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Day: 12 June 2023

IFOY Test Report: Airrob by Libiao

Posted on by David Priestman

As we move inexorably towards the moment when the IFOY Awards are handed out in Dortmund on June 22nd, we continue our look at all of the 2023 finalists and share the verdict from the IFOY test conducted during the evaluation by an expert jury in March. Our next entry is the Airrob container handling robotic system from Zhejiang Libiao Robots Co., Ltd.

Zhejiang Libiao Robots invented the world’s first sortation robots five years ago; now they have created another new robotic system named Airrob container handling robotic system. The robots can climb racks, and store, pick, sort, and move plastic containers, and the climbing robot can move vertical and horizontal direction freely. It is a simple, efficient and flexible system for the fulfilment centre or the work-line-side storage system.

Category: Intralogistics Robot

IFOY Test Report

Libiao Robotics has been nominated for an IFOY AWARD with its Airrob, a “climbing” container robot. Its maximum load capacity is 25kg.

The system is suitable for the vast majority of all containers in this weight class, about 95% according to the manufacturer, and virtually all racks. It allows a quick and easy installation, even when retrofitting existing warehouses. Adjustments to the floor are not required. However, horizontal rails must be attached to the rack, over which the Airrob travels along the rack. The maximum speed of the robot is 2m/s.

The Airrob is attached to a lightweight frame that moves along the horizontal rails through the aisle. This design allows the robot to “climb” up the shelves and store or retrieve the correct container on the shelf at any desired location. Each bin is thus directly accessible at all times.

The frame is flexible and automatically adjusts to the position of the robot. This ensures high reliability and fast, trouble-free and stable transport of the boxes.

The system is suitable for racks up to 12m high. In this case, however, Libiao mounts two Airrobs on top of each other, as this requires less adjustment.

A unique feature is the hook system used to move the crates in and out of the racks. The hook moves within the contours of the robot, which does not penetrate the shelves. This allows the boxes to be stored extremely compact. The hook system is suitable for handling totes on both sides of an aisle. This limits the aisle width to about 85cm.

The concept is lighter than a miniload, a multishuttle or an autonomous case robot (ACR). This is one of the reasons why energy consumption is low. Consumption could not be measured by the IFOY test team, but according to the manufacturer, the savings compared to competing solutions is more than 30%.

The battery built into the Airrob is maintenance-free and is charged when the tablet is switched on and off; according to the non-sliding touch charging principle. The rack on which the Airrob is mounted is powered by mains electricity.

In the Pick&Go setups during IFOY TEST DAYS, the Airrob worked with the manufacturer’s AMRs, but other configurations are also conceivable.

The concept is particularly suitable for micro-fulfilment centres and can also be used in ambient temperatures as low as -20°C, for example in cold stores.

IFOY test verdict: The Libiao Airrob container handling system can set a new standard for mobile robots and fundamentally change existing solutions. The Airrob is cost-effective, scalable, and efficient. The system saves space and labour. The unique hook system guarantees high storage density.

IFOY Innovation Check

Market relevance: The Airrob solution addresses manually operated warehouses that are to be automated cost-effectively using existing racking infrastructure and potentially inhomogeneous container systems. With an ROI of one to two years for the 10 installations currently on the market, the Airrob system is an attractive option for brownfield automation in diverse industries such as warehouse logistics, e-commerce, or manufacturing. Airrob can be used for rack heights between approx. 2m and 14m and is already economical in smaller warehouses starting at 100 sq m. The market potential is high due to the high flexibility of the system, the comparably low costs, the wide range of applications as well as worldwide marketing partners.

Customer benefit: The greatest benefit of Airrob is its flexibility and adaptability for use in existing warehouses without replacing existing infrastructure. This also results in manageable investment costs, which should be a fraction of fully automated systems. Set-up and commissioning are in the range of one to four weeks. Due to the modularity, additional robots can be temporarily integrated for more throughput at peak times. Compared to similar solutions on the market, Airrob is said to consume 30% less energy. In addition, the system is easily reusable in other operating environments.

Novelty / Innovation: Airrob stands out for its simplicity of design, which enables high efficiency and robustness at low cost. Nevertheless, several innovative details have been implemented for the applicability in a wide range of manually operated warehouses. The vertical guide is flexibly mounted on two horizontal rails on the rack, so that even inclined shelves can be approached with the appropriate inclination. A simple hook mechanism allows access to various standard containers from two parallel shelves. Unlike comparable solutions, a fast-charging mechanism ensures 24/7 operation of the pick robot, so fewer pick robots are needed overall.

