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Staffing needs almost halved
The US cooperative Associated Wholesale Grocers keeps 54,600 dry goods, fresh produce, and frozen food items in stock for its 1,100 members using a highly automated, full-range logistics center . The facility is designed for a daily picking capacity of more than 460,000 retail units.
Knowledge transfer in the Seychelles
Natural hazards are increasingly occurring worldwide in the form of floods, landslides, forest fires, storms, earthquakes, and rockfalls. Acute crisis management is required, but so are long-term strategies for transportation routes, where Gasser Felstechnik provides assistance in the Seychelles.
German Design Award for Traigo-i
Following the Red Dot Design Award 2025, Toyota Material Handling's new 48-volt counterbalance forklift, Traigo_i, has now also received the German Design Award 2026 in the Excellent Product Design – Industry category. The focus: the complete integration of lithium-ion technology.
Long-term contracts at SBB Cargo
Numerous SBB Cargo Switzerland transport customers, such as Migros, have signed new single wagonload (EWLV) contracts with terms of up to ten years. New contracts have also reportedly been concluded with fenaco, Stahl Gerlafingen, and the Swiss saltworks.
Cooperation with Capra Robotics
Frei Fördertechnik announces its future collaboration with the Danish robotics specialist Capra. "This expands our portfolio to include mobile robot platforms that bring even greater flexibility and efficiency to production and logistics," says Michael Schüpbach, Head of Automation & Robotics. The AMRs are versatile and can be used in a wide range of applications.
SSI subsidiary continues to consistently rely on SAP
Since 2021, the software specialists at SWAN have been part of the SSI Schäfer Group, responsible for the SAP projects of the globally active intralogistics experts and supporting companies in implementing future-proof solutions – from highly automated distribution centers to integrated production logistics. The course is right.
Arne Sturm will be the new CEO in Hirschthal
Jungheinrich Switzerland will have a new managing director as of January 1, 2026. Arne Sturm will succeed Martin Weber, who is leaving the company after 18 years – eleven of them as managing director – at his own request to pursue new topics and challenges.
Another 50 million for new TGW headquarters
TGW Logistics is currently investing €100 million in expanding its production capacity at its headquarters in Austria. Now, with an expansion of the existing office building at the site, a five-story office building with 14,000 m² of usable space is being constructed for around €50 million, with completion expected by the second half of 2028.
AutoStore for Belgian hospitals
AutoStore system for Maria Middelares, a non-profit medical organization in Belgium, and Aalter in East Flanders, about 60 km west of Brussels.
Reliable data instead of empty phrases.
The Basel Logistics Cluster of the Basel Chamber of Commerce (HKBB), together with the cantons of Basel-Stadt and Basel-Landschaft, industry associations, and infrastructure operators, has published a guide to sustainable logistics in the Basel region. Supply chain expert Daniel Bubendorf explains why such a guide is needed.
Trade fairs with strong knowledge transfer
Trade fairs with strong knowledge transfer
The diversity of the supporting program offered by the upcoming LogiMAT (March 11-13) is almost overwhelming. On all three days of the trade fair, around 70 expert forums will be held at conference level. One in four will focus on artificial intelligence. Of course, there will also be hands-on logistics.
It begins immediately after the official opening of LogiMAT by trade fair director Michael Ruchty with the award ceremony for the "Best Product 2025." Late in the morning, Prof. Dr.-Ing. Alice Kirchheim, director of the Fraunhofer Institute for Material Flow and Logistics, will examine how much automation makes sense in logistics and what stage of development in robotics toward humanoid robots is foreseeable.
Three further forums will address the topic of automation with "Logistik Heute" editor Sandra Lehmann on Tuesday, Jean Haeffs, Managing Director of the VDI Production and Logistics Association on Wednesday on the topic of "Dark Warehouse", and Roman Ungern-Sternberg, Head of Operations at the Fraunhofer Institute for Manufacturing Engineering and Automation IPA, on Thursday on a value stream-based "brownfield" approach.
On Tuesday, Johannes Fottner, head of the Chair of Materials Handling, Material Flow, and Logistics (fml) at the Technical University of Munich, will examine the benefits and limitations of AI. An hour later, Arndt Bake, General Manager GTM EMEA at Basler AG, will highlight the importance of AI-based image processing in transformation, efficiency improvements, and process optimization in logistics.
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On the second day of the trade fair, Robert Schulz, head of the Institute for Materials Handling and Logistics (IFT) at the University of Stuttgart, will discuss the opportunities and risks of AI methods for process optimization and automation with his panelists.
In addition to the expert forums on key topics, on Wednesday, Veronika Kretschmer from IML and Günter Ullrich, head of the VDI Technical Committee on AGVS, will delve deeper into the threats posed by cyberattacks and the consequences of the Machinery Ordinance 2027 for mobile robotics. Thorsten Aha, editor-in-chief of Ident-Verlag, and AIM-D Managing Director Peter Altes will address "Enabling Technologies" for the automation and digitalization of the supply chain. Top managers and academic experts will meet for a panel summit on Wednesday afternoon, moderated by "Logistik Heute" editor-in-chief Matthias Pieringer.
AI everywhere
This year, the Mobile Robotics User Forum will also be set up on the gallery in Hall 6. There, trade fair visitors can learn about current trends in the AMR and AGV segments, as well as suitable solutions and proper handling in their own environments. The informational focus will be on five thematic blocks: Technology, Planning, Proof of Concept, Safety, and Cybersecurity. Another highlight of the supporting program will be the LogiMAT Campus in the ICS Foyer, which will be held in a new format on March 13. This career and networking event offers anyone looking to get started in logistics direct contact with potential employers in the industry.
In addition, two daily live events on the topics of AutoID technologies (Hall 2) and load securing (Hall 9) will round out the supporting program. Vehicle demonstrations with forklifts and warehouse equipment will take place outdoors between Halls 7 and 9, as well as Halls 8 and 10, where trade visitors can also test the latest vehicles and equipment for themselves.
Exhibition Director Ruchty: “The high added value for trade visitors is and remains a key hallmark of LogiMAT.
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