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Intralogistics

France

13 march 2024

Fives will be exhibiting with HIK Robot at the SITL exhibition for offering more flexibility to its Food, Retail & 3PL clients

Fives will be present at the SITL tradeshow, from March 19 to 21, at Paris Nord Villepinte, in booth K018 Hall 7 of HIK Robot, a specialized provider of mobile robotics (AMR) and industrial vision technologies.

To design modular and adaptable systems that meet our customers' expectations in terms of flow processing, stock management optimization, and operational efficiency, Fives collaborates with HIK Robot for integrating the latest-generation AMR technologies into its intralogistics processes.

HIK Robot's range of AMR pallets is particularly suited to the specific requirements of sectors such as 3PL, Retail or Food & Beverage logistics, with fluctuating throughput and high storage density. HIK Robot's expertise in industrial vision ensures a proven quality technology.

Through the mutual exchange of their know-how and technical expertise, as well as a deep understanding of customer needs and market demands, Fives and HIK Robot thus develop a strong potential for synergies, and strengthen their position as key players in warehouse automation.

Come and discover how we can address your current and future logistics challenges in booth K018, Hall 7.

Intralogistics

08 march - 21 march 2024

Fives to attend LogiMAT 2024

Fives will be attending LogiMAT, the international trade show for intralogistics solutions and process management, in Stuttgart, Germany from March 19 to 21, 2024. Be sure to visit Hall 1 at Booth 1A61 & Hall 3 at Booth 3A30 to discover real solutions to your material handling challenges. 

Intralogistics

France

30 november 2023

Fives alongside SCHENKER France for mechanizing their new logistics platform

DB SCHENKER in France, one of the leading global logistics service providers, has awarded Fives Syleps with a contract for the design and installation of a new mechanized and automated logistics system for its air freight subsidiary, ATH (Air Terminal Handling ), located at Paris-Charles De Gaulle Airport (France).

 

Through its subsidiary ATH, DB SCHENKER in France continues to modernize its supply chain and expands its logistics capabilities by investing in a state-of-the-art industrial tool in order to enhance efficiency, product traceability, while reducing parcel processing time on site.

This project designed by Fives Syleps aims at supporting the ongoing growth of DB SCHENKER’s air freight business in France. It consists of the installation of a new mechanized and automated logistics system to optimize receipt, preparation, and shipping operations. It includes process design, Warehouse Control System (WCS) software, and package/pallet conveyor systems.

The contract was signed on November 7th in the presence of Yemna AKBACHE, CEO of Fives Syleps, Yannick JESTIN, Market Manager at Fives Syleps, Frédéric VALLET, President of SCHENKER France, Jean-Pierre RINVILLE, President of ATH, Christophe ROCTON, Purchasing Director at SCHENKER France, Stefan Ceresa, Financial Director at SCHENKER France and Sylvain BERGER, Legal Director at SCHENKER France.

The installation assembly will begin in 2024. Start-up is scheduled in the course of 2025.

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France

20 october 2023

Fives secures a contract from SCAPNOR to mechanize a fresh product order-picking platform

SCAPNOR, one of the E. Leclerc’s sixteen purchasing and supply centers for the Paris/ Île de France region, has awarded Fives Syleps with a contract for mechanizing an order-picking platform for fresh food, which was signed on October 13 in the presence of General Director of Fives Syleps, Yemna AKBACHE, President of SCAPNOR, Pascal BEAUDOIN, and two members, Samuel GOUY and Hubert DELAHAYE.

The turnkey project concerns the mechanization of the platform based in Bruyères sur Oise (France), and includes process design, supply of WCS SU (Warehouse Control System) software, parcel/pallet handling systems, ergonomic de-palletizing stations, and a GENI-Belt cross-belt sorter.

The installation will be able to handle almost 120,000 parcels/day to supply 27 E.LECLERC stores, 26 Drives and 4 Express deliveries in the Paris/ Northern Île de France region exclusively.

Installation will start in 2024 and commissioning is scheduled in the first quarter of 2025.

Although this is the first contract with SCAPNOR, Fives Syleps has several references in this field, with ten preparation platforms for fresh food already installed or currently being installed  at Carrefour, and U stores.

SMART AUTOMATION SOLUTIONS Intralogistics

Sweden

12 october 2023

A new sorting system from Fives to support Posten Bring’s growth in Sweden

Posten Bring, one of the biggest logistics companies in the Nordics, has recently selected Fives’ technologies to automate their new sorting center in Jönköping, Sweden. The new hub will be Bring’s largest in Sweden, twice the size of the existing terminal.

 

 

SMART AUTOMATION SOLUTIONS Intralogistics

Denmark

11 october 2023

New Fives Intralogistics’ branch in Denmark to stay in close proximity to our customers

SMART AUTOMATION SOLUTIONS Intralogistics

Denmark

11 october 2023

New Fives Intralogistics’ branch in Denmark to stay in close proximity to our customers

 

Fives Intralogistics SpA has recently opened a new branch in Copenhagen, Denmark.