Functionality / Type of implementation: The pick robot, a type of stacker crane, is designed to be simple and practical, enabling a rapid access time of about 30 seconds to the totes weighing up to 25kg. The throughput of containers can be scaled flexibly by dividing the tasks between the pick robot on the rack and the mobile transport robots. With a temperature range between -20°C and 50°C, freezer applications are also possible.

Verdict: With Airrob, existing rack storage systems for any standard containers can be automated very cost-effectively. The easily retrofittable and technically minimalist solution for removing totes from heights of up to 14m, in conjunction with a fleet of mobile transport robots, enables significant efficiency gains compared to manual warehouse management. Technical highlights include the simple but universal gripper for crate removal and return, adaptivity to typical real-world conditions such as sloping shelf layers, and a fast-charging function for 24/7 operation.

Market relevance ++
Customer benefit ++
Novelty / Innovation +
Functionality / Type of implementation ++
[KEY: ++ very good / + good / Ø balanced / – less / — not available]

IFOY Test Report: Airrob by Libiao

Posted on by David Priestman

As we move inexorably towards the moment when the IFOY Awards are handed out in Dortmund on June 22nd, we continue our look at all of the 2023 finalists and share the verdict from the IFOY test conducted during the evaluation by an expert jury in March. Our next entry is the Airrob container handling robotic system from Zhejiang Libiao Robots Co., Ltd.

Zhejiang Libiao Robots invented the world’s first sortation robots five years ago; now they have created another new robotic system named Airrob container handling robotic system. The robots can climb racks, and store, pick, sort, and move plastic containers, and the climbing robot can move vertical and horizontal direction freely. It is a simple, efficient and flexible system for the fulfilment centre or the work-line-side storage system.

Category: Intralogistics Robot

IFOY Test Report

Libiao Robotics has been nominated for an IFOY AWARD with its Airrob, a “climbing” container robot. Its maximum load capacity is 25kg.

The system is suitable for the vast majority of all containers in this weight class, about 95% according to the manufacturer, and virtually all racks. It allows a quick and easy installation, even when retrofitting existing warehouses. Adjustments to the floor are not required. However, horizontal rails must be attached to the rack, over which the Airrob travels along the rack. The maximum speed of the robot is 2m/s.

The Airrob is attached to a lightweight frame that moves along the horizontal rails through the aisle. This design allows the robot to “climb” up the shelves and store or retrieve the correct container on the shelf at any desired location. Each bin is thus directly accessible at all times.

The frame is flexible and automatically adjusts to the position of the robot. This ensures high reliability and fast, trouble-free and stable transport of the boxes.

The system is suitable for racks up to 12m high. In this case, however, Libiao mounts two Airrobs on top of each other, as this requires less adjustment.

A unique feature is the hook system used to move the crates in and out of the racks. The hook moves within the contours of the robot, which does not penetrate the shelves. This allows the boxes to be stored extremely compact. The hook system is suitable for handling totes on both sides of an aisle. This limits the aisle width to about 85cm.

The concept is lighter than a miniload, a multishuttle or an autonomous case robot (ACR). This is one of the reasons why energy consumption is low. Consumption could not be measured by the IFOY test team, but according to the manufacturer, the savings compared to competing solutions is more than 30%.

The battery built into the Airrob is maintenance-free and is charged when the tablet is switched on and off; according to the non-sliding touch charging principle. The rack on which the Airrob is mounted is powered by mains electricity.

In the Pick&Go setups during IFOY TEST DAYS, the Airrob worked with the manufacturer’s AMRs, but other configurations are also conceivable.

The concept is particularly suitable for micro-fulfilment centres and can also be used in ambient temperatures as low as -20°C, for example in cold stores.

IFOY test verdict: The Libiao Airrob container handling system can set a new standard for mobile robots and fundamentally change existing solutions. The Airrob is cost-effective, scalable, and efficient. The system saves space and labour. The unique hook system guarantees high storage density.

IFOY Innovation Check

Market relevance: The Airrob solution addresses manually operated warehouses that are to be automated cost-effectively using existing racking infrastructure and potentially inhomogeneous container systems. With an ROI of one to two years for the 10 installations currently on the market, the Airrob system is an attractive option for brownfield automation in diverse industries such as warehouse logistics, e-commerce, or manufacturing. Airrob can be used for rack heights between approx. 2m and 14m and is already economical in smaller warehouses starting at 100 sq m. The market potential is high due to the high flexibility of the system, the comparably low costs, the wide range of applications as well as worldwide marketing partners.

