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DON’T
CHANGE YOUR
BATTERIES.
CHANGE
YOUR
CHARGERS.
With high charge rates and
efficiency as high as 94%, Express®
EnCore™ modular fast chargers
enable batteries designed for fast
charging to be safely charged
anytime during the shift-day,
enabling most two-shift and some
three-shift operations to avoid
changing batteries. The space-saving modular design adapts to a
wide range of battery capacities,
potentially reducing of the number
of chargers needed in your fleet.
Scalable WMS system: Numina Group has
introduced the RDS+ LFS.wms, an advanced
and tightly integrated warehouse management system. The company says the new software is a highly scalable warehouse management system with a full family of advanced
logistics automation modules, including a
transportation management system ( LFS.tms).
RDS+ LFS.wms integrates the “Real-time
Distribution Software” warehouse execution
and control system (WES-WCS) order fulfillment software suite with a WMS-WES.
The new software provide a single-source
high-performance high-transaction WMS that
bundles all the best-practice warehouse automation tools in a preconfigured WMS core
application, according to the company.
The WMS is shipped ready to be configured
to the DC’s requirements, based on the vendor’s 30 years of application know-how and
WMS implementation experience. The software suite’s functions include inbound goods
receiving, inspection, inventory management
(including A, B, C velocity put-away/slotting),
and order pick, pack, and ship via both RF and
pick-to-voice systems. (Numina Group, www.
numinagroup.com)
Autonomous tow tractor: For operations
striving to meet faster delivery expectations
while dealing with labor availability and retention challenges, Yale offers a new addition to
its automation lineup. The Yale MO70T tow
tractor now joins the company’s MPE080-
VG end rider model, utilizing Driven by
Balyo technology to autonomously navigate
through warehouse environments.
Suitable for sequencing operations and
stock replenishment, the MO70T is the second robotic solution available since Yale
combined its material handling expertise with
Balyo’s industry-leading navigation technology. Both the tow tractor and end rider solutions use infrastructure-free navigation technology that maps existing structural features
to self-locate and navigate, without requiring
tape, wires, or magnets for guidance. This
allows for reduced startup time and costs,
and for easy adjustment to changing layout
configurations.
By using robotic lift trucks, operations
can achieve “cobotics,” with employees and
machines working side by side, allowing
people to focus on more valuable roles and
leaving repetitive tasks to the robotic trucks.
Both Driven by Balyo models from Yale can
be easily switched to manual mode. Once
the operator leaves the truck, it resumes its
regularly assigned workflow. (Yale Materials
Handling Corp., www.yale.com)
Industrial lighting: TVH in the Americas (TVH) has introduced three interior lighting options. The lights come in round, bar, and rectangular styles with various size
options to fit the user’s requirements.
The round light is available in either three- or six-inch versions with a durable ABS
housing and polycarbonate lens. In addition, the six-inch light features a convenient
on/door/off switch. The rectangular light also has a polycarbonate lens with aluminum housing, an on/off switch, and three size options. The bar light is the most
unique with the inclusion of zinc alloy brackets for easy mounting, an acrylic lens,
and the ability to rotate 180 degrees. (TVH, www.tvh.com)
