More in store: Kardex Remstar introduces the new Megamat RS Vertical
Carousel. The Megamat RS represents the fusion of reliability and security in a new
generation of vertical carousel technology, the manufacturer says. The carousel
features reduced operating costs, an improved structure with interchangeable carriers, and multiple control options, while maintaining the key objectives of vertical
carousel technology—saving organizations time, space, and money.
The Megamat RS offers reduced lifecycle costs when compared to other vertical
carousel models. Through the combination of drive motor, high-efficiency transmission, and precision calibrated frequency converter, the Kardex Remstar
Megamat RS vertical carousel requires 40 percent less energy. An improved modular structure and the use of efficient components also give the new carousel a
50-percent reduction in overall unit weight. Further, an automatic chain tensioning system reduces stretching as well as wear and tear on the load chain, resulting in a more reliable system that requires less maintenance.
The Megamat RS vertical carousel can be easily reconfigured after installation to
meet an operation’s changing needs. Its split end panel design allows users to add
or subtract height with minimal downtime. An interchangeable carrier design
allows organizations to simply insert the desired drawers or shelves into an existing carrier, changing carrier configurations without replacing the entire carrier.
The C3000 control system comes standard and offers a drive and view feature
that allows the unit to run without a warehouse management system. Operators
can simply push a button to drive the unit and view the contents stored as it
rotates past the pick window, making storing and retrieving items quick and simple. For operations requiring inventory control, the Megamat RS vertical carousel
can be driven by FastPic inventory management software. (Kardex Remstar, LLC,
www.KardexRemstar.com)
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Straight from the source: Elemica, a B2B
supply chain network, helps companies
streamline, automate, and run dynamic sourcing events for logistics transportation.
Elemica’s Logistics Sourcing services incorporate Dynamic Bid Optimization, allowing customers to evaluate hundreds of thousands of
carrier bids against a custom-defined sourcing
allocation strategy. Customers can create and
analyze multiple transportation strategies
where alternatives for mode, equipment size,
transit time, and volume committed to single
or multiple carriers are balanced to find the
best possible solution. Manual optimization
calculations are eliminated, reducing analysis
time and allowing for complex collaborative
what-if analysis in real time. Elemica’s Logistics
Sourcing services with Transportation Bid
Optimization can drive costs out of transportation spend by as much as 20 percent, the company says.
The solution supports high-volume, multi-currency transportation sourcing events for an
unlimited number of bid lanes and carrier bids.
It includes the ability to solicit and contract
rates, capacity, and lanes for regional or global
ocean, road, and heavy air freight. Event and
bid history are tracked and stored indefinitely
to meet all auditing and compliance requirements. Elemica’s Logistics Sourcing cuts sourcing event time by 50 to 70 percent, while
aggregating and standardizing logistics routing
guides and the carrier base, the company says.
(Elemica, www.elemica.com)
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Cloud found: One Network Enterprises, a
developer of supply chain and business intelligence solutions built on a cloud computing
platform, introduces the One Network Now
brand. The Now brand represents a new set of
affordable, turnkey solutions designed for
small to mid-sized businesses. Available via
the Internet for a nominal monthly fee, solutions under the One Network Now brand are
cost-effective tools that can significantly
reduce the time and resources required for
supply chain software implementations, the
company says.
Three solutions are currently offered.
Transportation Now is an on-demand TMS solution for inbound and outbound transportation
activities; Community Procurement Now is a
complete procure-to-pay solution connecting
buyers and suppliers; and Consumer Insight
Now enables point-of-sale (POS) data to drive
the replenishment process to improve service to
the retailer at a lower cost to the supplier. (One
Network Enterprises, www.onenetwork.com)
