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THE IFOY PARTNERS - A PERFECT NETWORK
Behind the IFOY AWARD is not only a powerful team, but also a strong network of
partners that has continued to grow in 2022. How Messe Dortmund, Cascade, CHEP,
GARBE, Fliegl, LTG and the BMW Group are committed to the IFOY.
What would the IFOY AWARD be
without its partners? Numerous
companies have once again made
their very special contribution to
supporting the IFOY in 2022. New to
the IFOY family is trailer manufacturer
Fliegl Fahrzeugbau. The Triptisbased
company provided a worthy
stage with its brand-new Fliegl
MegaRunner curtain saddle, where
the IFOY finalists received their
Best-in-Intralogistics Certificates.
The testing took place for the second
time at the Dortmund fairgrounds –
Messe Dortmund has been an official
IFOY partner since 2021.
In 2022, the test pallets and containers
on site were blue again. The
pooling network CHEP has remained
committed to the IFOY AWARD as an
official pallet partner.
Cascade, the global leader in the
development, production and
distribution of forklift attachments,
forks and accessories for industrial
trucks, was also back in 2022.
GARBE Industrial Real Estate has
been on board as an exclusive IFOY
partner in the field of logistics real
estate for some time now. The
company presented itself again this
time, among other things, with its
banner „Your forklift needs a home?
Ask Garbe!“.
For its logistics, the IFOY AWARD
and numerous exhibitors rely on
our logistics partner LTG – Landauer
Transportgesellschaft Doll KG. As
is customary, all transports arrived
on time in Dortmund. By the way, all
the equipment is stored at the LTG
warehouse in Garching near Munich.
The IFOY AWARD ceremony in 2022
will take place in the large auditorium
of BMW Welt in Munich.
The IFOY AWARD is sponsored by
the VDMA Materials Handling and
Intralogistics Association and, since
2022, also by the Robotics + Automation
Association within the VDMA.
Dr Robert Habeck, Federal Minister
for Economic Affairs and
Climate Action, is the patron.
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All IFOY
Nominees
at a glance
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18
08
10
18
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IFOY Inside: Behind
the scenes
10 Year Anniversary:
Stories of IFOY
TEST CAMP 2022:
The big review
Review: Panels at
TEST CAMP
INTRALOGISTICS
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26
30
Visitor statements
about the TEST CAMP
INTRALOGISTICS
Mix it up:
The new edition of
the AGV Mesh-up
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Interviews with Rob
Smith, Steffen Bersch
and Jos de Vuyst
36 Dortmund:
The Innovator
Next Door
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40
40
70
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”Best in Intralogistics“:
The Certificates
The IFOY Test
teams 2022
25 jurors from 19
countries: The IFOY
Jury 2022
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Review of the IFOY
AWARD Night 2021 at
the German Soccer
Museum
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Pioneering Regenerative
Supply Chains
CHEP goes from neutral to positive in its 2025 strategy
The way the world manufactures,
transports and sells goods is
changing. Developing a smarter
and more sustainable supply chain,
thereby reducing environmental
impact has always been CHEP‘s
mission. Now the company is evolving
from ‚better‘ to ‚positive‘ to make a
positive contribution to the planet and
society. That is the goal of CHEP’s
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The supply chain solutions provider and market leader in
pallet pooling is taking its sustainability goals a step further
and move from ‘doing less bad’ to creating a nature-positive
economy with re-use, resilience and regeneration at its core.
To this end, it has launched an ambitious 2025 Sustainability
strategy aimed at pioneering regenerative supply chains. The
strategy includes a commitment to the 1.5°C target of the
Paris Climate Agreement. As part of these targets, last year,
CHEP achieved CO 2
neutrality in all of its own operations.
Partnering for a supply chain that benefits the
environment
As an expert in regenerative supply chains, CHEP works
with its customers, suppliers and employees to create a value
chain that benefits the environment. The company offsets its
gross emissions in Scope 1 and 2 by investing in reforestation
projects and purchasing renewable energy. The company’s
contribution to climate protection is achieved with a circular
economy based business model, which CHEP has pioneered
for more than 70 years.
In order to achieve the goal of a waste-free supply chain with
zero emissions more quickly, the Zero Waste World program
(ZWW) was launched in 2019. ZWW is a collaborative program
for manufacturers and retailers that aims to create joint
innovations and new, scalable solutions to eliminate waste,
reduce empty km and cut out inefficiencies.
In addition, as part of its commitment to using waste plastic in
its load carriers, CHEP introduced its first product in Europe
made from 100% recycled plastic waste this year:
the Q+ quarter pallet with rollers.
Transport collaborations for greater environmental
protection
CHEP’s unique visibility into European supply chains
and use of advanced data analytics allows CHEP to
identify common transport flows with its customers or
among them and forge transport collaborations. This makes
a significant contribution to climate protection, as over
25 percent of all journeys in the EU are made with partial
or empty loads. According to McKinsey, the supply chains
of a typical consumer goods company generate far higher
environmental costs than the actual operations.
With the help of CHEP solutions, inefficient partial loads
and wasted miles can be almost completely eliminated.
CHEP’s Collaborative Transport Solutions, which have
been in use across Europe for more than seven years,
account for more than 240 collaborations in the region.
These solutions have helped companies save more than
87.3 million empty kilometres and 112 kilotons of CO 2
worldwide.
For supply chains to have a positive impact on the
environment, all parties involved must collaborate. That‘s
why CHEP has set itself the goal of duplicating the
collaborations with customers by 2025. This is the only way
to make an active contribution to a world where business
models do not harm the environment, but actually benefit it.

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Foreword
Innovative
Setting
Thomas Westphal
(Lord Mayor of the
City of Dortmund)
in intralogistics, could take place was thanks to an agile team.
The IFOY organisation, Messe Dortmund, the Economic Development
Agency and the relevant authorities all pulled together and
made it possible for a limited number of guests to test equipment
and exchange knowledge at a distance and with a mask.
The masks remained for the 2022 event. But the mouth–to–nose
covering did not deter any interested logisticians from coming
to the second edition of the test event. On the contrary.
Not only has the number of trade visitors grown, but also the
number of exhibitors. And the organisers also improved the
quality of the event: Every day there was a “panel discussion“
at congress level with heads of international companies.
Enthusiastic about small and large forklifts in the TEST CAMP:
Dortmund‘s Lord Mayor Thomas Westphal and Dortmund‘s Exhibition
Director Sabine Loos.
Can‘t be done, doesn‘t exist. This is how one could have
summed up the staging of the TEST CAMP INTRALO-
GISTICS and the IFOY TEST DAYS last year at Messe
Dortmund. Many had reckoned in advance that the test
event as part of the world‘s largest Intralogistics competition
would fall victim to Corona. So everyone was all the more
pleased when the gates were opened for the event in Hall 4
in March – under Corona–compliant conditions, of course.
I was happy to make my own impression of the event and I also
took a seat on one of the forklifts on display – after all, I myself
worked for a logistics company from the Ruhr area for many years.
The fact that the event, at which journalists, scientists and business
representatives are allowed to test the latest innovations
The TEST CAMP with the IFOY AWARD and the city of Dortmund are
a perfect match. On the one hand, the world‘s largest intralogistics
competition – with its exemplary sustainable event format including
testing opportunities. On the other hand, the Ruhr metropolis
with its 900 logistics companies, innovative examples of the
revitalisation of brownfield sites for logistics and its outstanding
research institutions – first and foremost the TU Dortmund, the
Fraunhofer ISST and the Fraunhofer IML. The City of Dortmund‘s
Science 2.0 Master Plan sets out the goal of developing a “Silicon
Economy“ for logistics – under the umbrella of the Fraunhofer IML.
This master plan was also one of the central projects with which
Dortmund applied to the European Commission for the iCapital
Award 2021 – under the motto “Innovation next door“. I am very
proud that our city with its innovation ecosystem was able to
prevail in the final of the most innovative cities against Dublin,
Málaga and Vilnius. The IFOY AWARD fits perfectly into this
ecosystem. I am already very excited to see which innovations
will be awarded the “Oscar of intralogistics“ this year and look
forward to the upcoming rounds of the international competition.
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The Team.
➡ Anita Würmser.
IFOY founder, jury chair and head of the IFOY
organisation: In addition to the IFOY AWARD,
the journalist also heads the Logistics
Hall of Fame and advises companies on
communication issues. Some call her the
woman who never sleeps. Her razor-sharp
weapon: her enormous network and her
endless perfectionism.
➡ Thilo Jörgl.
Welcome to our IFOY MGZN 2022.
Anita Würmser.
Full-blooded journalist, IFOY juror from the
very beginning, expert in Intralogistics: The
leading spirit of TEST CAMP INTRALOGISTICS
has been part of the IFOY TEAM since 2018
and, together with Anita Würmser, is a
partner of impact media projects GmbH.
There he is almost alone among women – but
he handles this challenge with excellence.
Two events, one mission:
“Spot on Innovation” is the
motto of the IFOY TEST
DAYS, which have been part of
the TEST CAMP INTRALOGISTICS
in Dortmund since two years. A
total of 51 innovations and 950
participants were on site this
year – more than ever before.
And it cannot be overlooked:
Real life is back. Exhibitors,
guests and even the usually so
aloof CEOs of Intralogistics are
happily throwing themselves into
networking and onto the equipment
as if they hadn’t seen their
own products live for two years.
Someone says: “Finally, trade
fair again.” “Don’t call it a trade
fair,” I reply. The TEST CAMP is a
testing event for all those who
want to experience, drive, try and
test real innovations. Exhibitors
and visitors are limited. Why? So
to ensure that there is enough
space and time to deal intensively
with innovation without
queues and overcrowded stands.
Of course, a change of paradigm
for the trade fair networkers
among us, who make full corridors
the benchmark for success.
But those who have been there
once always come back.
Not to forget: The IFOY AWARD
celebrates its tenth anniversary.
This magazine would not be
enough to write down the “Story
of IFOY” but as we all know,
stories are more interesting than
history anyway - so enjoy 94
pages of IFOY stories. My recommendation:
Start on page 10.
➡ Stefanie Nonnenmann.
For two years, Corona avoided her and then
struck just in time for the IFOY TEST DAYS:
the logistics journalist, e-mobility expert and
social media queen, who has been part of
the IFOY since 2019, nevertheless supported
the team from her home computer.
