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All key equipment sectors are covered, ranging from AGVs (Automated Guided Vehicles) ForkLift Trucks, Automated Storage Equipment, Conveyors and Sortation, Dock EquipmentOverhead Handling Equipment, Packaging and Labelling Solutions, Pallets & Containers,Transport and Distribution, Racking & Shelving as well as Trade Shows and Industry Events

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Manufacturing & Logistics IT March 2018

1 Manufacturing & Logistics IT March 2018

The March 2018 edition of Manufacturing & Logistics IT features a Special Technology Report on Transportation Management.

For this report, we spoke with experts from the vendor and analyst communities about recent trends and ongoing areas of development within the world of Transportation Management – including those concerning integration, Cloud/SaaS and legislation.

Blue Cube fulfils order for nine portable blast freezers from Rick Bestwick

2 Blue Cube fulfils order for nine portable blast freezers from Rick Bestwick

Rick Bestwick – part of the Magnavale Group – has recently installed three blast freezers from Blue Cube Portable Cold Stores at its state-of-the-art Warrington and Scunthorpe facilities.

FLTA clears up confusion over lift truck fair wear and tear

3 FLTA clears up confusion over lift truck fair wear and tear

Industry leaders are advising businesses relying on rented lift trucks to take good care of them. Failure to do so, warns the Fork Lift Truck Association (FLTA), places them at risk of large end-of-contract repair bills.

MegaFon and NEC test AI for planning and maintenance of transport network resources

4 MegaFon and NEC test AI for planning and maintenance of transport network resources

MegaFon PJSC and NEC Corporation have announced the successful completion of AI technology field tests in Russia-based MegaFon's live network in order to improve the efficiency of planning and maintenance of transport network resources.

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Rocket fuelled demand for industrial investments, LSH reports

6 Rocket fuelled demand for industrial investments, LSH reports

A heady cocktail of structural change, tight levels of supply and increased confidence vis-a-vis other sectors is fuelling insatiable investor demand for industrial and logistics, according to the 2018 Industrial and Logistics Market Report, published today by national commercial property consultancy Lambert Smith Hampton (LSH).

Pall-Ex partnership gets stationery giants on the move

7 Pall-Ex partnership gets stationery giants on the move

Logistics specialist Pall-Ex is set to transport over 80,000 pallets a year for Staples Solutions (Staples) following a new partnership with the workplace services and consumables giant.

Cartwright to showcase Conversions at CV Show

8 Cartwright to showcase Conversions at CV Show

Cartwright Conversions will display two vehicles at the Commercial Vehicle Show next month on a stand dedicated to showcasing their conversions, in hall 5 at the NEC.

Rotech coding solutions boost packing operations at the English Cheesecake Company

9 Rotech coding solutions boost packing operations at the English Cheesecake Company

An offline RF2 feeding system fitted with an iJet thermal inkjet coding system from Rotech has helped The English Cheesecake Company boost the speed and efficiency of its packing operations, allowing the company to date code a pallet's worth of cheesecakes in less than 2 minutes.

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