SMART AUTOMATION SOLUTIONS Intralogistics

France

16 may 2023

The modernization of Colissimo’s network continues with Fives’ turnkey handling solutions

 

In 2017, Colissimo, the parcel delivery brand of La Poste Group, began a renovation program covering its overall delivery network in France. This program includes the renewal of existing logistics facilities as well as the setting-up of new sorting systems to enhance the delivery service within and outside France.

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Mexico

14 march 2023

Fives Celebrates the Grand Opening of its New Facility in Saltillo-Ramos, Arizpe, Mexico

Fives opens its latest addition in Mexico, a brand-new plant for its Smart Automation Solutions Division in Saltillo-Ramos, Arizpe, investing several million dollars in launching this fully equipped technology and digitalization hub.

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Italy

06 december 2022

Fives and AutoStore’s partnership grows strong with the automation of a new logistics center in Italy.

 

Fives, one of the world's most preferred partners for transforming supply chain facilities, continues to grow in the micro-fulfillment sector and to implement the AutoStore solution.

The new automation project for a logistics center in Italy demonstrates once again Fives' leadership in intralogistics and the success of its micro-fulfillment-based strategy, which supports the growth of the retail, e-commerce and 3 PL sectors.
Fives has been chosen by KEY-4 to integrate the AutoStore technology
into a 3,000 sqm extension to the existing 8,000 sqm warehouse in Fasano (province of Brindisi, Italy) for a leading distributor of electrical and lighting equipment.
The distributor wants to optimize the automation of the processing of its multiple items in stock and to develop its e-commerce activity; the "AutoStore empowered by Fives" solution therefore fully meets this need.

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USA

26 october 2022

Fives releases version 4.0 of its TruIVS™- Intelligent Vision Solution.

 

Fives, one of the world’s most preferred partners for transforming supply chain facilities, announces the release of version 4.0 of its TruIVS™ – Intelligent Vision Solution.  This latest update enhances and expands its ability to support deep machine learning (ML) tools.

SMART AUTOMATION SOLUTIONS Intralogistics

USA

20 october 2022

Fives continues to expand in North America with a new facility in Dallas, Texas.

 

Fives, one of the world's most preferred partners for transforming supply chain facilities, celebrated opening its new location in Dallas (Coppell), Texas, for its Fives DyAG Corp. operations, signifying the organization's continued commitment to providing its leading technical expertise, solutions, and services with a customer-centric, local approach. 

SMART AUTOMATION SOLUTIONS Intralogistics

France

26 september 2022

Fives alongside mon-marché.fr to revolutionize the way people shop.

 

Fives, one of the world's most preferred partners for transforming supply chain facilities, has been chosen by the start-up mon-marché.fr, created by Prosol, the entity behind Grand Frais, to automate its new flagship called "Quartier Général du Goût".

This new location, which is revolutionizing the way people shop, has just opened its doors to the public in Puteaux (France).

Already present in Paris and its near suburbs thanks to home delivery and "click & collect", mon-marché.fr has opened a new flagship in the Paris region, called "Quartier Général du Goût". Designed as a real entertainment area, customers are welcomed in a large hall and do their shopping via an iPad or the mon-marché.fr application. Once the order has been validated, machines and robots coordinate with the operators to put together the basket.

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Austria

23 september 2022

Austrian Post inaugurates a new facility in Vomp equipped with Fives’ technologies

 

Today, Austrian Post opened the doors of its logistics center in Vomp, Tyrol, to celebrate its investment in strengthening its distribution network in Austria. Customers, partners, suppliers and the press were invited to the ceremony to share this great achievement.

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USA

20 september 2022

Fives, a select finalist for the 2022 Automotive News PACE Award

 

During a ceremony recently held in Detroit, Fives, through its subsidiary Fives Cinetic Corp., participated in the Automotive News PACE Award Ceremony, nominated as a finalist for its NCW 550 Smart Wash-Industrial Parts Washer.

The finalist nomination was signified under the PACE Award programs’ manufacturing category, which recognizes innovations and their development, having a significant market impact as “game changers” in the automotive industry.

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United Kingdom

29 august 2022

DHL eCommerce Solutions selects Fives to support its UK business expansion

 

Fives, one of the world’s most preferred partners for transforming supply chain facilities, has been selected by DHL eCommerce Solutions to automate its Coventry mega-hub and support its ambitious growth plan in the UK.

DHL eCommerce Solutions, one of the divisions of DHL, recently announced a €560m investment plan across its UK ecommerce operation, DHL Parcel UK. The investment comes following a 40% volume uplift since the start of 2020 and soaring demand for its ecommerce and B2B services. The expansion project is designed to deliver the right infrastructure to facilitate growth as well as putting the business at the forefront of sustainable and digital logistics.