➡ Edward Strohmeyer.
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of the fonts... our graphics partner ensures
that the IFOY MGZN has style: You see it from
anywhere in the world. The cloud makes it
possible.
➡ Theo, Mark, Bernd.
No finalist can get past our IFOY Test team or their camera.
Theo, “the Machine,“ Egberts (m.) has been testing everything
with wheels on behalf of the IFOY organisation for ten years.
Mark Dohmen (l.) writes, stacks, films, organises and is always
in a good mood. New in our team: test reporter and IFOY juror
Bernd Maienschein. Dream team!
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People.
inside
this issue
let’s get
social.
May 2022
➡ Steffen Bersch.
He did not miss the opportunity
to attend the TEST CAMP INTRA-
LOGISTICS in Dortmund: Steffen
Bersch, Managing Director at
SSI Schäfer and Chairman of the
VDMA Association for Materials
Handling and Intralogistics, not
only paid a visit to the event,
but also answered Thilo Jörgl‘s
questions in detail. Page 33
Who do I think the TEST CAMP is for? For the
interested logistician who wants to discover something
new off the beaten track. For practitioners who
want to see products live and in action. A great event
that I will gladly attend again.
Fabian Mütherich, Sparck Technologies
Thumbs up for the IFOY AWARD – great pictures,
great atmosphere, cool event!
Matthias Rathmann, trans aktuell
➡ Rob Smith.
CEOs rarely give interviews
when they have been in the job
for less than 100 days. For the
IFOY team, Rob Smith, CEO of
the KION Group, was happy
to make an exception – and
spoke not only about trends
and personal goals, but also
off-camera about his time as a
student in Bavaria. Page 32
Logisticians are really keen on exchange - across
company boundaries and in fact physically is already
nicer.
Andreas Löwe, “Irgendwas mit Logistik“
Great competition, great presentation of the teams. I
think the TEST CAMP gives another push to be able to
experience clever automation solutions directly.
Alexander Mühlens, igus
➡ Dr. Robert Habeck.
The fact that we as the IFOY
organisation have once again
succeeded in winning a prominent
advocate for the award
makes us a little proud: Dr Robert
Habeck is the new patron of
the IFOY AWARD. The Federal
Minister for Economic Affairs and
Climate Action is continuing a
long-standing tradition. In previous
years, the IFOY AWARD has
also been under the patronage of
the Federal Minister. Page 90
➡ Thomas Westphal.
The Mayor of Dortmund is not
only a regular guest at TEST
CAMP, but also a passionate
logistics expert and IFOY fan. In
2022, he came to IFOY in person,
had good conversations and
was presented the innovations in
detail. Many thanks for the visit!
Page 6
Congratulations Anita and team for this great
event!!!!!!
Abdirahman Ikar, Hanon Systems E&FP
Well done IFOY AWARD. CHEP is proud to carry your
successful innovations. The nominees look great on
our blue pallets
Ertan Benzes, CHEP
We thank you for your support.
the USUAL
suspects.
6. Imprint 88. Media library 89. Behind the scenes
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Prologue
How it began – The story before
the story of the IFOY AWARD
ANITA WÜRMSER
01
It is the mid-90s. The number of awards in logistics is small. There is
none in intralogistics, and that is not because intralogistics as a sector
or term does not yet exist: it is dryly called industrial trucks and material
flow technology – and the reaction to the idea of an industry award is
also received dryly. When the original concept of an innovation award for
new products and solutions is proposed, the enthusiasm is limited - in
fact nobody is interested. The industry itself quickly dismisses it with the
argument that the replacement and innovation cycles are so long that an
award could never become established. The concept disappears into a
pigeonhole.
Ten years later, somewhen in the mid-noughties: The Internet and
eCommerce bring momentum to the innovation scene. Awards are en
vogue. Companies across the logistics sector want to show what they can
do and adorn themselves with their trophies – apart from Intralogistics.
The reactions after a new attempt remain somewhat conservative: It is
very difficult to compare forklifts, warehouse technology, etc. or even to
transport them to a test. And, anyway, “do we really need a test as well as
a journalist jury?”. No amount of persuasion, neither technical nor marketing
arguments… nothing helps. Once again the pigeonhole closes.
October 2011, German Logistics Congress, Berlin: The material handling
sector, which is now officially called Intralogistics, wants to become
more visible. There should be something we can do, says an industrial
truck supplier, and remembers that a concept lies somewhere in a pigeonhole.
The momentum is there. The persuasion work begins.
02
Summit at the Mercedes-Benz Museum, Stuttgart
A legendary invitation to the Mercedes-Benz Museum in Stuttgart is
the real genesis of the IFOY AWARD. Commercial vehicle meets Intralogistics
– around the table sit Clark, Crown, Linde Material Handling,
STILL, Toyota Material Handling, and the VDMA. Mercedes’ Head
of Communications speaks clearly about awards: About what goes
wrong and what goes well in the awards business, which trophy one
would rather hide in the basement, and what a highly coveted award
should look like. The participants are impressed – and fired-up for
their own industry award. It has never been mentioned before, but the
Intralogistics sector is probably one of the few industries that makes
independence and a high-quality selection process a prerequisite.
Genuine competition, statutes and a test procedure to serve as a decision-making
aid for the jury are being developed. To date, the Federal
Ministry of Economics assumes the patronage, and the VDMA
Intralogistics and Material Handling becomes the non-material sponsor.
In 2021, the VDMA Robotics and Automation joins as a sponsor.
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Stories of IFOY
10 YEAR ANNIVERSARY –
stories and highlights of a decade
ANITA WÜRMSER
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The IFOY Trophy
An interdisciplinary creation
The weighty piece of art was created by an
interdisciplinary team of designers, technicians,
researchers and media experts
at Fraunhofer IML in Dortmund. Where researchers
work on their ideas until an innovation
is born is the right place to create
a trophy that distinguishes innovation.
It should reflect the values of the IFOY
AWARD: Power, Innovation, Networking.
The symbolism of the IFOY trophy
A three-centimetre-thick aluminium plate
cut precisely into IFOY honeycomb in
the background symbolises coordinated
strength. An identical, only three millimetre
thin aluminium plate in the foreground
stands for innovation. A glass plate in IFOY
copper, in which the net structures of the
IFOY sign are reflected in countless shades
depending on the incidence of light, simultaneously
separates and connects the filigree
and solid components of the award. It
stands for creativity and networking, and
thus symbolically for the infinite possibilities
and ways of creating innovations. The
manufacturing method is a symbol of the
technological-innovative claim of the IFOY
AWARD. It is made with a water-cutting machine
that cuts the shape and net structure
out of solid aluminium blocks with millimetre
precision.
Dimensions: 31.5 x 18.5 x 5.6 cm
Weight: 2,530 g
Materials: anodised aluminium
Lettering: laser engraving
04
IFOY AWARD #1 – #10
In 2012, the set-up of the organisation begins. Website, jury, committees,
corprate design take six months. With statutes that still ensure independence
and expertise today, the starting signal for the first IFOY season is
given in August 2012.
Between August 2012 and June 2013, the application phase, nomination,
IFOY Test Days, election by the jury follow, and on 4 June 2013 the IFOY trophy
is awarded for the first time in Hall B1 of CeMAT@transport logistic at
Messe München. Crown, Jungheinrich and STILL win an IFOY AWARD - but
strictly speaking, all finalists are already winners, because the statutes
stipulate that only the best of the best are nominated.
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05
And the IFOY AWARD goes to or
where the cheers come from
It is fortunate that in the conception
phase there is never any mention of if
and when the winners will be informed.
It is just taken for granted that it would
happen before the award ceremony and
when the time comes, it is too late.
So the excitement is real, as is the outcry
from the teams when the laudators
announce the names of the winners for
the first time. The IFOY cheer is born.
Since then, with the exception of the
two Corona years when no one wanted
to be forced to make an avoidable journey,
the winners are not informed in advance.
Years later, an IFOY participant wants
to put the topic back on the agenda of
the VDMA‘s marketing working group
AK4. The request is unanimously rejected,
notably from the ranks of the manufacturers.
The Intralogistics sector prefers
it to love the tension, apparently. A
circumstance that, of course, does not
prevent the nominees from trying to uncover
the secret before the awards ceremony.
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06
The colder, the better
The first test week in March 2013 on the
premises of the Deutsche Messe in Hanover
becomes a challenge. Minus 15 degrees
outside temperature, hall 26 unheated,
and you don‘t have to have a fine nose
to sense the horse show the day before.
It is simply fantastic. The jurors enthusiastically
ride anything with wheels, the
testers are in their element, the industry
is excited. Pea stew, calories, hot tea and
testing, testing, testing help against the
cold.
Until 2021, the motto is: There is no bad
weather, only bad clothes. In 2022, more
than one participant complained why the
hall in Dortmund was suddenly heated.
07
Sustainability? Stop talking.
Just do it.
It has never been talked about too much,
but innovation instead of decoration is an
IFOY principle since day one. It permeates
everything which is done. The test sets
are functional, the materials reusable -
even when it‘s more expensive. Aluminium
truss stand construction, rental furniture,
eco-carpets, central catering, short
distances, green power ... saving water,
waste, time and money.
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The Winners
From over 200 applicants, 135 new products and projects from 51
companies have been nominated as finalists, 47 of which have
received an IFOY AWARD.
08
The top five from ten years of IFOY AWARD:
winner ( Nominated )
Jungheinrich 10 (26)
STILL 10 (26)
Crown 4 (8)
Toyota MH 2 (10)
UNICarriers 2 (4)
In addition, each of the following received one award: arculus, Bosch Rexroth,
BYD, Cargometer, Cargotec Engineering, Combilift, EasyMile, idealworks, Interroll
Group, Liebherr, ProGlove, Raymond, Sany Europe, SSI SCHÄFER, Torwegge,
VOLUME Lagersysteme, Wegard, Wiferion and WITRON.
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Thank you, Klaus Hellmann!
Things get hectic for a short time in 2015. The halls on the
Deutsche Messe site are fully booked, and a new hall has
to be found for the IFOY test. Hellmann Worldwide Logistics
provides uncomplicated help. Klaus Hellmann clears
out the historic hall at the headquarters in Osnabrück, arranges
the installation of WLAN and the ground floor of
the legendary Speicher 3 becomes the IFOY test office for
a week.
