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Not «breath-» but wireless
Bluepath Robotics, an internal innovation project at the Ford subsidiary Otosan, which was spun off at the end of 2023, develops and produces autonomous mobile robots for a wide range of intralogistics applications. Now, Wiferion enables the inductive power supply of the AMRs.
Electric monorail system for Quark & Co
NÖM produces a wide range of dairy products, yogurt, butter, and curd cheese from approximately 450 million kg of milk from 2,200 farmers in the region build a fully automated shipping warehouse with comprehensive conveyor technology for 26,000 pallet spaces.
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.
Power-to-X meets in Dübendorf
Power-to-X meets in Dübendorf
Fig.: P2X/Oekoinstitut
Swissmem has ambitious plans. To achieve carbon neutrality by 2050, the metals industry is intensifying its cooperation with the Swiss Power-to-X Collaborative Innovation Network (SPIN). The primary goal: the defossilization of Switzerland's energy supply. June 23rd is SPIN Day in Dübendorf.
The term "Power-to-X" (P2X) describes innovative key technologies that are intended to make a decisive contribution to defossilization and thus to achieving climate goals. These are processes that convert electricity, renewable energy sources, and CO2 into synthetic energy sources. The aviation industry is also involved.
P2X can be used to produce solid, liquid, and gaseous fuels and chemical products. P2X also includes storage solutions and solutions for sector coupling. The coupling of the electricity, heat, and transport sectors is considered one of the keys to the energy transition.
Since 2021, SPIN has been fostering a national and international exchange of experiences between P2X stakeholders from business, science, civil society, politics, and administration. Complementing this, Swissmem represents the Swiss mechanical, electrical, and metal industries as its leading association for SMEs and large companies. Many of the approximately 1,300 member companies are exploring P2X technologies. This applies particularly to companies in the "New Energy Systems" industry sector, according to the association's board members, which focus on innovative technologies and applications in energy production, storage, transmission, and distribution, as well as energy management systems.
Starting in October 2022, the SPIN association's office will be located at Swissmem in Zurich. Peter Metzinger, physicist and campaigning pioneer, and Roger Sonderegger, head of Swissmem, will assume co-management roles. In addition, a three-member co-presidential committee and a nine-member executive board will be formed.
The first SPIN Day will take place on June 23, 2022, at the Swiss Innovation Park in Dübendorf ( https://spin-together.ch/spin-day-2022/ ). Speakers will include Federal Councilor Simonetta Sommaruga, Head of the Federal Department of the Environment, Transport, Communications, and Communication Technology (DETEC), and Carmen Walker-Späh, Head of the Department of Economic Affairs of the Canton of Zurich. Furthermore, renowned representatives from business and science – for example, from EMPA, the German Aerospace Center (DLR), Synhelion, and SWISS – will contribute to the event. Workshops will play a central role at SPIN DAY. Representatives from over 70 organizations from research, industry, politics, administration, and the civil society will develop common goals, necessary framework conditions, and support measures. Also participating will be the Federal Office of Civil Aviation (FOCA), Pilatus Aircraft, SWISS, Axpo, and Swiss Cleantech.
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