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Federal Councillor Beat Jans in Rupperswil
The Swiss Logistics by ASFL SVBL training center in Rupperswil recently hosted visits from Federal Councillor Beat Jans, head of the Federal Department of Justice and Police, Jérôme Cosandey, head of the Directorate of Labour at SECO, and Aargau government councillor Dieter Egli.
Even better than lithium-ion
At the world's largest industrial trade fair in Hanover, with 3,000 exhibitors, a young company called BTRY from Dübendorf won a startup award sponsored by the logistics provider Hermes. The founders impressed the judges with an ultra-thin, fully flexible energy storage system that is intended to enable numerous new applications.
Large containers for the «Jaguar»
At Claas in Bad Saulgau, machines for forage harvesting and headers for the forage harvester, which proudly bears the name " Jaguar ," are developed, tested, and manufactured. More staging area was needed at the assembly lines. Bito assisted with the switch to the large SL 86 hoppers.
System change at the drying tower
Automation, as mentioned, doesn't have to be complicated. Even simple, repetitive logistical processes can be carried out automatically with high-lift pallet trucks like the EXV iGo. Forklift manufacturer Still successfully implemented this at DP-Supply, a subsidiary of Deutsche Milchkontor DMK.
«Logistics Townhouse» for the city
It was just one of the numerous presentations at the German Material Flow Congress, which took place in Dortmund these days in parallel with the IFOY Test Camp: It was dedicated to a concept by Carl-Friedrich Rico zu Knyphausen, Managing Director & Co-Founder of Logivalue GmbH in Berlin: A « Retail Town House » for the city center.
Social responsibility
The production of razor blades was once a sharp business – today, Schmalz is the world market leader in vacuum technology, and its executives are committed to sustainability, education, and regional development . For this, they have now been awarded the Order of Merit of the State of Baden-Württemberg.
Swiss Packaging Award
Well packaged is half the battle. Submissions for the Swiss Packaging Award are open until May 15th. The award for the best packaging solutions is presented in the categories of sustainability, convenience, design, marketing, technology/construction/machine systems, and reusable packaging .
800 visitors at the test camp
Many participants of the test camp also took the opportunity to attend the 33rd Material Flow Congress – held for the first time in Dortmund – under the direction of Professor Johannes Fottner. A total of around 800 visitors came to Dortmund's Westfalenhalle to view approximately 100 innovations.
With my back against the wall
The shift to rail freight through the Alps has suffered significant setbacks recently. According to BLS Cargo, the main culprits are the dilapidated German infrastructure and the numerous line closures and construction sites along the north-south corridor. This is also impacting personnel policies.
Kion and Siemens together in a parallel universe
Kion will be the first company in Europe to use Siemens' new simulation software " Digital Twin Composer " , thereby also seeking a degree of independence from the US market, where NVIDIA has so far been the dominant solution for merging the digital and real worlds in smart warehouses.
Even better than lithium-ion
Even better than lithium-ion
At the world's largest industrial trade fair in Hanover, with 3,000 exhibitors, a young company called BTRY from Dübendorf won a startup award sponsored by the logistics provider Hermes. The founders impressed the judges with an ultra-thin, fully flexible energy storage system that is intended to enable numerous new applications.
Photo: Hannover Messe
The batteries developed by the newcomers based on Überlandstrasse in Dübendorf combine fast charging, high temperature resistance, and greater safety. According to the young people, they even outperform conventional lithium-ion cells.
Model Semiconductor industry
By transferring production technologies from the semiconductor industry to battery manufacturing, BTRY has reportedly made a crucial advance in the global trend towards smaller, safer and longer-lasting energy storage devices, enabling the next generation of smart devices from IoT sensors and wearables to medical technology and logistics solutions.
Photo: BTRY
The production process requires no toxic solvents and is characterized by low material consumption. The batteries can be used at temperatures up to 150 °C and can be fully charged and discharged within one minute, even with a thickness of only 0.1 mm.
Low material consumption
“ With its ultra-thin battery, BTRY demonstrates that competitiveness arises from innovative ideas: The space-saving, resource-efficient energy storage solution opens up new possibilities and underlines our compass for future policy: Investing in knowledge means securing prosperity, ” said German Federal Research Minister Dorothee Bär at the trade fair opening.
Photo: BTRY
Jury chairman and Fraunhofer Society President Holger Hanselka: “ Tailor-made batteries for end-to-end electrification are a key building block on the path to climate neutrality for our society. For this, we need efficient, lightweight, and flexibly deployable storage technologies. ”
Main prize for Schaeffler
The Hermes Startup Award, presented annually by Deutsche Messe, recognizes a company no more than five years old whose product or solution demonstrates a particularly high degree of technological innovation. This year, the main prize went to Schaeffler for a platform of highly integrated actuators specifically designed for use in the joints of humanoid robots.
