Fives Group

Fives has been chosen by KEY-4 to integrate the AutoStore technology into a 3,000 sq. meter extension to the existing 8,000 sqm warehouse in Fasano, Italy for a leading distributor of electrical and lighting equipment.

Robotic GTP solution provider Caja Robotics and Fives to provide joint customer offerings and address complex omnichannel challenges in the European footwear and apparel industries.

To meet the challenges of parcel processing, Fives sets up MARS (Mobile Autonomous Robot for Safe Sorting) project, an innovative sorting system.

Much has been made about the rise of robotics and the inflexibility of traditional fixed conveyor and sortation. But the fixed future is shaping up just fine, given that goods-to-person robotics and AMRs work often in concert with conveyor or sortation, in addition to the continued usefulness of fixed conveyance and sortation to support high-volume operations.

Along with 25,000 square feet of office space, the new Louisville, Ky., facility includes a 240,000-sq.ft. manufacturing shop, a digital simulation/emulation lab and four automated conveying test loops in the company’s new Innovation Center.

Fives Intralogistics Corp. (Booth S3958) unveils its Innovation Center — a site to develop and test state-of-the-art automated material handling equipment.

A robust industry continues strong growth with impressive performances among the biggest players.

Building on their success in 2013, the Top 20 sustained growth in 2014 and are on track for continued improvement this year.

Modern’s 15th-annual survey of the world’s leading materials handling systems suppliers shows a continued trend of increased revenue in 2011 for the majority of the top companies.