To meet this growth plan, Fives, a long-time DHL partner, will be in charge of automating the entire facility: a new 25,000 sqm hub, which will open in early 2023 at Segro Park Coventry Gateway, located south of Coventry Airport.

This mega-hub will be equipped with the latest intralogistics technologies to automatically sort items of different sizes and weights at high-speed.

SMART AUTOMATION SOLUTIONS Intralogistics

France

16 june 2022

Fives announces strategic partnership with Caja Robotics to tackle new challenges in the European market

 

Fives, one of the world’s most preferred partners for transforming supply chain facilities, announced today its partnership with Caja Robotics, a leading provider of robotic and flexible Goods-To-Person solutions in fulfillment.

As part of its ongoing development strategy to expand its  piece picking offering, Fives is adding a new dimension to its activities in Europe through the implementation of the Caja Robotics solution.

Through the mutual exchange of know-how and technical expertise as well as a deep understanding of customer needs and market demands, both companies will strengthen their position as key players in warehouse automation.

Caja Robotics’ solution is complementary to Fives’ technology portfolio and will allow Fives to broaden its dedicated Micro-fulfillment offering, particularly in the apparel and footwear market, to help its customers meet the challenges of omnichannel automation, while giving Caja Robotics the extra boost needed to tackle the Southern European market where Fives demonstrates leading position.

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USA

16 may 2022

Fives Listed Among World's Top Material Handling System Suppliers

Fives named as a "Top 20 Material Handling System Suppliers 2022" by Modern Material Handling Magazine.

One of the world's most preferred partners for transforming supply chain facilities, Fives was named one of the "Top 20 Material Handling System Suppliers 2022" in a list presented by Modern Material Handling Magazine.

Fives, which has been on the Top 20 list before, returns at number 15, with $664 million in revenue.

This list is based on a questionnaire, focusing on the types of systems each company provides and total revenue figures for systems, software, and services related to material handling automation.

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United Arab Emirates

21 april 2022

Fives strengthens partnership with DHL in the Middle East

 

Fives, one of the world’s most preferred partners for transforming supply chain facilities, has been selected by DHL Express to equip its new service center in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

DHL Express, the world’s largest express provider and leader in the logistics industry specialized in international shipping, courier services and transportation, is building a new 15,000 m2 facility at Abu Dhabi International Airport (ADIA) and has decided to automate it with Fives’ proven technologies to improve customer service in the UAE.

The new facility will help strengthen global trade links to the UAE capital, operating as a unified hub that includes an import and export gateway, a service center, a logistics center and a road network expansion in the Emirates.

SMART AUTOMATION SOLUTIONS Intralogistics

29 march 2022

Fives sets up MARS project in collaboration with major research institutions and the financial support of EIT Manufacturing

SMART AUTOMATION SOLUTIONS Intralogistics

Germany Norway

27 january 2022

Fives provides PostNord with two value-added handling solutions to boost deliveries

 

Fives, one of the world’s most preferred partners for transforming supply chain facilities, has been selected by PostNord to install two turnkey sorting systems in Norway and Germany.

PostNord is the leading provider of parcel and logistics services to, from, and within the Nordic region. 

The company needed to increase the efficiency of its delivery network in Northern and Central Europe and decided to invest in the latest technologies from Fives for its new logistics center in Drammen (Norway) and to modernize its existing one in Travemünde (Germany).

PostNord has a winning strategy in parcel: we have a special focus on the business to consumer segment, who’s driven by the rapid growth in e-commerce.”, says Pål EIER, Head of Production Development of PostNord Norway. “Items volumes have doubled in the last five years, and we expect the same to happen in the common years, on a higher volume.”

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Switzerland

07 december 2021

Fives installs its first AMR sorter in Switzerland

 

Fives, one of the world’s most preferred partners for transforming supply chain facilities, was chosen by Swiss Post to improve its facilities and optimize the performance of its flows. It is the first AMR sorter Fives is installing in Switzerland as part of its development strategy.

Swiss Post, Switzerland’s national postal service provider, delivers registered or express mails and parcels nationally and internationally – a challenge in times of booming e-commerce.

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France

26 november 2021

Black Friday: how Fives’ automated solutions meet the challenges of e-commerce

 

Over the past 20 months, the COVID-19 pandemic has altered our way of life in many ways. Rather than going to the mall or retail stores, consumers have turned almost routinely to online shopping and will certainly do the same for the upcoming holiday shopping season.

In recent years, 2 events have kicked off the year-end sales frenzy: Black Friday and Cyber Monday.
In France, Black Friday is already one of the biggest shopping days of the year and represents a decisive period for e-merchants who generate on average 30% of their sales during this time of the year!

