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The company "Materialise" produces prototypes and small series using 3D printing in a metal competence center for medical technology, the automotive industry, aerospace, but also art and design. No magic involved. But the additive manufacturing areas must be meticulously separated from one another.

Underground in Hong Kong

Whether at the Gotthard, under the Bosporus, in Hong Kong or Auckland: The engineering company Herrenknecht is almost always involved in the construction of the tunnel. Now, alongside founder Martin Herrenknecht (80), his son Martin-Devid (35) is joining the board of directors of the tunnel specialists based in Schwanau near Lahr.

The middle way isn't always the "golden" one. Nevertheless, the Austrian transport service provider Gebrüder Weiss believes that the Middle Corridor through Turkey, Georgia, Azerbaijan, and Kazakhstan is the right choice for freight traffic between Europe, Turkey, and China, and is continuing to expand its operations there.

The intralogistics experts from Buchs are strengthening their presence in Austria with 2,000 square meters of office space and 8,000 square meters for development and production in Eberstalzell, near Wels. Swisslog CTO Andreas Werner emphasizes the strategic importance and speaks of a "signal for the future".

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A special kind of "CARE package" has now been delivered from the construction site in Immenstad on Lake Constance to the Netherlands by the Paderborn-based large-capacity and heavy haulage company "Universal Transport": The satellite EarthCARE (Cloud, Aerosol and Radiation Explorer).

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Switzerland is not known for aggressive labor disputes – but it is known for innovative campaigns. Now, the 40,000-member transport workers' union (SEV) is campaigning for ÖBB train drivers on the Munich-Zurich Eurocity route to receive the same pay as their Swiss colleagues.

"Fossil-free" doesn't refer to prehistoric finds or crime series where aging protagonists play "aftermath" on the island of Gotland. Rather, it means that DB Schenker subsidiary by 2040 -engine-free .

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was first Altenwerder Container Terminal (CTA) certified as climate-neutral in 2019, making it the world's first container handling facility with the corresponding certification mark. The certification for the Hamburg-based terminal has now been renewed.

Although the Transport Minister has his Federal Office for Goods Transport the Federal Office for Logistics and Mobility (BALM) renamed he would verbally be "at the forefront" again. the German "Alliance for Rail" criticizes However,the fact that Germany still ranks near the bottom in per capita investment in rail.

Twenty new multi-system locomotives of the more powerful Vectron type are intended to facilitate transalpine rail freight traffic between Switzerland, Germany, Austria, Italy, the Netherlands, and Belgium. The otherwise standard lead locomotive will, it is said, become unnecessary in many cases.

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SBB has rejected the idea of ​​high-speed cornering with so-called tilt compensation on long-distance double-decker trains (FV-Dosto); recent test runs have shown that the highly complex tilting technology is "comparatively prone to errors", expensive to maintain and not future-proof.

Stadler, in collaboration with the German Aerospace Center (DLR), is developinga flexible battery system with varying performance characteristics for passenger trains. in a project called MOSENAS will initially A demonstrator of this scalable concept be created.

Swiss Post operates various freight logistics centers in Switzerland and neighboring countries.its hub in Villmergen with four new buildings. These include a state-of-the-art automated high-bay warehouse with space for 23,000 pallets and 125,000 automated containers for smallparts.

Whether electric or hydrogen-based propulsion systems, satellites for monitoring forest fires, or vertically launching air taxis for urban mobility – everything is represented. The ILA Berlin, Europe's most important aerospace trade fair, opened its doors on Wednesday.

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Swissmem has ambitious plans. To achieve CO2 neutrality by 2050, the metal industry is intensifying its cooperation with the Swiss Power-to-X Collaborative Innovation Network (SPIN). The ultimate goal: the "defossilization" of Switzerland's energy supply. SPIN Day will take place in Dübendorf on June 23.