On February 25 and 26, the jury arrives: 22 jurors test a
dozen devices from the manufacturers Clark, Jungheinrich,
STILL, Toyota and UniCarriers. The TEST DAYS 2015 at
Hellmann Worldwide Logistics will be remembered as one
of the best in IFOY history. Those who were there are still
talking about it today.
Costs and values
The application and nomination for the IFOY AWARD is subject
to a fee from the beginning. Those who apply are informed
that fees will be charged in the event of a nomination for the
final - an appllication is the point of no return. Start-ups competing
in their own category since 2018, however, only pay a
compulsory fee.
Each year, some 30 to 40 innovations are submitted; as a rule,
no more than about 15 make it to the finals.
The fact is, not everyone has the courage to enter IFOY. An
application requires full attention. The IFOY audit is one of the
toughest in the world, neither testers nor jurors make compromises
when it comes to innovation value, quality, market
relevance and customer benefit.
And: IFOY fees do not guarantee a win. They guarantee transparency,
independence, an international (test) organisation
and a unique marketing value.
In figures: 460 magazines in 46 countries report on the IFOY
finalists - in more than 3400 articles (as of 2021). The reach
of the online coverage alone is over 920 million readers in
2021. The value of the first IFOY nominations in 2013 is around
150,000 euros, today it is on average around 500,000 euros.
The marketing value for intralogistics as a whole adds up to
around 35 million euros in ten years.
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Journalist jury vs. expert jury
Journalists! Really? Why not intralogistics experts?
These questions were asked more than once in the
early days. Apart from the fact that most of the editors
do have expertise, it is far more important that
they know the trends, the target audience of the Intralogistics
sector, that they are an independent authority,
which guarantees neutrality and media attention.
The founding jury includes editors-in-chief from 14
leading international logistics magazines from Germany,
Austria, Switzerland, Great Britain, Sweden, Italy,
Poland and Romania. In 2014 the jury already includes
18 jurors from eleven nations and soon the IFOY
jury will be represented on all continents. Currently, 24
jurors come from 19 nations. The requirements for jurors
are high – every year numerous media apply for a
seat. In addition, a review of all jury seats takes place
regularly.
One awful event will always be remembered: founding
juror Anders Karlsson (Sweden) dies in a tragic accident
on September 30, 2020. RiP, Anders! Never forget.
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IFOY rumours and legends
You can hardly count them any more. All the better. We love rumours and
legends about the IFOY AWARD. A small selection:
The legend persists that the IFOY was once a pure forklift award. The fact
is that the IFOY AWARD was planned as an Intralogistics award from day 1.
The manufacturers of industrial trucks simply recognised the marketing
effect a little earlier and applied.
The manufacturers control the IFOY AWARD: Another legend. The fact is
that manufacturers also sit on the advisory board. The comittee is regularly
consulted on technical issues. For example, when it comes to new
categories or detailed technical questions. It advises the IFOY organisation
but has no decision-making rights.
The following can also be filed in the category “alternative facts“: Wellknown
Intralogistics companies may have bought an IFOY AWARD. From
time to time there are indeed companies that only want to enter if they are
guaranteed to win. None has ever been admitted to the IFOY.
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IFOY and Corona
Mid-January 2020: IFOY finalist Raymond Corp.,
USA, asks whether the IFOY TEST DAYS will take
place. Counter question: Yes, why? Answer: Because
of Corona. Four weeks later, the nominees all
over the world travel to the event. 20 nations are
present. It should be the last face-to-face event
in logistics before the first Corona lockdow on
March 22. The trade fair in Hanover closes its doors
and the awards ceremony takes place digitally at
short notice. 1,000 people attend the event on the
screens and the cheering continues nonetheless.
We all know what pandemic means. Really? Well,
research reveals one thing: every pandemic lasts
seven years. So waiting for the end is no option. The
IFOY is changing. There is little to do, because the
IFOY organisation is already digitised. Astonishingly
many things are getting easier even so, but planning
is turning out to be more complicated, more
volatile, more unpredictable. Nevertheless, a fundamental
decision is made: All events will take
place face-to-face if permitted by law – of course
with a hygiene concept.
March 2021: Lockdown #2: Events are cancelled,
postponed, digital. The IFOY moves to Dortmund.
The IFOY TEST DAYS and the TEST CAMP Intralogistics
take place face-to-face. The new motto:
Testing makes the difference. Dress code for the
awards ceremony at the German Football Museum:
Black Tie.
March 2022: Same procedure: Incidences reach
record levels. Events are all cancelled, postponed,
digital. The IFOY TEST DAYS and the TEST CAMP Intralogistics
take place face-to face with a total of
950 participants and 51 innovations. By now, everyone
has got used to the masks.
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How the IFOY test became an audit
Anyone who wants to create an award should first of
all write down the statutes. They answer all the questions.
When writing down the IFOY statutes, the focus
lay on two things: testing and innovation.
Since 2013, all finalists must undergo the IFOY test.
Hundreds of tests and test reports have been delivered
by IFOY chief tester Theo Egberts to date. He
measures the hard facts: load capacities, fuel consumption,
speeds. The test report, which is sometimes
also called the impression, judges in addition
what cannot be measured in a standardised way.
Since 2022, MM specialist editor and IFOY judge Bernd
Maienschein is responsible for the test reports in the
non-vehicle categories, including Robots, AGV/AMR,
software, warehouse solution, Special of the Year
and start-ups.
The test results are an important indicator for the jury
and extremely popular among trade magazine readers.
However, IFOY is an innovation award, and victory
is not a matter of whether a forklift consumes
two percent more or less energy. In order to be able
to assess the innovation value, a technology comparison
with the market standards is necessary. This is
the role of the scientific innovation check, which premiered
in 2014.
Scientists from Fraunhofer Institute IML and IPA, the
Technical University of Munich, the Technical University
of Hamburg-Harburg and the Technical University
of Dresden analyse the IFOY applications and compare
them with the state of the art. Based on visual
inspections and partly a functional test, the innovations
are comprehended at the IFOY TEST DAYS and
their function is verified. During the evaluation, innovative
advancements as well as successful new
compositions and genuine innovations are identified
and judged. The final decision is made by the jury.
The Best-in-Intralogistics Certificate:
In order to document the high degree of innovation
and the technical quality of the finalists who have
successfully completed the IFOY Test procedure
even more clearly, the Best-in-Intralogistics Certificate
was being introduced in 2018. Only those who
receive the „Best in Intralogistics“ certificate have
passed the IFOY Audit and undergone the toughest
intralogistics test in the world. It is the visible sign
of innovation.
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IFOY One Eighty
“The IFOY AWARD runs in sneakers,“ someone once stated. Change is part
of the programme and the right footwear, as we all know, ensures mobility.
The TEST DAYS take place in Hanover, Osnabrück, Munich and Dortmund, the
award ceremonies in Munich, Hanover, Dortmund and Vienna. Nothing is set
in stone, everything must follow one goal: To showcase the performance and
innovative power of the Intralogistics industry worldwide.
That is why over ten years not a single stone has been left unturned, with one
exception: the focus on innovation was, is and will remain the DNA of the IFOY
AWARD. To be continued...
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TEST CAMP INTRALOGISTICS comes up
For a long time, only the finalists, jurors, testers and
IFOY partners have access to the IFOY TEST DAYS. All
in all, there are no more than 150 people.
This changes in 2018: During the IFOY TEST DAYS, a
conspicuously large number of people walk through
the hall who nobody knows. It turns out that they are
logistics and purchasing managers from all kinds of
companies who have read or heard about the IFOY
test. Logistics service providers, automotive suppliers
and OEMs, a DIY store manager and a local furniture
retailer are among them, and they all say the
same: „We are interested in innovations and new
equipment“ and „Can we also test ourselves?“
Of course, without the necessary safety precautions,
testing is not allowed, but nobody wants to let the
“intruders“ go without an impression. A quick tour
through the IFOY innovations is organised; it will be
the blueprint for the popular highlight tours. A question
arises: why not admit a limited number of decision-makers
interested in innovation?
In early 2020, for the first time, the last two days of
IFOY TEST DAYS will be officially opened to 50 guests
invited from all areas of logistics. The participants,
who have been networked for decades at trade fairs,
initially struggle with the format. “What, only 50?“
says a product developer who only finds a few minutes
for his first sandwich of the day after an intense
eight hours. One of the visitors says briskly at 8.30
in the morning, “Well, I‘ll be through in two hours.“ In
the evening he extends his hotel booking for a further
night.
Standardised truss boxes and central stand construction,
uniform branding, no crowded aisles, the
hall unheated – it takes time, but the principle of
“class not mass“, which applies to visitors and exhibitors
alike, catches on.
A new event is born: The TEST CAMP INTRALOGIS-
TICS. Motto: SPOT on INNOVATION. Intensive handson
testing is now not only allowed, but is part of the
programme.
In March 2021, the TEST CAMP takes place for the first
time in Dortmund as an independent event parallel to
the IFOY TEST DAYS. Around 100 B2B guests are invited.
Only innovations from the IFOY finalists may be
shown.
Despite the corona pandemic, interest in the TEST
CAMP is growing by leaps and bounds. When the
Camp opens its doors again in Dortmund in 2022,
four panel discussions and numerous highlight tours
complete the new event. For the first time, innovations
from third-party exhibitors will also be included.
However, there is one condition for exhibitors: it must
be an innovation, a new or unique device.
Most recently, the IFOY TEST DAYS and the TEST CAMP
INTRALOGISTICS together brought in 51 innovations
and a total of 950 participants.