Customer benefit: The greatest benefit of Airrob is its flexibility and adaptability for use in existing warehouses without replacing existing infrastructure. This also results in manageable investment costs, which should be a fraction of fully automated systems. Set-up and commissioning are in the range of one to four weeks. Due to the modularity, additional robots can be temporarily integrated for more throughput at peak times. Compared to similar solutions on the market, Airrob is said to consume 30% less energy. In addition, the system is easily reusable in other operating environments.

Novelty / Innovation: Airrob stands out for its simplicity of design, which enables high efficiency and robustness at low cost. Nevertheless, several innovative details have been implemented for the applicability in a wide range of manually operated warehouses. The vertical guide is flexibly mounted on two horizontal rails on the rack, so that even inclined shelves can be approached with the appropriate inclination. A simple hook mechanism allows access to various standard containers from two parallel shelves. Unlike comparable solutions, a fast-charging mechanism ensures 24/7 operation of the pick robot, so fewer pick robots are needed overall.

Functionality / Type of implementation: The pick robot, a type of stacker crane, is designed to be simple and practical, enabling a rapid access time of about 30 seconds to the totes weighing up to 25kg. The throughput of containers can be scaled flexibly by dividing the tasks between the pick robot on the rack and the mobile transport robots. With a temperature range between -20°C and 50°C, freezer applications are also possible.

Verdict: With Airrob, existing rack storage systems for any standard containers can be automated very cost-effectively. The easily retrofittable and technically minimalist solution for removing totes from heights of up to 14m, in conjunction with a fleet of mobile transport robots, enables significant efficiency gains compared to manual warehouse management. Technical highlights include the simple but universal gripper for crate removal and return, adaptivity to typical real-world conditions such as sloping shelf layers, and a fast-charging function for 24/7 operation.

Market relevance ++
Customer benefit ++
Novelty / Innovation +
Functionality / Type of implementation ++
[KEY: ++ very good / + good / Ø balanced / – less / — not available]

Pilot Partners for Digitization

Posted on by Keith McKinley

The digital release process in the German seaports has reached the next level. During the pilot phase with shipping companies Hapag-Lloyd, MSC and CMA CGM as well as the logistics service provider Kühne+Nagel, the project was made ready for the market launch while also adding new modules. The nationwide solution is being jointly developed under the name German Ports by the IT service providers Dakosy AG in Hamburg, and dbh Logistics IT AG in Bremen.

The partners participating in the pilot phase are all motivated by a common interest. They want to implement a standardized, digitalized release process for containers imported into the German seaports of Hamburg, Bremerhaven, Bremen and Wilhelmshaven. Authorized officers Dirk Gladiator at DAKOSY and Holger Hübner at dbh summarize the feedback received during the test run: “The pilot participants enjoy the benefits of a high degree of automation, increased security and a digital release process that runs in real time.”

Pilot user Michael Schröder at Hapag-Lloyd explains the practical significance of the project: “The import release process has always involved a great deal of manual work for shipping companies and forwarders due to the exchange of e-mails and PDF documents. The German Ports platform is an important step towards digitalizing and streamlining the process, and we have been involved in its development from the very start. We strongly welcome the multi-site cooperation between DAKOSY and dbh, which ensures a uniform solution for the German seaports.”

Integration of alternate return depots

To reduce the numerous email exchanges in the existing process, DAKOSY and dbh are currently integrating new functions into German Ports. One of these is the option to select a different depot for the return of empty containers in the course of the release process. Fabian Gäbel from Kühne+Nagel describes this feature, which is very important for freight forwarders: “Even during the pilot phase, the option of executing releases while specifying an alternate return depot proved to be an indispensable component for our system integration. In order to further reduce unnecessary e-mail communications in the future, we very much welcome the fact that this latest step has been taken and that the empty container depot exchange function has been integrated into the German Ports platform. It’s another important step towards the continuous expansion of our digital ecosystem.” The new feature “alternate return depot” will be available through German Ports via an EDI interface as well as in the web application.