This shift toward e-commerce has created new challenges for the supply chain.
Black Friday and Cyber Monday 2021 will be more than ever a game-changer this year for retailers, but also for logistics and supply chain operators.
Millions of sales over this short period of time represent millions of packages to be sent, putting e-retailers under unprecedented pressure to meet their customer expectations, and thus requiring them to have a well-oiled logistics upstream.

So how does Fives help its customers overcome these logistics challenges and contribute to their success during this peak e-commerce season?

As one of the world’s most preferred partners for transforming supply chain facilities, Fives provides and integrates value-added, customized and smart solutions for handling, automation, and sorting, worldwide.
While the impact of COVID-19 took many by surprise, our 200-year history of proposing new technologies to our customers makes us uniquely positioned to provide solutions to e-merchants. 

Discover in the video below how we meet our customers’ needs and expectations, with the example of what we did for the leading courier express service in Italy, which faced a 75% growth in its logistics and distribution markets in the last 3 years.

At Fives, we are convinced that listening to the customer, as the company has been doing for two centuries, is the most powerful input to develop solutions for the future.

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Italy

02 november 2021

Fives successfully renovates the Hold Baggage Screening (HBS) system of Genoa Cristoforo Colombo International Airport

 

Fives, one of the world’s most preferred partners for transforming supply chain facilities, announced today that it has completed the renovation of the HBS system of Cristoforo Colombo International Airport in Genoa, Italy. 

In 2020, Genoa Airport launched an airport development plan that includes a series of infrastructure measures to meet future air traffic requirements.

The investment plan incorporated the upgrade of the HBS (Hold Baggage Screening) system to answer the current European Civil Aviation Conference (ECAC) Standard 3 security regulations and the expansion of the existing system, in preparation of 2023 traffic forecasts.

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USA

28 october 2021

Fives named as one of the fastest-growing companies in Louisville, KY (USA)

 

Recently, Fives, a world-renowned group in the field of supply chain transformation, was named one of the fastest-growing companies in Louisville (Kentucky) at the "2021 Louisville Business First Fast 50 event".

SMART AUTOMATION SOLUTIONS Intralogistics

France

19 october 2021

Fives announces strategic partnership with AutoStore and strengthens its position as an integrator of cutting-edge automated solutions

Fives, one of the world’s most preferred partners for transforming supply chain facilities, announced today its partnership with AutoStore, the Norwegian designer and manufacturer of a robotic, cube-based, automated storage and retrieval system.
As part of its development strategy, Fives is giving a new dimension to its business in Europe, thanks to the rapid implementation of complete AutoStore solutions, thus supporting growth in the retail, e-commerce and 3 PL sectors.

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USA

03 august 2021

Fives sets it sights on new growth in North America with The Automation of All Things (AOAT)

Fives announced a significant business initiative, breaking into unchartered territory, launching a business line for conveyance in North America. A ground-breaking move for the business and a strategic step for the organization, combining global resources industry-leading automation expertise.

Targeting Conveyance Opportunities in the Region

Focusing on future growth in the conveyance market, Fives will increase its overall footprint for the business line by 100%, and resources by 20%, hiring engineering, proposal engineers, and project management; cross-training teams to address anticipated demand within its Smart Automation Solutions Division.

Conveyors are found in many products Fives develops at all different types and sizes, typically a subset of a larger piece of equipment. The new conveyance group traditionally applies to the large-scale movement of loads in a manufacturing environment where the conveyor focuses on the project, for example, an assembly line producing electric vehicle batteries or a monorail for moving sea containers.

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Russia

27 july 2021

DPD chooses Fives to automate its new logistics platform with the latest market-leading technologies

Fives, one of the world’s most preferred partners for transforming supply chain facilities, announced today that it has been awarded the contract to automate DPD’s new logistics platform with the latest market-leading technologies.

 

To meet the strong growth of its business and strengthen the network's overall processing capacity throughout Russia, DPD has created a new 30 thousand square meter logistics complex in the South Gate Park near Moscow, the largest in Eastern Europe and the CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States).

The installation and automation of this new hub, fully handled by Fives, will allow a more efficient execution of all logistics operations to manage orders in real time for DPD customers.

The site will open in early 2022, but will already be operational by the end of the year.

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Germany

30 june 2021

New high-capacity service center for DHL in Germany: Fives' material handling solution gives an extra boost to system performance

SMART AUTOMATION SOLUTIONS Intralogistics

Germany

30 june 2021

New high-capacity service center for DHL in Germany: Fives' material handling solution gives an extra boost to system performance

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United Arab Emirates

24 june 2021

Fives announces partnership with the National Association of Freight & Logistics (NAFL) to propel UAE’s e-commerce and logistics growth

Fives, one of the world’s most preferred partners for transforming supply chain facilities, today announced its partnership with NAFL, one of the Arabian Gulf’s oldest and most active associations, to propel growth and automation across the UAE’s e-commerce and logistics sectors.

