At Logimat 2026, Safelog will showcase mobile robot solutions for goods-to-person processes and address bottlenecks between pickport, consolidation and packaging.

Honeywell presents 'Granit Ultra 2105i', an industrial scanner for demanding environments in production and logistics.

Puma is driving forward the digitalization of its logistics and is supplementing the existing warehouse management system LEA Reply with the multi-agent AI system GaliLEA from Logistics Reply.

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Arvato and AutoStore have expanded the automated warehouse system at the Hams Hall site near Birmingham by over 30 percent in just three months. The aim is to support the growth of international customers in the UK market more quickly and flexibly.

AI is profoundly changing jobs, but at the same time it is making human skills indispensable. The new Skills Economy Report 2026 from SkyHive by Cornerstone shows that roles in the future will require technical skills and soft skills in equal measure.

The IT air freight company Allivate is starting 2026 with Matthias Hupka and Niklas Petri as its new dual leadership team. The two have been jointly managing the company since 1 January 2026 and are focusing on expansion and community-driven digitalization.

Birger Klinke joined the Remira management team on December 1, 2025. He is responsible for the strategic development of sales in the Supply Chain division and driving the software provider's growth.

Software developer Inform outlines five key AI trends that will shape industrial practice in 2026. The use of artificial intelligence is developing rapidly and will become an integral part of production, logistics and the supply chain. The focus is on integration into processes, software and infrastructures.

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Sereact and the Rohlik Group want to work together to drive forward the industrial scaling of AI-controlled robotics in the e-grocery sector. With the launch of an AI robotics program at several locations in Germany and Austria, the two companies want to show that the technology has left the proof-of-concept behind. The initiative is starting with 24 robots and has the potential to grow to a three-digit number in the coming phases.

The Bavarian deep-tech company The Green Bridge is developing a technology that embeds spatial data in time horizons and automatically recognizes dynamics. This enables logistics companies to improve delivery times, increase transport efficiency, save costs, identify risks, find optimal warehouse locations and build resilient supply chains.

Transitic, system integrator for networked intralogistics systems, is expanding by opening a subsidiary in Spain. A first order with the retail giant El Corte Inglés, the largest department store group in Europe, is already in the works.

Dustin Dombek joined the Kardex Mlog sales team in Germany in November.

How can the transformation towards even more automation in intralogistics succeed? This question was addressed by the speakers at the first "Linde Automation Summit" on November 12 and 13, 2025 in Aschaffenburg.

Georg Utz, specialist for reusable plastic transport packaging, has realized a comprehensive logistics project together with the book retailer Thalia. Utz supplied 360,000 custom-made containers and 432,000 lids in three different colors for Thalia's logistics locations in Marl and Hörselgau, which are specially designed to meet the requirements for direct delivery to the more than 500 bookstores in the Thalia network.

The shortage of skilled workers remains one of the biggest challenges for companies in Germany. According to the German Economic Institute (IW), there will be a shortage of around 768,000 qualified specialists and managers by 2028. Intelligent document processes with AI support offer a solution here - not by replacing skilled workers, but by taking the pressure off them.

The drugstore chain Rossmann is optimizing its order picking processes with an in-house development: together with the Ehrhardt Partner Group, the company has introduced the WIIEB control system. This system uses an algorithm to calculate the optimum distribution of items in roll boxes based on parameters such as the size, weight and content of the products. Employees receive picking instructions for picking via put-to-light displays and the voice-supported solution Lydia Voice.

Stahl CraneSystems, a Columbus McKinnon Corporation company and specialist for hoists and crane components, is launching the new SXD series, a compact wire rope hoist product range with 2-stage speed control for lifting capacities of up to 10,000 kilograms and lifting heights of up to 12 meters. The SXD (Dual Speed) pole-changing wire rope hoist is a further development of the SH wire rope hoist and is designed to impress with its simple and proven technology.

SPS 2025 exceeds the expected number of exhibitors and clearly focuses on Industrial AI. Visitors will gain in-depth insights into the latest developments in automation on several stages and tours.

Organic wholesaler Weiling has automated key parts of its warehouse logistics with an AutoStore system implemented by Swisslog. The compact container warehouse increases efficiency in the new logistics center in Coesfeld and has led to a higher picking performance and a doubling of turnover in the dry goods area.

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