Materials Handling & Logistics
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Industry news S4. New added-value features incorporated into IMHX
Features
Automated warehousing & warehouse management systems... S8. State-of-the art solutions for top UK chain stores S10. Automated packaging improves flexibility
Loading bays & doors S11. Multi-deck loading simplified
Lift trucks... S13. Lakeland swayed by mast safety system
Warehousing & storage... S14. Going to great lengths for picking efficiency
Logistics... S16. The logic behind cost efficiency
Materials handling & conveying... S18. Warehouse and conveyor expansion for babycare specialist
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NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2012
WAREHOUSING & STORAGE
Going to great lengths for picking efficiency
SOLUTIONS FOR HANDLING EFFICIENCY
Sick’s small solution that packs a large punch for AGV safety
LATEST PUBLICATION FOR THE WAREHOUSE AND LOGISTICS MARKET COVER STORY
The safety laser scanner is one development in machinery safety which has had a transforming impact on productivity and machinery development. Since its introduction in the mid 1990s, it has proved to be a true enabling technology in production environments, says Seb Strutt, senior product manager at Sick UK
Sick UK T: 01727 831121
www.sickuk.com Turn to page S6 for more details
Next issue... Features in the January/February 2013 issue of Materials Handling & Logistics will include • Conveyors • Lift trucks • Loading bays & doors • Logistics • Materials handling • Warehousing & storage • Special feature: IMHX exhibition preview
Materials Handling & Logistics NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2012 S3
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