various and each time different customer requirements?

Answer: yes, we can customize the size and the design of the belts on top of the vehicle/robot to automate the handling and sorting of both conveyable and non-conveyable items
Moreover the layout of the system can be adapted to fit into the sorting are at customer’s facilities and even re-configurated in a second time, if needed

9. Q to Sacchi: how do you see the future of GENI-Ant?
Answer: GENI-Ant will be used more and more for order fulfilment in retail, e-commerce, distribution due to its features mentioned before. While in parcels and postal the requirement is to automate handling and sorting of small and big items that are non-conveyable using traditional equipment and in general more difficult to handle than standard conveyable parcels, thus require still manual handling or re-working.

10. Q to Oleari: Would you recommend GENI-Ant?

I would recommend GENI-Ant because it’s the new cutting-edge technology available in the market for sorting. Nowadays, since the purchasing habits and consumer needs have changed dramatically and the logistics have become extremely complex, GENI-Ant™ is the right solution to respond to investments that require flexibility and scalability in a small footprint.

New Diesel-Electric Reefer Developed

Posted on by David Priestman

Rotterdam-based Unit45, which works exclusively on the development, construction, financing and delivery of 45ft pallet-wide containers, has developed a new diesel-electric reefer in collaboration with their client, the Belgian logistics solutions’ provider H.Essers.

H.Essers provides personalised and integrated solutions for sustainable transport and logistics across Europe. Essers aims to be a reliable, long-term supply chain partner for clients in various industries. This newly developed diesel electric reefer is highly reliable and was designed with a 900 litre tank, making it 100 litres larger in capacity than the previous version.

The reefer, which features a motor manufactured by Thermo King, has a low fuel consumption and is maintenance friendly. Its high cooling capacity and the possibility to easily control the temperature make it suitable for transporting pharmaceutical products, perishable goods and appliances also for long-distance journeys, for instance as part of the New Silk route.

This unit can remain 18 to 28 days self-supporting, so you do not have to refuel during the travel at all. This is extremely important because in some countries the diesel just does not have the correct quality.

Unit45’s managing director Jan Koolen explains, “Refuelling in Kazakhstan for example can be a challenge, you simply risk the wrong diesel in the tank. Often the diesel is thinned with water. When this freezes the engine will stall.”

Diesel-Electric Reefer

It is intended for use in multimodal operations where rail is featured as, while the cost of moving temperature-controlled cargoes over long distances by road is ever rising, very few rail operators can provide a reliable power supply for all-electric reefers.

“Rail transport in shortsea keep on going steady and that is what we do best. This is not a new development but growth of intermodal transport has been going on for a while now,’ explained Koolen.
The reefer also includes an advance track and trace system to control and record the temperature and the position of the container, as well as any door opening with real-time alerts. The power of UNIT45 is not only her innovation skills but also its flexibility,” said Koolen. This flexibility also results in giving UNIT45 the possibility to accept all types of orders. “When a company has a new idea we are always prepared to join in. Our developers are ready to work with our clients’.”

New Diesel-Electric Reefer Developed

Posted on by David Priestman

Rotterdam-based Unit45, which works exclusively on the development, construction, financing and delivery of 45ft pallet-wide containers, has developed a new diesel-electric reefer in collaboration with their client, the Belgian logistics solutions’ provider H.Essers.

H.Essers provides personalised and integrated solutions for sustainable transport and logistics across Europe. Essers aims to be a reliable, long-term supply chain partner for clients in various industries. This newly developed diesel electric reefer is highly reliable and was designed with a 900 litre tank, making it 100 litres larger in capacity than the previous version.

The reefer, which features a motor manufactured by Thermo King, has a low fuel consumption and is maintenance friendly. Its high cooling capacity and the possibility to easily control the temperature make it suitable for transporting pharmaceutical products, perishable goods and appliances also for long-distance journeys, for instance as part of the New Silk route.

This unit can remain 18 to 28 days self-supporting, so you do not have to refuel during the travel at all. This is extremely important because in some countries the diesel just does not have the correct quality.

Unit45’s managing director Jan Koolen explains, “Refuelling in Kazakhstan for example can be a challenge, you simply risk the wrong diesel in the tank. Often the diesel is thinned with water. When this freezes the engine will stall.”

Diesel-Electric Reefer

It is intended for use in multimodal operations where rail is featured as, while the cost of moving temperature-controlled cargoes over long distances by road is ever rising, very few rail operators can provide a reliable power supply for all-electric reefers.

“Rail transport in shortsea keep on going steady and that is what we do best. This is not a new development but growth of intermodal transport has been going on for a while now,’ explained Koolen.
The reefer also includes an advance track and trace system to control and record the temperature and the position of the container, as well as any door opening with real-time alerts. The power of UNIT45 is not only her innovation skills but also its flexibility,” said Koolen. This flexibility also results in giving UNIT45 the possibility to accept all types of orders. “When a company has a new idea we are always prepared to join in. Our developers are ready to work with our clients’.”