Inclusion of declaration of assignment

Another new function is the digital declaration of assignment. To clarify: the declaration of assignment enables the release by the authorized representative (consignee) named in the B/L to a third party. “Currently, this is transmitted by e-mail or by fax. Using German Ports, we can digitalize and standardize this process. With between 25 and 30 percent of these transactions involving a declaration of assignment, we see great potential for this function,” concludes Gladiator. Current feedback from the industry shows Gladiator and Hübner that the functional extensions ‘alternate return depot’ and ‘declaration of assignment’ are attracting a great deal of interest from freight forwarders.

Container and vessel information for multiple locations

In addition to the release process, DAKOSY and dbh will provide multi-site container and vessel information for the most important German North Sea ports. “Both functions are expected to be operational in the second half of this year,” Hübner predicts. The container information service will centrally display the current loading and delivery data as well as the most important status information about the progress of the corresponding customs processes. This means that it is no longer necessary to switch between different portals for each separate port of transhipment. In the Vessel Information module, current call and departure data can be retrieved centrally via a single platform for Bremerhaven, Hamburg and Wilhelmshaven.

Pilot Partners for Digitization

Posted on by David Priestman

The digital release process in the German seaports has reached the next level. During the pilot phase with shipping companies Hapag-Lloyd, MSC and CMA CGM as well as the logistics service provider Kühne+Nagel, the project was made ready for the market launch while also adding new modules. The nationwide solution is being jointly developed under the name German Ports by the IT service providers Dakosy AG in Hamburg, and dbh Logistics IT AG in Bremen.

The partners participating in the pilot phase are all motivated by a common interest. They want to implement a standardized, digitalized release process for containers imported into the German seaports of Hamburg, Bremerhaven, Bremen and Wilhelmshaven. Authorized officers Dirk Gladiator at DAKOSY and Holger Hübner at dbh summarize the feedback received during the test run: “The pilot participants enjoy the benefits of a high degree of automation, increased security and a digital release process that runs in real time.”

Pilot user Michael Schröder at Hapag-Lloyd explains the practical significance of the project: “The import release process has always involved a great deal of manual work for shipping companies and forwarders due to the exchange of e-mails and PDF documents. The German Ports platform is an important step towards digitalizing and streamlining the process, and we have been involved in its development from the very start. We strongly welcome the multi-site cooperation between DAKOSY and dbh, which ensures a uniform solution for the German seaports.”

Integration of alternate return depots

To reduce the numerous email exchanges in the existing process, DAKOSY and dbh are currently integrating new functions into German Ports. One of these is the option to select a different depot for the return of empty containers in the course of the release process. Fabian Gäbel from Kühne+Nagel describes this feature, which is very important for freight forwarders: “Even during the pilot phase, the option of executing releases while specifying an alternate return depot proved to be an indispensable component for our system integration. In order to further reduce unnecessary e-mail communications in the future, we very much welcome the fact that this latest step has been taken and that the empty container depot exchange function has been integrated into the German Ports platform. It’s another important step towards the continuous expansion of our digital ecosystem.” The new feature “alternate return depot” will be available through German Ports via an EDI interface as well as in the web application.

Inclusion of declaration of assignment

Another new function is the digital declaration of assignment. To clarify: the declaration of assignment enables the release by the authorized representative (consignee) named in the B/L to a third party. “Currently, this is transmitted by e-mail or by fax. Using German Ports, we can digitalize and standardize this process. With between 25 and 30 percent of these transactions involving a declaration of assignment, we see great potential for this function,” concludes Gladiator. Current feedback from the industry shows Gladiator and Hübner that the functional extensions ‘alternate return depot’ and ‘declaration of assignment’ are attracting a great deal of interest from freight forwarders.

Container and vessel information for multiple locations

In addition to the release process, DAKOSY and dbh will provide multi-site container and vessel information for the most important German North Sea ports. “Both functions are expected to be operational in the second half of this year,” Hübner predicts. The container information service will centrally display the current loading and delivery data as well as the most important status information about the progress of the corresponding customs processes. This means that it is no longer necessary to switch between different portals for each separate port of transhipment. In the Vessel Information module, current call and departure data can be retrieved centrally via a single platform for Bremerhaven, Hamburg and Wilhelmshaven.

Tool Enhances Ukraine-EU Rail Visibility

Posted on by Keith McKinley

Transporeon, a leading transportation management platform and a Trimble Company, in collaboration with RailNetEurope today announced the launch of the EU Ukraine Visibility Map. The Visibility Map is the first large-scale European-wide tool that provides an end-to-end view of key rail corridors in and out of Ukraine.

