Pick & Pack Cells with AMR’s
![Axiom GB Ltd is a designer & manufacturer of material handling solutions. Pick & Pack Cells are a good way of automating product handling from picking to despatch, including automated feeding of collateral. Let’s talk…. We’d love to help you solve your materials handling challenges. www.axiomgb.com sales@axiomgb.com +44(0)1827 61212](https://axiomgb.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Unipart_033-Blog-Crop2-1-1024x678.jpg)
Axiom have produced Pick & Pack cells for many high profile customers. The purpose of this materials handling automation is to associate picked product with customer order data, any collateral and the despatch note and produce a labelled package ready for shipment without multiple operator contact points. Increases in throughput over a manual operation of […]
What is cross-docking for warehouse & distribution logistics?
![Axiom GB Ltd is a designer & manufacturer of material handling solutions. A cross-docking cell comprises many standard elements from Axiom’s range. Let’s talk…. We’d love to help you solve your materials handling challenges. www.axiomgb.com sales@axiomgb.com +44(0)1827 61212](https://axiomgb.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Axium-24-1024x683.jpg)
Cross-docking material handling systems reduce labour and storage requirements, and hence a reduction in distribution costs, where bulk sorting of product is required. Cross-docking order fulfilment is applicable to wholesalers, courier companies, and other transfer points for products and packages such as 3pl’s, where pallets or bins of a product are presented and need to […]
Axiom Bespoke Lifters designed and built for SIP project
![Axiom GB Ltd is a designer & manufacturer of material handling solutions. Supplying bespoke designed components can be achieved with standard supply. Let’s talk…. We’d love to help you solve your materials handling challenges. www.axiomgb.com sales@axiomgb.com +44(0)1827 61212](https://axiomgb.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/photo_2023-09-19_16-16-26-1024x768.jpg)
Axiom’s Largest Engineering Project With our customer Hemsec, Axiom have designed a bespoke automated handling system for the jigs used in the manufacturing of Structural Insulated Panels, or SIPs. What are SIPs? SIPs are pre-manufactured highly insulated panels used in buildings to keep heat in or out as required. Skins can be virtually any material […]
Axiom GB Commissioning Cross-Docking Cell in Chicago
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Axiom has completed the commissioning of phase 1 of the cross-docking cell equipped with a SICK DWS in Chicago. The Axiom cross-docking cell equipped with DWS has been designed to handle 6000 packages per hour across a wide range of types and sizes, from Jiffy bags through to boxes. The DWS (dimension; weigh & scan) […]
Benefits of engineering and controls support for warehouse automation
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If you rely heavily on an automated solution to keep your distribution centre or warehouse operational it is essential that you can achieve maximum productivity day in, day out. That means taking steps to reduce the risk of stoppages or breakages which can cause costly unscheduled downtime. For many companies, whether they are large multi-nationals […]
How to automate a warehouse on a reduced budget
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As the UK industry continues to reel from the enormous impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, available budgets to improve productivity by warehouse automation have been severely restricted. Old conveyor equipment can be unreliable as well as being expensive to run and maintain. Therefore the significant benefits of new automated materials handling processes cannot be ignored. […]
How inline bagging is being used for safe social distancing in e-commerce
![Axiom GB Ltd is a designer & manufacturer of material handling solutions. High-speed Print + Apply labellers are critical to most cells. Let’s talk…. We’d love to help you solve your materials handling challenges. www.axiomgb.com sales@axiomgb.com +44(0)1827 61212](https://axiomgb.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Leapfrog-Axiom-Shaw-99-scaled-1-1024x682.jpg)
As the country continues to battle with coronavirus, every business needs to comply with social distancing rules to ensure staff safety in the workplace. For e-fulfilment and distribution centres which are now busier than ever responding to the burgeoning online retail marketplace, maintaining a safe environment for all staff is of utmost importance. Automating manual […]
Conveyor control systems – how to maximise the function of an automated solution
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Whether you require a simple ‘start/stop’ function or complex controls, reliable and secure conveyor control systems are the central feature of any automation solution. Sourcing the hardware equipment for a conveyor system is just the first step and needs to be coupled with the intelligent design of a smart control system. Selecting a suitable control […]
Inline Packing Systems – the need for speed
![An Axiom GB Ltd in-line packing system, to automate the association of customer orders with picked products for 3pl & fulfilment warehouses. www.axiomgb.com sales@axiomgb.com +44(0)01827 61212 Let's talk.... We'd love to solve your materials handling challenges.](https://axiomgb.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Picture5-e1693320458491.jpg)
In the last few years the demand for direct to customer (D2C) shipping has increased dramatically, leading to in-line packing systems to improve warehouse dispatch efficiencies. The demand has been driven by phone apps allowing easier internet shopping along with traditional access methods to the web. The decrease in delivery times demanded by consumers giving […]
Automation in the food industry
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We all need to eat so the food industry is the one industry that we cannot do without. It’s also the one industry that’s guaranteed to grow year on year and the one industry that is rapidly turning to automation to improve productivity and reduce costs. Whether it is food storage, food processing, food packaging […]
Why is it wise to choose a family-run business as your automated solution provider?
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So you’re in the market for an automated system for your distribution centre, how can you narrow down your selection process? There are many companies to choose from and naturally reputation and expertise are vitally important but have you considered checking out the ownership structure? There’s plenty of evidence to suggest that it would be […]
Boxing clever for a greener packaging solution
![Axiom GB Ltd is a designer & manufacturer of material handling solutions. Cut to size boxes; reduces void fill, minimises shipping volumes. Let’s talk…. We’d love to help you solve your materials handling challenges. www.axiomgb.com sales@axiomgb.com +44(0)1827 61212](https://axiomgb.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/June-Blog-1.jpg)
There’s no doubting the benefits of installing an automated packaging line into your ecommerce distribution facility. A well designed, quality packaging system ticks all the right boxes in terms of improved productivity, order accuracy and reduced costs. However in today’s increasingly environmentally friendly world, it’s also vitally important to consider how you can keep your […]