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Transport world at Bernexpo
Only a few weeks remain until transport.ch 2025. From November 5 to 8, the most important Swiss event for light and heavy commercial vehicles, mechanical and body workshops once again be present with 240 exhibitors and over 800 brands on almost 40,000 m² of space in ten halls.
Review for thought leaders
The 350 participants of the Fraunhofer IML Future Congress in Dortmund received prominent input on topics ranging from simplifying material flows using AI to ideas for space logistics. Among them was Gilgen Logistics, where innovation is a declared driver of business activities.
Google Street View in the warehouse
"We already have a wide range of assistance systems, cameras, and sensors in use," explained Rolf Huber at forklift manufacturer Still's Innovation Day in front of an audience of experts, customers, and visitors in Otelfingen. Now, an AI is perfecting the whole thing. With new LiDAR scanners and preferably in real time.
The clever fox at Dachser
Stefan Hohm, Head of Development at Dachser, was " Logistics Leader of the Year 2025 " politics, and academia . He was honored primarily for the @ILO project, a highly efficient digital twin for packages, assets, and processes in general cargo warehouses.
“Millionaires” in the deep-water port
Gebrüder Weiss is currently celebrating an "anniversary container" at Germany's only deep-water port, Wilhelmshaven. Together with the local terminal operator Eurogate and Hapag-Lloyd, the millionth sea freight container (TEU) of 2025 was handled.
1100 young professionals at the start
Starting today, around 1,100 talented young professionals from all language regions of Switzerland will demonstrate their professionalism in more than 90 professions at the SwissSkills competition in Bern The Swiss Association for Vocational Training in Logistics, Swiss Logistics by ASFL SVBL, will also be participating
Agile Robots takes over BMW spin-off
Agile Robots, a provider of AI-powered automation solutions, has acquired the remaining shares in the BMW spin-off idealworks. Following its initial investment in 2023, Agile Robots now holds 100% of idealworks. The BMW Group remains a long-term partner.
R-Matic supports A320 assembly
The integration of automated Fenwick-Linde systems is contributing to the modernization of Airbus' new A320 Family assembly line in Toulouse. An R-Matic system is supporting better supply chain management, including the precise delivery of parts to assembly line operators.
“Ten times faster” in the warehouse
Open-source software from the Baden-Württemberg startup "pyck" won the Digital Logistics Award 2025 at the Fraunhofer IML's Logistics Future Congress in Dortmund. The award has been presented for the eighth time. "Pyck" advertises "ten times faster loading " at " half the cost."
Wagner now jury president
The Swiss Logistics Award is one of the industry organization's flagship awards, alongside the numerous areas in which GS1 Switzerland operates. Claudia Wagner of Uster Technologies, a distinguished logistics expert, will now take over the role of jury president.
“Ten times faster” in the warehouse
“Ten times faster” in the warehouse
Open-source software from the Baden-Württemberg startup "pyck" won the Digital Logistics Award 2025 at the Fraunhofer IML's Logistics Future Congress in Dortmund. The award has been presented for the eighth time. "Pyck" advertises "ten times faster loading " at " half the cost."
Six finalists presented their innovative logistics solutions in five-minute elevator pitches to a professional audience and a panel of experts. The jury and participants then jointly selected the winners. The awards ceremony took place at the Westfalenhallen Congress Center during the evening event organized by Dortmund Economic Development and the Technical University.
pyck emerged as the clear winner with its open-source framework for warehouse management systems (WMS).
Promising: Software from «pyck»
The system advertises itself with the slogan "Charge ten times faster at half the cost." It offers companies control, flexibility, a global developer community, and a public application programming interface (API), a standardized interface that allows different software applications to communicate with each other, exchange data, and access the functionality of other programs.
The winning team. Photos: IML
The system, they say, is secure, cost-effective, easily adaptable, and vendor-independent. Founder Daniel Jarr impressed both the jury and the audience with his idea. First place is awarded €9,000 and privileged access to the international network of Digital Innovation Hubs (DIH).
Definitely load more dynamically
Other winners included "K2 Mobility" (Brandenburg), which took second place and received €4,500 for its solution for integrated and dynamic charging of electric trucks and buses. Third place went to "Ease," a Munich-based company with flexible and intuitive exoskeletons that enable freedom of movement and high user acceptance.
Exoskeleton of «Ease»
The Digital Logistics Award, organized by the Digital Hub Logistics Dortmund, is one of the most highly endowed awards for logistics startups in Europe, with a total prize money of €15,000. "We are delighted with the large number of high-quality applications and warmly congratulate all the winners," says Maria Beck, Hub Manager of the Digital Hub Logistics Dortmund. The aim of the award is to recognize and promote creative business ideas for digital working environments in logistics.
The prize money came from the Port of Duisburg / startport, Bito Campus, the Port of Dortmund, and the commercial law firm Audalis.