This launch builds on the European Commission’s EU Ukraine Solidarity Lanes Initiative, which Transporeon is supporting by providing its technology platform. Thanks to the initiative, millions of tonnes of grain have been moved from Ukraine by rail and intermodal transport to ports and inland destinations throughout Europe. The Solidarity Lanes also allows Ukraine to import the products they need, including humanitarian aid.

Based on data provided by RailNetEurope (RNE), Europe´s leading association of rail infrastructure managers, Transporeon created the EU Ukraine Visibility Map that enables supply chain stakeholders and public authorities to plan with precision, address bottlenecks and optimise future infrastructure investments. The Visibility Map utilises data made available by rail infrastructure managers who are RNE association members. It displays first insights into the activity on key rail corridors from Ukrainian border locations, the terminals on these corridors and the in-transit location of freight and passenger trains. The following data is available:

• Train dwell-times
• Delays in days, hours and minutes
• The % share of delays

While the current data allows first insights into some of the key corridors, data from more rail terminals is needed for operators and authorities to gain access to even more information to plan their routes accordingly and remove remaining bottlenecks. Public authorities, infrastructure managers and transport companies from across Europe are invited to join the Solidarity Lanes Initiative and share their respective data – in solidarity with Ukraine and to gain valuable insights to optimise their own transport operations.

The map updates approximately every six hours. Users can also access terminal data (the number of trains at a particular station) for the last 24 hours, week and month.

Stephan Sieber, CEO of Transporeon, commented: “Creating the first large-scale European rail transport visibility solution is an immense source of pride for the Transporeon team, particularly as it will play a key role in helping Ukraine maintain vital economic ties with the rest of the continent. The Visibility Map allows all stakeholders to see congestion and transit times, enabling them to optimise transportation activity and resource deployment.”

Joachim Kroll, Secretary General of RailNetEurope, added: “Together with our association members, we are delighted to contribute to the accomplishment of this important project with data from RNE’s IT systems. The EU Ukraine Visibility Map shows rail’s ability to deliver solutions to newly emerging challenges.”

Due to the ongoing war, access to the map is closely protected. Companies wishing to join the initiative and learn more about the EU Ukraine Visibility Map can go to this website: https://www.transporeon.com/solidaritylanes

RailNetEurope (RNE) is an association of European Rail Infrastructure Managers working together under the RNE umbrella to coordinate their international processes in the areas of Capacity Management, Traffic Management, Corridor Management, and IT, with a focus on digitalisation solutions to support operational processes linked to international rail traffic.

Transporeon, a Trimble Company, our mission is to bring transportation in sync with the world. We power the largest global freight network of more than 1,400 shippers and retailers and more than 150,000 carriers and logistics service providers. Every day they execute more than 110,000 transports on our platform and book more than 100,000 dock-appointments for loading and unloading. In the course of one year, roughly €55bn in freight is being processed on our platform.

Tool Enhances Ukraine-EU Rail Visibility

Posted on by David Priestman

Transporeon, a leading transportation management platform and a Trimble Company, in collaboration with RailNetEurope today announced the launch of the EU Ukraine Visibility Map. The Visibility Map is the first large-scale European-wide tool that provides an end-to-end view of key rail corridors in and out of Ukraine.

This launch builds on the European Commission’s EU Ukraine Solidarity Lanes Initiative, which Transporeon is supporting by providing its technology platform. Thanks to the initiative, millions of tonnes of grain have been moved from Ukraine by rail and intermodal transport to ports and inland destinations throughout Europe. The Solidarity Lanes also allows Ukraine to import the products they need, including humanitarian aid.

Based on data provided by RailNetEurope (RNE), Europe´s leading association of rail infrastructure managers, Transporeon created the EU Ukraine Visibility Map that enables supply chain stakeholders and public authorities to plan with precision, address bottlenecks and optimise future infrastructure investments. The Visibility Map utilises data made available by rail infrastructure managers who are RNE association members. It displays first insights into the activity on key rail corridors from Ukrainian border locations, the terminals on these corridors and the in-transit location of freight and passenger trains. The following data is available:

• Train dwell-times
• Delays in days, hours and minutes
• The % share of delays

While the current data allows first insights into some of the key corridors, data from more rail terminals is needed for operators and authorities to gain access to even more information to plan their routes accordingly and remove remaining bottlenecks. Public authorities, infrastructure managers and transport companies from across Europe are invited to join the Solidarity Lanes Initiative and share their respective data – in solidarity with Ukraine and to gain valuable insights to optimise their own transport operations.

