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55 percent more orders
Revenue of the intralogistics specialist TGW, which plans, builds, and maintains highly automated logistics centers, slightly exceeded the previous year's all-time high of €1.07 billion in the 2024/2025 fiscal year . Order intake reached €1.5 billion, and the number of employees rose to 4,645.
With brains on the spot
Robotics provider German Bionic is presenting a new AI-assisted exoskeleton called "Exia" at this year's A+A – the world's leading trade fair for occupational health, safety, and ergonomics. According to the company, this is the world's first exoskeleton controlled by augmented AI with high levels of comprehension.
Train protection at Rochers-de-Naye
Transports Montreux-Vevey-Riviera (MVR) is modernizing its railway infrastructure on the line connecting Montreux to Rochers-de-Naye, offering spectacular views of the Vaud Alps and Lake Geneva, using Stadler's CBTC signaling technology.
Revolution in Brownfield
Workwear specialist Strauss took its logistics in Biebergemünd to the next level with a system upgrade that, in addition to lower costs and faster implementation, saved 26,000 tons of CO2 compared to a new build. This "Next Level" won the German Logistics Award 2025.
German logistics generates 335 billion in sales
Around 2,300 participants will attend over 220 presentations at the " BVL Supply Chain CX " the logistics conference in Berlin, which was renamed two years ago on Wednesday with an additional 120 exhibitors and partners . Logistics currently generates €335 billion in revenue in Germany.
Apollo mission in the mountains
"Apollo Go" is not a continuation of the space mission that took the US space agency NASA to the moon in the 1960s , but a Chinese company with whose help the PostBus division of the Swiss Post will soon test automated driving in four cantons.
Rocket shuttle for fishermen
As general contractor for Fischer, an electronics supplier specializing up a single-aisle small parts shuttle warehouse with over 4,400 bin storage spaces at its headquarters in Lüdenscheid. Production operation is scheduled to begin in early June 2026.
Impressive study trip
The Swiss Intralogistics Association (ILS) completed an insightful program with 50 participants, providing insights into state-of-the-art systems at the Container Logistics Center GLC, at Swiss Post Cargo in Villmergen, TGW on a BIM construction site, at Meier Tobler in Oberbuchsiten, Avosano and Schindler.
Bearings and saws toothed
The portfolio of metal dealer Brütsch/Rüegger in Regensdorf, in the canton of Zurich, encompasses more than 8,000 products and 5,500 tons of stock. The full-range supplier has recently replaced its semi-automated honeycomb storage system with the fully automated Unitop and Unitower long goods storage systems from Kasto. Two adapted band saws complement the process chain—a key success factor.
Top-class cast
transport.ch, the Swiss trade fair for commercial vehicles and workshop supplies, will be pleased to welcome renowned participants from November 4 to 8 in Bern. Council of States member Thierry Burkhart, one of the industry's most important voices, at the opening ceremony on November 4.
Apollo mission in the mountains
Apollo mission in the mountains
"Apollo Go" is not a continuation of the space mission that took the US space agency NASA to the moon in the 1960s , but a Chinese company with whose help the PostBus division of the Swiss Post will soon test automated driving in four cantons.
The image of the boring, old-school postal bus plowing its way through the Swiss mountains on Heidi routes and remote mountain routes is long gone. Now, the Swiss PostBus division to catapult the four cantons of St. Gallen, Appenzell Ausserrhoden, Appenzell Innerrhoden, and Thurgau into the future and bring autonomous driving to the streets, similar to those in Silicon Valley and, more recently, Hong Kong and Hongshan.
St. Regli: A new era in public transport
The vehicles to be used no longer have bulky bodies, but now have a more aerodynamic design. The last test drives took place in Hong Kong in 2024 and in Dubai and Abu Dhabi in March 2025. Now, the robot vehicles, painted in "postal yellow" and labeled "AmiGo," are scheduled to be deployed in Eastern Switzerland starting in 2027.
Photos (5): ApolloGo
If everything goes as planned, the first test drives will begin this December with mapping runs involving the Federal Office of Transport (FOT) and the Federal Road Traffic Office (FEDRO), the cantons of eastern Switzerland, the Touring Club Switzerland (TCS), and other partners. Initially, they will be without already operates
Free travel for seniors
With "AmiGo," says Stefan Regli, Head of Mobility Services and member of the Executive Board of Swiss Post, PostBus will become a pioneer for a new era in public transport: In the future, the service will complement the current offering in areas where traditional scheduled services are not optimally served.
Available on demand via app
The goal is to establish and gradually develop a regular mobility service with automated vehicles in the operational area. The self-driving vehicles will be available on demand: Customers book their rides via an app. If other users are traveling a similar route at the same time , the system will also be able to combine the rides (ride pooling).
November 2024 in Hong Kong
Carpooling improves vehicle utilization. This creates a flexible, demand-based service that makes mobility even more efficient, sustainable, and customer-friendly. Each vehicle offers space for up to four passengers and sufficient storage space for luggage. The entire fleet is electric . "Automated driving is no longer a vision of the future, but a reality under development. Now it's time to gain experience with driverless vehicles. Pilot projects like this demonstrate how Switzerland is using automated vehicles responsibly – for safe, efficient, and accessible mobility," says Jürg Röthlisberger, Director of FEDRO.
«Major upheavals underway»
President of the Cantonal Government Beat Tinner, head of the Department of Economic Affairs of the Canton of St. Gallen, speaking on behalf of the cantons of eastern Switzerland, said: "With AmiGo, the cantons of eastern Switzerland are setting a strong example for future-oriented mobility and the innovative development of public transport." Jürg Wittwer, Director General of the TCS, is also convinced that flexible, automated mobility options will play an important role in the future . "We will experience major upheavals in the area of mobility, especially in public transport. The variety of routes and modes of mobility will change significantly." The TCS intends to accompany these developments.
Valuable technology partner
"We are delighted that PostBus has chosen Apollo Go as its technology partner," said Liang Zhang, Managing Director EMEA, Baidu Apollo. "We already successfully operate more than a thousand automated vehicles worldwide, with 14 million journeys completed to date. We are bringing this experience to our first project in Europe and hope to further strengthen and expand our partnership with PostBus in the future."
A kind of "Apollo Mission" on a modern basis. Whether there will also be free rides for seniors, as was recently the case in the Chinese Hongshan district, is not yet known. It would also be important to know whether the autonomous system can reliably stay in lane even on narrow mountain passes and switchbacks.
