Speedy shopping (1st March 2010)

Excel Automation is helping Asda change the way it picks online grocery orders at its 'Home Shopping Centre' near Leeds.

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  Keeping cockpits on the move (1st January 2010)

Excel Monorail Systems, a division of Excel Automation, has completed an extension to a conveying and handling system, which has enabled a Cockpit fit station to be re-located 20m further along a car production line.

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  Sequencing storage system (1st May 2009)

Automotive supplier,Magna Intier, assembles cockpits in Redditch for the MINI. To ensure every cockpit is united line-side with its unique MINI, Excel Automation has created an automated bufferstock storage area adjace

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  Lifting your spirits (1st March 2009)

Excel Automation has been awarded a further order for another major upgrade of Chivas Brothers' Production Facility at the Kilmalid site in Dumbarton. The new order covers the refurbishment of two 28 year old Demag manu

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  Refurb contract (1st July 2007)

Chivas Brothers has awarded a major contract for an upgrade to its Palletisation and Automatic Despatch facility to Excel Automation. The contract requires total refurbishment of eight stacker cranes complete with new d

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  Steel slat conveyor (1st July 2007)

A steel slat conveyor system engineered and built by Excel Automation, is central to creating the efficient build programme for the latest, environmentally friendly, electric urban delivery vehicles taking to the street

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  Chain conveyor (1st May 2007)

A new accumulation chain conveyor introduced by Excel Automation is said to provide greater flow control over palletised or skid mounted loads.

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  Greater flow control (1st March 2007)

A new accumulation chain conveyor being introduced by Excel Automation meets a growing need for organisations wanting to bring greater flow control over palletised or skid mounted loads, by allowing individual or multiple loa

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  Excel not shy (1st January 2007)

The tremendous diversity of bespoke materials handling solutions being presented by Excel Automation on stand 17R150 at this year's IMHX exhibition will highlight the company's extensive proven in-house engineering skills in

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  Slim-line production (1st September 2006)

Use of an Inductive Power Transfer (IPT) system by Excel Automation to deliver drive to individually powered trolleys that support cockpit assembly throughout a multi-station assembly line for the new Mini is believed to be a

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  Perfect bodies (1st July 2006)

The handling system designed and built by Excel Automation for Aston Martin's DB9 final assembly line integrates many differing conveying and transfer techniques.

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  BESPOKE SYSTEM MOVES DB9 (1st July 2005)

A bespoke handling system from Excel Automation integrates many differing conveying and transfer techniques to deliver precise, controlled movement to Aston Martin’s DB9 final assembly line.

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  Excel’s engine-build line proves a triumph (1st March 2005)

Amulti-station engine build line and component transfer system has been developed by Excel Automation for production of Triumph Motorcycles new road cruiser, Rocket III.

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