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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.
"Second life" in the drive train
"Second life" in the drive train
Automotive supplier ZF has won the German Sustainability Award for its circular economy at its Bielefeld plant. There, around 180,000 clutch pressure plates and discs, 10,000 torque converters, and approximately 55,000 release systems are disassembled, inspected, and reconditioned each year.
In a total of 25 remanufacturing plants worldwide, the technology group prepares used parts for a "second life" on an industrial scale – at the ZF site in Bielefeld since 1963. The jury was particularly interested in remanufacturing drivetrain modules for vehicle manufacturers.
After receiving the Sustainability Award in the "Company" category in the Automotive Industry last year, ZF won this year in the "Resources Transformation Area." According to the jury, this is one of the key areas where special efforts, more innovations, and rapidly scalable solutions are most urgently needed to achieve the goal of sustainable development. "We are already making an important contribution to resource conservation by steadily increasing the proportion of recycled materials in our products," says Dr. Michael Karrer, responsible for Sustainability, Environmental Management, and Occupational Safety at ZF.
Photos: ZF
"Combining economy and ecology is our overarching goal. Our focus is on sustainable product planning from development to remanufacturing," emphasizes Jörg Witthöft, ZF site manager in Bielefeld. The entire remanufacturing product portfolio is certified according to the "Cradle-to-Cradle" standard for a consistent circular economy. Compared to a new part, remanufactured products reduce material consumption by an average of up to 95 percent. According to the company, energy and CO2 savings are up to 90 percent.
Thanks to ZF's core parts management, up to 35 percent of sold products are currently returned to the plant. The Bielefeld site aims to increase this rate to 90 percent over the next five years. However, waste at the plant has been significantly reduced – by around 40 percent since 2019. Not only the products themselves are tested for their recyclability, but also the waste materials. The long-term goal is to "establish a site with no waste at all," explains Witthöft.
