Conveyor & Sortation Systems
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E-Commerce from A-Z: Zalando also places reliance upon Vanderlande Industries January 18, 2012 Zalando, the online provider for shoes, fashion, beauty and sports goods is building a new logistics centre in Erfurt (East Germany) and has chosen Vanderlande Industries to deliver and realise its material handling system. Pick and pack for Longchamp January 10, 2012 Longchamp commissioned SSI Schaefer to optimise its logistics centre in Segré, France. In partnership, the two companies developed a tailor-made solution for the order picking and automation of customer shipments. Vanderlande Industries acquires Beewen December 19, 2011 After working very closely together for many years, Vanderlande Industries and Beewen have agreed on a take-over of Beewen by Vanderlande. Flexicon to deliver a taste of bulk handling efficiency at Gulfood November 30, 2011 Featured products on Flexicon Europe's stand within the UK-PPMA pavilion (Stand: S1-F27) have been chosen to show the versatility of the company's bulk handling systems. Urban Outfitters chooses Vanderlande Industries to integrate November 22, 2011 Urban Outfitters has chosen Vanderlande Industries to integrate an automated material handling system at their new Direct to Consumer fulfilment centre in Reno, Nevada. Two new faces at Jungheinrich November 16, 2011 Jungheinrich has further strengthened its Systems & Projects Division with the appointment of two new project engineers - Tony Magee and Steve Millar. Heavy duty welded conveyor chain November 08, 2011 A range of heavy duty conveyor chain specially designed for harsh environments is now available in the UK from Letchworth-based FB Chain Ltd. Customers welcomed at Knapp's HQ in Austria October 18, 2011 Existing and potential UK customers from a variety of industries visited Knapp's headquarters in Graz, Austria, recently to experience at first hand the group's latest technologies for warehouse automation. Edna International GmbH and Witron build innovative logistics centre for frozen products October 12, 2011 Edna International GmbH, headquartered in Zusmarshausen, produces and distributes frozen bakery products, as wells as food and non-food articles for all branches of the HoReCa (hotel, gastronomy, catering) and bake-off sector. Hand Krafted conveyor system.... October 12, 2011 Yorkshire based engineering firm Hiley Engineering has secured a contract, in excess of half a million dollars, to design and supply a large scale bespoke conveyor system to Saudi Arabia for food production giant Kraft Foods. Vanderlande Industries wins Supplier of the Year award 2011 October 05, 2011 Vanderlande Industries was named as winner of the 'Supplier of the Year Award 2011' at the recent Postal Technology International Awards ceremony in Stuttgart, Germany. Dürkopp Fördertechnik launches flat goods sorter bag October 05, 2011 Dürkopp Fördertechnik, provider of handling and sortation systems, has launched its new Sorter Bag, enabling both hanging and flat goods to be carried on the same system. Vanderlande Industries wins 'Supplier of the Year Award 2011' September 28, 2011 Vanderlande Industries has been named as winner of the 'Supplier of the Year Award 2011' at the Postal Technology International Awards ceremony in Stuttgart, Germany. Vanderlande supplies systems for 3M European distribution centre expansion in Jüchen, Germany September 14, 2011 Vanderlande Industries has won the order to supply and install the order picking and sorting system for a major expansion of the 3M European distribution centre in Jüchen, Germany. Vision system achieves 100% error-free picking September 07, 2011 KiSoft Vision, Knapp's vision-directed order picking system, has been presented in operation for the first time at the distribution centre of Magnum Medical in Tallinn, Estonia. CI Logistics conveyor increases process efficiency of Honda assembly line August 31, 2011 Leicester based CI Logistics has recently completed the installation of a continuously moving, inverted monorail conveyor for the dashboard sub assembly line at Honda's UK manufacturing plant in Swindon. Edna International GmbH and Witron build an innovative logistics centre for frozen products August 24, 2011 Edna International GmbH produces and distributes frozen bakery products, as wells as food and non-food articles for all branches of the HoReCa (hotel, gastronomy, catering) and bake-off sector. Heavy duty welded conveyor chain August 16, 2011 A range of heavy duty conveyor chain specially designed for harsh environments is now available in the UK from Letchworth-based FB Chain Ltd.

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