Narrow Aisle Announces Board Restructure

Posted on by David Priestman

Narrow Aisle Ltd, manufacturer of the FLEXI Truck range of very narrow aisle (VNA) intralogistics technology, ­­has announced a restructure of its board as it prepares to drive global development in 2023 and beyond.

With effect from 1 April 2023, Narrow Aisle’s current Group Finance Director, Donald Houston, will take up the position of Managing Director of all Narrow Aisle Group companies. He succeeds John Maguire, who will continue as an Executive Director of the business with responsibility for international development.

Narrow Aisle’s Chairman, Jim Porter, said: “We are pleased to confirm Donald’s appointment. Donald joined Narrow Aisle in January
2019 as part of the management buyout team and has helped the Group’s growth and success over recent years. John Maguire has played a huge part in establishing Narrow Aisle as a market leader and is an integral part of the company’s future.”

As part of the re-organisation Mike Hawkins has joined Narrow Aisle as Group Sales and Marketing Director. Reporting directly to the Managing Director, Mike comes to the company from KION Group where he was Director, Intralogistics.

Jim Porter commented: “Mike has been in the industry for 38 years and has a wealth of knowledge and experience which we believe will help to develop our business both in the UK and globally, not just in the area of VNA but also by developing our capability to provide full Intralogistics solutions.”

He added: “We are committing further investment across the business to drive penetration in a number of overseas markets. For example, we recently announced a major financial commitment to the USA that will see production output from our facility in Houston, Texas, increase appreciably over the next three years.”

Manufactured to the globally recognised ISO and TPS quality standards using predominantly tier-one German-made components, over 12,000 Flexi Truck machines have been supplied to distributors and users in more than 70 different countries worldwide since the articulated truck concept was pioneered by Narrow Aisle Ltd in 1990.

The Flexi Truck’s iconic articulated design delivers safe and highly space and throughput efficient operation within narrow aisle storage units. Furthermore, because Flexi Trucks can be used to load and unload delivery vehicles and transport palletised loads directly to and from their pallet location, ‘double handling’ is eliminated and fewer types of forklift are required. As a result, materials handling costs can be reduced by up to 50 per cent.

 

Narrow Aisle Announces Board Restructure

Posted on by David Priestman

Narrow Aisle Ltd, manufacturer of the FLEXI Truck range of very narrow aisle (VNA) intralogistics technology, ­­has announced a restructure of its board as it prepares to drive global development in 2023 and beyond.

With effect from 1 April 2023, Narrow Aisle’s current Group Finance Director, Donald Houston, will take up the position of Managing Director of all Narrow Aisle Group companies. He succeeds John Maguire, who will continue as an Executive Director of the business with responsibility for international development.

Narrow Aisle’s Chairman, Jim Porter, said: “We are pleased to confirm Donald’s appointment. Donald joined Narrow Aisle in January
2019 as part of the management buyout team and has helped the Group’s growth and success over recent years. John Maguire has played a huge part in establishing Narrow Aisle as a market leader and is an integral part of the company’s future.”

As part of the re-organisation Mike Hawkins has joined Narrow Aisle as Group Sales and Marketing Director. Reporting directly to the Managing Director, Mike comes to the company from KION Group where he was Director, Intralogistics.

Jim Porter commented: “Mike has been in the industry for 38 years and has a wealth of knowledge and experience which we believe will help to develop our business both in the UK and globally, not just in the area of VNA but also by developing our capability to provide full Intralogistics solutions.”

He added: “We are committing further investment across the business to drive penetration in a number of overseas markets. For example, we recently announced a major financial commitment to the USA that will see production output from our facility in Houston, Texas, increase appreciably over the next three years.”

Manufactured to the globally recognised ISO and TPS quality standards using predominantly tier-one German-made components, over 12,000 Flexi Truck machines have been supplied to distributors and users in more than 70 different countries worldwide since the articulated truck concept was pioneered by Narrow Aisle Ltd in 1990.

The Flexi Truck’s iconic articulated design delivers safe and highly space and throughput efficient operation within narrow aisle storage units. Furthermore, because Flexi Trucks can be used to load and unload delivery vehicles and transport palletised loads directly to and from their pallet location, ‘double handling’ is eliminated and fewer types of forklift are required. As a result, materials handling costs can be reduced by up to 50 per cent.

 

Maersk’s Autonomous Robots Proof of Concept

Posted on by David Priestman

A.P. Moller – Maersk the integrated logistics company operating in 130 countries, has signed up for a trial with Dexory, and now has autonomous robots operating in a warehouse facility in Kettering, UK. Maersk is a global leader in containerized logistics and is working to connect and simplify its customers’ supply chains. The proof-of-concept trial deploys Dexory’s robots and integrated data platform into the Maersk facility, with room for expansion into other facilities.

