News Edition #1002 - 26 November 2020
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INSIDE FORKLIFTACTION
Lately, we have commented on two noticeable phenomena - the rise of warehouse automation and the number of new forklift models being pumped into the market.
This week's newsletter reflects both of these themes which seem to have characterised our reporting for the year.
So, while other sectors appear to be beset by challenges, materials handling just powers on.
And on that note, while there may not be too much to be thankful for in 2020, we wish our American colleagues a happy thanksgiving. At this time of reflection, we should recognise the resilience of our industry and the willingness of the broader materials handling and logistics sector to step up in times of crisis. Thanks to all those who provided aid and assistance with the global disasters in the past year. Thanks to those who kept working while the world dealt with the coronavirus - to those who kept their heads down, their supply lines open and conducted business as usual.
AUSTRALASIA NEWS
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Safe Work Australia has released new data showing a fall in workplace fatalities. The Work-related Traumatic Injury Fatalities Australia 2019 report shows that over the last decade, the number...
Online retailer Booktopia is trialing autonomous robots at its Lidcome distribution centre in Sydney to increase capacity and productivity. Booktopia is believed to be Hai Robotics' first customer in...
WORLD NEWS
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Automotive giant BMW has expanded into the logistics sector through a new subsidiary, IDEALworks. The aim is to become a leading supplier of autonomous robotics solutions in the logistics...
Toyota Material Handling (TMH) has announced two new automated guided vehicles (AGVs) that add the latest in automation technology to existing Toyota products. Toyota claims its new Centre-Controlled Rider...
Doosan has launched the NXE Series, a range of four-wheel electric counterbalance forklift trucks suited to the needs of the small-to-medium size enterprise, or where occasional usage or light...
Locus Robotics has announced that it has passed the 250 million units picked volume level heading into the 2020 holiday peak season. Locus robots now pick more than 10,000...
Mobi wins Toyota Logistic Design Competition 2020 - Mjölby, Sweden
Trees for a clean environment - Hamburg, Germany
UniCarriers honoured - Oxon, United Kingdom
Hiremech has completed the delivery of 15 new Hyster machines, fitted with lithium-ion batteries, to Mansfields. The new fleet is a mix of four-wheel forklifts and platform pallet trucks...
After opening a massive 1.2 million sqft. (111,500 sqm) warehouse in the Shippensburg, Pennsylvania area last year, Lowe's will open a 1.1 million sqft. (102,000 sqm) warehouse in the...
DHL has added four BYD Class 8 battery-electric trucks in a pilot in the Los Angeles market, just in time for the peak holiday shipping season. DHL plans to...
Traffic near Nottingham was brought to a halt on the weekend after a forklift truck was found blocking a carriageway on the A453. The large vehicle was lying on...
Swedish logistics and transport journalist Anders Karlsson passed away late last month at the age of 50 at his home near Linkoping. Karlsson was for many years the editor-in-chief...
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ANNOUNCEMENTS
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Cat ® Lift Trucks offers some tips for focusing on the wellbeing of your materials handling employees.
HELI proudly exhibited at this year's BAUMA CHINA exhibition on November 24, 2020.
The patented Excalibur cantilever-style lift provides a safe, unobstructed platform for faster and easier servicing of standard and Class 2 forklifts.
HAWKER® FLEX® Series of batteries offer exceptional flexibility and productivity to meet your changing motive power needs, without the maintenance!
Increase productivity in a warehouse and allow drivers of reach trucks to work more efficiently with Stoneridge-Orlaco's Digital Mid-Mast View camera system.
SPECIAL FEATURES
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Melissa Barnett looks at the prospects for the North American materials handling market. Read the story
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IN THE DISCUSSION FORUMS
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FACT OF THE WEEK
During the 1912 Stockholm Olympics, Japanese athlete Shizo Kanakuri abandoned the marathon but failed to notify race officials. They considered him missing until 1967, when they found he was alive. He was offered the opportunity to complete his run, which he accepted and completed the marathon in 54 years, 8 months, 6 days, 5 hours, 32 minutes and 20.3 seconds.
Inside Rome's Secure Vault for Stolen Art
Some of the art is real, some fake, but all items stored in the vault had a brush with the criminal underworld.
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