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Mini AGVs bring swarm intelligence to agricultural parts warehouse


the company’s automated warehouse in Denmark utilise swarm intelligence to optimise transport processes. An international group serving the industrial, wind power generation and agricultural sectors, Grene has operations in Denmark, Sweden, Norway and Finland, as well as dealers worldwide. The Grene Agro division is focused on the needs of the farming sector, parks and forestry organisations. It supplies spare parts for agricultural vehicles, farm tools and products for animal husbandry, all of which are sold through a dealer network, either in stores or via a webshop. Grene Agro holds more than 100,000 items in stock and also manufactures custom-made parts in its own workshop at the company’s headquarters in Skjern, Denmark.


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he Open Shuttle driverless vehicles supplied by KNAPP to agricultural products supplier, Grene, at


New family of rotary position sensors Cost-effective, long life solutions for industrial vehicle applications


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urtiss-Wright Corporation (NYSE: CW) today announced that its Industrial division has launched a new family of non-contact, rotary position sensors from the legacy brand of Penny & Giles.


With a low-profile sensor body design and a small footprint, these fully-encapsulated, IP69K-rated sensors offer exceptional performance against water, dust, shock, vibration, and temperature. The NRH271 and NRH272 rotary position sensors are ideal for use by OEMs of on- and off-highway vehicles that are destined for use in challenging environments, and as a cost-effective solution for medium volume applications where a wide range of options or degree of customization may be required.


• NRH271: The NRH271 is a 3-wire, single output variant with a supply current rating of less than 12.5mA.


• NRH272: The NRH272 is a 6-wire, dual-redundant output variant with a supply current rating of less than 25mA. The dual-die sensor has two separately powered input supply and output channels for full electrical redundancy.


All variants of the NRH271 and NRH272 rotary position sensors are contained in a 9.5mm housing


and use proven, wear-free Hall-effect sensing technology to provide a long mechanical life. The electrical output spans of both models can be set to correspond to rotations of 20° to 360° in 1° increments. Two power supply options are available (5V and 9-30V). Factory-programmable electronics can be set to one of two analog voltage output ranges (0.5-4.5V or 0.2-4.8V) or one of three PWM frequencies. Connection options are industry-standard AMP Superseal or Deutsch DT04 series connectors, or simple 18AWG flying-leads for customer termination. The sensor can also be supplied with a protective NC10 flexible conduit for the cabling.


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Ten-year milestone for KNAPP team at Clarks T


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he resident team of KNAPP service engineers at the automated warehouse of Clarks, the global shoe supplier, recently


celebrated ten years on site. Present since the automated logistics solution at Clarks’ Westway distribution centre in Street, Somerset, went live in June 2005, the KNAPP team provides a comprehensive service of preventative maintenance and emergency repair to ensure maximum system availability. The team consists of 14 skilled engineers and is led by Kevin Ashman, KNAPP UK Ltd’s Site Manager at Clarks. “This was the very first KNAPP resident team put in place in the UK,” explained Kevin Ashman, “so the structures and systems we devised here formed the blueprint for the subsequent resident teams, which now total eight in the UK.”


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produce in-house a range of racking protection accessories. A full range of metal column guards plus the popular plastic clip-on guard called Protect-it® are available from Dexion Approved Distributors as well as a collection of frame end protectors, tubular barriers and bollards. These metal protection products are all made in Dexion European factories. The plastic Protect-it® column guard is now also a new size of 134mm high, thus requiring only 3 units to protect a rack upright to the required height of 400mm. The latest design is also a slimmer profile leaving more space in the aisles for maneuvering fork lift trucks.


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exion don’t just manufacture and sell pallet racking and shelving storage systems, but also


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comprehensive range of fall protection and working at height products. The company is offering the safety systems alongside its extensive range of Demag lifting equipment for new crane installations, retrofits and refurbishments. Terex Material Handling will also supply and fit the fall protection systems to the cranes of other original equipment manufacturers. Latchways manufactures a comprehensive range of safety equipment, including the innovative ManSafe® fall protection system for working at height. ManSafe® affords operators unfettered movement and continuous, hands free security whilst working at height. The operator’s safety harness is secured to the ManSafe® line via a high integrity lanyard and a ‘transfastener’ mobile anchor point, providing comfort and mobility for the operator.


T u +44 (0)800 581 531 S1 SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2015 | MATERIALS HANDLING & LOGISTICS u www.dexion.co.uk


Terex MHPS (UK) Ltd u 01295 676100 u www.demagcranes.co.uk


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Terex offers Latchways’ fall protection systems Solutions for safe working at height


erex Material Handling is a registered specifier, supplier and installer of Latchways’


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