FORTIFI LAUNCHES AS GLOBAL FOOD PROCESSING AUTOMATION PLATFORM, ACQUIRES NZ-BASED MHM AUTOMATION Fortifi Food Processing Solutions has announced its launch as a unified platform of global leading brands and products within food processing equipment and automation solutions. Operating in more than 15 countries spanning five continents, Fortifi provides a broad range of solutions across theContinue reading “FOOD AUTOMATION FOCUS…”
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SI SCHAEFER GIVES YOU TOTAL LOGISTICS WAREHOUSE CONTROL
IBM defines Industry 4.0 as the ‘Realisation of digital transformation, delivering real-time decision making, enhanced productivity, flexibility and agility to revolutionise the way companies manufacture, improve and distribute their products’. Brett Thirup, managing director of SSI Schaefer ANZ, is quick to expand on the definition. “The key phrase for intralogistics is ‘smart logistics’,” says Thirup.Continue reading “SI SCHAEFER GIVES YOU TOTAL LOGISTICS WAREHOUSE CONTROL”
ENHANCING PEPSICO’S PRODUCTION AND LOGISTICS SAFETY
EFFICIENCY AND ACCURACY WITH DEMATIC’S AUTOMATED STORAGE AND RETRIEVAL SYSTEM PepsiCo products are enjoyed by consumers more than one billion times a day in more than 200 countries and territories around the world. In 2022, the company generated more than US$86 billion in net revenue, driven by a complementary product portfolio that includes Lay’s, Doritos,Continue reading “ENHANCING PEPSICO’S PRODUCTION AND LOGISTICS SAFETY”
Air New Zealand seeks aviation fuel innovators
Air New Zealand has launched a global open invitation to innovators and startups to supply the airline with sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), which currently makes up less than 1% of the global jet fuel supply. It is the first time any airline has made a global call to potential suppliers in the burgeoning SAF industryContinue reading “Air New Zealand seeks aviation fuel innovators”
Double decker welcomed to Auckland
Auckland Transport (AT) has taken arrival of the first double decker electric bus to the Auckland bus fleet. Mayor of Auckland, Wayne Brown, joined AT’s chief executive Dean Kimpton and Kinetic’s managing director for New Zealand, Calum Haslop, for a test drive of the new bus in Māngere, at bus operator Kinetic’s south depot. AucklandContinue reading “Double decker welcomed to Auckland”
CHARGE LAID OVER KAITAKI LOSS OF POWER INCIDENT
Maritime NZ has filed one charge against KiwiRail in relation to the January 2023 loss of propulsion incident involving the Interislander ferry, Kaitaki. The Kaitaki lost power on its approach into Wellington Harbour on January 28 last year, with more than 800 passengers and 80 crew on-board. It then issued a mayday. After regaining limitedContinue reading “CHARGE LAID OVER KAITAKI LOSS OF POWER INCIDENT”
PLUGGED IN…
’World-first’ maritime megawatt charging system for Auckland Transport ABB and Singer Electric has secured a contract with Auckland Transport (AT) to deliver the maritime world’s first Megawatt Charging System (MCS) to recharge electric ferries using the same charging interface as trucks and airplanes. Lowering the barrier to entry, the highly adaptable system is expected toContinue reading “PLUGGED IN…”
ZERO EMISSION TRUCKS FACE CHALLENGES AS LIGHT VEHICLE EXEMPTION ENDS
The Government’s announcement that the Road User Charges (RUC) exemption for light electric vehicles and plug in hybrids will end in April is good news for the state of the roads. But it also highlights the challenges to zero emission truck uptake, says road freight peak body Ia Ara Aotearoa Transporting New Zealand. Policy advisorContinue reading “ZERO EMISSION TRUCKS FACE CHALLENGES AS LIGHT VEHICLE EXEMPTION ENDS”
KIWIS KEEPING TRANSPORT WORKERS SAFE
ACC Impact Fund invests in ‘world-beating’ Robotics Plus technology that keeps workers safe ACC’s Impact Investment Fund has taken a share in one of the world’s top 50 innovative robotics companies in a partnership to improve the wellbeing of those working in some of New Zealand’s most dangerous industries. Tauranga-based Robotics Plus is the firstContinue reading “KIWIS KEEPING TRANSPORT WORKERS SAFE”
GLOBAL FORKLIFT MARKET TO BE ‘50% BIGGER BY 2032’
Strong growth in shipments of 4-5% is forecast for the global forklift market out to 2032, with greater competition driven by emerging technologies and rising global demand for logistics. According to global market intelligence specialist Interact Analysis, this is expected to fuel further innovation and development opportunities for the industry over the coming years, asContinue reading “GLOBAL FORKLIFT MARKET TO BE ‘50% BIGGER BY 2032’”
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