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Returns handling (1st April 2012)
When returns handling proved a bottleneck for German catalogue and e-commerce company, Witt Weiden, the solution came in the form of a split-tray sorter from KNAPP subsidiary, Dürkopp Fördertechnik.
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Multi-channel solution (1st April 2012)
Austrian third-party logistics supplier JCL Logistics installed an automated handling solution from Knapp that enables the company to meet the B2B and B2C demands of its retail clients
1000th SHUTTLE (1st March 2012)
Warehouse automation group, KNAPP, has received an order for the 10,000th shuttle to be supplied as part of its OSR Shuttle automated storage system. The 10,000th shuttle will from part of a solution for footwear giant,
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Video help (1st February 2012)
Warehouse automation supplier, KNAPP, has launched a video-based troubleshooting service for its customers. The KiSoft Web Eye allows live, bidirectional video and voice transmission to identify and resolve service
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Contract won (1st February 2012)
Leading shoe supplier, Clarks, has announced that the material handling systems at its brand-new logistics facility in Hanover, Pennsylvania, will be supplied by warehouse automation provider, KNAPP.
Web Eye allows two way video and audio to quickly resolve service issues (19th January 2012)
Warehouse automation supplier, KNAPP, has launched a portable, video-based troubleshooting service for its customers.
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First Fastbox installed by KNAPP (6th January 2012)
Warehouse automation supplier, KNAPP, has handed over the first installation of its Fastbox solution, designed to speed up the picking of fast-moving products.
CEOwins award (1st January 2012)
Eduard Wünscher, CEO of KNAPP AG, has won the prestigious Ernst & Young 'Entrepreneur of the Year' award for Austria in the industry and high-tech category.
Knapp expands management (1st January 2012)
Having achieved record turnover in the financial year 2010-2011 and with the highest number of employees in the company's history, the Knapp group is now expanding its management team.
John Lewis wins CILTgong (1st January 2012)
John Lewis won a prestigious award in recognition of its use of technology – supplied by Knapp – at its flagship national distribution centre in Milton Keynes.
Returns managed (1st January 2012)
A shuttle-based storage and order picking system from Knapp is making light work of the handling of returns for the German fulfilment specialist Hermes
Managers graze on new tech in Graz (1st December 2011)
Existing and potential UK customers from a variety of industries visited KNAPP's headquarters in Graz, Austria to see the group's latest technologies for warehouse automation
100% picking accuracy (1st October 2011)
KiSoft Vision, KNAPP's visiondirected order picking system, has been presented in operation for the first time at the distribution centre of Magnum Medical in Tallinn, Estonia.
Knapp reports record revenues (1st October 2011)
Warehouse automation supplier KNAPP has enjoyed a record year for sales in 2010/2011, both at group level and here in the UK. KNAPP AG increased its turnover by 30%, bumping up sales revenue to more than €272 million. K
Potential conveyor alternative (1st October 2011)
According to KNAPP, its recently launched Open Shuttles have the potential to replace fixed lines of conveyor.
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Ergonomics taken to new level with KNAPP’s Pick-it-Easy (30th September 2011)
Already renowned as an innovator in order-picking ergonomics, warehouse solutions provider KNAPP has launched a series of application-specific, user-friendly workstations.
Showcase of automated solutions (1st September 2011)
At Logistics Link North, KNAPP will promote its capabilities in the design, installation and maintenance of automated warehouse solutions. Specialising in automated order picking, KNAPP's solutions feature intelligent c
Ergonomic work stations (1st September 2011)
Warehouse solutions provider KNAPP has launched a series of application-specific, user-friendly workstations.
Knapp wins cemat software award (1st June 2011)
Warehouse automation supplier KNAPP has won a coveted MM Logistik Award at the recent CeMAT logistics exhibition in Hanover.
Top tips for WMS success (1st June 2011)
What should you look for in your WMS? Craig Rollason, head of sales and marketing for KNAPP UK, gives his advice.
