The Fiege Group began construction work on its new logistics center in Hessisch Lichtenau in October. The property, which is scheduled for completion in autumn 2026, will have almost 52,000 square meters of logistics space spread across five bays as well as additional office and social areas.

54,000 storage spaces for mountain sports clothing and equipment in seven aisles. With its high-bay warehouse, which went into operation in 2022, and downstream logistics, Bergzeit has been supplying its customers even faster and more sustainably ever since. The new shuttle warehouse is equipped with regenerative drive technology from SEW-Eurodrive.

Autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) can be flexibly integrated into existing warehouse structures, increase productivity and shorten throughput times - with a fast return on investment.

The application phase for the materialfluss products of the year is near the finish line. In 2026, we are once again looking for highlights from intralogistics and logistics in five categories. Applications are still open until November 7.

Around 250,000 articles in five countries for wholesale, B2B and B2C in the office supplies sector are represented in the system and make up PBS Holding AG's broad product range. The replenishment effort is therefore enormous. The Austrian company therefore receives support from Remira's AI-based inventory management software. Thanks to the software solution, replenishment in five countries is almost completely automated.

Vanderlande has been commissioned to support DHL Express Germany with an automation solution for the new site project in Cologne. The system will be equipped with the new Spox sorter type. The agreement was signed on October 21 at Parcel+Post Expo 2025 in Amsterdam and marks the first installation of this sorter in a DHL facility.

Leuze SmartID-Edge controls a network of identification systems and sensors for track-and-trace requirements in production and in the supply chain. Secure communication between 1D scanners or 2D camera systems takes place at edge level using OPC UA and full integration of the AutoID Companion Specification.

With over 220 experts, 120 exhibitors in the Expo Area and around 2,300 participants, the second edition of BVL Supply Chain CX has opened at the Estrel Berlin. Until Friday, the focus will be on exchange, inspiration and networking.

Anyone entering this part of the warehouse and production facilities at cosmetics manufacturer Dr. Kurt Wolff in Bielefeld does not expect to see conveyor technology: every space is used, characterized by normal walkways, flanked by production and filling systems. You would hardly guess that an automated pallet conveyor system runs over four floors here.

"In the future, it will be image processing that will shape success and competitiveness by monitoring customized logistics and production processes," says Volker Kugel, Director of Automation Projects at Eckelmann, with conviction. As a result, he installed an innovation unit at the headquarters in Wiesbaden: The development expertise for AI-supported image processing was concentrated and expanded in terms of personnel in the new "Vision AI" unit.

Igus is increasingly training junior staff itself. A new training factory at the company headquarters in Cologne-Porz will support this. The company aims to no longer be reliant on external specialists by 2027.

Booxit aims to make logistics processes more efficient and sustainable with intelligently networked reusable boxes. The start-up is receiving support from plastics specialists Haidlmair and Polytec.

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The Austrian dairy NÖM AG has commissioned Kardex Mlog to build a fully automated dispatch warehouse and conveyor system. The new building will offer space for up to 26,000 pallets. As general contractor, Kardex Mlog is also coordinating the steel racking construction, the roof and wall cladding and the supply of two electric monorail systems. The ground-breaking ceremony took place on June 23, with acceptance scheduled for April 2027.

The material flow of raw materials, parts and semi-finished products in production and warehouses is often complex and can often be expanded in terms of efficiency. Machine learning, generative AI and the like can help with optimization.

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Rockwool, a leading supplier of rock wool insulation materials, has commissioned Swisslog to implement a fully automated high-bay warehouse at its production site in Neuburg an der Donau. With this investment, the company is driving forward the modernization of its logistics and reducing manual processes.

Prologis is planning to convert a 278,000 square meter site in Dortmund into an all-electric logistics and business park designed to DGNB Platinum sustainability standards and focused on employee well-being.

The Motan Group, a manufacturer of machine systems for the plastics industry, has erected a new logistics building on its existing production site in Isny in the Allgäu region. From here, the entire production is now supplied with all the individual parts required for the construction of the machines. In cooperation with BITO-Lagertechnik Bittmann, a structured, efficiently used logistics area has been created, which optimizes the internal material flow.

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The aim of MSK's EMSY software is to make product load securing simple and future-proof. It enables automated pallet logistics thanks to end-to-end networked processes.

At Fachpack, the Beumer Group is presenting a new digital solution for process optimization, condition monitoring and maintenance for conveyor technology and end-of-line packaging lines: Using data diagnostics, Beumer Guardian is set to help customers increase their operational efficiency in the future.

More than 350 participants will come together in Dortmund on September 9 and 10, 2025 for the 43rd Future Logistics Congress. This year, everything revolves around artificial intelligence (AI), resilience and sustainability. Speakers from science and business will discuss approaches and provide insights into solutions for forward-looking logistics.