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Toyota Automated Logistics targets bottlenecks without a warehouse overhaul Each stage of a warehouse automation project should provide value on its own while allowing for future growth, says Toyota Automated Logistics. Its approach to intermediate automation targets processes where technology can improve capacity, accuracy or safety while retaining people and existing methods where they continueContinue reading “Phased investment…”

Toyota Material Handling NZ move reshapes AB Equipment business AB Equipment’s material handling business will become part of Toyota Material Handling New Zealand (TMHNZ), in a move the company says will support long-term growth in New Zealand’s material handling market. AB Equipment chief executive Peter Dudson says the material handling industry is set for aContinue reading “Power move…”

Storage designed around today’s pallets, volumes and premises can become a constraint within a few years as a business changes, says Southward Warehouse Automation. That is why the company starts by understanding how the operation’s needs are likely to develop, rather than leading with the product catalogue. “Before we talk about racking or robots, weContinue reading “Better warehouse storage starts with the right questions”

Storepro and PHS Innovate launch four-way pallet shuttles Inside the Foodstuffs South Island frozen distribution centre in Hornby, there are no forklifts and, most of the time, no people. More than 6,000 pallets sit in deep-lane racking at −25°C, stored and retrieved lights-out. “The air is hypoxic, too low in oxygen for fire to start,Continue reading “Changing lanes…”

Logistics automation show to put industry to work in NZ New Zealand logistics operators facing labour shortages and rising freight costs will be able to compare equipment and discuss ways to improve their businesses directly with suppliers and industry specialists at a new Auckland trade event. “The industry is ready for this conversation. It’s notContinue reading “Beyond hype…”