The Lithium-Ion Battery and the Electric Vehicle – Executive Whitepaper
Markets in batteries for electric buses and private passenger electric vehicles will see the most significant growth, whilst the off-highway vehicle sector will lag...
Electrification of Off-Highway Vehicles: An Opportunity To Be Grasped – Executive Whitepaper
Emissions legislation is a significant factor in the drive towards the electrification of both on- and off-highway vehicles. The large increase in the market...
Teradyne Doubles Down on Mobile Robots with AutoGuide Acquisition
Teradyne this week announced that it would be acquiring mobile robot vendor AutoGuide for $165m. This announcement comes 18 months after it acquired AMR vendor...
Bleak Global Manufacturing Outlook – Machine Tools Market on Crash Course
Sluggish economic activity in multiple major economies exacerbated by the US-Sino trade war, Brexit, and trade difficulties between Japan and South Korea is taking a...
Micro-Fulfilment Re-inventing Online Grocery Distribution
With the rapid growth of ecommerce and the consumer demands for next- and same-day delivery options, micro-fulfilment is gaining momentum as a feasible distribution strategy,...
Fleet Electrification: Who’s Leading the Charge?
Passenger electric vehicles attract much of the limelight; however, it’s likely that the commercial vehicle market will transition to electrification at a faster rate. This...
Sumitomo’s Acquisition of Invertek Should Raise a Few Eyebrows of Intralogistics Specialists
On September 27th, Sumitomo Heavy Industries announced it will be acquiring Invertek Drives for around £100m. This announcement comes nearly one year after the company...
UK Warehouse Automation Market: Boom or Bust?
UK Warehouse Automation Market: Boom or Bust? With the IMHX show upon us next week, we thought it would be good timing to take a...
The Future of Warehouse Automation – 2019
With the rise of e-commerce and omni-channel retail, retailers and manufacturers alike are redesigning their supply chains in order to cope with the increasing logistical...