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MAGA in the approach path
German technology remains highly regarded when it comes to rapid material handling, the elimination of weaknesses, and service quality. Following successful projects in Oklahoma and Texas, the steel trader " Steel and Pipe Supply " (SPS) in Kansas City once again relied on Kasto saws and storage systems.
Rent warehouse equipment instead of buying it
Bito is launching an offensive with an economical alternative for companies that want to re-equip, expand, or temporarily supplement their warehouse and production areas, but don't want to tie up their capital long-term: renting instead of buying is the motto. The advantages – especially in " dynamic times " – are obvious.
«Kanpai» with sake on the pharmaceutical chain
Logistics provider Yusen is presenting an expanded global platform for the healthcare sector at LogiPharma in Vienna, where companies such as Novartis, Bayer, Takeda, and hospital supplier UCB are currently participating. The platform focuses on the professional delivery of specialized healthcare solutions.
Streamlined logistics
Coop's own rail connection for urban logistics in Zurich, streamlined logistics vehicles and the outsourcing of all operating room logistics in a cooperation between the Seeschau Clinic and the Swiss Post are the projects that are entering the final sprint for this year's Swiss Logistics Award from GS1.
Vacuum technology makes mobility possible
Compressed air has traditionally been used primarily for fixed installations. Schmalz's vacuum grippers also mainly operate with lines that often have to run across halls and facilities. However, mobile robotics increasingly requires flexible solutions – a need that Schmalz now intends to address more effectively.
A foray into drive technology
Safelog, the specialists for software for controlling intralogistics processes, have entered into a cooperation with the drive experts from SEW Eurodrive at LogiMAT in order to jointly develop a high-performance software for controlling mobile and stationary processes in intralogistics.
Networking with perspectives
“Never walk alone” could be the motto of a networking event hosted by the consulting experts from “Adnovum”, where the Digital Product Passport (DPP), cybersecurity and IT opportunities with Petra Merino (GS1 Switzerland) and security expert Andreas Achterholt are on the agenda on May 7th in Zurich.
Maintenance in Austria
With a new workshop in Obersiebenbrunn near Vienna, rail manufacturer Stadler is expanding its capacity for the commissioning, approval, and servicing of modern rail vehicles in Austria. The workshop has been used to maintain Westbahn's high-speed trains since March 2026.
Idealworks pushes into the US market
Idealworks, part of the Munich-based Agile Robots Group, with more than 1,700 AMRs and AGVs worldwide and one of the pioneers in industrial automation through AI in robot-controlled logistics processes, has founded a US company headquartered in Greenville, South Carolina.
New chain belt sorting
At LogiMAT, conveyor technology provider Interroll attracted attention with a new chain-belt sorting system developed after the acquisition of Sortteq. Together with MCP Play, this creates a material flow ecosystem that combines single-item transport with intelligent sorting.
From the transport forum to the railway industry
From the transport forum to the railway industry
S. Stark
The 210 railway and track system manufacturers, whose interests are represented by the German Railway Industry Association (VDB), in which Schindler also has a seat and vote, employ 54,700 people. Sarah Stark is now taking over as the new CEO of the VDB. Ben Möbius is moving on to new challenges after eight years.
Möbius will relinquish his position as Managing Director of the association in the spring of next year, as stipulated in his contract. "After approximately eight intensive and exciting years at the VDB, it is time to dedicate myself to new substantive tasks and embark on new goals," he says. The holder of a doctorate in political science took over as Managing Director in 2015. He played a key role in shaping the VDB's development into an internationally positioned service provider, a leading climate industry association, and a think tank for providing sound, strategic advice to policymakers in the rail transport sector.
predecessor Möbius
Sarah Stark will assume his position on March 1, 2023. The mobility expert currently works at the German Transport Forum (DVF), serving as a member of the management board since 2021, and previously as head of European transport policy, security, and rail transport. From 2013, she held a leading position responsible for the DVF's positioning on European policy and railway technology. In 2017, digital rail issues and cybersecurity strategies in the mobility sector were added as further areas of focus. As a member of the management board, she represents members of the rail industry, operators, and consultants in the rail sector in various federal transport policy working groups. Her engineering studies in Berlin and Oxford laid the professional foundation, which she initially further developed in transport research at the Technical University of Berlin.
“For me, the rail industry is a future-oriented sector that draws its knowledge from tradition and, through its courage to transform, offers attractive solutions to our climate and transport policy challenges. (…) Its innovations enable us to remain capable of acting despite increasingly frequent crises and dwindling financial resources,” said Stark.
VDB President Andre Rodenbeck: “Against the backdrop of climate change, demographic change and an accelerating digitalization of industry and society, the pressure to pave the way for this change is growing.”
