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4-way pallet shuttle system
The "tiger" among pallet shuttle systems currently comes from Moffett, a company based in Monaghan, Ireland. SSI Schäfer has now entered into a partnership with the automation provider to combine its 4-way shuttle technology with SSI Schäfer's global integration expertise.
After Christmas is before Christmas
During peak seasons – such as Christmas – error-free, rapid order picking is crucial to meeting delivery deadlines. Modern pick-by-light systems allow for flexible adaptation and can be easily combined with simple solutions, such as order picking carts.
Fresh courage in the new Academy
With its ambitious sustainability goals, Galliker is considered a role model in the transport industry. In this interview, Corinne Galliker explains the upcoming appearance at "Logistics & Automation" in Bern and why people will continue to be the focus of the new Galliker Academy World.
New concept in the telecommunications sector
The food retailer Axfood and Witron have built an omnichannel distribution center in Bålsta, Sweden , from which more than 1500 branches, thousands of end customers via Click + Collect and home delivery are served with over 22,000 dry, fresh and frozen items.
Continuity in the Kion board
The Supervisory Board of the Kion Group (Linde MH, Still, Baoli, etc.) has extended the term of office of Chief Financial Officer Christian Harm until 2029. "Since 2023, he has driven forward key projects," said Supervisory Board Chairman Mohsen Sohi, "and made a significant contribution to the company's resilient development."
Change of guard at Swiss Logistics
Serge Frech has been successfully involved in the business operations of Swiss Logistics (ASFL SVBL) for some time now – and as of January, he has taken over as Managing Director from Beat M. Duerler. Duerler will remain President of the Vocational Training Association for the time being.
Flexible Automation in Bern
At Logistics & Automation on January 28th/29th in Bern, Dematic will present its flexible automation portfolio with solutions for new customers and for expanding existing systems, its autonomous mobile robots (AMR), AutoStore systems and pallet shuttles.
"Adjustments are unavoidable"
Zalando calls it "a difficult but necessary decision": the logistics center in Erfurt, Germany, is to be closed by the end of September. For more than ten years, 2,700 employees there made a significant contribution to the company's success. Now, restructuring is underway.
Fleet management in three stages
Forklift manufacturer Still, with its broad portfolio of in-house solutions for these situations, is calling on logistics companies at the start of the new year to operate their vehicle fleets efficiently and make the best possible use of potential savings. If necessary, this can of course be supported by AI.
Beumer expands production in China
The 90th anniversary of material flow solutions specialist Beumer and the 20th anniversary of its presence in China not only coincide. At the end of 2025, a new, state-of-the-art production facility also went into operation in Taicang, China, which is intended to expand Beumer's global production capacities.
«Tolkien» for the twin harbor
«Tolkien» for the twin harbor
Calling the project "Tolkien" is certainly a clever move – even if it's not about J.R.R. Tolkien's fantasy world in "The Lord of the Rings." The "hobbits" here, so to speak, are Andreas Gade and Daniel Scheible from Fraunhofer IML, who have developed a digital twin for ports.
Shortly before the end of the research project, which is scheduled for February 2026, the development work and data evaluations at Fraunhofer IML are currently being completed successively.
The digital twin being developed in "Tolkien" aims to create a data and information foundation to enable the participating port operators to make strategic and data-driven decisions. According to the IML, the digital twin also offers added value to port businesses in their operational and tactical management.
Added value in day-to-day operations
At the start of the project, three business scenarios were initially defined (“digital waterside traffic recording”, “digital traffic recording of the port railway” and “emission monitoring of a logistics area”) and supplemented by a fourth scenario (“digital roadside traffic recording”) in the port of Trier.
Photos (2): Port of Trier
This scenario emerged from the DiVer-HT project, funded by the Digital Test Fields in Ports (DigiTest) program, through the installation and connection of cameras along the port railway and road infrastructure. The camera technology enables traffic analysis at two road junctions within the port, allowing for the identification of traffic volumes and peak times, for example. This provides a transparent overview of traffic patterns.
Automated processes
As part of the Trier port railway scenario, an email service was put into operation, which automatically informs port residents about train arrivals and departures shortly after passing through the rail OCR gate via wagon and container numbers, which has an impact on operational processes.
To increase emissions transparency, extensive traffic and environmental data from the Duisburg port areas, collected by sensors installed by duisport's DigiTest project Setri, were continuously evaluated.
This allows for location-based analyses of air pollutants, analysis of traffic patterns, and data-based recording of area-specific traffic flows to create transparency and support the development of recommendations for action.
The work is rounded off by the analysis of waterborne traffic based on AIS data. The findings will be used, similarly to road and rail traffic, to identify traffic peaks, pinpoint bottlenecks, and create transparency.
Robust sensor database
The Tolkien project has resulted in a robust sensor database covering road, rail, waterway, and environmental parameters – serving as a basis for data-driven decisions in inland ports. Project partners include Duisburger Hafen AG, Trierer Hafengesellschaft mbH, NautilusLog GmbH, and the Fraunhofer Institute for Material Flow and Logistics IML..