Automation facilitates online sales growth (1st May 2011)
Recent trading figures from John Lewis have confirmed its position as a highly successful, multichannel retailer. Its results for the year ended 29 January, released on 9 March, showed gross sales up 11.9% to £3.23 bill
OSR Shuttle attraction (1st April 2011)
Warehouse automation specialist Knapp will use CeMAT to reveal its concept of free-roaming shuttles – an addition to its OSR Shuttle range.
Knapp apprentices complete training (1st March 2011)
Warehouse automation supplier Knapp UK recently celebrated the fact that its first apprentices have successfully completed their indentured training programme.
New manager (1st March 2011)
KNAPP UK has appointed Mick Priestley as business development manager for its conveyor subsidiary, KNAPP-Moving AS.
Knapp keeps an eye to the future (1st January 2011)
Automated material handling systems supplier, Knapp, will be showing its wide range of solutions and services for warehouse automation.
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New HQ and development centre opens (1st January 2011)
Supplier of warehouse automation and logistics software Knapp AG has announced the opening of its new corporate headquarters and development centre at its site in Graz, Austria.
New shoe systems get set to go (1st December 2010)
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Knapp signs framework agreement with Daifuku (9th November 2010)
Warehouse automation specialist, Knapp, has agreed a framework of co-operation with the Japanese-owned logistics company, Daifuku.
Client focused events (1st October 2010)
Warehouse automation specialist, KNAPP, has provided a number of informative events for its clients and prospective customers this autumn
Modular shuttle sorter at imhx (1st September 2010)
Warehouse automation supplier KNAPP is planning an exciting interactive experience for visitors to its stand at IMHX in November.
Knapp acquires dürkopp fördertechnik (1st September 2010)
Warehouse automation supplier KNAPP AG has acquired the leading German overhead conveyor systems specialist, Dürkopp Fördertechnik, strengthening the group's position to supply integrated solutions to the fashion indust
Knapp's 5000th Shuttle blasts off! (1st August 2010)
Warehouse automation supplier Knapp has delivered the 5000th shuttle from its OSR Shuttle range, which now boasts over 100 satisfied customers worldwide. Although there are several similar products on the market today,
More than belts and bits (1st August 2010)
Conveyors are not simply about belts and metal,how they interface with people and other technology is key to efficiency, says Craig Rollason, head of sales & marketing for Knapp UK
Knapp acquires Dürkopp Fördertechnik (13th July 2010)
Warehouse automation supplier Knapp AG has acquired the German overhead conveyor systems specialist, Dürkopp Fördertechnik.
Thermal imaging (1st June 2010)
KNAPP UK's resident customer support team at the distribution centre of shoe retailer Clarks has used thermal imaging techniques to save the customer in excess of a quarter of a million pounds in potential repair and do
Customer open day (1st May 2010)
Warehouse automation specialist KNAPP UK is planning a 'Valueadded Customer Support' open day for its clients and prospective customers this autumn. Taking place at the company's headquarters near Aylesbury on Wednesday
Large scale case studies (1st May 2010)
The Belgian lingerie group VanDeVelde and the Norwegian book distributor SentralDistribusjon are the latest companies to benefit from Knapp's considerable retail and e-tail expertise.
Error free warehouse concept to air (1st May 2010)
Knapp UK will use the exhibition to present technologies to promote the concept of the error-free warehouse.
Maintenance outsourced (1st April 2010)
The Co-operative Pharmacy has a team of KNAPP engineers on-site at its new, £16m national distribution centre in Stoke-on-Trent.
Power behind the profits (1st March 2010)
The unseen force behind the record Christmas performance of John Lewis was a £45 million national distribution centre which opened in June
A to B? More like A to Z (1st March 2010)
Conveying is more than transporting goods from A to B. Knapp UK head of sales & marketing Craig Rollason explains how high quality in design and manufacture can add value
Talking of picking (1st February 2010)
Cinram Logistics UK is operating a new voice-directed picking (VDP) system supplied by KNAPP UK at its site in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire.
