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RBG squadron at the Bosporus
TGW Logistics has announced an order for an automated small parts warehouse on the outskirts of Istanbul for Ekol Lojistik. The Turkish 3PL provider will use more than one hundred Mustang E+ stacker cranes on three levels to handle the storage and retrieval of retail and e-commerce orders.
"Omniverse" in the "Middle Kingdom"
As this year's CeMAT Asia Shanghai demonstrated, European technology remains a crucial factor for markets in the Far East. The Kion Group, with its AI and NVIDIA products, was once again in high demand at the three-day event, organized by Deutsche Messe (Hanover) in cooperation with partners .
Toni Gabriel is moving to TGW
“New job, new adventure!” says Toni Gabriel, who has just announced his new position as Sales Project Manager at the systems integrator TGW in Rotkreuz. He was impressed by the Austrian company TGW's combination of innovation, team spirit, and smart, future-oriented logistics solutions.
Pallets «unchained»
A system called "PolyCut" removes strapping from pallets, thus replacing time-consuming and ergonomically demanding manual work steps. It can be used as a stand-alone solution or integrated into existing handling systems and their controls or warehouse management systems.
High destructive potential
As feared, the US tariffs are causing a collapse in tech exports. According to Swissmem, the resulting negative effects took full effect within seven weeks in the third quarter. Exports from the Swiss tech industry to the US plummeted by 14.2% compared to the same quarter of the previous year .
Swiss Logistics Campus in Zofingen officially opened
Numerous visitors, friends and the entire crew of the new Swiss Logistics Campus of the Swiss Association for Vocational Training in Logistics, Swiss Logistics by SVBL ASFL, found their way to the official opening of the impressive new location in Zofingen over the weekend.
Leading in intralogistics with robots
the International Federation of Robotics' (IFR) annual report "World Robotics 2025 - Service Robots," approximately 102,900 robots for transport and logistics tasks were sold worldwide in 2024. Sales increased by 14 percent in 2024. More than three-quarters came from Asia, and 11 percent from Europe.
"Organic" combined with high tech
High-tech and products processed from natural ingredients are not mutually exclusive. "Organic" does n't mean everything is done manually, but rather that it adheres to high ecological standards. This is also true for the organic wholesaler Weiling, where an AutoStore system has recently enabled peak logistical performance.
Ready for the "Great Leap"
Founded in Xuzhou in 1943, the Xuzhou Construction Machinery Group (XCMG) generates approximately €13 billion in revenue with 13,000 employees worldwide. Its portfolio includes construction machinery, cranes, commercial vehicles, and a growing range of material handling equipment and port handling machinery.
Completely unmanned logistics?
Warehouse robotics specialist Geekplus is launching its new picking station "Geek+ Brain," ushering in a new era of warehouses operating entirely without human workers. CEO Yong Zheng " a major step from partial automation to full process intelligence . "
Robot corridor in the city hospital
Robot corridor in the city hospital
Swiss Post offers logistics solutions for the healthcare industry, procuring, storing, and transporting consumables and medications. It also operates indoor robots in hospital intralogistics, such as the one used at night in the corridors of Zurich's Triemli City Hospital.
Since February, a team of four robots has been running errands at Zurich Triemli City Hospital at night. And they have the potential to become the hospital's undisputed favorites. What makes them so popular is clear: Instead of employees fetching items from the warehouse themselves to carry them up the hospital's 34 floors, one of the four robots takes over this task at night. This provides relief for the hospital's staff.
The robots used at Zurich's Triemli City Hospital can distribute over 450 kilograms of goods throughout the hospital at once. They are also truly autonomous – and can do so for a maximum of 10 hours before needing to recharge their batteries. No human operator is required; even changing floors is no problem. They communicate independently with the elevator, select the desired floor, and open doors independently, allowing them to reach the desired location efficiently.
Zurich Triemli City Hospital isn't the only hospital where these indoor companions are at work. Nyon Hospital and the Schulthess Clinic in Zurich also each have such robots—albeit not in a pack, but as singles. Lugano Hospital also conducted a pilot trial with the robots. They provide relief in everyday hospital life, ultimately also for the nursing staff.
Photos: Post CH
The robots transport medical supplies as well as items that need to be disposed of. The robots distribute the supplies overnight from the logistics platform in the basement to the 34 floors of Zurich Triemli City Hospital. This saves the logistics organization time and resources and optimally supports the hospital's core task—patient care.
Rapid development
Michael Zuber, Head of Logistics & Services at Zurich City Hospital, said: "The rapid development in automation and the enormous advances in technology never cease to fascinate me." Such indoor robots are an important pillar of healthcare logistics – especially in times of a general shortage of skilled workers.
The robots used originate from the USA, where they are already an established part of hospital logistics. The model is also proving popular in Europe. This is demonstrated by the fact that Zurich Triemli City Hospital, as a Swiss Post partner, won the med. logistica Innovation Award for Hospital Logistics in Leipzig for its "Automated Transport System (AMR) at Zurich Triemli City Hospital" concept.
What the assistants at Zurich's Triemli City Hospital perform can only be described as hard work. The robots transport over 800 kilograms of material per day. Each year, the robots will take the elevator 17,000 times and be in operation for a total of 1,550 hours.
Philipp Felber-Eisele