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EBy Thilo Jörgl and Peter MacLeod
ven the change of hall for the TEST CAMP IN-
TRALOGISTICS and the TEST DAYS of the International
Intralogistics and Forklift Truck of the
Year (IFOY) AWARD indicated in ad vance what
B2B visitors had already noticed at the counter:
The event at Messe Dortmund had grown in
2022 compared to the previous year. The IFOY
organisation was able to book around 10,000 square metres of
space in Hall 3 this year – including a trade fair restaurant and
meeting rooms. The increase in space had become necessary
because, in addition to the 14 products nominated for the
IFOY AWARD 2022, other innovations and the products of the
IFOY partners were also exhibited, as event organiser and IFOY
AWARD jury chair Anita Würmser explained in her opening
Follow me: Andreas Scherb (VDMA) with a highlight tour
Blue CHEP pallets on a fork: Scene at the MOFFETT booth
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2G PLUS AS A STANDARD
To protect participants against a Covid-19
infection, a strict safety and hygiene
concept was developed for the TEST CAMP
INTRALOGISTICS. The rule 2G-Plus was
applied as an access requirement. Even before
entering the hall, each participant received a
Corona control band every day.
These strict rules also applied to all participants
during set-up.
Transfer of knowledge: VDMA panel discussion about VDA 5050
TEST CAMP from a bird´s view: Hall 3 is quite full
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Hungry for innovations: B2B guests
Perfect view: with VR glasses
Magic concrete: Magment knows how it works
The IFOY finalists are not compared with each other but with
the relevant devices on the market.
speech. Theoretically, the 51 exhibited
products and solutions would also have
fit into the somewhat smaller Hall 4. But
then the test areas would have had to be
reduced. Not an option for the organiser.
“The USP of this unique logistics event,
apart from the sustainability approach, is
the hands-on testing of the innovations,”
says Würmser.
Whether tuggers, order-picking forklifts
or truck-mounted forklifts: the 950 participants
over six days already had a wide
selection of equipment to choose from
in the area of industrial trucks, which
they could drive and test themselves,
wearing the prescribed safety shoes, of
course, in cordoned-off areas. During
the three TEST CAMP days from 21 to 23
March, the numerous decision-makers
from industry, trade and logistics services
were also able to put all 14 products
from twelve companies through
their paces during the three-stage IFOY
Audit at the IFOY TEST DAYS. Among
them were new developments from
TEST DRIVES AND
INTENSIVE TALKS
Cargotec Engineering, Jungheinrich,
Locus Robotics, Magment, NAiSE, Noyes
Technologies, robominds, SICK, SSI
SCHÄFER, STILL, stow robotics and SYN-
AOS. But not only B2B visitors took advantage
of the opportunity for test drives
and intensive technical discussions with
the exhibiting companies at the company
boxes – representatives of manufacturers
also travelled to the Ruhr metropolis
to take a look at the innovations of
competitors and to find out about industry
trends. Because robotics is assuming
an increasingly important position in the
field of logistics, representatives of the
board of the VDMA Robotics & Automation
trade association met for the first
time during TEST CAMP.
The Managing Director of the trade
association, Patrick Schwarzkopf, had
organised the meeting. Last year, the
association had already joined the IFOY
AWARD as the second conceptual sponsor
alongside the VDMA Materials Handling
and Intralogistics Association.
But it was not only German company
representatives who made the journey
Evo-Bot: World premiere during the key note speech
Key note speaker: Prof. Dr. Dr. Michael ten Hompel
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At the box of SYNAOS: Everybody listens Nice simulation: Booth of NAiSE IFOY Partner: GARBE banner in the hall
to Dortmund. International industry representatives
also travelled to the event
– including numerous members of the
Fédération Européenne de la Manutention
(FEM) together with its President
Jos de Vuyst, CEO of the stow Group.
PREMIERE OF A CONGRESS
PROGRAMME
The European Intralogistics experts held
their working meeting in the metropolis
and took the opportunity to see how
the IFOY AWARD finalists are tested and
what a modern, sustainable showcase
of Intralogistics looks like.
Regardless of whether they were association
representatives, B2B visitors or exhibitors,
the participants made lively use
of the congress programme in addition
to the guided highlight tours. For the
first time, the IFOY organisation had a
stage set up in the middle of the hall,
where a panel discussion with top-class
experts took place every day. The discussions
focused on the trend topics of
innovation management, Intralogistics
4.0 and the VDA 5050 communication
interface. An expansion of the congress
programme is planned for next year.
The Main Stage was already used for the
opening. IFOY AWARD jury chair Anita
Würmser explained how the three-stage
IFOY Audit works and which criteria are
particularly important in the jury’s assessment.
In his welcoming speech, Dortmund’s
Lord Mayor Thomas Westphal emphasised
why the world’s largest
DIGITAL
CONCEPT
Because both the international
IFOY Jury from 20 countries and
some B2B experts who had registered
for TEST CAMP INTRALO-
GISTICS were unable to travel due
to the corona pandemic, the IFOY
organisation developed a digital
concept with streamings and videos.
The highlight tour for the jury
was recorded. In addition, the IFOY
organisation made short videos of
all nominees, an after movie and a
documentation about sustainability,
which were placed on the website
of the IFOY AWARD (www.ifoy.org)
and in all of the social media channels.
Welcome speech: Dortmund´s Lord Mayor Thomas Westphal
TEST CAMP tour: A stop at Jungheinrich
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A STILL tugger: Guests enjoy the test Attentive: Visitors take in a panel discussions. Mesh-Up fans: Westphal, Loos
Intralogistics competition including the
TEST CAMP and his city are a “perfect
match”.
He said that more than 900 logistics
companies are active in the metropolis,
that there are numerous examples of
the revitalisation of industrial wastelands
for logistics and that there are excellent
research institutions – above all the TU
Dortmund, the Fraunhofer ISST and the
Fraunhofer IML.
It was also the head of the Fraunhofer
IML, Prof. Dr. Dr. h. c. Michael ten Hompel,
who gave the key note on the topic
of “How innovations change logistics” on
the opening day of the event. He gave
the audience a series of steep theses to
take away with them.
Among other things, he emphasised
that the topic of blockchain in logistics
is currently underestimated by many. In
the future, the technology will play an
important role from planning to payment.
He also took up the cudgels for
open source strategies. “It is a waste
of time and money if 100 developers
programmed the same interface,” the
scientist said.
The highlight of his lecture was nothing
less than a world premiere. The scientist
from the Fraunhofer IML in Dortmund
showed publicly for the first time what
the robot “EvoBot” can do, for example,
the device can grab a ball or other
object and then transport the object on
two parallel wheels, while keeping its
balance.
The highlight on the second day was the
presentation of the “Best in Intralogistics”
certificates to the IFOY AWARD finalists
from the hands of Steffen Bersch, the
new Chairman of the Board of the VDMA
Materials Handling and Intralogistics
Association.
The IFOY Audit for the nominees again
consisted of three parts this year. First,
all the equipment went through the IFOY
Test conducted by Dutch intralogistics
expert Theo Egberts. In this process,
the finalists in each category are not
AGV MESH-UP FOR THE
SECOND TIME THIS YEAR
compared with each other, but with the
relevant equipment in the competition.
The industrial trucks underwent standardised
driving and functional tests.
In the second part of the audit, researchers
conducted the IFOY Innovation
Check. The audit was concluded by
the assessment of the 25 jurors and their
approved advisors.
The jury members – trade journalists
from all continents – were presented
with all the results of the IFOY Test as
well as the IFOY Innovation Check for
the voting.
Many B2B visitors from the automotive
industry travelled to the TEST CAMP to
see the AGV Mesh-Up. It was initiated
by the VDMA Materials Handling and
Intralogistics Association and its member
companies. Following the world
premiere of the first live test of the VDA
5050 communication interface the
previous year, the 2022 test scenario was
relaunched and once again gave B2B
visitors the opportunity to observe the
functions of Automated Guided Vehicles
(AGVs) for themselves and to exchange
ideas with developers and scientists.
Participants in the AGV Mesh-Up were
the companies DS AUTOMOTION, ek
robotics, Fraunhofer IML, incubed IT,
Omron Electronics, SAFELOG, Siemens
and SYNAOS. Compared to the previous
year, there were some innovations –
devices had to avoid obstacles, transfer
processes were shown. The higher-level
control system came from the cloud –
IFOY finalist SYNAOS provided it.
During the TEST CAMP, the talks were
not only about innovations, but also
about sustainability. The IFOY organisation
has also made sustainability a principle
and taken a number of measures to
effectively conserve resources.
The focus was on reusability and recycling,
the use of regenerative energies
and, above all, the fundamental renunciation
of equipment that is not absolutely
necessary.
Next year, the event format with the
opportunity for test drives of equipment
will again take place at Messe Dortmund.
The date has already been set: March 29
and 30, 2023.
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Wolfgang Hillinger (DS Automotion) Thomas Vortkamp (DB Schenker) Host Peter MacLeod (IFOY Juror)
PANEL DISCUSSION: INTRALOGISTICS 4.0
Opportunities and challenges in terms
of Intralogistics 4.0. This was the topic
of the panel discussion with top-class
industry representatives on the second
day of the TEST CAMP INTRALOGISTICS
on the Main Stage.
Alongside Steffen Bersch (CEO SSI
Schäfer and new Chairman of the Board
of the VDMA Materials Handling and
Intralogistics Association), FEM President
Jos de Vuyst (CEO stow Group) and
Wolfgang Hillinger (Managing Director
DS Automotion GmbH and VDMA Board
Member), Thomas Vortkamp (Senior
Automation Engineer at DB Schenker)
discussed the topic.
The moderator was Peter MacLeod, IFOY
jury member and News Editor of Logistics
Business Magazine.
The discussion began with the panellists‘
views on the latest milestones on the
road to Intralogistics 4.0, with the impact
of the Corona pandemic on business
running like a thread through the discussion.
On the most important advances,
Wolfgang Hillinger said: “We see a strong
integration between traditional hardware,
automation solutions and software, all
brought together on one platform.“
He added that this helps customers to
achieve higher productivity and financial
savings. Thomas Vortkamp agreed, from
the point of view of the customer DB
Schenker: “We see logistics automation
as one of the key factors to improve
our business. AGVs, AMRs and similar
technologies are now increasingly appearing
in our customers‘ tenders. Not
everything is affordable. But if the ROI is
good, then it is really interesting for us as
a company.“
Steffen Bersch emphasised that the industry
is observing that various elements
of intralogistics are becoming more
INNOVATIONS NEED A
SHORT ROI
closely linked – the driver here is customer
behaviour.
IT at the point of sale, conveyor technology,
storage, order picking – the challenge,
he said, is to unite these technologies
as well as people‘s processes in a
single system.