Driving sector-wide efficiencies and digitalization

E-commerce in the UAE has grown by 40% in the last year.

With its global market knowledge and more than two centuries of experience, Fives, an international industrial engineering group, will accompany the growth of the UAE and the region, by supporting NAFL's more than 400 member companies, which include global conglomerates as well as medium and large national organizations.

With NAFL's help, Fives will better understand how SMEs can evolve in the new era of digital business.

"In line with our ambitious growth target, we are ready to meet the needs of our local customers as a strategic partner of NAFL in the UAE." said Massimiliano FOCHETTI, Global EVP Sales and Marketing for Fives' Smart Automation Solutions Division.

A crucial turning point for the UAE

This partnership between the country's leading freight and logistics association and Fives, will therefore improve the efficiency and digitization of the sector.

NAFL's extensive experience in airfreight and logistics and Fives' leadership in automation and intralogistics will also drive Emiratization, with upcoming projects to train and mentor local talent.

Designed to explore opportunities to automate the logistics industry and support the burgeoning growth of e-commerce in the UAE, the MoU was signed by Nadia ABDUL AZIZ, President of NAFL and International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), Chair of the UAE Customs and Trade Facilitation Commission UAE and Umer SALEEM, Head of Business Development & Sales for MENA, South East Asia & Turkey, under the patronage of Massimiliano FOCHETTI, Global EVP Sales and Marketing for Fives' Smart Automation Solutions Division.

"By leveraging the global expertise of NAFL and Fives, we hope to achieve productive progress and accelerate the widespread adoption of technologically advanced methods that will ensure the UAE's competitive advantage in our target sectors," said Nadia ABDUL AZIZ.

Worth more than AED 220 billion (EUR 50 billion), the UAE's logistics market contributes more than 13% of the country's GDP. Developing the logistics ecosystem through digital and infrastructure investments is a key focus of current initiatives to support the nation's economic growth and enabling the UAE to become a true global logistics hub.

"The UAE is an ideal logistics hub because of its excellent connectivity by air, sea and land, as well as by rail," said AZIZ.

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Italy

25 may 2021

Fives and SNATT LOGISTICA expand partnership: the 3PL company choses Fives’ AMR technology to automate its new distribution center

SMART AUTOMATION SOLUTIONS Intralogistics

Italy

25 may 2021

Fives and SNATT LOGISTICA expand partnership: the 3PL company choses Fives’ AMR technology to automate its new distribution center

 

Fives, one of the world’s most preferred partners for transforming supply chain facilities, today announced it has been awarded the contract to automate SNATT LOGISTICA’s 9,000 square foot distribution center located in Campegine, Italy. The new turnkey handling system is based on Fives’ AMR technology, the GENI-Ant sorters, which installation is expected to commence in October 2021.

SNATT LOGISTICA S.p.A., one of Italy's leading logistics service providers, offers outsourced items handling services, such as warehousing and distribution for fashion, footwear, and accessories industry.

To provide increasingly integrated and complex services, SNATT is continuously investing in automation.

SMART AUTOMATION SOLUTIONS

03 may 2021

A new website for Fives’Smart Automation Solutions

SMART AUTOMATION SOLUTIONS

03 may 2021

A new website for Fives’Smart Automation Solutions

Fives presents its new website exclusively dedicated to Smart Automation Solutions.
Replacing the two former Automation and Intralogistics pages, the new site highlights the Division's ability to provide a complete offer for all the markets (e-commerce, manufacturing industry, courier and postal services, retail and FMCGs, airports, etc.).

The new website, more ergonomic and user centric, presents the full range of products and innovative technologies:

  • Autonomous Mobile Robots (AMR)
  • Conveyors
  • Singulators
  • Sorters
  • Robotic industrial washers, assembly and handling solutions
  • AS/RS - automatic storage and recovery systems
  • Palletizing and depalletizing robots
  • ...

 

It also presents the services (maintenance, training, spare parts), as well as the wide range of intralogistics management software.

These comprehensive solutions are based on superior quality technical expertise and artificial intelligence, including predictive maintenance.

Fives' expertise and innovation capacity set new market standards in terms of reliability, scalability and service quality. 

 

"The website project reflects the transformation of the Division by illustrating how our range of innovative and global solutions has been overhauled by all our teams over the past 18 months," emphasizes Luigi Russo, President of the Smart Automation Solutions Division.

 

Discover our new Smart Automation Solutions site now!

SMART AUTOMATION SOLUTIONS Intralogistics

Italy

27 april 2021

New handling systems for MLK Deliveries to improve efficiency of last-mile delivery

SMART AUTOMATION SOLUTIONS Intralogistics

Italy

27 april 2021

New handling systems for MLK Deliveries to improve efficiency of last-mile delivery

MLK Deliveries is a Poste Italiane group company, born from the joint venture between Poste Italiane and Milkman. Its mission is to provide last-mile delivery: scheduled delivery, same day delivery and grocery delivery.

