How to increase your productivity with an industrial conveyor
An industrial conveyor is the centre of any effective materials handling system to increase productivity. Its major operational function is to provide a safe and reliable method of product transportation, reducing the requirement to manually handle products – traditionally a very labour intensive process. Modern modular conveyors are flexible, they can be customised to move […]
A simple guide to the complex world of automatic sorters
What is an automatic sorter and why do I need one? If your supply chain is coming under increasing pressure to operate even faster and more accurately, then a sortation solution could be the answer to your predicament. An automatic sorter is a cost effective way of sorting and separating high volumes of products into […]
Keeping the customer satisfied – fast, error-free order fulfilment
It is almost impossible to entirely eliminate all fulfilment errors, but there are a number of simple procedures and practices that you can use to minimise them to an acceptable level. WMS to keep track of technology Controlling and administering the operation of a warehouse or distribution centre is a complex business. Investing in a […]
Automation for Pick, Pack, Sortation and Dispatch – A 10-Point Checklist
1. Strategy Ensure that automation fits in with your company’s strategic business plan – Have you clearly defined your reasons for automating? 2. Buy-in Consult your fellow directors/partners to make sure everyone is on board with the decision – Determine the amount of money you are prepared to invest and your timeframe 3. Ownership Appoint […]
Axiom GB automates ITO with seven swivel wheel sorters (SWS)
Axiom GB has supplied ITO International Transport AS with seven swivel wheel sorters driven by Interroll 24 volt EC310 drive rollers. Based in Oslo, ITO has delivered materials handling solutions to streamline and automate businesses for over 60 years. It is a family owned company that has produced storage and logistics solutions for many industries […]
How to save money by investing in a sortation solution
Automatically placing the right parcel in the right place at the right time for onward dispatch is the job of a sortation solution and to purchase one requires a certain level of capital spending. However, persuading your fellow directors to part with the company’s hard earned profit to invest in this type of equipment shouldn’t […]
Pick, pack, sortation and dispatch – taking people out of the equation
One of biggest issues facing online retailers is gearing up their fulfilment centres in preparation for intense sales periods. Such is the demand in these peak periods that there is often insufficient workforce in the environs of the distribution centre and additional workers have to be brought in by bus from neighbouring towns or even […]
First Export to the USA
Axiom has exported a 50 destination sorter and stacker system to the USA The stacking system has 6 stacking positions at the end of a CD and DVD sorter. The stacking system will stack the product to a predetermined height, the solution must remember what has been added to the stack so that this can […]
New Installation for Cambridge Assessment, we have installed a goods-in sortation system for the onwards dispatch of examination materials
Our new installation at Cambridge Assessment is now up and running. Cambridge Assessment operates and manages the University’s three exam boards, from setting and creating the assessment through to marking and issuing results. The Group Print & Operations’ processes include the printing, packaging, distribution, returns and onwards post-exam operations for 8 million learners in over […]
Axiom GB works along side Clipper at Asda
Axiom GB has installed an Automated packing and dispatch solution for Asda. The system was installed in September and has now doubled throughput for Asda’s online orders for George.com homeware. Clipper Logistics are one of Asda’s key partners and are running the system at their Nottingham facility. The system uses 3 different size boxes, these […]
Are you looking to reduce costs and increase productivity?
Here are 8 reasons why customers tell Axiom GB they prefer to work with us: 1. Expertise – We have more than 17 years experience specialising in Conveyor and Material Handling Solutions. Our team have spent most of they’re working lives designing and delivering Mechanical Handling Systems. We have designed and built a fully automated ‘click […]
Axiom’s sorter solution is spot-on for B2C Europe
At Axiom we always strive to solve our customers’ problems by delivering exactly what they require and naturally it helps immensely if they already know what it is that they need. When we were approached by Stuart Rivett, managing director of B2C Europe, he did know precisely what he wanted, but unfortunately he couldn’t find […]