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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.
Rejection of cheap providers
Rejection of cheap providers
Image: SBB
The Swiss Transport Union (SEV) rejects the liberalization of rail transport currently proposed by the Swiss Federal Office of Transport (FOT). Neither working conditions nor cooperation are negotiable, as this would be detrimental to the well-functioning Swiss rail system.
"The SEV supports Switzerland's bilateral approach with the EU, but rejects the liberalization of rail transport in Switzerland," explains Hartwich. The Federal Council itself explicitly advocated the cooperation model in its report on the future market regulation in long-distance transport just two years ago.
In particular, the SEV is against granting Flixtrain access to the Swiss network, even if there should initially only be a few connections, according to SEV President Matthias Hartwich.
Image: Flixbus
Flixtrain is a brokerage platform à la Uber, not a railway company (RU). The low-cost provider purchases all services from subcontractors, meaning it doesn't transport passengers at all. This business model increases the risk of social dumping because it shifts employer responsibility to subcontractors.
Dumping offers on individual well-frequented and therefore profitable routes such as Munich–Zurich or Berlin–Basel–Zurich are likely to ruin the financing of long-distance transport as a whole. "The SEV wants a social Europe," it says, "with regulated, good working conditions and strong rights for employees."