 

Final customers can choose when to receive their shipment, re-schedule the date of delivery, change location and check in real time the estimated time of arrival.

On demand and customized deliveries are challenging: they become economically viable only if you have available cutting-edge technologies and specific skillsIn order to provide an efficient and qualitative service, we need innovative software and advanced operating models”, says Francesco Montuolo, CEO of MLK Deliveries.

Fives is contributing to the success of MLK Deliveries through the realization of two automated material handling systems on the national territory.

The first delivery system was installed in 2020 in Rome; the second one, located in Peschiera Borromeo (MI), has just been completed. Last February, Fives obtained MLK Deliveries’ final acceptance for the system, with full customer satisfaction.

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Belgium

27 april 2021

Fives automates McKesson group' site in Cophana (Belgium), leader in pharmaceutical distribution

SMART AUTOMATION SOLUTIONS Intralogistics

Belgium

27 april 2021

Fives automates McKesson group' site in Cophana (Belgium), leader in pharmaceutical distribution

Press release
Fives has automated Cophana’s new site in Belgium, a 14,000 m² facility with a capacity of 800 parcels per hour. Fives has more than 25 years’ experience in France with OCP, another McKesson group subsidiary, and with this project has again demonstrated its expertise in the sector, as well as its ability to support the McKesson group in other countries.

 

Automating a new order-preparation center in a context of rapid growth

Fives has supplied the automation solution for Cophana’s new center, which recently opened in Houdeng-Goegnies close to the original building.

Occupying 14,000 m² (150,700 sq ft), the installation consists of 2 main conveyor lines and a total of 11 stations, which can handle the preparation of 800 parcels every hour.

The orders concerned include retail lines and complete parcels. Fives’ offer includes its proprietary WCS Trace® control software as well as a smart sequencing module.

 

Deadlines met, despite the disruptions of 2020

Sudden lockdown in March 2020 made it difficult to organize and plan a project where on-site work was due to begin in April. Keeping in constant contact with their customer, Cophana, the Fives Intralogistics SAS teams continued their efforts in the workshop and then on site, completing the project within the original timeline.

Operational since September 2020, the solution presented by Fives Smart Automation Solutions offers varied potential for further development, in particular the option of integrating a third preparation line to support Cophana’s growth.

 

A cutting-edge solution for a global leader in pharmaceutical distribution

A service company specializing in logistics and pharmaceutical distribution, Cophana is a subsidiary of the McKesson group, a global leader in pharmaceutical distribution. Cophana provides logistics support to over 80 laboratories distributing pharmaceutical products every day in the Benelux region and to other European countries.

The McKesson group is very active in France through another of its subsidiaries: OCP Répartition, the national leader in the field and long-term user of Fives’ order-preparation solutions. By automating this new site, Fives has been able to expand the scope of its activity with the McKesson group, confirming the expertise of the Smart Automation Solutions teams in the pharmaceutical sector.

 

About the Fives Smart Automation Solutions Division

With 1,600 employees in Europe, Asia and North America, Fives’ Smart Automation Solutions division supplies top of the range automation solutions with a huge portfolio of proprietary technologies and software intended for the retail and wholesale distribution markets, courier, postal and messenger services, e-commerce and general industry.

 

Press contacts

Smart Automation Solutions

Amélie Morisset

+6 02 07 22 75

amelie.morisset@fivesgroup.com

 

 

 

Fives Group

Claire Mathieu-André

+33 1 45 23 76 21 / + 33 6 13 26 99 32

press@fivesgroup.com

 

 

 

 

SMART AUTOMATION SOLUTIONS Intralogistics

France

22 april 2021

Fives Intralogistics awarded "Industry of the Future Showcase"

SMART AUTOMATION SOLUTIONS Intralogistics

France

22 april 2021

Fives Intralogistics awarded "Industry of the Future Showcase"

Press release
Fives Intralogistics (in Chasse-sur-Rhône – in the Isère department of south-east France) has been awarded the “Industry of the Future Showcase” label by the Industry of the Future Alliance, for its innovative industrial transformation project, based on the reorganization of production, notably through digital technology, and an appreciation of the human role; two crucial factors for recovery from the Covid-19 crisis and building a new industrial future.

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Russia

20 april 2021

Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin visits Fives' Russian Post logistics center

Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin accompanied by Andrei Travnikov, Governor of the Novosibirsk Region, visited the Russian Post logistics center in Tolmachevo, Novosibirsk whose sorting system was designed and installed by Fives.