The map updates approximately every six hours. Users can also access terminal data (the number of trains at a particular station) for the last 24 hours, week and month.

Stephan Sieber, CEO of Transporeon, commented: “Creating the first large-scale European rail transport visibility solution is an immense source of pride for the Transporeon team, particularly as it will play a key role in helping Ukraine maintain vital economic ties with the rest of the continent. The Visibility Map allows all stakeholders to see congestion and transit times, enabling them to optimise transportation activity and resource deployment.”

Joachim Kroll, Secretary General of RailNetEurope, added: “Together with our association members, we are delighted to contribute to the accomplishment of this important project with data from RNE’s IT systems. The EU Ukraine Visibility Map shows rail’s ability to deliver solutions to newly emerging challenges.”

Due to the ongoing war, access to the map is closely protected. Companies wishing to join the initiative and learn more about the EU Ukraine Visibility Map can go to this website: https://www.transporeon.com/solidaritylanes

RailNetEurope (RNE) is an association of European Rail Infrastructure Managers working together under the RNE umbrella to coordinate their international processes in the areas of Capacity Management, Traffic Management, Corridor Management, and IT, with a focus on digitalisation solutions to support operational processes linked to international rail traffic.

Transporeon, a Trimble Company, our mission is to bring transportation in sync with the world. We power the largest global freight network of more than 1,400 shippers and retailers and more than 150,000 carriers and logistics service providers. Every day they execute more than 110,000 transports on our platform and book more than 100,000 dock-appointments for loading and unloading. In the course of one year, roughly €55bn in freight is being processed on our platform.

Protective Safety Gloves

Posted on by David Priestman

Leading online packaging supplier, Kite Packaging, has added a new range of industrial use safety gloves to their offering, including a polyurethane coated and cut-resistant variety.

Suitable for a range of industries, such as warehousing, automotive, engineering and mechanics to name a few, these gloves provide the ultimate grip strength for tasks requiring accuracy, precision and dexterity. Both varieties are EN 388, ensuring high quality and compliance with European Committee for Standardization safety standards.

The polyurethane gloves are durable, offering light resistance to liquids, improved grip strength and flexibility, whilst providing a comfortable experience to the wearer thanks to their soft inner lining. These gloves are latex free to reduce the chance of irritation or allergic reactions occurring.

Safety Gloves

Designed to be lightweight and flexible, Kite’s cut resistant safety gloves offer enhanced grip strength, acting like a second skin for the wearer. Thanks to their polyester and glass fibre lining, these gloves provide high performing cut resistance against mechanical risks while their elastane and polyurethane construction ensures comfortability and durability.

These safety gloves can be purchased from Kite Packaging at market-beating prices with further discounts available when buying wholesale quantities.

Kite loves solving packing problems using expertise to ensure customers are using the right range of products for their business. No matter how simple or complicated packaging is, their skill is ensuring the right solution. With over 2,500 standard products and tens of thousands bespoke lines in stock, Kite provide a Just-in-Time solution available immediately.

Protective Safety Gloves

Posted on by David Priestman

Leading online packaging supplier, Kite Packaging, has added a new range of industrial use safety gloves to their offering, including a polyurethane coated and cut-resistant variety.

Suitable for a range of industries, such as warehousing, automotive, engineering and mechanics to name a few, these gloves provide the ultimate grip strength for tasks requiring accuracy, precision and dexterity. Both varieties are EN 388, ensuring high quality and compliance with European Committee for Standardization safety standards.

The polyurethane gloves are durable, offering light resistance to liquids, improved grip strength and flexibility, whilst providing a comfortable experience to the wearer thanks to their soft inner lining. These gloves are latex free to reduce the chance of irritation or allergic reactions occurring.

Safety Gloves

Designed to be lightweight and flexible, Kite’s cut resistant safety gloves offer enhanced grip strength, acting like a second skin for the wearer. Thanks to their polyester and glass fibre lining, these gloves provide high performing cut resistance against mechanical risks while their elastane and polyurethane construction ensures comfortability and durability.

These safety gloves can be purchased from Kite Packaging at market-beating prices with further discounts available when buying wholesale quantities.

Kite loves solving packing problems using expertise to ensure customers are using the right range of products for their business. No matter how simple or complicated packaging is, their skill is ensuring the right solution. With over 2,500 standard products and tens of thousands bespoke lines in stock, Kite provide a Just-in-Time solution available immediately.

