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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 " once again relied on saws and storage systems from the Rhine Valley in Kansas City.
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.
Fight for every meter of track
Fight for every meter of track
No "oomph" in Germany: According to the initiative "Every Meter Counts," at least 30 740-meter rail sidings usable for commerce and industry are lacking in and around Munich to keep Bavaria's capital city competitive as a production location in the future. Too much has been dismantled in the last 25 years.
During a brief visit to Wolnzach, Parliamentary State Secretary Michael Theurer of the Federal Ministry for Digital Affairs and Transport discussed the current state of the rail infrastructure with representatives of the automotive logistics company ARS Altmann and the rail freight sector. Over the past two and a half decades, a large number of urgently needed sidings, dispatching tracks, train formation facilities, and other service facilities for rail freight have been dismantled. Companies like ARS Altmann AG are heavily impacted by these developments and intend to approach policymakers through the industry-initiated alliance "Every Meter Counts.".
M. Altmann, M. Theurer
The focus is on the sidings and dispatching tracks. These so-called service facilities in the railway network are necessary for providing empty freight wagons before loading, for shunting loaded freight wagons, for assembling and dispatching freight trains, and for dispatching the freight trains before they depart on long-distance routes. For arriving freight trains, the sidings and dispatching tracks are needed to prepare the train or freight wagons for unloading at the freight customer or in the transshipment terminal. Theurer, the Federal Government's Commissioner for Rail Transport, was "very impressed by the innovative solutions and the entrepreneurial spirit of the Altmann family, who are continuously reducing their environmental impact through the use of modern and efficient technologies, thus making a significant contribution to the energy transition.".
Helmuth Schmitt, Deputy Chairman of the Board of the Bavarian regional group of the Association of German Transport Companies (VDV), emphasized the importance of a high-performance rail infrastructure: “For greater climate protection and as a location factor for the economy, we need rail freight transport. We are pleased that the federal government and the Free State of Bavaria have recognized how important a robust and efficient rail infrastructure is for shifting freight traffic from road to rail. To make this shift possible, the railway infrastructure needs to be upgraded not only in the area of the tracks themselves, but also in the area of service facilities such as sidings, dispatching tracks, train formation facilities, freight terminals (...).”.
Photos: ARS Altmann
Therefore, the clarification made by an amendment to the Federal Railway Expansion Act, stating that the federal government also intends to finance such facilities in the federally owned rail network through this law, is welcomed.
