TECHNOLOGY IN ACTION Interroll complements Modular Pallet


Conveyor Platform (MPP) with stacker crane and transfer car


Innovative solutions for the fully automatic handling of pallets: With a new stacker crane for dynamic storage and a transfer car, which enable the fast and safe storage and retrieval of up to 100 pallets per hour, Interroll is expanding its Modular Pallet Conveyor Platform (MPP), a flexible modular system for driven pallet conveying. The new products allow users—in seamless interaction with the proven Interroll Pallet Flow dynamic storage system—to implement extremely compact, robust and efficient pallet handling automation solutions that excel with very low planning and installation costs and high energy efficiency. With the market launch of the stacker crane and the transfer car, companies for the first time have


the opportunity to implement a continuous material flow with pallets—for example between incoming and outgoing goods.


Interroll Ltd 01536312770 www.interroll.co.uk


NEW – EMMA Safety Footwear Added to the Hultafors Group PPE Portfolio


As customer demands for accreditation, safety, quality and value increase, the Hultafors Group continues to stay one step ahead of the competition. The Hultafors Group’s PPE portfolio already


includes market-leading tools, workwear and protective wear brands such as Snickers Workwear, Solid Gear and Toe Guard safety footwear, Hellberg Safety and Hultafors Tools. The acquisition of EMMA Safety Footwear


considerably enhances it range of safety shoes and boots with fully accredited, excellent value footwear to satisfy a wide range of user needs, working environments including light and heavy industry sectors plus office and retail environments. Complementing the Solid Gear and Toe Guard range, EMMA safety footwear includes all the Hultafors


Group hallmarks of hi-tech designs that combine top quality materials for ultimate comfort, maximum safety and wellbeing at work. Call the Snickers Helpline on 01484 854788.


EMMA Safety Footwear www.emmasafetyfootwear.com sales@hultaforsgroup.co.uk


ADVERTORIALS


Expansion and new appointments at Advance


Conveying and automated handling specialist, Advance Automated Systems, has expanded its operation by establishing a satellite projects office in Lutterworth, Leicestershire. The move coincides with two new key appointments. Operating from a 30,000 sq ft


manufacturing site, Advance provides a fully integrated single source for the design, manufacture and installation of conveyors, conveyor systems and controls. Alongside existing business and the addition of new contracts acquired throughout the UK, the additional office has been taken to primarily bolster product support during the design, installation and commissioning phases of projects in the central and south of the country. To head-up the new facility, Advance has appointed Brian Skelham as a senior project engineer.


Skelham was previously employed as a business project manager at online retailer, Ocado, based in Tamworth, Staffs. Advance has also reinforced their northern structure with the appointment of Adam Robinson as a project engjneer, with an emphasis on sales.


Advance Automated Systems Ltd 01325328930 www.advanceautomation.co.uk


Practical Aspects of PROFINET, PROFIBUS and IO-Link


If you are into Smart Manufacturing and IIoT, don't miss this free-to-attend seminar with choice of venues: Birmingham April 28, Glasgow May 7 and Belfast June 23. The seminar with accompanying exhibition will address the key practical issues arising from the use


of digital communications technologies in automated manufacturing and process industry applications, with particular attention to Industry 4.0 and the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT). Covering key application areas such as control systems and energy management, it focuses on the


practical aspects of using PROFINET, PROFIBUS and IO-Link, from system design and safety & security considerations through to fault-finding and maintenance. Topics will include: • The basics of PROFIBUS & PROFINET • PROFINET network design • Network gateway technology • Industrial network commissioning and testing • PROFIBUS and PROFINET device configuration tools • Industrial networks safety & security • Update on Industry 4.0, IIoT, TSN, APL and IO-Link Further details can be found at https://profibusgroup.com/category/events/


PROFIBUS & PROFINET International - PI UK 02081449597 www.profibus.com


Cimcorp opens office in Spain to meet rising demand


Logistics automation specialist, Cimcorp, has established an office in Spain in response to growing interest in its robotic automation solutions, and has appointed Jarkko Hakkarainen as General Manager.


Manufacturer and integrator of turnkey robotic handling solutions, Cimcorp, has formed a new subsidiary – Cimcorp Iberia, S.L., based in Madrid – in order to serve the Spanish market better.


“Our decision to expand our presence into Spain is a logical step at this


point,” commented Tero Peltomäki, Cimcorp’s Executive Vice President, Operations and Technology, “and supports our growth strategy. We have a well-established customer base in Spain and our material handling systems are in high demand there.”


In spring 2019, Cimcorp secured an order worth over 120 million euros to


automate the distribution of fresh food at four new distribution centres for the Spanish supermarket chain, Mercadona. “With this being Cimcorp’s largest ever order in the intralogistics market,” explained Peltomäki, “this is the right time to establish a base in Spain, to ensure that we meet the


Cimcorp Oy maarit.leppaaho@cimcorp.com www.cimcorp.com


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evolving needs of Mercadona and other customers, and that we allocate our resources in the best possible way.” Cimcorp has previously supplied automation to Mercadona, to another Spanish supermarket chain (Eroski) and to several of its tyre-manufacturing customers in Spain, including Michelin.


Tero Peltomäki commented: “Local presence in Spain will enable Cimcorp


to strengthen relationships with our existing customers, as well as to create new partnerships. The central location of our Madrid office and its excellent transport connections to all our customer sites will mean smooth project management and timely response to requests for customer support.”


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