Maersk Expands DexoryView Partnership

Posted on by David Priestman

As a result of a successful deployment at its Kettering site in England, Maersk UK&I is expanding the use of Dexory technology across all its warehouse operations in the area over the next few months, it was announced today.

The partnership began with a successful deployment of the first Dexory robot and integrated data platform into the Kettering site in January. The platform and robot helped Maersk save dozens of hours per week in tracking and solving inventory issues, giving continuous visibility across the site that supports identifying and achieving improvements across the operation. Due to its ongoing success, the solution will be deployed into another Maersk facility in Tamworth early June and across the UK&I afterwards, in line with Maersk’s expansion plans in the region.

Attendees of the Multimodal event in Birmingham, UK, from the 13th to 15th June will be able to see a demonstration of how Maersk maximises data and provides unprecedented insights into operations for its customers via Dexory’s solution. Dexory will be present on the Maersk stand numbered 2040/2041 and on Dexory’s own stand 7022.

Oana Jinga, Dexory’s Chief Commercial Officer, commented, “We’re thrilled to continue supporting Maersk on their journey to being the efficient and sustainable Global Integrator they intend to be. The extension of our partnership underlines the growing trust in our technologies and the value we are bringing to their organisation.”

Using the DexoryView platform allows Maersk and its customers to automate data collection and build real-time digital twin technology that unlocks insights across all levels of warehouse operations. Dexory’s technology will allow Maersk to gather full visibility of stock across the various UK&I sites, and achieve greater operational efficiency, thus bringing resilience as well as flexibility to their supply chains.

The deepening partnership with Dexory is also a great enabler of Maersk’s commitment to sustainability, as it allows them and their customers to optimise existing resources within warehouses and racks, maximising utilisation, and reducing wastage across stock.

Fergus Whinham, Maersk’s UK&I Commercial Lead, says “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. We’re confident that continuing and expanding our work with Dexory will continue to drive that innovation on behalf of our customers”.

Dexory provides the only system on the market that combines inventory-scanning robots with powerful warehouse analytics, all built and maintained in-house. Dexory captures real-time insights into warehouse operations using fully autonomous robots and Artificial Intelligence. 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 Expands DexoryView Partnership

Posted on by David Priestman

As a result of a successful deployment at its Kettering site in England, Maersk UK&I is expanding the use of Dexory technology across all its warehouse operations in the area over the next few months, it was announced today.

The partnership began with a successful deployment of the first Dexory robot and integrated data platform into the Kettering site in January. The platform and robot helped Maersk save dozens of hours per week in tracking and solving inventory issues, giving continuous visibility across the site that supports identifying and achieving improvements across the operation. Due to its ongoing success, the solution will be deployed into another Maersk facility in Tamworth early June and across the UK&I afterwards, in line with Maersk’s expansion plans in the region.

Attendees of the Multimodal event in Birmingham, UK, from the 13th to 15th June will be able to see a demonstration of how Maersk maximises data and provides unprecedented insights into operations for its customers via Dexory’s solution. Dexory will be present on the Maersk stand numbered 2040/2041 and on Dexory’s own stand 7022.

Oana Jinga, Dexory’s Chief Commercial Officer, commented, “We’re thrilled to continue supporting Maersk on their journey to being the efficient and sustainable Global Integrator they intend to be. The extension of our partnership underlines the growing trust in our technologies and the value we are bringing to their organisation.”

Using the DexoryView platform allows Maersk and its customers to automate data collection and build real-time digital twin technology that unlocks insights across all levels of warehouse operations. Dexory’s technology will allow Maersk to gather full visibility of stock across the various UK&I sites, and achieve greater operational efficiency, thus bringing resilience as well as flexibility to their supply chains.

The deepening partnership with Dexory is also a great enabler of Maersk’s commitment to sustainability, as it allows them and their customers to optimise existing resources within warehouses and racks, maximising utilisation, and reducing wastage across stock.

Fergus Whinham, Maersk’s UK&I Commercial Lead, says “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. We’re confident that continuing and expanding our work with Dexory will continue to drive that innovation on behalf of our customers”.

Dexory provides the only system on the market that combines inventory-scanning robots with powerful warehouse analytics, all built and maintained in-house. Dexory captures real-time insights into warehouse operations using fully autonomous robots and Artificial Intelligence. 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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