In terms of the
factors driving
the development
of Intralogistics
4.0, Jos de Vuyst
puts the customer
first. “The
customer, who
wants his package
delivered the
next day, drives
all innovations. A second driver is the
small and medium-sized enterprises. We
see that many automation solutions are
developed for larger companies. But you
can‘t forget the small companies. We see
that more and more medium-sized companies
are starting to buy new systems.“
Thomas Vortkamp agreed with him and
added: “Consumer behaviour is changing,
it is going strongly in the direction
of individualisation. Consumers are thus
forcing all companies in the industry to
constantly look for new technological
solutions.“
The DB Schenker representative Thomas
Vortkamp stressed several times that any
technology that is developed must have
a quick ROI. In his opinion, the integration
of IT systems and the lack of engineers
are the biggest obstacles to the
wider introduction of Intralogistics 4.0
technologies.
Steffen Bersch (SSI SCHÄFER) und Thomas Vortkamp
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PANEL DISCUSSION: MANAGEMENT OF INNOVATIONS
When it comes to the management of
innovations, both start-ups and established
companies can make many adjustments
and learn new things. This was the
tenor of the panel on the opening day of
the TEST CAMP INTRALOGISTICS, which
was moderated by Dr Jana Jost, Head
of Department Robotics and Cognitive
Systems at Fraunhofer IML.
“It’s a long way from the lab to practice,”
emphasised Prof. Dr Thorsten Schmidt,
holder of the Chair of Technical Logistics
at the Technical University of Dresden.
Start-ups should also not go into projects
with too high expectations and
should pay close attention to the test
phase. In any case, the young entrepreneurs
should not underestimate the time
factor.
“Start-ups also have to take into account
that many things take longer in companies.
That’s why they have to learn the
processes,” added Victor Kaupe from
Project Management Logistics EMEA
at BASF Coatings. He reported that his
company is currently testing the use of
exoskeletons.
A GOOD ERROR CULTURE
IS ESSENTIAL
In general, employees in his company are
strongly involved in innovation management,
testing and idea generation from
the very beginning. “Only in this way
does the technology become part of the
employees,” Vaupe emphasised. In order
for projects to be successful, he believes
it is essential that employees are involved
and that communication is given a high
priority in the company.
Marco Prüglmeier, CEO/CTO at Noyes
Technologies, took the same line. He reported
that at his former employer, a car
manufacturer, the production of learning
videos as well as training on innovations
played a major
role.
In his opinion, a
good error culture
is essential
in innovation
management.
Therefore, innovation
experts
should not work
in isolation in a
department, but in close interaction with
the day-to-day business. “Because early
feedback from the workforce is of enormous
importance,” the Munich entrepreneur
emphasised.
In the course of his career, he has also
learned that in addition to employees
from the shop floor, other departments,
such as maintenance and the works
council, must also be involved in new
projects at an early stage. In order to
avoid flops, he advises companies that
basically the following steps must be
observed in innovation management:
search, evaluation, usability and scalability.
Scientist Schmidt regretted that “currently
many innovations in Germany fall
by the wayside and many initial developments
come from abroad”. In this
context, he appealed to companies to
be more courageous in this area. In his
opinion, the lack of skilled workers in this
country is an opportunity for numerous
new solutions in intralogistics to pay off
financially.
In this context, he also mentioned the
topic of open source as an accelerator
of developments: “The time is ripe for
not ten experts to develop exactly the
same thing, but to be able to fall back on
a basic development,” scientist Thorsten
Schmidt said.
Panel discussion about the management of innovations
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INTRALOGISTICS INNOVATIONS TO TOUCH
NEUTRAL TESTING, HANDS-ON TESTING AND NETWORKING WITH LOGISTICS DECISION MAKERS
Feedback
Test innovations, discuss with experts and make new contacts. B2B
trade visitors as well as exhibitors report how they have benefited
from TEST CAMP and why they want to come again.
BY THILO JÖRGL AND STEFANIE NONNENMANN
Head of Logistics, Reisenthel Accessoires
Wolfgang
Niedermeier
We made valuable contacts on
site from which we will also benefit
in our work in the future. A toporganised
event, great praise to
the entire team. The TEST CAMP
INTRALOGISTICS will definitely be
a must for us again next year.
Dr. Benjamin Kuhrke, Project Engineer,
Opel Automobile / Stellantis
Dr. Benjamin
Kuhrke
I found at least three really interesting people
who can help me with my challenges.
Project Management, Group7
Julia
Jocher
We always look how we
can optimise our processes.
It was amazing to see
all these innovations.
Manager Transport, Goods Receipt
& Projects, BASF Coatings
Victor
Kaupe
The TEST CAMP combines
the status quo of automated
guided vehicles in
intralogistics with expert
contributions and thus
offers a good opportunity
to efficiently inform oneself
about trends and technologies
and to exchange
ideas.
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Business Development Magment
Magnus
Backlund
It is an excellent place for us
to present our product and
to come in contact with new
customers to discuss new
use cases.
CEO KION Group
Rob
Smith
It is very exciting. It is nice to be
where innovation is recognised and
judged by such great expertise.
CEO SSI SCHÄFER,
Chair of the Board of the VDMA
Material Handling & Intralogistics
Association
Steffen
Bersch
It was my first time. Great
impression. It was good to
see that we have so many
different companies and
so many institutions from
the research side – a great
network.
CEO/CTO NOYES Technologies
Marco
Prüglmeier
For us it was a great event because we
could present our brand new product
Noyes Storage to a high quality audience.
Everyone who as to say something
in logistics is at the IFOY AWARD
and the TEST CAMP.
CTO, Co-Founder NAiSE
Kai
Przybysz-Herz
A great event with perfect products
and an excellent organisation.
NAiSE will come back next
year!
CEO stow Group, FEM President
Jos
de Vuyst
A great event. It is a nice combination
of established companies
and start-ups. It is nice for startups
to show their innovations. I
do not think that they have many
opportunities like this.
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Experts
Thematic highlight tours, panel
discussions, contact with developers,
technical discussions
among colleagues – and
equipment for self testing: this
year‘s TEST CAMP INTRA-
LOGISTICS was once again attended
by numerous B2B visitors
over three days: Their
conclusion: “It‘s worth it!”
Nach
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After the world premiere in 2021,
the new edition of the AGV Mesh-
Up took place at TEST CAMP
INTRALOGISTICS 2022.
The success story continues.
IT UP 2
BY THILO JÖRGL
One of the highlights
of TEST CAMP INT-
RALOGISTICS caught
the eye of visitors
right from the counter
in exhibition hall 3: the AGV
Mesh-Up on a test area of 600
square metres. After the world
premiere of the first live test of
the VDA 5050 communication
interface, this year an even more
complex test scenario with Automated
Guided Vehicles (AGV)
and Autonomous Mobile Robots
(AMR) took place. The initiator of
the event was again the VDMA
Materials Handling and Intralogistics
Association with its member
companies. The aim of VDA
5050 is for automated transport
vehicles in the warehouse, i.e.
tugger trains, AGVs or AMRs,
to communicate via plug-andplay
technology independently
of manufacturers and systems.
For the devices this means in
concrete terms: they drive with
different types of navigation (for
example, line-guided or contourbased),
but communicate with
the higher-level control system in
a common data language. At the
test premiere in 2021, six vehicles
from different suppliers drove
under one control system via the
Successful live test: Seven vehicles from different manufacturers communicate with each other.
VDA 5050. This year there were
seven vehicles and the test area
was expanded. Various obstacles
were erected, pick-up and dropoff
stations for vehicles were set
up and an additional driving area
for AMR was designated. This
time, the guidance system was
provided by SYNAOS. The seven
vehicles came from DS AUTO-
MOTION, ek robotics, Fraunhofer
IML, incubed IT, OMRON, SAFELOG
and Siemens. Whereas last year
the aim was to test the practical
implementation of VDA 5050 live
for the first time and to drive on
a common surface, this year the
participating companies opted
for more complex challenges.
Load pick-up and drop-off points
THE BACKGROUND TO THE EXPERIMENT IS,
THAT IN THE SMART FACTORY OF THE FUTURE,
MACHINES WILL COMMUNICATE WITH EACH
OTHER WITHOUT ANY PROBLEMS.
for the vehicles were integrated
into the area using common
routes. The possibility of free
navigation was demonstrated
in a defined area that was used
by some of the vehicles. The
vehicles also had to avoid an
obstacle there. Interesting detail:
The guidance control of SYNAOS
came from the cloud. This year
also saw the premiere of a panel
discussion by the VDMA on the
topic of "VDA 5050 – Status Quo
and Future of the Communication
Interface". Jan Drömer, Member
of the Board of Directors of the
Driverless Transportation Systems
Department, moderated
the session. In addition to Alexander
Balandin, Head of Mobile
Robots, Global Business Services
at Robert Bosch GmbH, Mathias
Behounek, Managing Director of
SAFELOG GmbH, and Dr Wolfgang
Hackenberg, CEO of SYNAOS
GmbH, discussed the topic. Conclusion
of the second AGV Mesh-
Up: The manufacturers took a
step further on the path towards
Industry 4.0. Next year, the next
step will be taken. More information
and several vidoes you can
find on the internet on the website
of the VDMA: www.vdma.org/
agv-mesh-up.
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Part 2
& Mesh-Up Approved
Done: The AGV Mesh-Up experts after the live test.
The Fraunhofer IML's FLIP picks up containers directly from the floor.
Knowledge transfer: AGV experts dicuss at the Mesh-Up.
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INTERVIEW WITH
ROB SMITH
(CEO KION GROUP)
Interview: Thilo Jörgl
What goals have you set yourself professionally for the
first year?
Quite ambitious. We have exciting goals this year that
connect us all our way to our mid-term objectives for next
year. We grew our business about two billion Euros last
year and between now and next year we want to grow
another two billion Euros to over twelve billion of revenue
and double digit profitability between ten and twelve percent.
We are well on our way to doing so.
Mr. Smith, you have only recently become CEO of the
Kion Group. Could you tell us how difficult the first weeks
were?
