RFID and IT

Carrs Billington, an agricultural supplier with feed mills at Carlisle, Lancaster and Stone and a network of 32 country stores throughout Northern England, Scotland and Wales, will be deploying the Microlise Solution, including its Fleet Performance and Journey Management products across its fleet of 60 vehicles, to increase fuel efficiency, …

The 2020 UKIVA Machine Vision Conference and Exhibition will take place on 14 May 2020 at the Marshall Arena in Milton Keynes, UK. With year on year growth since its inception in 2017, the event is rapidly becoming a fixture in the industry’s calendar. While the event will follow a …

MOnitoring Recyclates for Europe (MORE) — the single, unified online tool to monitor the uptake of recycled polymers into products — is now available for use by converters in the United Kingdom (UK). MORE is designed to monitor and register the industry’s efforts to reach the EU target of 10 …

A heavy lifting specialist whose exploits in moving historic locomotives and giant machinery have been followed by TV viewers worldwide, has adopted a bespoke RFID system to give it greater control of its monitoring processes. Allelys Group, which transports and installs some of the UK’s biggest equipment, gave audiences a …

Crewe based Radius Payment Solutions, the group behind the telematics and fuel card brands Kinesis and UK Fuels, has acquired Sure-Track. A specialist in stolen vehicle and plant recovery systems, Midlands-based Sure-Track also supplies fleet tracking and vehicle camera solutions. Earlier this year Radius was recognised as one of the …

Every day, technology becomes more and more crucial in every aspect of how we do business. But perhaps one of the places where emerging technologies are the most prominent is in warehousing and logistics. Technologies such as robotics, drones, IoT and cloud software are being implemented into warehouses to allow …

Daimler Trucks and Daimler Buses now under the common roof of Daimler Truck AG Martin Daum, Chairman of the Board of Management Daimler Truck AG: “We work for all who keep the world moving. It’s our common drive that gives us renewed motivation every day.” The Daimler Group launched a …

Hands-free ProGlove scanners are matchbox size – the world’s smallest and lightest say ProGlove Time savings of up to four seconds per scan and picking error reductions of up to 33% Smart ‘Worker Feedback’ technology provides essential steering functionality Option to buy, rent or return ProGlove products following three month …

Renovotec technical services director Lance Bennett provides some practical advice on Voice systems implementation and optimisation Voice is not a panacea, but where it is the right solution for the job it can produce dramatic improvements in performance and accuracy. Increases in worker productivity of up to 35% and a …

Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) in the USA and Occupational Health & Safety Act (OHSA) in Canada are clear; a before-shift forklift inspection must be completed by the operator to ensure the safe operation of the machinery. Up until now, this process has been mostly done by outdated carbon …