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The fire is left without air
The fire protection specialists of the Wagner Group have been honored with the "GIT Safety Award 2026" for their "OxyReduct F-Line." The system expands the OxyReduct process with H2- based fuel cell technology, which simultaneously ensures emission-free energy supply.
Temperature-controlled at the motorway junction
Movianto, a logistics service provider specializing in pharmaceuticals and healthcare, is setting up a new cold storage facility in Wiesloch-Walldorf this month. A photovoltaic system there produces approximately 3,100 MWh per year, more electricity than the site consumes.
Fusion reactor in creep mode
Despite all the political turmoil currently shaking the world, work on the ITER fusion reactor, in which countless nations are involved, continues – much like on the ISS. Recently, another of the 15-meter-high segments for the future plasma chamber was delivered by heavy-duty transport.
Nonstop strapping
Mosca offers a comprehensive portfolio of integrated end-of-line systems for transport packaging, strapping machines, stretch wrappers, and associated consumables. Strapping made from materials such as PP and PET is produced with increasing recycled content.
Dynamic open-plan area
Relocations often involve considerable effort. Furniture needs to be transported, boxes packed, and unwanted items disposed of. The company " Optimal Umzug " from Lachen, Canton of Schwyz, offers services tailored to the greater Zurich area.
Optio L-Series updated
Developed with the user in mind, the completely redesigned generation of low-level order pickers in the Optio L series from TMHE sets new standards. Increased platform lifting heights, low entry, and versatile model variants for loads up to 2.5 t make these devices highly sought-after helpers.
Cold chain in transition: Ambitious goals
Temperature-controlled logistics is facing an energy revolution: battery-electric trucks, long-range hydrogen vehicles, and cryogenic cooling with nitrogen are transforming the industry. Enough "material" for the SVTL to discuss future processes and alternatives at Galliker in Altishofen.
DLR expands drone defense
While Russian drones have long been surveying German bases and critical infrastructures as potential targets for their “ asymmetric warfare ” a project called CUSTODIAN (Counter-UAS Technologies for Detection, Interception and Neutralization) is now slowly gaining momentum at the DLR.
ASTAG and GS1 to go green together
The Swiss Commercial Vehicle Association and GS1 Switzerland are merging their "Lean & Green" and "We go green!" initiatives. Both ASTAG and GS1 are embracing sustainability as a triad of economy, society, and the environment.
Interoperability proven
At an " Automation Day " hosted by Agilox, insights into the current status and future direction of the robotics provider were provided, rounded off by workflows that – modeled on real practical processes – demonstrated interoperability with the AMRs together with a Fanuc robot arm and a Palomat.
AutoStore in the DHL Tech Center
AutoStore in the DHL Tech Center
There are now numerous demonstrator models of the well-known system – and the one at the Swiss Museum of Transport is still one of the most illuminating models of the globally successful AutoStore automated small parts warehouse. DHL has now turned red into yellow and installed it in Troisdorf.
At the DHL Innovation Center in Troisdorf near Bonn, everything revolves around visions, trends, and new technologies in logistics. Since the end of 2022, the exhibition area has been expanded to include AutoStore's automated order fulfillment system, including a warehouse management system (WMS), and a retail shop solution developed for DHL.
With its integrated warehouse and order-picking solution for retail, AutoStore is a new partner in the "Solution Box" exhibition area. The application example, implemented in collaboration with DHL, includes an online shop for merchandise items from which visitors to the Innovation Center can select and order products, as well as pick them themselves.
The core of the solution is a compact demo system of the AutoStore system with 250 bins, operated by two R5 robots, and a workstation. Visitors can watch live as the bins containing the items selected in the shop with a click are retrieved fully automatically by robots and transported to the CarouselPort. After retrieval and subsequent confirmation on the monitor, the bin is returned to storage. Along with the hardware and controller for the system, AutoStore also delivered and implemented its own Warehouse Management (WMS) solution for the first time.
This fits with the current DHL trend report on the "Future of Work in Logistics," which predicts that around 52% of manual tasks could be performed by machines by 2025. "We are showcasing a smart, complete solution for retail that seamlessly connects purchasing and logistics processes," says Peter Bimmermann, Managing Director of AutoStore System GmbH in Germany and the DA-CH region.
The DHL Innovation Center is visited by around 13,000 guests annually for tours, customer workshops, and events. The AutoStore solution is scheduled to be part of the exhibition for approximately two years.