This PoC is launched in continuation of Maersk Growth’s, the venture arm of A.P. Moller-Maersk, investment in Dexory in their most recent funding round, and serves as a proof point of the evolving partnership between the two companies. With the vision to connect, protect and simplify their customers’ supply chains – bringing profound opportunities to harness the power of new technologies, testing and scaling innovations is pivotal to Maersk.

The organisation recognises that for the future of warehousing there are many ways in which processes can be optimised. In this regard, the use of new technology, removing the need for repetitive tasks and enabling staff to focus on key operations, using space wisely and more profitably, whilst attracting and retaining employees is central. As a customer-centric organisation, it is vital for Maersk to stay at the forefront of innovation within the supply chain and be able to offer their customers the opportunity to test the latest and greatest solutions as they are developed, especially as global demand and the complexity of supply chains increases.

Autonomous Robots

As Maersk’s logistics operations expand alongside their warehouse footprint across the world, including in the UK and Ireland, the project brings an exciting opportunity for a multi-disciplinary Maersk team to partner with Dexory to expand their capabilities and improve customer outcomes. Maersk partnered with Dexory for its ability to help address the issues they were facing in one autonomous solution. Robots and data visualisation platform will work together to help Maersk measure, track and locate goods across every logistics step, from inbound to storage to outbound.
Andrei Danescu, Dexory’s CEO, says “It’s reassuring to see such trust placed in Dexory from globally recognised logistics leaders like Maersk. We’re looking forward to bringing Maersk valuable data insights and expanding into other Maersk facilities”.

Dexory captures real-time insights into warehouse operations using fully autonomous robots and Artificial Intelligence. Using autonomous technology to unlock data and drive insights through all levels of business operations, helping companies boost their performance and unlock their full potential. Dexory’s fully autonomous mobile and modular robots measure, track, and find goods across warehouses without workflow disruption. The data is fed in real-time into digital twins, allowing logistics and warehouses to quickly respond to operational challenges they face on a daily basis.
Instant access to real-time data helps optimise the present, de-risk the future and discover the intractable in each location and at every stage of the product journey through the warehouse and onto dispatch. Founded in 2015, Dexory aims to transform the data-gathering operations of warehouse environments.

Maersk’s Autonomous Robots Proof of Concept

Posted on by David Priestman

A.P. Moller – Maersk the integrated logistics company operating in 130 countries, has signed up for a trial with Dexory, and now has autonomous robots operating in a warehouse facility in Kettering, UK. Maersk is a global leader in containerized logistics and is working to connect and simplify its customers’ supply chains. The proof-of-concept trial deploys Dexory’s robots and integrated data platform into the Maersk facility, with room for expansion into other facilities.

This PoC is launched in continuation of Maersk Growth’s, the venture arm of A.P. Moller-Maersk, investment in Dexory in their most recent funding round, and serves as a proof point of the evolving partnership between the two companies. With the vision to connect, protect and simplify their customers’ supply chains – bringing profound opportunities to harness the power of new technologies, testing and scaling innovations is pivotal to Maersk.

The organisation recognises that for the future of warehousing there are many ways in which processes can be optimised. In this regard, the use of new technology, removing the need for repetitive tasks and enabling staff to focus on key operations, using space wisely and more profitably, whilst attracting and retaining employees is central. As a customer-centric organisation, it is vital for Maersk to stay at the forefront of innovation within the supply chain and be able to offer their customers the opportunity to test the latest and greatest solutions as they are developed, especially as global demand and the complexity of supply chains increases.

Autonomous Robots

As Maersk’s logistics operations expand alongside their warehouse footprint across the world, including in the UK and Ireland, the project brings an exciting opportunity for a multi-disciplinary Maersk team to partner with Dexory to expand their capabilities and improve customer outcomes. Maersk partnered with Dexory for its ability to help address the issues they were facing in one autonomous solution. Robots and data visualisation platform will work together to help Maersk measure, track and locate goods across every logistics step, from inbound to storage to outbound.
Andrei Danescu, Dexory’s CEO, says “It’s reassuring to see such trust placed in Dexory from globally recognised logistics leaders like Maersk. We’re looking forward to bringing Maersk valuable data insights and expanding into other Maersk facilities”.

Dexory captures real-time insights into warehouse operations using fully autonomous robots and Artificial Intelligence. Using autonomous technology to unlock data and drive insights through all levels of business operations, helping companies boost their performance and unlock their full potential. Dexory’s fully autonomous mobile and modular robots measure, track, and find goods across warehouses without workflow disruption. The data is fed in real-time into digital twins, allowing logistics and warehouses to quickly respond to operational challenges they face on a daily basis.
Instant access to real-time data helps optimise the present, de-risk the future and discover the intractable in each location and at every stage of the product journey through the warehouse and onto dispatch. Founded in 2015, Dexory aims to transform the data-gathering operations of warehouse environments.

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