Preview IMHX 2013
Healthy appetite for business
Executives with responsibility for storage, handling and distribution in the pharmaceutical and healthcare industries will be among thousands of visitors from diverse sectors attending IMHX 2013.
T
aking place at the NEC in Birmingham from 19th to 22nd March 2013, IMHX is a must-see event for logistics professionals.
The pharmaceutical and healthcare sectors are huge contributors to the UK economy and have been somewhat protected from the global economic downturn. The UK pharmaceutical industry achieved a trade surplus of some £7bn in 2009 – a greater contribution to the UK economy than any other industrial sector – and directly employs some 72,000 people. As for the healthcare sector, although fi gures released earlier this year show that spending on healthcare in the UK fell as a percentage of GDP between 2009 and 2010, it was still a staggering £140.8bn – more than double the fi gure from a decade earlier.
DIARY DATE Rob Fisher, IMHX event director for the show’s co-organiser, Informa Exhibitions, commented: “A number of exhibitors at IMHX 2013 will be showcasing products and expertise geared specifi cally towards the needs of the pharma and healthcare sector. With thousands of products and services all under one roof, it makes sense for all logistics executives to put the dates in their diaries.” IMHX exhibitor SSI Schaefer Ltd – a leading provider of automated materials handling equipment and integrated stor- age solutions – has provided two solutions recently for clients in the pharmaceutical wholesale business. The company will be promoting its product range – from plastic totes to high-bay warehousing systems – on stand 18N100 at IMHX. SSI Schaefer recently designed and
installed automated handling systems at a new distribution centre for Teva UK Ltd, the UK’s leading generic manufacturer of pharmaceutical goods. The new facility in Castleford, West Yorkshire, was designed to increase storage capacity, improve picking performance and raise customer service levels. The warehouse features an Auto- mated Storage and Retrieval System (ASRS) with three cranes and 3,500 single-deep storage locations, pallet and tote conveyor systems and a Pick-by-Light system with 13 workstations, all managed by SSI Schaefer’s ‘Convey’ Warehouse Control System. The automation has enabled Teva UK Ltd to reduce labour overheads by moving from a three-shift operation to just two shifts. SSI Schaefer is also in the fi nal stages of installing an advanced automated pick- ing system for Lexon, a leading short-line >>>> 32
A 3D image based on Conveyor Units’ new demonstration area
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