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FANUC says it will demonstrate a three-cobot packaging workflow that includes palletising, alongside a food-grade robot palletiser, at PACK EXPO International 2026.
Logistics Reply has launched an AI authority framework and five pre-built agents for warehouse tasks, including workload balancing, dock-slot booking and late-task investigation. The company says each agent operates with task-specific authority and human oversight.
Kalmar says the Port of Helsingborg has ordered two electric reachstackers, the first equipment purchase under a six-year framework agreement that allows for up to nine zero-emission machines. Delivery is scheduled for Q2 2027.
Signode says its PACK EXPO demonstrations will link pallet wrapping and strapping with an AMR forklift and automated storage, alongside a collaborative robotic palletizing line.
Fives says it completed a new automated parcel-sorting system for Viaposte at Lezennes, France. The installation combines a cross-belt sorter, three induction lines and 210 wooden accumulation chutes, with supplier-reported capacity of up to 6,500 items per hour.
Kardex says it is building an automated high-bay warehouse for packaging manufacturer Jokey Poland with 8,616 EUR-pallet spaces and throughput of about 200 pallet movements an hour. The planned system will inspect pallet quality, weight and load contours, and handle wooden plus two plastic pallet types.
Lantech has made its SL400AMR stretch wrapper available globally, with an interface designed for integration with automated mobile robots.
Fives says Moulins Dumée inaugurated a pallet-to-robot system at its Gron mill on 24 September. The installation combines seven autonomous mobile robots, two fork mobile robots and a palletising robot; Fives reports capacity of up to 515 flour bags per hour.
Kesko has selected KNAPP to automate the first phase of a new foodservice logistics centre in Nurmijärvi, Finland. The planned system combines automated pallet handling, high-bay and shuttle storage, and goods-to-person picking for small items. Installation is scheduled to begin in 2028, with the centre expected to open in phases during 2029–2030.
KUKA introduced the KMF 1500P-CB, the first model in a new family of autonomous forklifts, which it says transports open and closed pallets and containers weighing up to 1,500kg in warehouses and production logistics. Capability and productivity claims are the manufacturer's own.
HSE reported that a manufacturer was fined after a worker suffered life-changing injuries in a conveyor incident. Guarding and isolation on conveyors and pallet-handling lines are standard HSE inspection points.
Pallet machinery maker STAKMA says it will demonstrate its PALLETMAX pallet nailing line with robotic stacking during autumn plant tours in Chicago on 22-23 September 2026. Pallet builders assessing automated nailing and stacking capacity can see the line running; the technical claims are the manufacturer's own.
