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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.
Mourning for Heidi Senger-Weiss
Mourning for Heidi Senger-Weiss
Photo: LHoF
Farewell to "Heidi" Senger-Weiss, co-owner and member of the supervisory board of the transport company Gebrüder Weiss until her advanced age. She was 82. Together with her husband Paul, she managed the company from 1968 to 2004, remained closely associated until the end .
During her 36 years at the helm, Heidi Senger-Weiss, who was also inducted into the Logistics Hall of Fame in 2015, not only had a lasting impact on the company. According to a press release from the logistics service provider, her network-oriented thinking inspired the entire industry. As President of the Central Association of Freight Forwarding and Logistics and in various roles at the Austrian Federal Economic Chamber, she successfully advocated for the importance of logistics and repeatedly and vividly highlighted its importance to the economy in public.
In the 1960s
Her leadership and leadership skills made Gebrüder Weiss a role model for medium-sized family businesses. In 2015, for her outstanding contributions to logistics, Heidi Senger-Weiss became the first woman ever to be inducted into the Logistics Hall of Fame at the Federal German Ministry of Transport in Berlin. Heidi Senger-Weiss received numerous other awards for her life's work, most recently the Grand Decoration of Honour and Decree of the Republic of Austria in November 2022. With Heidi Senger-Weiss's passing, Gebrüder Weiss loses an outstanding personality and a special person to whom the company owes so much.
Photo: GW/Atlas
Born in Vienna in 1941, she spent her youth in Bregenz. After completing her economics studies at the University of World Trade in Vienna, she gained practical freight forwarding experience in Basel, Rotterdam, Paris, and New York. In 1965, she joined her parents' company. She embodied values such as commitment, dedication, and respect. She said of herself: "I never imagined I was the best freight forwarder. My talent is motivating people and winning them over to a topic, so that they work with enthusiasm and are committed to a cause."
Heidi Senger-Weiss in an interview she gave in 2015: “ Better go with your gut feeling”
