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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.
Encode with razor-sharp clarity
Encode with razor-sharp clarity
It began as the valley station of a cable car, which, at an altitude of 1,000 meters—not all that spectacular from a Swiss perspective—became " Germany's highest private brewery ." A cartridge technique was now added to the labeling process—with which the label is "shot" onto the beer bottle.
Bernhard Göhl founded the BernardiBräu brewery in 2014 in the former valley station . Gradually expanded , today a magnificent facility stands at the foot of the Grünten mountain. Göhl is an enthusiastic brewer, a certified master brewer, and a beverage technologist. Over the years, Göhl has also earned a solid reputation nationwide as an external consultant for beverage manufacturers of all kinds. He lovingly incorporates his own
The bottle labeling machine was fitted with a roller stamp, as is still very common today. This was used to apply the best-before date. However, these systems are surprisingly complex and not particularly cheap to maintain. Furthermore, they require a relatively high level of attention and care from the machine operator to achieve a decent print result. A perfectionist in this area, too, these were the reasons why Göhl considered an improvement . He had maintained with the labeling specialists at MFG Technik & Service, based in Kranzberg near Freising/Munich, for years. So the brewmaster contacted the experts.
Photos: MFG
Since the bottling line only became clear that the continuous inkjet technology initially considered was . Lachner suggested using an X1Jet Thermal Inkjet (TIJ) , a printing system in which ink cartridges are the core. At the same time, a new rotary encoder alternative was tested. A " developed by MFG measures the speed of the labeling machine on a rotating part without contact and transmits these speed pulses directly to the X1Jet. After a few weeks of practical operation it turned out that it is ideally suited for marking bottle labels. This even culminates in the option of printing the exact filling time on the label, if required. The drink itself can then presumably be "acknowledged" on a beer mat.
