All “Automation” topics

John Gardiner, writing elsewhere in this issue, notes a number of key improvements in technology that continue to make rail competitive. Not far from home, there are other major technological changes that could also improve the service offered by rail.

In a first for New Zealand’s logistics and pharmaceutical sectors, Douglas Pharmaceuticals has utilised Kardex to install the country’s first AutoStore™ system at its headquarters in Henderson, West Auckland. The leap into robot-powered automation is already redefining warehouse operations.