Materials handling & logistics

Flexicon mobile bag dump station with compactor

28 October, 2020 | Supplied by: Flexicon Corporation (Aust) Pty Ltd

The latest mobile bag dump station from Flexicon Corporation incorporates a flexible screw conveyor and bag compactor.


FlexLink celebrates four decades of material flow solutions

26 October, 2020 | Supplied by: FlexCAM

Conveyor technology company FlexLink is celebrating its 40th anniversary.


Novel sensor detects oversized ore

22 October, 2020 | Supplied by: Omniflex (Australia) Pty Ltd

Advanced sensors estimate the size of rocks in truck trays in real time.


How machine learning is revolutionising shipping

07 October, 2020

Machine learning is revolutionising many fields, but the logistics industry in particular has seen huge gains from some of the advancements it has provided.


ABB completes 'world’s most powerful conveyor' in Chile

01 October, 2020 | Supplied by: ABB Australia Pty Ltd

ABB and TAKRAF have commissioned what is said to be the world's highest-powered gearless conveyor drive system for the Chuquicamata copper mine in Chile.


KHS to acquire a stake in Swiss maker of can seaming machines

31 August, 2020 | Supplied by: KHS Pacific Pty Ltd

To date, the KHS Group has offered Ferrum can seamers only as accessory components for its canning lines.


Cost-effective ways to minimise supply chain risk: research

13 July, 2020 | Supplied by: Fraunhofer Institute for Industrial Mathematics ITWM

One of the questions that arise from the current situation is what lessons can companies learn about how to protect themselves against a crisis in the future.


Rockwell updates linear motion control system for packaging

02 June, 2020 | Supplied by: Rockwell Automation Australia

The iTRAK 5730 small-frame intelligent track system is said to improve throughput in multi-product applications.


Using AI and an app to identify components

26 May, 2020 | Supplied by: Fraunhofer Institute for Production Systems and Design Technology IPK

Researchers have developed an app that enables individual components with no barcode to be unambiguously identified within seconds.


Flexicon sanitary bulk bag filler

23 April, 2020 | Supplied by: Flexicon Corporation (Aust) Pty Ltd

The latest sanitary bulk bag filling system from Flexicon can achieve fill rates of up to 40 bulk bags per hour.


Datalogic AV500 2D image-based reader

24 March, 2020 | Supplied by: Datalogic Automation Pty Ltd

The AV500 scanner has a high-resolution 5 MP sensor, image acquisition at 32 fps, dynamic or adjustable focus, and multiple lens options.


Aseptic filling at Ya YA Foods in Canada

06 March, 2020 | Supplied by: KHS Pacific Pty Ltd

Ya YA Foods doesn't sell any of its own brands, but almost all of the big beverage brands in Canada and the US have their products bottled there.


Logistics company trials autonomous drones in Madrid warehouse

13 January, 2020

European logistics company IAG Cargo has announced that it has successfully trialled autonomous drone technology within its warehouse facility in Madrid.


Konica-Minolta AIRe Lens AR smart glasses

29 November, 2019 | Supplied by: Konica Minolta Business Solutions Australia Pty Ltd

The AIRe Lens smart glasses device is designed to enhance training and knowledge sharing in traditionally skilled manual labour and industrial environments.


Flexicon high-lift bin tipper

28 November, 2019 | Supplied by: Flexicon Corporation (Aust) Pty Ltd

An open-chute high-lift bin tipper from Flexicon hydraulically raises and dumps mobile bins into a hopper that feeds an integral flexible screw conveyor operating under loss-of-weight control.


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