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New opportunities with «GreyMatter»
" Fifty Shades of Grey " is a moderately boring movie about teen fantasies concerning first sexual experiences with the opposite sex. " Grey Orange " be more exciting for some: a global provider of AI-powered software for warehouse control and inventory management, whose " GreyMatter " software Dematic now wants to profit from.
Implemented step by step
" Iterative " is the magic word that the southern German supermarket chain V-Markt used to implement the Wamas Core WMS warehouse management system from SSI Schäfer for the smooth supply of its southern German branches. This minimized risks during ongoing operations.
Pallet market under pressure
Circulating in the millions, Euro pallets are an integral part of everyday life in industry, trade, and logistics. However, A and B grade pallets are becoming increasingly scarce, warns the logistics provider Dachser. This has repercussions for costs, planning reliability, and delivery capacity along the entire supply chain.
Air traffic control in the dark
Even after a malfunction was resolved on Wednesday, the screens at Swiss air traffic control remained fixed the technical problem at the
The true cost of fulfilling the order
Materials handling specialist Ferag focuses on a holistic approach to warehousing and the targeted use of technologies to automate defined fulfillment processes in order to improve order processing efficiency. The concept developed by Ferag Solutions is based on a new key performance indicator, " CoOF " (Cost of Order Fulfillment).
Federal Councillor Beat Jans in Rupperswil
The Swiss Logistics by ASFL SVBL training center in Rupperswil recently hosted visits from Federal Councillor Beat Jans, head of the Federal Department of Justice and Police, Jérôme Cosandey, head of the Directorate of Labour at SECO, and Aargau government councillor Dieter Egli.
Even better than lithium-ion
At the world's largest industrial trade fair in Hanover, with 3,000 exhibitors, a young company called BTRY from Dübendorf won a startup award sponsored by the logistics provider Hermes. The founders impressed the judges with an ultra-thin, fully flexible energy storage system that is intended to enable numerous new applications.
Large containers for the «Jaguar»
At Claas in Bad Saulgau, machines for forage harvesting and headers for the forage harvester, which proudly bears the name " Jaguar ," are developed, tested, and manufactured. More staging area was needed at the assembly lines. Bito assisted with the switch to the large SL 86 hoppers.
System change at the drying tower
Automation, as mentioned, doesn't have to be complicated. Even simple, repetitive logistical processes can be carried out automatically with high-lift pallet trucks like the EXV iGo. Forklift manufacturer Still successfully implemented this at DP-Supply, a subsidiary of Deutsche Milchkontor DMK.
«Logistics Townhouse» for the city
It was just one of the numerous presentations at the German Material Flow Congress, which took place in Dortmund these days in parallel with the IFOY Test Camp: It was dedicated to a concept by Carl-Friedrich Rico zu Knyphausen, Managing Director & Co-Founder of Logivalue GmbH in Berlin: A « Retail Town House » for the city center.
Social responsibility
Social responsibility
The production of razor blades was once a sharp business – today, Schmalz is the world market leader in vacuum technology, and its executives are committed to sustainability, education, and regional development . For this, they have now been awarded the Order of Merit of the State of Baden-Württemberg.
W. Schmalz, W. Kretschmann, K. Schmalz (from left)
Kurt Schmalz and Wolfgang Schmalz received the Order of Merit of Baden- Württemberg from the long-serving Minister-President Winfried Kretschmann. The state's highest honor recognizes their entrepreneurial achievements as well as their long-standing commitment to society.
Kretschmann awarded the Order of Merit of Baden-Württemberg to the brothers, who have shaped the economy and society in the Northern Black Forest for decades. Kretschmann said: " With their achievements, their talents and their personalities, with their professional ethics and their understanding of their duties, they have rendered outstanding service to our community, to Baden-Württemberg. "
Long-term commitment
Together, Kurt and Wolfgang Schmalz transformed the family business J. Schmalz from the grandfather's razor blade factory into today's successful provider of modern automation solutions. Kurt Schmalz has been the company's managing partner since 1984, and his son Johannes Schmalz joined the management team in 2025. Wolfgang Schmalz served as managing partner from 1990 to 2017 before stepping down from operational responsibilities. Today, he is a shareholder and chairman of the advisory board.
The medium-sized company relies on solar energy, wind power, and other renewable energy sources. Kurt Schmalz is a co-initiator of the Campus Schwarzwald in Freudenstadt, a center that imparts expertise in digitalization, leadership, and responsible business practices. For almost two decades, he has also served as Vice President of the Northern Black Forest Chamber of Industry and Commerce and is active at the national level in the German Chambers of Industry and Commerce. He also actively supports social projects such as the work of the Diakonie Dornstetten-Glatten- Schopfloch.
Vice President of the Chamber of Industry and Commerce
Wolfgang Schmalz drew on his experience for many years as a member of the state government's advisory board for sustainable development. He also participated in the " Dialogue on the Future of Germany " under former Chancellor Angela Merkel and in the Economic Initiative for Sustainability. Together with his wife Esther, he founded the Schmalz Foundation, which supports projects worldwide, including a photovoltaic plant in Namibia.