The first weeks were fantastic. I am doing what I call meet,
greet, listen, learn. I am talking to customers, I have met
Kion colleagues in the Americas and in Europe. Moreover
I have been in video calls with people in South America
and Asia-Pacific. I am listening carefully to what our
customers are telling me – how they see our business and
how they see their business, their needs today as well as
their growth needs tomorrow. Then I have talked to our
own employees and have learnt about our ambitions and
what we do well, and what we can do better. My assessment
is: The Kion Group is in a very good position and we
have enormous potential for the future. These are exciting
days and it´s actually a lot of fun.
What are currently the biggest challenges in the Intralogistics
business for a group like the Kion Group?
Right now everyone is struggling with supply chain shortage.
We have never had so many 99 percent completed
trucks – ready to go but missing three parts on average.
This is a real challenge. Therefore we put a task force together.
We are working on that topic day and night basically.
Every time we can get a part we do, even if we have
to buy it more expensively. Because we are focused on our
commitment to customers. We are making those deliveries
even in challenging times. I am confident that our teams
are on a good way.
What are the most important trends for the intralogistics
sector over the next five years?
It´s all about digitalisation and automation. Another trend
is energy – electrification and battery management. It´s
about the shift from lead acid to lithium-ion. And it´s about
artificial intelligence and 5G.
How prepared is the Kion Group for the trends?
With the technologies and innovations we have and our
strong brands we are very well positioned in these challenges.
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INTERVIEW WITH STEFFEN
BERSCH ( CEO SSI SCHÄFER,
CHAIR OF THE BOARD OF
VDMA MATERIALS HANDLING
& INTRALOGISTICS )
Interview: Thilo Jörgl
The VDMA is the sponsor of the IFOY AWARD. What is
the aim of your association?
The IFOY AWARD is a great platform for VDMA members
to present their solutions. We are very grateful being here.
Let‘s talk about the AGV Mesh-Up and the VDA 5050
communication interface. Why is the functional test,
which has already taken place for the second time at
TEST CAMP INTRALOGISTICS, so important?
The initial idea of the AGV Mesh-Up for example came
up after the German automotive industry approached us
to develop a joined communication interface for AGVs
and AMRs. The VDMA was very much attracted by that,
because we are also not interested in developing and
having several different interfaces. The functional test
is so important because different suppliers of individual
solutions come together to work under one fleet controller,
one software platform, for a customer. We really need to
see more of initiatives like this. This is a great role model
for all of us.
The IFOY AWARD is taking place for the tenth time. How
has it developed?
When we come from the historic development, the sponsoring,
it was the aim to make the IFOY AWARD more international
and to achieve a larger reach. When we look at
the event of this year, we see that this has been achieved.
At the moment the industry is facing a lot of challenges.
How can the VDMA help the members?
The VDMA supports companies with a lot with insights
about crises like for example material shortages, the war in
the Ukraine and general developments in the industry. It is
a platform outside the competitive situation. We can openly
discuss about certain macroeconomic situations. The
VDMA also helps the companies to have political influence.
We have about one million employees in the entire
industry and we need to be heard in politics. The VDMA is
the right platform for the industry.
What are the most important trends in Intralogistics over
the next five years?
The industry follows the megatrends like for example
urbanisation or population growths. We also see that the
consumer behaviour is changing to more individualisation.
That has an effect on suppliers and their developments
in automation. I think about case picking, piece picking
and also software. We all have to think more about end-toend
IT solutions and robotics.
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INTERVIEW WITH JOS DE VUYST
(CEO STOW GROUP, FEM PRESIDENT)
Interview: Thilo Jörgl
Mr. de Vuyst, how important is an award like the IFOY
AWARD for the industry?
In my eyes it is very important. There are many innovations
today. If you win an award, you will get a lot of
attention.
You are also the President of the FEM. What challenges
does the Intralogistics industry have?
There is a number of challenges. After the Covid-19 crisis
we have a war in the Ukraine. The companies face huge
short-term challenges in the supply chains. Many raw
materials are not available, the prices are very high at the
moment. We saw price jumps of 40 or even 50 percent
in one week. That is all hard to manage. Of course on the
longer run we have very interesting challenges.
What do you mean?
The whole business is changing as the habits of the people
are changing. They wish to buy everything at anytime 24
hours a day. This results in many issues for the companies
that are active in material handling. E-commerce is a big
driver for automation. On top of that there are also topics
like sustainability, ESG (Environment, Social, Governance)
and a lot of legislation that chances in the European Union.
FEM can support the companies a lot.
What have been the biggest challenges for intralogistics
companies since the beginning of the pandemic?
On the one hand there were a lot of uncertainties: material
shortages, the instability of the production systems,
getting service people out to the customers – only to name
a few. Installing a new warehouse was sometimes impossible.
But on the other hand, the demand for new often
digital solutions started to grow in the second half of 2020.
There was much more pressure on the companies being
competitive. In the spring of 2020, the pandemic hit us
hard. But already in the fourth quarter of 2020, we started
to deal with it.
How does FEM support the companies?
We support a kind of regulatory framework for a number of
topics – for example the green deal, digitalisation, Artificial
Intelligence and noise directives. FEM is lobbying towards
politicians to help setting up this framework.
What are the major trends in the coming five years?
It is all about people, all about customers. They want
everything faster and cheaper. That results in enormous
challenges in the supply chain. Sustainability and ESG are
two other trends. If we like it or not, ESG is driving companies
to work better. Automation and also innovation are a
result of all these trends that I mentioned. But the biggest
challenge in our industry is finding people. There is a huge
fight on talents. With Covid-19 the situation has changed a
lot in terms of flexibility of work for example.
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AGV Mesh-Up says thank you
to the participants and supporters!
All participants so far:
arculus • DS AUTOMOTION • ek robotics • Fraunhofer IML • incubed IT • OMRON
SAFELOG • SIEMENS • SSI Schäfer • STILL • SYNAOS
What about you – are you ready to show up?
We will return in 2023 to show more features
of the communication interface VDA 5050.
vdma.org/agv-mesh-up
#agvmeshup
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The
Innovator
Next Door
The IFOY TEST DAYS and the TEST CAMP
INTRALOGISTICS took place in 2022 for the second
time in Dortmund – the city that now bears
the title of “European Capital of Innovation”.
BY STEFANIE NONNENMANN
As in the previous year, the latest innovations
in intralogistics were once again tested at the
second edition of the IFOY TEST DAYS and the
TEST CAMP INTRALOGISTICS at the Messe Dortmund
exhibition centre. A key success factor
of the format is that various solutions are tried
out and evaluated in one place. Through direct
exchange with the companies, the event offers
the opportunity to discover new things, discuss
potentials and initiate further developments.
The idea that successful innovations are created
in neighbourly cooperation has been promoted
in Dortmund for years. For this reason,
the Ruhr metropolis applied for the iCapital
Award of the European Commission under the
motto “Innovation Next Door - Future from the
Neighbourhood”. The mix of social, sustainable
and technology-oriented innovation projects
and strategic approaches ultimately convinced
the jury and led to success: Dortmund is so far
the only German city that in the end was awarded
the title of “European Innovation Capital”.
Lord Mayor Thomas Westphal is more than
thrilled with this award: “The prize is a result
of teamwork in Dortmund as a major city of
neighbours. Many committed partners from
science, business, city society and administration
have built up a sustainable innovation
ecosystem in recent years. A breeding
ground has been created for start-ups and
companies, for research and development,
for education and culture. But also for the
implementation of good ideas, social projects
and creative solutions on the ground in our
neighbourhoods,” the city leader makes clear.
Mariya Gabriel, EU Commissioner for Research,
Innovation and Education, Culture and Youth,
also highlighted the concept of the Smart City
and the Science 2.0 Master Plan in the course
of the award. An important part of this plan is
the competence field of logistics. Excellent
research institutions such as the TU Dortmund,
the Fraunhofer IML and the Fraunhofer
ISST ensure that Dortmund is also one of the
leading research clusters internationally.
One goal is the “Silicon Economy” as a counter-design
to Silicon Valley, a decentralised
and open open-source infrastructure for
the B2B platform economy, which is being
pioneered to a large extent by Fraunhofer
IML. Practical applications of the
technologies in logistics are also being researched
in this area at the Rhine-Ruhr Machine
Learning Competence Centre (ML2R)
and the European Blockchain Institute and
are becoming a flagship for Dortmund.
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The science and technology campus in Dortmund
is already one of the leading high-tech
locations in Europe. To further accelerate
technology transfer, especially in the areas
of IT and logistics, the Ministry of Economics
is promoting the construction of a technology
and start-up centre on the campus grounds.
»
Dortmund is increasingly becoming a top address for
technology transfer in practice and shows what is possible
when innovative ideas from business and science come
together. «
North Rhine-Westphalia’s Economics and
Digital Minister Professor Dr. Andreas Pinkwart
presented Heike Marzen, Managing
Director of the City of Dortmund’s Economic
Development Agency, and Dirk Stürmer,
Managing Director of the TechnologieZentrumDortmund,
with a grant of around 6.9
million euros. The project, entitled “Transferinfrastruktur
Digital Hub Dortmund” (TDHD),
will create an innovative contact point for
start-ups and companies in logistics and
information technology to work on joint projects
and drive innovations forward. Leasing
of the space is to begin as early as 2024.
“North Rhine-Westphalia is not only the most
important logistics location in Germany, but
also a pacesetter for innovations that can
revolutionise the entire logistics industry.
Dortmund is increasingly becoming a top
address for technology transfer in practice
and shows what is possible when innovative
ideas from business and science come together.
I am convinced that the TDHD will provide
important impulses for start-ups, SMEs
and their supply chains far beyond the state
borders,” Professor Pinkwart makes clear.
“We are very pleased about the approval of the
funding from the state of North Rhine-Westphalia
for the construction of the TDHD. This
means that the financing of the project is secured
and we can begin with the construction of
the building,” says Heike Marzen, representative
of the City of Dortmund and Managing Director
of the Dortmund Economic Development Corporation.
The TDHD is an excellent instrument
for technology transfer, i.e. for the economic
utilisation of scientific results from the universities
and research institutes in the region.
“By establishing the TDHD as a business-oriented
infrastructure, the City of Dortmund
is creating future-proof jobs and improving
the framework conditions for start-ups
and small and medium-sized enterprises.
