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COVER STORY 06
Save cost: maximise pallet density
Narrow Aisle has introduced the Flexi StorMAX which allows users to handle two pallets from the same side of each very narrow aisle, effectively doubling capacity of every run of racking
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FEATURES Packaging & Stretchwrapping
4. An automated system has been designed to protect the quality of sensitive fibres used in aerospace and automotive while they are wrapped, packed and palletised
5. A leading UK supplier of fresh herbs has installed a horizontal shrinkwrapper to boost production to meet demand
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Loading Bay Solutions
14. An airlock loading bay at the facilities of a leading chocolate producer has been completely refurbished and upgraded to
10. Volkswagen Group relies on standardised, end-to-end software for the efficient management of over 1.6 million shipments each year
Lift Trucks
12. More than three people a day are hospitalised as a result of serious fork lift truck accidents. FLTA outlines key safety issues ahead of its campaign Safetember
provide an effective barrier to vermin
15. An increase in the weight of deliveries led one manufacturer to install a bespoke ramp to improve safety and efficiency
Containers, Boxes & Pallets
16. A newly-launched pallet with embedded transponder offers optimal supply chain control, lower costs along with proven sustainability benefits
PREVIEW IMHX 2016
8. Intralogistics AGV; VNA operation with WMS for two-pallet deep storage; RFID products for warehousing; fork lift trucks
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