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Not «breath-» but wireless
Bluepath Robotics, an internal innovation project at the Ford subsidiary Otosan, which was spun off at the end of 2023, develops and produces autonomous mobile robots for a wide range of intralogistics applications. Now, Wiferion enables the inductive power supply of the AMRs.
Electric monorail system for Quark & Co
NÖM produces a wide range of dairy products, yogurt, butter, and curd cheese from approximately 450 million kg of milk from 2,200 farmers in the region build a fully automated shipping warehouse with comprehensive conveyor technology for 26,000 pallet spaces.
The fire is left without air
The fire protection specialists of the Wagner Group have been honored with the "GIT Safety Award 2026" for their "OxyReduct F-Line." The system expands the OxyReduct process with H2- based fuel cell technology, which simultaneously ensures emission-free energy supply.
Temperature-controlled at the motorway junction
Movianto, a logistics service provider specializing in pharmaceuticals and healthcare, is setting up a new cold storage facility in Wiesloch-Walldorf this month. A photovoltaic system there produces approximately 3,100 MWh per year, more electricity than the site consumes.
Fusion reactor in creep mode
Despite all the political turmoil currently shaking the world, work on the ITER fusion reactor, in which countless nations are involved, continues – much like on the ISS. Recently, another of the 15-meter-high segments for the future plasma chamber was delivered by heavy-duty transport.
Nonstop strapping
Mosca offers a comprehensive portfolio of integrated end-of-line systems for transport packaging, strapping machines, stretch wrappers, and associated consumables. Strapping made from materials such as PP and PET is produced with increasing recycled content.
Dynamic open-plan area
Relocations often involve considerable effort. Furniture needs to be transported, boxes packed, and unwanted items disposed of. The company " Optimal Umzug " from Lachen, Canton of Schwyz, offers services tailored to the greater Zurich area.
Optio L-Series updated
Developed with the user in mind, the completely redesigned generation of low-level order pickers in the Optio L series from TMHE sets new standards. Increased platform lifting heights, low entry, and versatile model variants for loads up to 2.5 t make these devices highly sought-after helpers.
Cold chain in transition: Ambitious goals
Temperature-controlled logistics is facing an energy revolution: battery-electric trucks, long-range hydrogen vehicles, and cryogenic cooling with nitrogen are transforming the industry. Enough "material" for the SVTL to discuss future processes and alternatives at Galliker in Altishofen.
DLR expands drone defense
While Russian drones have long been surveying German bases and critical infrastructures as potential targets for their “ asymmetric warfare ” a project called CUSTODIAN (Counter-UAS Technologies for Detection, Interception and Neutralization) is now slowly gaining momentum at the DLR.
Major order for Airbus assembly
Major order for Airbus assembly
Europe's largest aerospace group has built its own equipment assembly hall for the new long-haul aircraft A321 XLR – and is relying on a monorail and shuttle transport system from Montratec in Niedereschach for intralogistics.
The order represents an international breakthrough for montratec and the largest contract in its company history. In the new 38-meter-high XLR hangar in Hamburg-Finkenwerder, the equipment assembly of several A321 XLR aircraft fuselages takes place in parallel workflows. To optimize the process, Airbus relies on extensive automation of the material flow from the warehouse (sequencer) to the individual workstations.
The shuttles, specially developed for Airbus in Baden-Württemberg (there is also a location in Lucerne), will autonomously transport small load carriers along a branched monorail track approximately one kilometer long. This connects the sequencer to two assembly platforms, to which 13 double-decker workstations are connected. For optimal use of space, part of the monorail transport route also runs underground through a tunnel in which the montrac system is mounted under the ceiling. Each workstation consists of two decks, each with four access levels, divided into electrical, mechanical, hydraulic, and empties return systems, which are autonomously controlled by the shuttles as needed.
Fig.: Montratec
The loading of the montrac shuttles with small load carriers at the sequencer, their transport to the assembly platforms and workstations, as well as the on-demand delivery to the respective access levels and the return of the empty small load carriers, are all fully automated. The vertical transport of the shuttles to the assembly platforms, workstations, decks and access levels, as well as the return of the empties, is carried out reliably via numerous montrac lifts. Therefore, manual intervention is only required for the removal of the small load carriers and the return of empties at the workstations, as well as for the return of empties at the sequencer (compact storage).
"With our intelligent, flexible, and energy-efficient montrac rail and transport shuttle system, we ensure a highly efficient, automated, and extremely energy-saving material supply between the warehouse and the individual workstations at Airbus in Hamburg-Finkenwerder," explains Sven Worm, CEO of montratec.
Thanks to the intelligent, high-tech control system, each transport shuttle knows its precise position and destination, thus delivering the right small load carriers to the right access level or back to the sequencer at the right time. This is achieved with maximum system availability: if a shuttle fails, it can be individually removed from the running system or replaced at any time with a single movement, without shutting down the system. Thanks to the intelligent control system, even a replaced transport shuttle immediately knows its original destination.
"In addition to the small footprint and reliability of the montrac system, what was particularly important for Airbus was its high energy efficiency due to its minimal power consumption. Compared to other systems, which usually run continuously, the low-voltage drives of the montrac shuttles only require power while in motion and leave a minimal carbon footprint. This creates significant energy savings potential," emphasizes Worm.
The transfer system, constructed according to the modular principle, consists of a modular aluminum monorail system with an integrated power rail, on which the montrac shuttles, specially developed for Airbus, operate autonomously and independently cover the optimal route to the respective transport destination.
Photo: Airbus
The flexible and space-saving configuration allows for a customized system layout, including the integration of buffer zones, multi-story transport, and under-ceiling transport. Furthermore, adaptation to changing process flows and any system expansion are possible at any time. Furthermore, the shuttles can be individually adapted in length and width to Airbus's needs and the goods to be transported.
The montrac transfer system is used in industrial plants worldwide – including many leading automobile manufacturers. The vibration-free, high-tech transport systems from the Black Forest are particularly in demand in the production of headlights, doors, door locks, and car seats.
