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RBG squadron at the Bosporus
TGW Logistics has announced an order for an automated small parts warehouse on the outskirts of Istanbul for Ekol Lojistik. The Turkish 3PL provider will use more than one hundred Mustang E+ stacker cranes on three levels to handle the storage and retrieval of retail and e-commerce orders.
"Omniverse" in the "Middle Kingdom"
As this year's CeMAT Asia Shanghai demonstrated, European technology remains a crucial factor for markets in the Far East. The Kion Group, with its AI and NVIDIA products, was once again in high demand at the three-day event, organized by Deutsche Messe (Hanover) in cooperation with partners .
Toni Gabriel is moving to TGW
“New job, new adventure!” says Toni Gabriel, who has just announced his new position as Sales Project Manager at the systems integrator TGW in Rotkreuz. He was impressed by the Austrian company TGW's combination of innovation, team spirit, and smart, future-oriented logistics solutions.
Pallets «unchained»
A system called "PolyCut" removes strapping from pallets, thus replacing time-consuming and ergonomically demanding manual work steps. It can be used as a stand-alone solution or integrated into existing handling systems and their controls or warehouse management systems.
High destructive potential
As feared, the US tariffs are causing a collapse in tech exports. According to Swissmem, the resulting negative effects took full effect within seven weeks in the third quarter. Exports from the Swiss tech industry to the US plummeted by 14.2% compared to the same quarter of the previous year .
Swiss Logistics Campus in Zofingen officially opened
Numerous visitors, friends and the entire crew of the new Swiss Logistics Campus of the Swiss Association for Vocational Training in Logistics, Swiss Logistics by SVBL ASFL, found their way to the official opening of the impressive new location in Zofingen over the weekend.
Leading in intralogistics with robots
the International Federation of Robotics' (IFR) annual report "World Robotics 2025 - Service Robots," approximately 102,900 robots for transport and logistics tasks were sold worldwide in 2024. Sales increased by 14 percent in 2024. More than three-quarters came from Asia, and 11 percent from Europe.
"Organic" combined with high tech
High-tech and products processed from natural ingredients are not mutually exclusive. "Organic" does n't mean everything is done manually, but rather that it adheres to high ecological standards. This is also true for the organic wholesaler Weiling, where an AutoStore system has recently enabled peak logistical performance.
Ready for the "Great Leap"
Founded in Xuzhou in 1943, the Xuzhou Construction Machinery Group (XCMG) generates approximately €13 billion in revenue with 13,000 employees worldwide. Its portfolio includes construction machinery, cranes, commercial vehicles, and a growing range of material handling equipment and port handling machinery.
Completely unmanned logistics?
Warehouse robotics specialist Geekplus is launching its new picking station "Geek+ Brain," ushering in a new era of warehouses operating entirely without human workers. CEO Yong Zheng " a major step from partial automation to full process intelligence . "
"Omniverse" in the "Middle Kingdom"
"Omniverse" in the "Middle Kingdom"
As this year's CeMAT Asia Shanghai demonstrated, European technology remains a crucial factor for markets in the Far East. The Kion Group, with its AI and NVIDIA products, was once again in high demand at the three-day event, organized by Deutsche Messe (Hanover) in cooperation with partners .
Linde MH: Stacking in Chinese style with " AI " . Photos: CeMAT Asia
Business with Asia – and especially intralogistics – has never been a one-way street. Visitors to Shanghai recently witnessed firsthand how AI- controlled industrial trucks and digital twins are fundamentally transforming supply chain processes.
Third largest provider
2023 revenue, the KION Group, for example, remains the leading foreign manufacturer and third-largest supplier in China . Just in time for CeMAT in Shanghai, the presentation of the "Omniverse" has enhanced with deeper system integration and advanced autonomy capabilities, resulting from KION's ongoing collaboration with NVIDIA and Accenture. This marks a milestone for KION in its efforts to establish its material flow standard worldwide .
integrated solution for goods receiving and dispatch in a warehouse on a spacious exhibition area autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) and a manual forklift – all supported by AI, of course. One of the AMRs was a third-party vehicle, demonstrating seamless compatibility.
Wanted: Interoperable systems
This aligns with Kion's commitment to open, interoperable systems and customer flexibility. " Physical AI translates data into action and coordinates people, robots, and systems to increase throughput, reduce downtime, and reliably plan layouts. We are transforming warehouses into living, learning ecosystems," says Kion CEO Rob Smith.
Real-time interest at the Asian trade fair
The entire showcase was digitally presented in NVIDIA's "Omniverse" and demonstrated the real-time localization of the industrial trucks. Onboard and stationary cameras with NVIDIA hardware capture and process live operational data. The solution operates in a constantly evolving simulation environment and paves the way for large-scale optimization of vehicle coordination and route planning .
Continuous development
As they did at LogiMAT in Germany and the GTC AI conference in the USA, Kion, NVIDIA and Accenture are jointly redefining can be further developed, tested and used
with the help of physical AI
Using intelligent stationary cameras, autonomous forklifts and the latest automation and robotics solutions, the digital twins are created highly realistically in real time in the "Omniverse", which is fed by live data from the sensors and cameras: to play through scenarios in advance, find the best layouts for new warehouses and accelerate decisions.
Based on sales in 2023, Kion is the leading foreign producer in China and, including domestic manufacturers, the third largest supplier.
Leading trade fair in Asia
Since the first event in 1999, CeMAT in Asia has developed further every year and has now become the leading logistics trade fair in the Far Eastern market with over 900 exhibitors, including SEW Eurodrive, Kardex, Siemens, SSI Schäfer, Sick, Cognex, Lenze, Kuka, Dematic, TGW, Swisslog, Daifuku, Apollo, Hairobotics and Leuze
Together with the « Industrial Fair Network », CeMAT Asia now attracts more than 140,000 trade visitors, including from Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan.
In addition, a high-profile conference, the «CeMAT Asia Innovation Salon», brings together over 4000 discuss current topics such as pharmaceutical logistics, vehicle logistics, global market trends and
