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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 . "
35 percent more on the tracks
35 percent more on the tracks
Photo: DB
DB intends to significantly accelerate the expansion of its infrastructure. Since track construction capacity is exhausted, digitalization and the ETCS and ERTMS train control systems are expected to provide relief, with Stuttgart and the Rhine Valley corridor in particular benefiting from faster frequency and an additional €1 billion.
In Berlin, an existing financing agreement for the digitalization of rail has now been increased from approximately €1.7 billion to approximately €2.7 billion. The funds now provided will be used, among other things, to modernize and digitize the infrastructure on the Rhine-Alpine freight transport corridor. The main line from the Dutch North Sea ports to Italy is to be equipped with the European Rail Traffic Management System (ERTMS). The system will make a significant contribution to facilitating cross-border rail traffic in Europe. Until now, locomotives, unless they are already equipped with multi-system technology, as is the case with BLS Cargo, have had to be equipped with a wide variety of national safety systems. With ERTMS, this will no longer be necessary.
DB also intends to invest approximately €307 million in further planning for the Scandinavia-Mediterranean corridor (ScanMed). This European corridor, which is also important for freight transport, is to be fully equipped with ETCS between Denmark and Austria by the end of 2030. This involves a total of 4,500 kilometers of track. Through intelligently networked data from infrastructure and vehicles, it is claimed, DB will be able to "completely reorganize" operations on the rail network and create up to the aforementioned 35 percent more capacity. However, this desired goal assumes that all legacy technologies will be replaced by the new electronic control system.
A further 83 million euros are available for the planning of the third building block of the Stuttgart Digital Hub. By 2030, train operations in the Stuttgart area, even beyond the end points of the S-Bahn lines, are to be controlled by digital technology. The core of the hub, together with Stuttgart 21, will go into operation with ETCS without signals as early as 2025 – this, it is said, will place the metropolitan region in a "global pioneering role."
Around eleven million euros in planning funds have been earmarked for the Cologne–Frankfurt/Main high-speed line. By 2028, DB plans to equip approximately 200 kilometers of track with ETCS and digital interlocking systems. This step will improve the quality and efficiency of train operations. At the same time, failure-prone systems and older interlocking systems can be completely replaced.
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