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A hair's breadth away from the curve
Hupac aims to shift more freight back to rail by increasing the use of the left bank of the Rhine corridor and digitally transforming the intermodal transport chain. The company has now closed its 2025 financial year with a profit of CHF 3.5 million, and transport volume increased by 4.3 percent.
Top retrofit of the «World Cup camp»
In 2007, the German women's national football team won the World Cup and Apple presented its first iPhone. For KWM Weisshaar, the year was also marked by the construction of a new multi-story production hall equipped with Kasto's Unigrip buffer storage system. A retrofit was now underway, which was implemented smoothly.
New building with a signal effect
Not a "lighthouse" in the true sense, but a construction project that has a signal effect in its dimensions, architectural design as well as its future function, is now being created with the groundbreaking ceremony for the doubling of the office capacity of TGW Logistics for around 50 million euros at the main site in Marchtrenk.
GS1 Excellence Day at StageOne
Prominent speakers from across the world of logistics, business, science, and technology will converge on June 18th at the GS1 Switzerland Excellence Day at StageOne in Zurich-Oerlikon . The focus will be on data-driven intelligence and sustainable supply chains.
Opposite in Duisburg
Directly opposite its European headquarters, Clark is celebrating the expansion of its direct sales operations in Duisburg with the official opening of its premises in the Asterlagen business park. The "Western Branch" is intended to serve as an "exclusive interface" to drive market potential in the region.
A new hunt for record times
The StaplerCup season is starting again at Linde Material Handling in Germany. Experienced forkliftoperators and enthusiastic newcomers can now register to qualify at over 20 venues both in Germany and abroad. The final will be held in Aschaffenburg in October.
Kemaro establishes US subsidiary
“The USA is no longer an experiment; it is our next major revenue driver”says Kemaro, the Eschlikon-based manufacturer of cleaning robots. The company has already sold over 1,500 robots to more than 600 industrial customers worldwide. With $5 million in fresh capital, it now aims to enter the next phase of its expansion.
SVTL meets in a historic setting
The general assembly of the Swiss Association for Temperature-Controlled Logistics will take place on May 8th Castle and Lenzburg , in addition to the usual agenda items, personnel management, modern advertising for skilled workers on social media and the question of whether humanoid robots will one day be helpful .
Logistics expert: "Masters at balancing uncertainties"
The days of unlimited supply chains are over. Global just-in-time supply chains are now on new leadershipThe 20th Logistics Day of the Kühne Logistics University (KLU) in Hamburg focused
New opportunities with «GreyMatter»
"Fifty Shades of Grey" is a moderately boring movie about teen fantasies concerning first sexual experiences with the opposite sex. "Grey Orange" be more exciting for some: a global provider of AI-powered software for warehouse control and inventory management, whose "GreyMatter"software Dematic now wants to profit from.
New approaches at Toyota
New approaches at Toyota
A new Traigo80 electric counterbalance forklift with a lifting capacity of up to 5 t, a new Tracto series (electric driver's seat tractor) with a towing capacity of up to 10 t, and further developed Optio low-level orderpickers will be the focus at Toyota Material Handling at LogiMAT (March 24-26).
TMHDE CEO J. Lorenz
Furthermore, Toyota Material Handling will be highlighting two additional product innovations at LogiMAT 2026. Just at LogiMAT 2025, Toyota unveiled the completely redesigned Traigo48 series, offering lifting capacities from 1.5 to 2.0 t. Only twelve months later, the next innovation within this still-young series is already underway: a completely redesigned mast generation, now being presented for the first time on the European market. The development focused particularly on significantly improved visibility for the operator and optimized mast transitions with reduced noise levels .
Foot protection sensor for followers
Also new is the Operation Detection Assist (ODA), a production-ready foot protection sensor for pedestrian-operated devices that further enhances operator safety. The system was initially presented as a concept at last year's trade fair and is now available for order for the first time. Similar to a parking distancecontrol system in a car, the sensor detects when the operator's foot is too close to the device frame and automatically brakes the vehicle to a standstill.
Successful series: The Traigo series
“The logistics industry is undergoing profound change – driven by automation, sustainability, and our customers’ increasing demands for integrated solutions,” explains Jan Lorenz, Managing Director of Toyota Material Handling Germany. “At LogiMAT 2026, we will demonstrate how we are actively shaping this transformation: with high-performance new products, intelligent automation solutions, and a clear commitment to collaboration and open innovation.”
Live demonstrations
Our goal is to deliver measurable added value to our customers not only today, but also in the future – true to our motto: We deliver for you. We see ourselves as a comprehensive intralogistics solution and innovation partner. Against the backdrop of the rapidly growing demand for automated solutions, Toyota plans various live demonstrations of its automated devices from the Swarm Automation series at its trade fair booth.
A highlight will be the market launch of a new automated high-lift pallet truck, enabling flexible use for point-to-point transport and stacking on lower levels. Suitable for both production logistics and warehouse applications.
Low-CO₂ components
Sustainability is a key issue in logistics. Toyota Material Handling is using LogiMAT as a platform to demonstrate its expertise in this important area. The focus is on energy management, driver safety, and the use of low-CO₂components.
transparent for the past six years at the European level (Toyota Material Handling Europe) and for the past two years in Germany (Toyota Material Handling awarded EcoVadis Platinum status top 1% of over 150,000 companies assessed worldwide. Toyota also plans to use the trade fair to publish its latest sustainability report.
At LogiMAT 2026: Hall 10, Stand G41 and H48
