Swisslog is expanding its portfolio with the IntraMove series: three autonomous mobile robots (AMR). These were developed for flexible horizontal transportation in dynamic warehouse environments. The AMRs can handle loads of up to 3,000 kilograms and use artificial intelligence to increase performance.

Under the motto "Dancing with Robots", Trapo will be demonstrating live crate and carton handling at Fachpack.

Sherwin-Williams (legal entity Inver) from Dresden produces industrial coatings for various industries. In order to create a safe working environment, the company has purchased a fleet of Linde explosion-proof forklift trucks. The industrial trucks are designed for use in potentially explosive atmospheres. The switch to Linde was successfully implemented with the help of the Beutlhauser team from Dresden.

The internationally active British fashion and household goods retailer Matalan has invested heavily in automation in recent years. The company relies on intralogistics expert Knapp for this. In April 2025, the fifth expansion stage with a total volume of several million euros was commissioned.

The Lenze Group and Sonepar Germany have entered into a long-term cooperation agreement. The aim is to make Lenze drive technology more widely available via the Sonepar sales network.

The Munk Group has opened a new customer center at its home base in Günzburg. The heart of the new center is the 540 m2 exhibition hall, where visitors can get to know and test the highlights of all Munk Group product ranges up close.

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Auer Packaging, the Bavarian specialist supplier of transport and storage containers, will be showcasing its entire product range on a 440 square meter stand at Fachpack in Nuremberg this autumn.

Telelift GmbH announces that Mr. Florian Vent has assumed the position of Chief Executive Officer with effect from August 1, 2025.

Habasit will be showcasing its product portfolio for the packaging industry at Fachpack: Habasync timing belts, for example, enable the precise positioning of conveyed goods and are therefore well suited for the stop-and-go operation of automated packaging lines.

Europe's largest timber logistics center is being built in Straubing-Sand. The topping-out ceremony was celebrated last Thursday together with representatives from politics and business as well as the companies involved in the construction, Garbe Industrial and Logicenters, Nrep's development and management platform for logistics real estate.

Aero-Lift Vakuumtechnik will be exhibiting at Fachpack in Nuremberg from September 23 to 25, 2025. There, the supplier from Baden-Württemberg will be presenting its portfolio of tube lifters from the Force-Lift series - including the Force-Lift | 2, which has been equipped with new features.

With the new Push Tray Sorter, Dürkopp Fördertechnik GmbH (DFT) is expanding its portfolio in the field of automated sorting technology. The Bielefeld-based company, part of the Knapp Group since 2010, is now assuming group-wide responsibility for the development and standardization of sorting systems for hanging and flat goods - and is underlining this strategic reorientation with a new technological development.

Birgit Seeger will take over the management of the Norma Group from November 1, 2025. The company's Supervisory Board has appointed her as the future Chairwoman of the Management Board. The interim CEO Mark Wilhelms will return to the Supervisory Board as planned on November 1.

CTP Eigentümer, a developer and portfolio holder of logistics and industrial real estate, has acquired a plot of land in the Cossebaude district of Dresden to begin the development of a modern business park.

Test Camp Intralogistics integrates the German Material Flow Congress (MFK) and brings it to Dortmund: Experts and practitioners from the industry will meet in a specially designed event cube in Dortmund's Westfalenhalle on April 15 and 16, 2026 to discuss innovations and developments.

On August 1, 2025, Christian Böttcher took over the role of Chief Operating Officer (COO) Air & Ocean at the Nosta Group. He succeeds Ivo Aris, who stepped down from his position as COO Global Air & Ocean and member of the Nosta Group Executive Board for personal reasons on July 31.

Dematic is automating the new distribution center of the Turkish retail chain Eren Perakende in Istanbul. The solution supports the company in sustainably increasing operational efficiency and meeting increasing market requirements with modern automation technology.

Gebhardt Intralogistics North America has announced that it will significantly expand its production capacities in North America. This step will allow the company to build up additional manufacturing capacity in the USA. Gebhardt Intralogistics currently produces and manufactures in Streetsboro, Ohio.

Paul Vahle GmbH & Co KG welcomes 16 new trainees to the Kamen site today. As in previous years, the system provider for mobile industrial applications is organizing a four-day introductory event at which the new trainees will get to know the company and the industry. The focus is on personal exchange.

With effect from October 1, 2025, the Supervisory Board of Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG (HHLA) has appointed Jeroen Eijsink as Chairman of the Executive Board. He succeeds Angela Titzrath, who will leave the company on September 30, 2025 after nine years in office. The appointment is initially valid for three years.