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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.
Boxes with internet connection
Boxes with internet connection
At the FachPack trade fair, taking place in Nuremberg from September 24 to 26, Bito is launching crates and boxes that reduce their carbon footprint while complying with the EU Packaging Regulation planned for 2030. Made from recycled materials as standard, they're quiet and easy to handle.
The new EU Packaging Regulation, which is scheduled to come into force in 2030, even stipulates that certain types of packaging will be banned and empty volumes in packaging or transport packaging will be limited as much as possible. From then on, it will also be mandatory that more packaging be reusable and recyclable and/or made from recycled materials. Container experts agree that the topic of sustainability and the circular economy of packaging will therefore once again assume immense importance in the areas of logistics, intralogistics, warehousing, order picking, and transport throughout the EU.
Starting in fall 2024, the RK shelf bin series will be available as standard, made from high-quality recycled material. Modern sorting and automated separation processes now produce extremely robust recycled plastics with high purity. The resulting containers are therefore not only made from 100% recycled material, but can also be supplied in precisely defined colors and are suitable for both manual and automated use.
Photos: Bito Lagertechnik
Also made from 100% high-quality recycled material, there are new Ecomotion models that expand the successful XL-Motion quiet-running container series developed for automated warehouses. The containers also feature the new " easy2divide " with slim and quickly replaceable dividers. Concealed, circumferential drainage openings as a fire protection measure are integrated so discreetly that they are not visible from the outside, preventing disruptions caused by container gaps mistakenly detected by the conveyor system's sensors.
For several years now, Bito-Lagertechnik has been producing the three most common container sizes of the MB reusable container series from recycled material as the MB Eco. This nestable recycling container was certified " Blue Angel " " MB " also celebrates its 30th anniversary this year and has received an ergonomic facelift to mark the anniversary. In addition to the front sides, both long sides are now also equipped with handles for additional gripping aids.
Boxes with internet connection
As a foldable, reusable container, the EQ folding box is not only extremely space-saving during transport and storage as an empty container. It was specifically designed for industrial and commercial applications, is particularly stable and resilient, and therefore ideal for use in automated systems. The folding container passed the " ASTM D4169-16 " endurance test at the VDZ GmbH Competence and Testing Center for Packaging and Transport in Dortmund in spring 2024 with flying colors – and thus passed the test as a transport container with regard to the dynamic mechanical stresses during truck transport.
In addition to the circular economy in the production and application of container systems, automation and data transparency are also playing an increasingly important role in transport monitoring. With the new IOB (Internet of Bins & Containers) service offering, the status of Bito containers can be continuously recorded, monitored, and managed throughout the material flow, ensuring automated transparency.