With the TDHD, we will also further expand
Dortmund’s strong position in the logistics
application area by intensifying digital
competencies,” continues Heike Marzen.
“The funding of the TDHD is a strong signal for
the further development of the TechnologieZentrumDortmund
(TZDO). The TZDO is already
the largest technology incubator in Germany
and is one of the leading technology and startup
centres in Europe,” emphasises Managing
Director Dirk Stürmer. “With the TDHD, we will
become an even more attractive address for
start-ups, entrepreneurs and technology-oriented
growth companies. Within the Science
and Technology Campus Dortmund, in the direct
vicinity of the Logistics Campus, the TDHD
will be a new building that supports and intensifies
the technology transfer of scientific
results,” he adds.
The TDHD is part of the “Digital Hub Logistik &
IT” project and has a total investment volume
of around 10.9 million euros. Covering a total of
3,000 square metres, it is intended to provide
ideal conditions for innovation partnerships
between start-ups and technology-oriented
companies.
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The project fits in with other initiatives of the
state government: With the European Blockchain
Institute, the practical application of
this technology in logistics is also being researched
in Dortmund. The goal is to develop
open source solutions and make them available
to the entire industry. Professor Dr. Dr. h.
c. Michael ten Hompel, Executive Director of
the Fraunhofer Institute for Material Flow and
Logistics, is also pleased about the TDHD: “It
is a great addition to our research network in
Dortmund and will move us forward as a science
location, especially for logistics.”
The funds for the construction of the Technology
and Start-up Centre come from the
federal-state joint expenditure “Improvement
of the Regional Economic Structure”. They are
intended to support balanced regional economic
development throughout NRW.
Another project is nearing completion these
days. The new “lighthouse”, a new office
building on Speicherstraße in the harbour, has
been completed and is already fully let. The
»
Many committed partners from science, business, urban
society and administration have built up a sustainable innovation
ecosystem in recent years. A breeding ground for
start-ups and companies, for research and development, for
education and culture has emerged. But also for the implementation
of good ideas, social projects and creative solutions
on the ground in our neighbourhoods. «
Thomas Westphal, Lord Mayor of the City of Dortmund
renowned Fraunhofer Institute for Software
and Systems Engineering ISST has dropped
anchor there. The institute conducts application-oriented
research on data platforms,
data spaces and data sovereignty.
In the new domicile at the harbour, the research
institute, which belongs to the Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft,
has a commercial space
of around 3,340 square metres on a total of
six floors at its disposal. The Fraunhofer ISST
and Digitalhafen Speicherstraße form a perfect
symbiosis.
The topics and software products of the
Fraunhofer ISST fit perfectly with the development
of the Speicherstraße harbour quarter
into a digital harbour. For future spin-offs
from the institute, space is to be created in
the immediate vicinity in the foreseeable future.
The vision of a creative knowledge and
innovation quarter at the harbour is meeting
with great interest among investors and tenants.
The City of Dortmund plans to open up
further areas for this development this year
with the publication of the “nördliche Speicherstraße”
development plan.
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Interview
Heike Marzen, Managing Director of
Wirtschaftsförderung Dortmund
Ms Marzen, you are the Managing Director
of the Dortmund Economic
Development Agency in the new “European
Innovation Capital”. Did the
award come as a surprise to Dortmund?
The award is a great recognition for the
positive development of the last decades,
of which we are very proud. Together
with many committed partners
from science, business, city society
and administration, we have built up a
sustainable innovation ecosystem. It is
therefore not surprising that Dortmund
is also perceived as innovative from the
outside.
In which sectors is Dortmund especially
innovative?
In addition to social and sustainable innovations,
many exciting technological
developments come from Dortmund.
The city has developed into a leading
digital location in recent years. The outstanding
research cluster, including TU
Dortmund University and the Fraunhofer
Institutes IML and ISST, has an
excellent international reputation and
is therefore a beacon for innovations in
logistics.
Why is logistics in Dortmund so particularly
strong?
Due to its excellent location, Dortmund
is one of the most important logistics
locations in Germany with over 900
resident companies. In order to remain
competitive, digital solutions are becoming
increasingly important for all
companies. This also requires opening
up innovation processes. In our application
for the European Innovation Capital,
we described these neighbourly cooperations
with “Innovation Next Door”.
»
What is the Wirtschaftsfördering Dortmund
doing in concrete terms to promote
logistical innovations in particular?
In order to further strengthen Dortmund’s
two areas of expertise, logistics
and IT, we are investing in the expansion
of state-of-the-art research and transfer
infrastructures at the TechnologiePark.
At the Digital Hub Logistics & IT, scientific
institutions, companies and innovative
start-ups will work under one roof
to drive innovation. With the DoAccelerate
programme, we bring Dortmund
companies together with international
start-ups in a targeted manner. We have
been doing this successfully on a regional
level for a very long time with our
partners such as the Digital Hub Logistics,
RuhrHUB and the CET.
Why do you think Dortmund and the
IFOY AWARD go so well together?
We were of course delighted that Dortmund
was chosen as the venue again
this year. We are already very well positioned
in logistics education and research.
With the plans for the Digital
Hub Logistics & IT, Dortmund is also
increasingly becoming a top address for
technology transfer in this area - from
science to business. In this respect, the
IFOY AWARD as the world’s most important
intralogistics award and Dortmund
simply match up well.
What topics has the Wirtschaftsförderung
Dortmund set itself for the
coming years?
One particular focus is certainly on the
development of the city centre. Dortmund
continues to be a popular and
attractive shopping city, but the Corona
pandemic and its effects have shown
that we want to broaden our focus and
Due to its excellent location, Dortmund is one of the
most important logistics locations in Germany, with over
900 resident companies. «
create more space for new ideas and
experiences. Furthermore, we want to
develop more attractive places to work.
This year, for example, the Digital Quarter
at the harbour is really taking shape.
In addition to leading institutes such as
the Fraunhofer ISST, start-ups and established
companies will come together
here.
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IFOY TEST CERT
IT IS NOT ONLY THE WORLD'S LARGEST INTRALOGISTICS TEST, BUT ALSO THE TOUGHEST.
AT THE IFOY TEST DAYS AT THE DORTMUND EXHIBITION CENTRE, THE PRODUCTS AND SOLUTIONS
FROM 12 MANUFACTURERS WHICH WERE NOMINATED FOR THE IFOY AWARD UNDERWENT A MULTI-
STAGE TEST PROCEDURE OVER THE COURSE OF A WEEK. STEFFEN BERSCH, CEO OF SSI SCHAEFER
AND CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD OF THE VDMA MATERIALS HANDLING AND INTRALOGISTICS
ASSOCIATION, AND IFOY JURY CEO ANITA WÜRMSER PRESENTED THE AUDIT CERTIFICATES.
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Only those innovations that pass the three-part IFOY Audit,
consisting of the independent IFOY test, the Innovation Check
and the jury testing, are awarded the "Best in Intralogistics"
seal. This year, representatives from 12 companies
received the seals: Cargotec Engineering,
Jungheinrich, Locus Robotics, Magment,
NAiSE, Noyes Technologies,
robominds, SICK, SSI SCHÄFER,
STILL, stow robotics and
SYNAOS. Congrats
to all!
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Jury examines the nominees:
3 minute presentation each,
then individual
testing.
IFOY Tester Theo Egberts with
Innovation Check Team
Bormann, Follert and
Schmidt.
HOW IFOY TESTS
Since 2013, products and solutions have been
competing for the IFOY AWARD. The categories
range from counterbalanced trucks and warehouse
technology equipment to AGVs, robots and software
for intralogistics. The path to an IFOY AWARD is
arduous indeed. In a multi-stage process, applicants
must first clear the nomination hurdle before they
are admitted to the IFOY TEST DAYS, which take
place at the Messe Dortmund exhibition centre.
There, the three-part IFOY Audit awaits the finalists.
The jury of the IFOY AWARD
on their
highlight tour.
1. THE IFOY TEST
The audit starts with the practice-oriented IFOY
Test, conducted by Dutch trade journalist Theo
Egberts, who maintains the largest comparative
database of independent test data in Europe.
Regarded as the benchmark for industrial trucks,
the test compares the nominees with their relevant
competitors. The vehicles undergo individuallytailored
driving or functional tests, including the
IFOY Test protocol, which comprises around 80
criteria and includes, among other things
factors such as economy and energy efficiency,
sustainability, safety and ergonomics of the nominated
products and solutions.
2. THE IFOY
INNOVATION CHECK
The innovation value is one of the essential evaluation
criteria for the jurors. To assess the value of an innovation
from the technological standpoint, a technology com-
Innovation Checker
Thorsten Schmidt.
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Richard Bormann (l.) at the IFOY
Innovation Check.
For two days, the IFOY jurors from
19 countries inform and
discuss with each other
in the testing hall.
The Best-in-Intralogistics
certificate is the visible sign of
the high degree of innovation of
the nominated equipment and
solutions. Only the innovations
that have faced the IFOY Audit are
allowed to carry the seal.
3. THE JURY TEST
The audit traditionally concludes with the evaluation
of the finalists by the jurors and their approved
advisors. The jury members, trade journalists from
all over the world, are not only presented with all
the results of the IFOY Test and the scientific IFOY
Innovation Check for their voting, but also test them
themselves.
Jury session #2: The
tester team presents the
results.
parison with the market standards is necessary. This
is the content of the scientific IFOY Innovation Check,
part two of the audit. Scientists from Fraunhofer
IML and the Technical Universities in Dresden and
Munich assessed the finalists in terms of market
relevance, customer benefits, type of execution and
degree of innovation. The innovations of the products
mentioned by the manufacturers in their brochures
and presentations are traced on site by means of visual
inspections and with the aid of a functional test.
IFOY test reporter
Bernd Maienschein.
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IFOY tester
Theo Egberts.

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Name
MOFFETT E5 25.4 NX
IFOY Category
Special Vehicle
Engine
Electric
Load capacity
2.500 kg
Market launch December 1, 2021
The days of noisy
deliveries are past:
MOFFETT shows
how goods can be
delivered quietly and
cleanly. The age of
green urban logistics
can come.
