Rail vehicle manufacturer Stadler has appointed an experienced industrial manager from the aerospace sector as CEO of its plant in Berlin-Pankow. Josef Köcher succeeds Jure Mikolčić, who is moving to the Finnish industrial company Fortaco.   

Heavy lifting operations are scheduled for the first weekend in June at the bridges over the Kleine Emme river. The Swiss Federal Railways (SBB) had the first of two bridges lifted ashore at the end of 2025 and treated there against corrosion. Now it will be reinstalled, and the second steel truss bridge will be lifted out of the water.

Inaccurate inventory data and slow inventory processes posed problems for the Henderson Group. The Irish company then opted for Zetes' Full Pallet Inventory system, which uses an ImageID machine vision station mounted on the forklift to capture pallet and barcode data at speeds of up to 10 km/h.

Comparisons between the benefits offered by 6-axis industrial robots, such as "Horst" from Fruitcore Robotics, and new humanoid models are fueling the debate about the "added value" of humanoid "logistics assistants" Benjamin Brumm from Fruitcore is advocating for the simpler option.

At its annual general meeting, held at the Parkhotel Langenthal, the Swiss Intralogistics Association (ILS Schweiz) presented a concise and humorous review of the past year's activities to 86 attendees. The study trip, in particular, garnered much praise once again.

on Wednesday, August 26th, "Digitalization & AI" will be led by Peter Karel from the consulting firm "Shift Solutions" . The focus will be on optimizing workflows, logistics, and supply chain processes.

Hyster prioritizes rapid response. The data for this comes from a camera system that detects and warns of pedestrians both indoors and outdoors. The system, which includes the free Hyster Tracker telemetry solution (Level 2 wireless access), detects pedestrians within a 5-meter radius. Businesses can use the information gained to reduce the risk of pedestrian and forklift accidents.

Metal sawing specialist Kasto has completely redesigned its saw control system. The new centerpiece for material supply is a clearly structured dashboard that graphically displays key performance indicators such as run times, downtime, current orders, and machine status. Operators can see at a glance what is currently happening.

At LogiMAT, Clark showcased its completely new generation of electric pallet trucks with Li-Ion technology. Their compact design, good climbing ability, and low weight make the ELP15, BPT15, WLE20, WEP20, and RPE20 suitable for transport on trucks. 

The handling of gigantic quantities of excavated earth and scaffolding for construction projects in the city, as well as the transport of hundreds of military vehicles to the Trias 25 maneuver in Austria, were the main focus of interest at this year's logistics colloquium by Dr. Acel & Partner in the lecture hall of ETH Zurich. 

Management, staff, and associates of the founding family celebrated the 50th anniversary of the Wagner Group, the fire protection experts, at Herrenhausen Palace. Since 1976, the company has stood for sustainable safety in plant-based fire protection, early detection, and prevention. 

Whether it's a shipping tube or winding core, retail packaging for food or even a firework rocket: at a manufacturer of paper tubes and winding cores, production organization was hampered by limited storage space and increasing lack of room. Bito stepped in with LEO flow.