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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.
From 2022, logistics studies in Altdorf and Lucerne
From 2022, logistics studies in Altdorf and Lucerne
In Altdorf, is being developed as The design and projects are slowly taking shape. The initiators see a new "logistics hub" on the horizon. A master's program is planned for 2022.
Even in the remotest corners of the world, shopping online is no longer a problem. Almost everything requires just a click on a smartphone – and the goods are delivered directly to your doorstep. However, this requires considerable organization and functioning processes in the background. The demands on logistics are increasing with increasing digitalization and globalization.
To develop optimal and sustainable logistics solutions for the future, a new competence and innovation center is currently being built: Logistikum Schweiz GmbH was founded in the fall of 2019 by the VNL Switzerland, the Upper Austria University of Applied Sciences, and the Detranz Competence Center for Transport-Efficient Management. Close collaboration exists with the Canton of Uri and the Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts. The development is also being financed with funds from the New Regional Policy of the Canton of Uri and the federal government (NRP). The often interdisciplinary research and development projects will be funded by contributions from the private sector, the public sector, and foundations. Among others, the Datwyler Foundation has also pledged support for a current research project.
A three-person team is currently working on the design at the Working Point on Dätwylerstrasse in Altdorf. The goal is to research value creation systems and innovative solutions – with particular attention to aspects of sustainability, globalization, and technological development in an increasingly interconnected world. At the same time, Logistikum Schweiz aims to promote innovation in the areas of purchasing, logistics, and supply chain management, thus contributing to the creation of competitive, regional, and international logistics and value creation networks.
Herbert Ruile, Managing Director of Logistikum Schweiz GmbH.
The first industrial, research, and innovation projects have now begun at the Altdorf site. "Now we're gaining momentum," says Managing Director Herbert Ruile. To advance research activities, the innovation center is creating additional skilled jobs.
The canton of Uri was not chosen as a research location and research object by chance: "Uri is an important logistics hub in Europe," says Ruile. "Its location and its history as a canton connecting north and south make it ideal for analyzing value chains and shaping them for the future." The Gotthard economic and cultural region is exemplary of the ecological, economic, and geographical challenges – as a logistical hub for north-south goods transit, with a growing regional domestic market, international connections, and a challenge for spatial planning, while at the same time, space for traffic and transport infrastructure is severely limited.
Challenges include regionalization, decarbonization, and digital transformation. The potential of new technologies such as 3D printing, artificial intelligence, and the Internet of Things should be harnessed to develop sustainable, resource-saving, and efficient value creation networks with innovative solutions. Their applications can be found in agriculture, commerce, industry, trade, and services. Therefore, numerous well-known Swiss companies have already joined the R&D programs.
One of the current research projects has the working title "Opportunities and Challenges of Sustainable Alpine Value Creation Systems: Yesterday – Today – Tomorrow." Using the example of the canton of Uri, the project examines how value creation systems, their logistics, and their energy requirements have changed over the centuries.
Annual "Logistics Vision Days" are planned to become a think tank. In collaboration with Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts, a master's program in logistics will be offered in both Altdorf and Lucerne starting in 2022. The future training and continuing education program will further strengthen the Logistikum, Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts, and the Canton of Uri as a research and education center.