Support engineers on-site (1st February 2010)
Able to handle predicted growth (1st January 2010)
Based in Schiphol in the Netherlands, Bausch & Lomb's European logistics centre (ELC) is equipped with a state-of-the-art supply chain solution designed and installed by KNAPP.
Space shuttle takes off (1st January 2010)
Automation specialist KNAPP will be presenting its universal shuttle concept on Stand 45. Intended to minimise the number of different technologies in the warehouse, this concept uses a shuttle unit as the universal han
Seeing is believing (2nd December 2009)
Logistics solutions provider, KNAPP, is in the final development stages of its optically guided picking system, KiSoft VISION, which is expected to be ready for installation early in 2010.
No margin for error (1st December 2009)
Knapp aims to drive error out of the warehouse ? and is spending big money to make it happen. HSS gets the technological lowdown from its Austria HQ
Knapp develops pick by vision system (28th October 2009)
Automation specialist, Knapp, is set to launch a new type of picking system using 'augmented reality' to guide the picker via a set of goggles and a camera system.
Automation for the nation (1st September 2009)
KNAPP UK will be demonstrating its capabilities in the design, installation and maintenance of automated warehouse solutions. KNAPP's solutions feature intelligent conveyors, sorters, A-frames, miniload cranes and handl
Never knowingly under-specified (1st September 2009)
John Lewis'brand new Magna Park Milton Keynes NDC is harnessing some £25m worth of automated handling equipment – including 8km of conveyors and 250,000 bin storage stations – designed, installed and maintained by KNAPP
Colossal conveyor comes to life (1st August 2009)
The conveyor system supplied by KNAPP UK to retail giant John Lewis Partnership at its flagship 730,000 ft2 automated distribution centre at Magna Park Milton Keynes is now fully operational.
Up to 1000 picks per man-hour (1st April 2009)
The OSR (Order Storage & Retrieval) system from KNAPP is a goods-to-man automated storage and picking solution designed for small, slow-moving products. Combining an ASRS with pick-by-light technology, OSR allows up t
Total automation for pharma NDC (1st October 2008)
There were smiles all round when top executives from the five key businesses involved in the construction of The Co-operative Pharmacy's new National Distribution Centre took part in a traditional ceremony to dig the
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Growth plans move ahead (1st August 2008)
Austrian warehouse automation supplier Knapp AG has purchased Swedish logistics firm Moving AB from Atle Industri for about €10m.
Storage and retrieval (1st October 2007)
When British Gas commissioned its new 12,800m2 distribution centre in Leicester,KNAPP was awarded the contract to supply the facility's £6 million automated handling and storage system. At the heart of the logistics
SPIDER flies with multi-level minicranes (1st April 2007)
KNAPP says its SPIDER is a new concept in automated storage and retrieval systems (ASRS). ASRS solutions featuring miniload cranes are commonly used in high density order picking installations. However, because bigger, heavie
Along came a Spider... (1st February 2007)
KNAPP Logistik Automation, the Austrian logistics solutions supplier, is launching a radically new concept in automated storage and retrieval systems (ASRS), known as Spider. Revolutionary in design, Spider will be demonstra
Upgrade for rapid operation (1st August 2006)
Knapp UK has installed an automated product recognition and presorter system for S Gold & Sons, Europe's largest independent home entertainment specialist.
Nirvana or nightmare? (1st April 2006)
For some, automation is nirvana, the ultimate cure for logistics inefficiencies and unnecessary costs. For others, their experience of automation has been nothing short of a nightmare. Mike Cogger, Managing Director of Knapp UK, considers the factors
Fully integrated handling system (1st February 2006)
A new, automated distribution centre for office products supplier, Office Depot Group, has recently been installed by Knapp.
Knapp conveyor launch at CeMAT (1st August 2005)
Knapp will launch its ‘Streamline’ unit load conveyor at CeMAT in October.
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Goods-to-man picking system (1st October 2004)
When home entertainment wholesaler, S Gold & Sons moved to larger premises, the new order picking system was devised by Alan Wilson Associates and installed by Knapp UK.
