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august 2010 contents l 12 general
5 Editorial comment Peter MacLeod comments on why rumour-mongering and gossip are poor bedfellows in our industry, and how finally discovering the truth behind such whispers can be enlightening and help dispel any reputation-harming myths.
7 Newsdesk
A roundup of the latest news from the industry, including: an exclusive interview with the CEO of Briggs Equipment UK about the deal to take over distribution of the Yale brand; and information on how visitors can pre- register for IMHX 2010.
10 Cover story: Linde
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Hydrostatic drive – the beating heart of the Linde fork lift truck – has been going for 50 years. This energy-saving technology contributes considerably to the robust trucks’ precise and sensitive characteristics.
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27 Vehicle loading The right vehicle loading and unloading solution can help enhance efficiency when production levels increase at a DC. Our vehicle loading feature sees how several recent successful vehicle loading solutions helped meet the needs of Hormann and saraLBS’s clients.
35 Conveyors & automated handling Our feature this month sees how TGW recently opened its technology centre to showcase every function of its new, fully automated and modular picking solution – the PerfectPick – to demonstrate this highly efficient concept.
44 FLT consumables Continental Tyres manufactures a comprehensive range of premium products and has recently introduced a new radial range of tyres, as Nikki Catchpole finds out in our flt consumables article.
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12 Excellence in Logistics When Ardo, Europe’s largest frozen vegetable producer, needed a new DC, a lack of existing automated reference sites meant it was set on a manual facility. However, a business case developed for an automated solution, and it chose automation solutions specialist Savoye to bring the project to life. Peter MacLeod travelled to Ardooie in Belgium to see the end result in action.
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This month’s logistics IT feature looks at a successful DC installation. Following the growth and expansion of the Channel Islands Co-operative Society Ltd, and upgrade of the current Belgravium RF scanning solution at its food DC in Jersey was required to support this growth. A voice recognition add-on was implemented as part of the progression towards the new system.
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