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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.
Controlling the flow of people
Controlling the flow of people
In China, before, during, and after the coronavirus pandemic, nothing is without superlatives. Thyssen Elevator is supplying 40 elevators, 38 escalators, and 30 moving walkways for the new airport terminal in the southern Chinese metropolis of Shenzhen. The hall is scheduled to open in June and will significantly increase the airport's overall capacity.
Shenzhen Airport is a key transportation hub and of fundamental importance for the entire region surrounding the metropolis. For TK Elevator, this presents an attractive opportunity to establish groundbreaking mobility solutions in one of the key economic areas where efficient and innovative transportation options are particularly important.
Photos: TK Elevator
The new terminal is an extremely ambitious project. Its total cost is $1.5 billion. It has an X-shaped floor plan and encompasses approximately 238,000 square meters. It features 53 contact stands and ten additional parking spaces. The terminal is expected to handle 22 million passengers per year. A project of this magnitude requires efficient and comfortable mobility solutions.
At the heart of the new hall, daylight streams through the roof structure, whose curved shape is reminiscent of the region's rivers. The overall design also serves to manage the flow of people as intelligently as possible. Arriving passengers are guided to the outer areas of the hall, benefiting from the daylight as they move toward the APM and then on to the main terminal.
Passenger bridge in Accra
With this current delivery, TK Elevator is building on its existing business relationships with the airport operators, having previously participated in the construction of Terminal 3. The current delivery also includes customized systems, including the high-performance escalators and moving walkways with rollers on the outside of the step chain for easier maintenance and greater load-bearing capacity.
Installation began in August 2020 and is scheduled to be completed by March 2021. As part of the contract, TK Elevator will also be responsible for maintenance during the first two years of operation.
“iWalk” in Melbourne
TK Elevator has supplied elevators and escalators . These include 155 elevators and 22 escalators at the spectacular Beijing Daxing Airport; Australia's first "iwalks" in Perth (at 92 meters, the longest ever produced by thyssenkrupp) and Melbourne; passenger boarding bridges at Kotoka International Airport in Accra, the capital of Ghana; and 147 additional passenger boarding bridges and elevators at Istanbul Grand Airport in Turkey.
