There was a time when companies didn’t really have a choice on the type of barrier they implemented in their facility.

If a manager decided there was a need for a barrier – say, for protection, or segregation, or guidance – it usually meant a trip to the local steel fabricators with a pencil drawing, a few measurements and a request for them to ‘knock something up’. When the Armco-type barrier arrived it was then a case of casting and bolting it into a slab of concrete and standing back and admiring the work… until a forklift truck hit it.

Leading plastics supplier Exporta Global has launched its latest product range – Small Parts Storage Bins – ideal for organising and storing small items such as nuts and bolts or larger items such as tools and equipment.

The new range of Small Parts Storage Bins offers several benefits to users including long lifespan through high quality of manufacture, availability in a wide range of sizes, choice of different colours allowing for colour-coordinated storage solutions, and they can be stacked together to make the most of limited business space.

The Flexi AC range of articulated forklift trucks from Narrow Aisle Ltd improves storage, handling and customer order assembly efficiency in manufacturing and logistics environments.

Narrow Aisle designs, manufactures and supplies the Flexi range in capacities from 1.3 to 3.0 tonnes and with lift heights of between 3.0 and 15.0 metres and the trucks can operate in aisleways as narrow 1.6 metres.

Property Investment Manager Rockspring has signed an agreement with Goodman, a leading global industrial property group, to develop a 28,760 sqm logistics facility in Sant Esteve Sesrovires, near Barcelona. Goodman will develop the new facility, with construction to start in August and completion expected by the end of March 2017. The property will be marketed and managed by Rockspring.

As 3D printing moves towards higher-quality details and more compatibility with multiple colors, the architectural industry has found this emerging technology to be an adequate tool for creating realistic 3D scaled models of their blueprint plans. In the past, we’ve seen Materialise’s Magics Software showcase the ability to efficiently create 3D printed architectural models, while companies such as Render3DQuickly have arisen to strictly provide 3D architectural rendering services. To some extent, these 3D printed models have even been seen as works of art, having been put on display in established museums like the Tel Aviv Museum of Art.

MHX 2016, the essential intralogistics event for supply chain professionals, now has over 250 exhibitors booked – over a year before it takes place.

As a result the event, which is taking place from 13-16 September 2016 at the NEC Birmingham, is predicted to be the biggest ever. Rob Fisher, Director of Informa Exhibitions’ Materials Handling Group and IMHX organiser explains: “That we have over 250 exhibitors booked for IMHX 2016 is amazing given that the event is still over a year away.