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Austria

20 april 2021

Quick delivery for Austrian Post in its new automated handling system in Thalgau

SMART AUTOMATION SOLUTIONS Intralogistics

Austria

20 april 2021

Quick delivery for Austrian Post in its new automated handling system in Thalgau

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Norway

12 april 2021

DHL Express’ Service Center in Bergen is now fully operational

SMART AUTOMATION SOLUTIONS Intralogistics

Norway

12 april 2021

DHL Express’ Service Center in Bergen is now fully operational

DHL is the global leader in logistics industry. Specialized in international shipping, courier services and transportation, DHL connects people in over 220 countries and territories worldwide.

SMART AUTOMATION SOLUTIONS Intralogistics

Italy

06 april 2021

GENI-Ant, the Fives’ AMR-based smart parcel sorter was further improved to increase flexibility and efficiency

SMART AUTOMATION SOLUTIONS Intralogistics

Italy

06 april 2021

GENI-Ant, the Fives’ AMR-based smart parcel sorter was further improved to increase flexibility and efficiency

SMART AUTOMATION SOLUTIONS e2Motion

France

18 march 2021

A new order for an innovative automated box assembly line

SMART AUTOMATION SOLUTIONS e2Motion

France

18 march 2021

A new order for an innovative automated box assembly line

In January 2021, Fives delivered a particularly innovative automated box assembly line to Schmidt Group.

 

In January 2021, Fives delivered a particularly innovative automated box assembly line to Schmidt Group.

As another proof of the trust Schmidt placed in Fives, our customer asked us to develop a flexible automated line for assembling a wide variety of furniture at high production rates.

The unit includes a conveying line, manual assembly stations, a screwing robot equipped with 4 digital screwdrivers, a gluing robot and a framing cell with 3 robots and a automated box stacking cell.

Particularly simple compared to competitors' solutions, this assembly line will provide unprecedented reliability.

This is a new offer for Fives in the furniture market that perfectly completes our high-performance panel sorting solutions.

SMART AUTOMATION SOLUTIONS Intralogistics

Austria

02 october 2020

Good things come in threes: Fives will automate a new distribution centre for Austrian Post in Vomp

Austrian Post, leading logistics and postal services provider in Austria, selected again Fives to support its growing business in the region.

The third system will be placed in Vomp, which installation will begin in the first quarter 2021.

Why Fives? Because we are competitive and because of the good response the customer has from the other two projects we are working on: Thalgau and Wolfurt.

The new turnkey solution comprises many Fives’ proprietary technologies: theGENI-Belt cross-belt sorter, GENI-Feed induction lines and a singulator. As integrator of the project, we will provide the upstream, different types of chutes, a handling system for non-compatible items and the software control of the whole system.

Once completed, the new automated handling system will sort 10,000 items per hour.

SMART AUTOMATION SOLUTIONS Intralogistics

Italy

18 september 2020

Air Tech Italy

SMART AUTOMATION SOLUTIONS Intralogistics

Italy

18 september 2020

Air Tech Italy

Air Tech Italy was founded on July 30th, 2020. It is the first association of Italian companies that supply products, technologies, systems and services for the airport world.

Fives is one of the founder of the Association, which counts 28 members.

The Association, sponsored by ENAC, aims at enhancing excellence and know-how towards Italian and foreign airport management companies and institutions active in the infrastructure and transportation sector.

“Partnership and networking are a great way to promote constructively know-how, management solutions and technical skills” - says Alessio Quaranta, Managing Director of ENAC, who supports and sponsors Air Tech Italy – “the goal is to give concrete and comprehensive answers to the several demanding challenges that aviation and airport industries must address internationally.”

Air Tech Italy is the smart answer brought together by the Italian industry committed to fight back the negative impacts on air traffic and airport system operations and recover from such hard-hit crisis.

Being at the center of the sector, the Association organizational model enable to foster synergies and collaborations between firms today committed in an increasingly complex and competitive market (Italy alone counts about one hundred companies, with a total turnover close to 3 Billion Euro).

If you are interested in joining our Association or you need more information, visit https://airtechitaly.com/

SMART AUTOMATION SOLUTIONS Intralogistics

Italy

13 august 2020

Fives to prepare Genoa Airport’s Baggage Handling System to Support medium term Traffic Forecasts

Genoa Cristoforo Colombo International Airport served over 1.5 Million passengers per year in 2019, after being rated #1 airport in Italy in 2018 in terms of traffic growth.

Genoa airport has launched an Airport Development Plan which includes a series of infrastructure measures aimed at satisfying future air traffic requirements.

One primary goal of this plan is to upgrade the HBS (Hold Baggage Screening) system to meet the current ECAC Standard 3 regulations of security and expand the existing system in preparation of 2023 traffic forecasts.

Aeroporto di Genova S.p.A selected Fives to enlarge the baggage handling system that supports the departure area. Fives will supply an automated system comprised of conveyors and a carousel for flight make-up.

The project has been scheduled into phases: including the dismantle of the existing system, installation of the new equipment, and integration of the latest generation x-ray machines.

