The Logistics Colloquium of Dr. Acel & Partner, a firmly established highlight in the ETH Zurich calendar, which always boasts prominent participants and projects, celebrates its 40th anniversary on May 8th with logistics reports from mechanical engineering, the circular economy and the recycling industry.

S.Voegele

According to the trade fair organizer Easyfairs, there is no getting around the central role that sustainability, environmental, social, and corporate governance play for society – and, of course, for the industry platform. Stefan Voegele, head of Easyfairs Switzerland, sees this not as a passing trend, but as an obligation.

An expanded congress program is promised by the Test Camp Intralogistics, which will take place in Dortmund on March 26 and 27 in the run-up to the IFOY runs with more than 40 international speakers from Europe, China and the USA.

 J. Schmale

Swisslog is using this year's trade fair in Stuttgart to celebrate its 125th anniversary and simultaneously present its commitment to the human side of automation ("The Human Side of Automation") and technologies that support the supply chain at every stage. CEO Jens Schmale will also be present.

Vanderlande will be appearing at LogiMAT together with a German supermarket chain under the topic “Approaching warehouse automation correctly: Key insights for success” as part of the “Exhibitor Insights” on Wednesday, March 12 (11 a.m.) in the Forum North (Hall 7).

Resource conservation remains one of the main themes at LogiMAT (March 11-13). The focus ranges from forklifts with lithium-ion and hydrogen drives to alternative packaging and reusable AutoID systems, as well as energy recuperation in automated warehouses.

In the new test area “Warehouse meets Transportation”, the weighing specialists from Ravas will be on hand at the “Test Camp Intralogistics”, which coincides with the vehicle tests at IFOY in Dortmund, together with Krone Trailer, Timocom and Cargoflex, their iCP-WiM 2500 and the Ergo-Truck 2.

The sheer variety of the supporting program offered at the upcoming LogiMAT (March 11-13) is almost overwhelming. Over the three days of the trade fair, around 70 expert forums will provide conference-level content. Every fourth forum will focus on artificial intelligence. And of course, there will also be hands-on logistics experiences.

The audience seats at the GS1 Logistics Talks during the Logistics & Automation trade fair in Zurich were packed at times, as the topics of robotics and automation were discussed. In the past, automated processes were considered "inflexible." Will this change with "AI"—and who will ultimately prevail?

From the Skypod storage robot to the FM-X iGo pushmaster: Of a total of 49 products submitted to the IFOY intralogistics competition, 21 devices and solutions from 15 suppliers from six countries, including four in the start-up category, are nominated for the final on July 3rd in Dortmund.

With 190 exhibitors and 12 percent growth, which is "not a given" under the current economic conditions (trade fair director Stefan Voegele), the Logistics & Automation team in Zurich is optimistic about the launch of the industry platform linked with Empack.

 Twin in the computer

“Logistics often remains invisible – yet it moves the world,” says Daniel Gilgen. A conversation with the CEO of the internationally operating Swiss general contractor about the challenges of a family business, sustainable logistics strategies, and his perspective on artificial intelligence.

At LogiMAT in Stuttgart (March 11-13), Viastore will be presenting its latest developments in automated warehouses, efficient software, individual service packages and retrofit options together with Vanderlande – the sister company of the Toyota Automated Logistics Group – in Hall 1.

Bin-to-Picker AMR

Visitors to Logistics & Automation in Zurich can learn about 3D planning simulations and one of the largest Bin-to-Picker AMR installations in Central Europe (in Groningen) at a joint stand of Dematic and Kion's sister company Still in Hall 4 on January 22nd and 23rd.

One of the numerous events at Logistics & Automation (January 22nd/23rd) in Zurich will be a panel discussion as part of the GS1 Logistics Talks with Daniel Gilgen, Stefan Mahler (Swisslog) and Lidl Switzerland Logistics Director Norman Peuker. The topic is: Who will be in charge in the future: humans or machines?