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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 . "
537 wagons for the steppe
537 wagons for the steppe
2014 in Azerbaijan...
Kazakh Railways (KTZ) has signed long-term contracts with Stadler for several hundred sleeper and couchette cars, including a 20-year full-service agreement. Delivery is planned for 2030. This also worked out quite well with Azerbaijan in 2014. A production plant is to be set up in Kazakhstan's capital, Astana.
This continues the strategic partnership signed in 2021 in the presence of Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev and the then Swiss President Guy Parmelin. The total contract includes manufacturing and service worth €2.3 billion, as well as technology transfer from Switzerland to Kazakhstan and the acquisition of a local production facility in Astana with around 100 employees.
"With this project, we are entering a new market and expanding our geographical presence in the CIS countries. We are convinced that with our innovative products and our know-how, we can make a valuable contribution to creating a new quality of travel in Kazakhstan," commented Peter Spuhler, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Stadler.
Image: Nose Design/ADY
The supply contract covers four different types of modern sleeping and couchette cars: 234 sleeping cars with 40 seats each, 233 couchette cars with 58 seats each, 35 passenger cars for staff and persons with reduced mobility with 18 seats each, and 35 generator cars. The new vehicles are designed for day and night operation on electrified and non-electrified lines in national and international passenger transport within the territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan and the CIS states with a track gauge of 1520 mm. They can reach a top speed of 160 km/h.
The standard composition consists of at least fifteen cars. The vehicles can operate in a temperature range of -50 to 45 °C. The design of the cars and the maintenance schedule are intended to ensure minimal environmental impact throughout the entire service life of the vehicles.
Fig.: Nose Design/ADY
Stadler already has experience in this area. In 2014, for example, it designed interesting rolling stock for the Azerbaijani state railway ADY and the revival of the legendary "Orient Express" on the Baku–Tbilisi–Istanbul route in collaboration with the Zurich-based designers at "Nose." Nothing has yet been announced about the appearance of the sleeping and couchette cars for Kazakhstan, nor their interiors.