The project was awarded to Fives due to our responsiveness and ability to meet the customer’s urgent modernization needs.

The system installation will begin in November 2020.

SMART AUTOMATION SOLUTIONS Intralogistics

Qatar

19 june 2020

Continued trust of DHL in Fives: a new handling system in Qatar is on the way

DHL is the world’s leading logistics company with over 380,000 people operating in over 220 countries and territories. In Qatar alone DHL handles more than 2 million parcels every year and has selected Fives to support its business in Doha.

Fives will equip the new DHL Service Center and Gateway facility with a complete sorting solution with ULD decking, belt and roller conveyors, the EASY-CaptureTM data capture station, and Swiveler technology.

The site will open in Q4 2020; at the end of the installation, the system will run both inbound and outbound operations.

This repeat business from DHL highlights DHL’s confidence in Fives.

SMART AUTOMATION SOLUTIONS Intralogistics

02 june 2020

Getting closer to customers even during distancing and lockdown period!

With COVID-19 affecting the field workforce availability remote assistance delivered by Fives is good-tool to keep equipment and technologies running at its maximum capacity. The crisis has been an opportunity to reinforce partnership with customers with digital tools to support maintenance operations.

 

An important maintenance operation was planned, before COVID-19 crisis, for e-commerce leader on one of its European warehouses.

To perform this operation, Fives teams had to take up several challenges. The first one was to run the operation during confinement and travel restrictions period as a reschedule was not an option for customer. As a matter of fact, the operation required the complete stop of the system while the company was facing a very high production rate coming from the high level of online purchasing.

To execute this complex intervention, Fives succeeded in bringing together its expert teams in Europe and in the US to find a solution to meet its commitments. They therefore turned to digital solutions using smart glasses enabling the cooperation and the support of overseas technological experts by remote approach.

" With the collaboration of our teams in USA, France and Italy and thanks to innovative tools, we took up this challenge. My global team did an outstanding job in this complicate intervention and during these difficult times, providing extreme satisfaction and results to our customer. This was also a first important test for exploring new ways of intervention, when it is not possible to have an expert on site", says Michele MORICHI, Deputy CEO Service of Smart Automation Solutions Division

Fives is committed to ensuring the best level of service for its clients, as a long-term reliable partner.

Find out more about our Intralogistics solutions https://intralogistics.fivesgroup.com/

SMART AUTOMATION SOLUTIONS Intralogistics

20 march 2020

A new automated handling solution for DHL Express in Tel Aviv

DHL Express is the world’s leading international express services provider transporting urgent documents and goods reliably and on time from door to door to 2.7 million customers with a global network spanning more than 220 countries and territories.

To keep on offering the best service to all its customers, DHL is continuing investing in automation.

DHL Express has recently selected Fives to provide a turnkey handling system for its new hub located in Tel Aviv, Israel. The 18,000 parcels per hour sorting solution includes the GENI-BeltTM sorter equipped with GENI-Feed induction lines, different types of chutes, X-ray machines and upstream / downstream conveyors.

DHL reconfirms the trust in Fives’ technologies: the new automated solution will improve the overall network of the region, providing a new approach to items handling operations.

SMART AUTOMATION SOLUTIONS

18 march 2020

Fives' message on Coronavirus

Changes to the coronavirus (COVID-19) epidemic have led Fives and its Subsidiaries to adopt measures to comply with recommendations from the World Health Organization and directives from governments and health authorities of the countries where we operate.

Fives entities have deployed business continuity plans to respond as efficiently as possible to all stakeholders, with a clear priority: the health of our employees, customers and partners to limit the spread of the virus.

The Group’s attendance at trade events is suspended for the next few months.

We are doing everything we can to continue to support our customers remotely.

Your usual contacts are available for more information.

SMART AUTOMATION SOLUTIONS Intralogistics

Greece

03 march 2020

A new step in automation: ACS Courier and Postal Services improves the delivering service in Greece with Fives’ technologies

ACS Courier and Postal Services operates in the Greek market since 1981 and is the leader of the domestic postal marketplace regarding the express shipping of documents, parcels and packages, by providing first-class courier services within Greece and for all international shipments and worldwide destinations. ACS delivers more than 25.000.000 courier shipments per year to 15.500 different destinations within Greece, via the most extensive national service points network (more than 550 throughout the country).

Fives’ technologies enable to raise the bar by offering a better service in urgent posting, as a result of more reliability and accuracy in th everyday work of ACS’s operation processes.

The turnkey handling solution includes the GENI-Belt cross-belt sorter, equipped with induction lines and slide chutes; Fives’ equipment is also connected to other sorters inside the facility, in order to automate the entire sorting process.

The site, located in Athens, is scheduled to open in August 2021.

Once in full operation, our sorting system will deliver more than 15,000 items per hour.