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The two vehicle inspection centers of the cantonal transport authority in the canton of Schwyz, located in Pfäffikon and Einsiedeln, are responsible for 130,000 motor vehicles and 5,700 vessels registered in the canton. Not only must the vehicle inspection process be efficient, but so too must access to the inspection hall with its three lanes.

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The drifting apart of the European Union and a rapid, unforeseen global shortage of raw materials are just two of a total of twelve scenarios by the authors of the new logistics market study Switzerland examined.

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 The situation for the majority of the Swiss mechanical, electrical, and metal (MEM) industries has improved significantly. Order intake increased by 24.4 percent compared to the previous year. To ensure electricity supply in the coming years, into "nuclear reactors" should continue.

In addition to the “Tunneling” competition, which is to be held in Las Vegas in September, has the identified another problem area that needs to be addressed: Floating with the linear motor generates more heatthan simply going fast in the tube.

Converter plant in Tonstad. Photo: Tenne T / NordLink

From 2030, the Mågeli hydroelectric power plant near Tyssedal in southern Norway is expected to supply Deutsche Bahn with almost 190 gigawatt hours of green electricity annually. This amount is sufficient to cover the energy needs of the approximately 40,000 trains that run daily in the "northern canton" for about a week.

Currently, automated guided vehicles create a static 3D model of their surroundings as they travel through the warehouse. A research program called ARIBIC (Artificial Intelligence-Based Indoor Cartography) aims in real time that adapts to transform this into a dynamic digital twin

The Vorarlberg-based logistics provider Gebrüder Weiss supports the research team «Swissloop Tunneling» of the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) Zurich in the technical development of the Hyperloop by transporting a high-tech drilling robot from Dübendorf to the «drillingcontest» in Las Vegas.

In the Australian state of Victoria, firefighting operations have become increasingly crucial, especially in recent times, when the order to deploy is given. This rapid response time also includes buildings equipped with doors that can open to provide full access for fire engines in fractions of a second.

A signal deviation of one nanosecond would translate to a difference of 0.3 meters on the road in space-based time-of-flight measurements for automated driving, which will utilize satellite systems in the future DLR. The Institute of Quantum Technologies considers this excessive and working now on iodine laser clocks for the European navigation system.

Not suitable for pilots or air freight purposes: For a longtime, it was merely assumed that migratory birds navigated their journeys using magnetic field's . Satellite images and a newtool allow, for the first time, the strength and direction of the magnetic field to be correlated along their flightpaths.

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Because the Negev resembles Mars, experiments and procedures for the future exploration of the red planet can be tested there in a particularly realistic environment. The 2020 events had to cancelled . These days, Gebrüder Weiss can finally begin preparations for transporting the equipment to the Israeli desert.

Not "Luke Skywalker" but a smart "Spacewalker"The astronauts' future assistant has elbows, shoulders, and wrists. The European Robotic Arm (ERA) is the first robot that in the International Space Station and aroundwalk" will. The device is now ready for launch.

Dorothee Auwarter. Image: Kuhn Rikon

Over 80 percent of the membersof the Association of Machinery, Electrical and Metal Industries are SMEs. With the election of Dorothee Auwärter and Roberto Ballina, the board strengthens its position . They replace Philip Mosimann, President of Uster Industries, and Remo Lütolf, President of RUAG.

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Even if staff are unharmed during a fire, repairs to premises and machinery cost time and money. Production is often halted entirely. Fire protection is therefore not just a precautionary measure, but an investment in the company's core assets.

Thomas Quante 

Most recently, he was responsible for fire protection systems, among other things, within the Building Technologies division. Thomas Quante will take over as head of the entire Building Technology division in June. The 54-year-old succeeds Tanja Rückert (51), who will become the new Chief Digital Officer of the Bosch Group.