30th July – Steering Group Meeting
The AMHSA steering group will be meeting to discuss some strategical direction for the association. Discussion relating to the four pillars, especially quality and promotion will be reviewed for the benefit of members.
Information will be shared with members at the next members’ meeting later in the year.
6th August – Automated Material Handling Training, Harborough Innovation Centre
AMHSA, the UK’s leading authority on automated material handling, are pleased to be offering their extremely popular training event, explaining the fundamentals of automation and presenting solutions available for introducing and improving your automated supply chain. This event has proved to be one of the most popular training events in the AMHSA calendar and is recommended to all newcomers, looking for an accelerated understanding of the industry, and experienced colleagues seeking to widen their knowledge of products and services, whilst discovering the latest innovations and standards from around the industry.
Whether it’s an introduction, familiarisation or an understanding of the traditional or the contemporary and state-of-the-art solutions on the market, to tackle and overcome the automation introduction obstacles in your supply chain, this event will offer a comprehensive awareness of the products categories available, for designers and engineers, which position and maintain our industry as innovative and ground-breaking.
The day will feature a series of short succinct informative presentations from Dave Berridge, AMHSA Secretary and industry specialist with over 35 years experience, who will introduce, inform and update delegates on a wide and varied array of automation topics. The talks are aimed to appeal to the widest possible audience, so whether you are a newcomer to the industry or you have a vast wealth of experience, there should be something new for everybody to learn.
Topics to be included for discussion are
- Containers
- Racking and Shelving
- Cranes / shuttle systems
- Conveyors
- AIVs
- Control Systems
- Mezzanines
- ASRS
- Sortation
- Picking Systems
- Overall system design
- WCS / WMS / WES
Appropriate breaks will allow networking opportunities and a buffet lunch will be provided.
The workshop will be open for registration and teas and coffees from 9:00 am and will finish at around 5:00 pm.
Testimonial
“This training event was extremely beneficial. It provides an holistic understanding of the products and services required for turnkey or stand-alone automation solutions for the modern distribution centre and supply chain. It also allows opportunities to network with like minded sales people and engineers from around the industry”.
“ I strongly recommend that if you are new to the industry – then do not miss this event”.
Russell Hutchinson – AMHSA Member
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