Most people are familiar with the term Lean Manufacturing: the elimination of waste from manufacturing processes and, in the process, simplifying and adding efficiency to those processes. Lean automation borrows those principles and applies them to automation.

Keymas Ltd is celebrating 25 years in the warehouse automation and conveyor industry.

Automation in the warehouse can play a key role in an organisation and it’s growth. If a company is looking to automate the dispatch, picking, warehouse operations and goods movement around the warehouse then automating the process can save time, money and increase accuracy and traceability.

New case study, increasing pick rates and orders at a leading distributor. This case study features a large distribution company that Keymas came up with a conveyor system design that would offer both flexibility and efficiency savings, and potentially increase the turnover of the warehouse. Keymas looked at the whole pick process, the order profile, [...]

Welcome to the January edition of our newsletter. New case study – Leading distributor.

Automation in SCI-FI movies. A guest post looking at the automation that are used in the movies. Whether real or computer generated the automation is looked at.

We have launched our facebook page. We will be posting images and case studies of conveyor system projects to the page so join today to be kept up-to-date with all the latest.
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After a successful show we are back to normal here at Keymas, part from the snow. The IMHX 2010 show was a success and our stand attracted enquiries for new conveyor system and consultancy work. Below is the video that we used at the show and an image of our stand.
The show was attended by [...]

We are all ready for the IMHX 2010 show at NEC next week.

In any business, quality control should not adhere to basic and unsecured way of delivering goods to its customers. These businesses should aim to deliver the best quality and intact quantity to its end consumer by providing comprehensive automated structured delivery. Did you know that one mistake on quality assurance can cost a business millions [...]