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Doubling up on advantages at Walkers operation
A combination of two AC electric powered Aisle-Masters fitted with telescopic forks and double-deep storage is enabling Walkers Transport to make maximum use of its warehousing facilities in Leeds.
Walkers specialises in the express distribution of palletised goods, stocking “everything from motorbikes to mineral water,” according to warehouse manager Chris Burley. The company has been operating a VNA system since it moved to its present site five years ago, and recently replaced its old fleet. “We tested all the articulated brands on the market,” says Chris, ”and the Aisle-Master won hands down in terms of quality, robust build and operator comfort.” 4,000 pallets are accommodated in the racking, and double deep storage is central to achieving this density – Chris estimates that at least a third of the overall pallet capacity would be lost without it.
One truck solution from Aisle-Master
A build quality second to none, superb reliability and customised build options are hallmarks of the Aisle-Master range of articulated forklifts.
The wide range of Aisle-Master models enables you to increase storage whilst at the same time cutting costs and speeding up the handling process – and this is all down to the ingenious articulated design of the Aisle-Master, its manoeuvrability, ability to work in very narrow aisles and versatile indoor and outdoor capabilities.
The future’s bright for Knapp
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In a move designed to ensure continued promotion of its high profile, logistics solutions supplier Knapp recently opened its doors to customers for the Month of Visitors Event (MOVE 09) to showcase latest technologies and future innovations in the pipeline. Nikki Catchpole attended the event last month to find out more.
Given the current difficult and uncertain economic conditions, many companies have been reluctant to develop new or innovative equipment, and showcasing these may not be high on their list of priorities. Logistics solutions provider Knapp does not, however, fall into this category, instead choosing to promote a selection of new innovations at its recent Month of Visitors Event (MOVE 09) at the Group’s headquarters near Graz, Austria.
Plan ahead during tough times says Jungheinrich
In the next in our series of articles by members of the Automated Material Handling Systems Association (AMHSA), Steve Richmond, general manager of Jungheinrich’s Systems & Projects Division, debates the use of recessionary times for planning the future.
With the economy shrinking quarter on quarter, this is a recession the like of which the majority of us have not seen before. The far reaching impact is something that most of us feared since the first of the British banks went to the wall but, strangely, we seem to have all become acclimatised to the economic situation and we are now almost marking time, waiting for the recession to end. Perhaps it is time to take a more proactive approach.
Rich pickings at SSI Schaefer
Despite the world economic crisis, launches of new high-speed picking systems are in abundance, as recent innovations from SSI Schaefer prove. Nikki Catchpole attended the symposium Logistica 09 at SSI Schafer Peem GmbH in Graz, Austria to discover what the latest offerings can bring to businesses.
Businesses and retailers of every size will consider automation as part of their warehouse strategy, and while picking and sorting technology can bring significant benefits to the warehousing function, care needs to be taken when sourcing appropriate systems that will deliver actual benefits. In such uncertain economic times, using an equipment supplier that can offer innovation combined with value for money should be at the top of the list of requirements when selecting which manufacturer to work with.
Interroll continues to innovate for the future
Fifty years ago, Interroll was founded by two friends in a shed near Cologne. This autumn, Peter MacLeod joined the roller manufacturer's Golden Jubilee celebrations at a global symposium in Locarno, Switzerland, to see for himself how the manufacturer of 300 million rollers continues to innovate for the future.
The two friends who founded Interroll in the village of Wermelskirchen – Dieter Specht and Hans vom Stein – are still with us today. Indeed, former chairman of the board Herr Specht was given the responsibility of organising the symposium, which involved over 500 guests being ferried around Lake Maggiore in an endless fleet of passenger vehicles of all sizes, and squirrelling away pockets of people in the numerous small hotels that are dotted up and down the steep lanes around the lake.
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