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 Swiss Federal Railways (SBB) is focusing on increasing rail freight. With "Suisse Cargo Logistics," it is laying the foundation for a logistics system that will become even more efficient and automated. By 2050, 60 percent more freight could be transported by rail. The plans include five new terminals and up to eight city hubs.

Photo: Messe Berlin

InnoTrans, the world's leading trade fair for the rail industry, has reopened its doors to an international audience in Berlin after a four-year hiatus. The industry is confident about its prospects for the "mobility of the future," says Andre Rodenbeck, President of the Association of the German Rail Industry, of which Stadler is also a member.

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Instead of coal and coke, the Swedish company SSAB plans to use "green hydrogen" for steel production starting in 2026. The traditionally coal-fired blast furnace will be replaced by an electric arc furnace for melting steel scrap. Hiab is converting this into a roll-off tipper truck. On display from Tuesday in Hanover.

The first test run of the Mireo Plus H hydrogen train took place on the Wegberg-Wildenrath railway test track in the presence of DB CEO Richard Lutz and Siemens CEO Roland Busch. Afterwards, the train was immediately refueled at the mobile hydrogen filling station.

Between logistics centers – from “hub to hub” – assistance systems already contribute to safety. Continental is now presenting a multi-sensor system that is essentially “placed” over the truck cab, and all components – lidar, radar, cameras – are pre-calibrated and coordinated with each other.

From a purely geological perspective, Matthias Braun, CEO of the National Cooperative for the Disposal of Radioactive Waste, finds the site for the storage of nuclear waste in Switzerland, published today, "totally boring." Nothing is supposed to move here – at least at depth – for millions of years. And for good reason.

Containers in interim storage. Photo: Nagra

The region is unsettled. Just on Saturday, an earthquake measuring 4.3 on the Richter scale near Mulhouse, about 50 km away, shook the Rhine River and was clearly felt in the Black Forest. On Monday, starting at 9 a.m., NAGRA will announce in a live conference where it plans to dispose of its radioactive waste in the future.

A new product range of railway loading cranes from Hiab, a subsidiary of Cargotec, is designed to support infrastructure providers in lifting operations – from maintenance and repair to heavy lifting operations as part of recovery work on and around the railway.

Zuoying Station, Kaohsiung. Photo: Howard

High-speed trains, intercity trains, regional and suburban trains, streetcars and trams – and now, for the first time, a metro for Taiwan. A consortium of ST Engineering (Singapore), Stadler, and Siemens Mobility will build the new MRT Yellow Line in the city of Kaohsiung. Stadler will supply the fully automated trains.

M. Bernsteiner

Peter Spuhler has the opportunity to step back a little from the top of the Swiss railway manufacturer: Markus Bernsteiner (55), currently deputy CEO of the group, Executive Vice President of the Switzerland division, head of the plants in Bussnang and St. Margrethen and has been with Stadler since 1999, is moving up to the top.

For loading and unloading operations in temperature-controlled halls, a gate guide in front , combined with a fixed insulation panel below the loading bridge. An HTL2 ISO system, as offered by Hörmann, is particularly worthwhile for daily loading and unloading times of eight to nine hours.

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In the Swiss machinery, electrical, and metal industries, order intake grew by just over ten percent compared to the same period last year, sales by twelve percent, and exports by nine percent. Nevertheless, according to Swissmem, there is little reason for excessive celebration.

It doesn't always have to be a complex mechanism or even an airlock. Swing doors impress with their functionality and low maintenance requirements. The gate and door manufacturer Hörmann has now acquired the swing door manufacturer Grothaus to expand its product range.

Bolide at the «Green»

The number of mobile robotic helpers capable of handling even complex tasks is increasing. For example, a robotic mower called "RoviMo" maintains areas up to the size of three football fields on a single battery charge, delivering a perfect cut. It operates autonomously, produces zero CO2 emissions, and is quiet. Further variations are not out of the question.

TINA stands for "Total Integrated Low-Floor Drive". The city of Halle, with 240,000 inhabitants, located on the Saale river, has signed a delivery contract with rail manufacturer Stadler for 56 trams of this type, the first of which are scheduled to roll through the streets of the second largest city in Saxony-Anhalt from 2025 onwards.