Materials handling & storage and supply chain

Axial nozzles vs tangential nozzles

21 November, 2022 | Supplied by: Tecpro Australia

The two main areas of consideration when it comes to tangential design and axial design nozzles are their installation and operation.


IDEC Corporation CW low-profile touchless switches

14 November, 2022 | Supplied by: IDEC Australia Pty Ltd

IDEC Corporation has introduced a line of CW low-profile touchless switches suitable for many hygienic industrial and public automation applications.


Tentacle gripper can gently grasp fragile objects

08 November, 2022

Researchers have developed a soft gripper that could be used to grasp soft fruits and vegetables in agricultural production and distribution applications.


Human–robot work interaction analysis

02 November, 2022

Researchers have captured the brain activity as operators work with robots on a manufacturing task to track the operator's trust or distrust levels.


Heat and Control FastBack 4.0 horizontal motion conveying technology

26 October, 2022 | Supplied by: Heat and Control Pty Ltd

FastBack 4.0 is the latest horizontal motion conveying technology from equipment solution manufacturer Heat and Control.


Coles takes food deliveries to new heights

25 October, 2022

South East Queenslanders will be the first to trial a new store-to-door drone delivery service that brings groceries direct to homes in just minutes.


Flexicon Portable 3A Dairy Dumping-Conveying System

20 October, 2022 | Supplied by: Flexicon Corporation (Aust) Pty Ltd

Flexicon's new manual dumping system with integral conveyor and separate dust collector is suitable for dairy powders, pharmaceutical products and contamination-sensitive bulk foods.


Edible tag in a biscuit: tracks food from factory to stomach

19 October, 2022

Researchers from Osaka University have developed a 3D printing method of embedding edible QR codes in a biscuit.


Automated MFC selected as awards finalist

18 October, 2022 | Supplied by: Swisslog Australia

An automated Micro-Fulfillment Centre (MFC) solution with 24/7 click and collect is a finalist in the Australian Supply Chain and Logistics Awards (ASCLA).


Dematic Compact Transfer Automated Guided Vehicles

01 October, 2022 | Supplied by: Dematic Pty Ltd

The Dematic Compact Transfer AGV can be used to eliminate the need for extensive use of pallet conveyors.


Making the grade: sorting out fruit defects

23 September, 2022 | Supplied by: Key Technology Australia Pty Ltd

A fruit processor in Italy is using a VERYX sorter to detect the right type of defects to match each of its customer's specifications for value-added products.


Track-and-trace trial of cherry and potato supply chains

21 September, 2022

The trial simulated a product recall and the results show the benefits that could be achieved by the adoption of a digital standards-based traceability system.


Getting up close with Industry 5.0

19 September, 2022 | Supplied by: Universal Robots

Industry 5.0 is taking off faster than imagined and, while to some it's still a buzzword, many are now reaping its true benefits.


Improving Australia's containerised grain exports

19 September, 2022

A new analysis by AEGIC analyses the importance of containerised grain trade compared with bulk grain shipping.


Ensuring Australia's food bowl will not be empty amidst global food shortages

16 September, 2022 by Rob Stummer, Asia Pacific CEO at SYSPRO | Supplied by: SYSPRO

To build more resilient supply chains going forward, food production companies should consider investing in technologies that involve all stakeholders.


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