NOISE
FREE
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VERDICT OF THE INNOVATION CHECK
As expected, the E5-25.4 NX features a solid yet high-quality
design that is fully up to the high demands placed on truckmounted
forklifts. The all-electric version can be compared with
other already electrified in-plant industrial trucks in terms of
operating comfort and control sensitivity. MOFFETT shows that
technical progress does not remain stagnant and once again
delivers a convincing candidate for the IFOY AWARD.
The detailed IFOY Innovation Check is available free of charge at
www.ifoy.org.
Market relevance +
Customer benefit ++
Degree of innovation +
Quality of implementation ++
++ very good / + good / Ø balanced/ - less / -- not available
TEST REPORT. The MOFFETT E5-NX is
the world's first all-electric 4-way truckmounted
forklift. It is the bigger brother
of last year's IFOY winner. It is also the
first all-electric truck with what the
manu facturer calls a "moving mast".
The unique mast can be extended, making
it easier to load and unload trucks from
one side. In addition, this design makes it
extremely light. Extending the mast is much
faster than with comparable vehicles with
pantograph masts. Also, the speed at which
the mast is extended is adjustable by the
manufacturer. Nevertheless, this vehicle
also has a pantograph, namely on the fork
carriage. After the mast is extended, this
pantograph brings the fork carriage forward.
For loading and unloading loads at the far
end of the loading area, the test vehicle is
equipped with the optional Lift Assist. This
patented system tilts two armrests against
the side of the load floor. Especially when the
load's centre of gravity is further away from
the truck, Lift Assist helps prevent tipping.
Loads can be set down and picked up more
easily and safely at the far end of the load
floor. The reach is exactly the same as the
loading area of a truck. When handling loads
at this maximum distance of about 2.2 metres,
the residual capacity of the truck – thanks
to the special design – remains at 2.5 tonnes.
As there is no IFOY Test protocol for this
type of truck, this test report describes the
testers' impressions. For short: the test
team is impressed by the nomination. The
E5-NX makes a robust and solid impression,
although the legroom and the position of the
pedals deserve extra attention according to
the testers. When working, the advantages of
an all-electric truck quickly become clear.
The lack of a brake pedal (the vehicle brakes
exclusively via the motor) is not a problem
at all, as the brakes work as expected. The
braking force is even dependent on the
driving speed so that the driver does not
experience any surprises. For added safety,
the steering speed can also be adjusted.
Two other advantages stand out: the allelectric
truck-mounted forklift guarantees
quiet and emission-free operation. This
means that the forklift can be used indoors
without any problems, so that deliveries
from outdoors to indoors are also possible.
Thanks to its quiet operation, it can
be used in the early morning hours or at
night without disturbing the surroundings.
In addition, the operator does not need to
wear hearing protection and the operator is
generally more aware of their surroundings.
The 4-way concept in itself is not new and
enables smooth driving, even with long
loads and narrow passages. However, the
system has been further improved on this
truck. For example, the wheels are automatically
and electronically controlled into
the correct position. When driving sideways,
the acoustic reverse warning can also be
heard, which the testers found annoying.
The lithium-ion battery can be easily
recharged if necessary while driving to
the next delivery address. In many cases,
however, the minimum operating time of
six to eight hours is more than sufficient.
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AUTOMATION IN
FOCUS
Name
IFOY Category
Jungheinrich, EKS 215a
AGV / AMR
Tin its class that has been
developed exclusively for automatic operation.
However, the truck is not completely helpless if
a malfunction should ever bring it to a halt: the
truck can be switched to manual operation with
an emergency control panel by means of a key
switch. In this way, all functions are basically
possible, only somewhat slower.
The test installation of the first "real" autonomous
high-lift truck from Jungheinrich in the
Dortmund exhibition hall is completed within a
few hours. The EKS 215a autonomous high-lift
truck, which is made to run without any problems,
can store and retrieve pallets up to 6 metres
with a residual load capacity of up to 700
kilograms. In the lower racking area, up to about
2 metres, the AGV can handle pallets or special
load carriers weighing 1,500 kilogrammes. As a
true autonomous truck, it is designed to be very
small: At 3.5 metres, it can be turned and the
he "a" in the product name of the
EKS 215a stands for autonomous.
As Jungheinrich states, its latest
AGV product, the high-lift AGV
EKS 215a, is the first autonomous
guided vehicle (AGV)
racking can be served from both sides. This makes
the self-supporting automatic order picker,
which went on sale at the end of 2021, small,
compact, fast and manoeuvrable.
If the vehicle, which is equipped with a mobile laser
personal protection scanner from Sick, does
not have a driving job and the lithium-ion battery
is not full, it is temporarily charged in real operation
- this is also possible by the minute, via
a green contact plate overhead. This option is
particularly interesting in work situations where
you don't know exactly when the truck will have
to drive the next time. The 24-volt concept with
automatic loading ensures efficient multi-shift
operation. The user-friendly touch display ensures
intuitive operation.
The AGV is controlled by a higher-level system:
depending on the connection to the customer's
warehouse management system (WMS) or as a
stand-alone system from Jungheinrich using
sensor-monitored bays. Then the charger
chases 300 amps into the battery. This way,
the battery is charged from 25 to 50 per cent in
about 10 minutes;
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pushing it up to 80 percent takes about 30 minutes.
Without a connection to a customer WMS such as
SAP, the customer is provided with a user interface
with a drop-down menu from Jungheinrich. This interface
with a web browser is also available for mobile
phones or tablets. However, for product liability
reasons, the customer cannot program around in it.
In contrast to the reach truck, the EKS 215a with
its cantilever forks can also be used to approach
and automate stations that are not accessible
from below. The new truck masters the in-house
transport of loading aids in mixed operation with
manually controlled vehicles or persons with flying
colours thanks to its small footprint. Depending
on the application, a wide range of mast types is
available. By the way: the high-lift AGV can also be
easily connected to ERP systems via the Jungheinrich
logistics interface.
VERDICT OF THE INNOVATION CHECK
In addition to the combination of small size
and high performance data, the application
of the safety sensors, protected under the
vehicle, as well as the user-friendly
operating interface are to be assessed as
significant innovations. The EKS 215a
impresses with its very good quality
implementation. No experimental
compromises were made and the system is
based on proven components. Precise
positioning of the load at high lift heights is
ensured by the reflector scanner and is an
example of expected low-fault operation. A
worthy IFOY nomination that can count
itself among the best.
The detailed IFOY Innovation Check is
available free of charge at www.ifoy.org.
Market relevance ++
Customer benefit +
Degree of innovation +
Quality of implementation ++
++ very good / + good / Ø balanced / - less / -- not available
No experimental
compromises were made.
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Beast of Burden in the DC
No Compromises
TEST REPORT. Until recently, you had to make a choice when
it came to ride-on pallet trucks: Either go for compact or go
for safe or go in the ergonomic direction. With the new ERD
220i, Jungheinrich puts an end to the dilemma of compromise.Thanks
to the integration of the lithium-ion batteries,
optionally one or two units with 130 Ah each, the need for a
separate battery box is eliminated. This results in a space
gain of 300 mm, which benefits the compact dimensions,
optimum operator protection and improved ergonomics.
Name
Jungheinrich, ERD 220i
IFOY Category Special Vehicle /
Warehouse Truck
Engine
Electric
Load capacity
2,000 kg
Market launch April 1, 2021
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VERDICT OF THE INNOVATION CHECK
The ERD 220i convinces all down the line and is seen as the
favourite in its category.
The detailed IFOY Innovation Check is available free of charge at
www.ifoy.org.
Market relevance ++
Customer benefit ++
Degree of innovation +
Quality of implementation ++
++ very good / + good / Ø balanced / - less / -- not available
The suspension of the standing platform
can be easily adjusted to the operator's
body weight via six switches. That makes
working noticeably more comfortably. The
working position is comfortable and the
operator feels much better protected than
with a classic pallet truck with a folding
platform. Comfort is also excellent, with
the possibility to lean against the side
wall on both sides. The handles provide
a good grip and control in any position.
Another innovation of the lift truck is the
smartPILOT tiller steering. The electric
steering is very intuitive and has a convenient
automatic centre position for
straight-line travel. The height is adjustable
in four positions and the fork and lift mast
are also easy to operate with one hand.
The new charging interface connects the
truck quickly and easily to an external
fast charger (up to 300 A). An integrated
charger (25 A) is available as an option,
offering flexibility at any 230 V socket.
A pallet truck with double-deck function is
making its debut in the IFOY Test, so there
is no comparison material, but the ERD 220i
moves all loads that are also used in regular
pallet truck tests easily and smoothly.
The IFOY test truck is an ERD 220i in the
drivePLUS version, and in its most powerful
mode (P3) it achieves 11.2 per cent higher
productivity than the test average in its class
for single handling - the second highest value
ever. Test consumption at 100 pallets is
35 per cent below the market average. With
the maximum battery capacity of 260 Ah, a
practical operating time of over eight hours is
possible. Longer working times are possible
thanks to the possibility of easy recharging.
In P2 and P1 working modes, productivity
remains high and consumption
drops even a little further.
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AMR Solution
100%
intuitive
Name
IFOY Category
Locus Robotics, AMR Solution
AGV / AMR
TEST REPORT. The US provider Locus Robotics offers its autonomous
robots, which work collaboratively with warehouse staff, exclusively
in a packaged rental model. After the set-up with a one-time “start-up
fee“, a “core fleet“ is available to the customer for their tasks. This is
an average of between 45 and 50 vehicles per customer, with fluctuations
(rather) upwards and less downwards not excluded, of course.
The robot manufacturer from Wilmington in the Greater Boston
metropolitan region (Massachusetts/USA) has been active in Europe
since 2019. At the moment, Locus serves around 80 customers in
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about 200 warehouses with its picking system. The
customers come not only from retail, but also from
pharmaceuticals and industry (ABB). Picking into the
45-kilogram moving robot is extremely easy: the
type and quantity of the products to be picked at the
location and placed into the small load carrier on the
Locus robot are very clearly displayed on the clear
touchscreen. Picked, confirmed, and the journey continues.
The tester has never found this so easy, intuitive
and without a single second of “learning the ropes“.
The peak season for Locus is November/December,
because the Christmas business easily burdens
retailers with four to five times as much picking work
as during the year. According to a survey by Material
Handling Industry (MHI) and Deloitte, 56 percent of
respondents have “extreme problems“ finding suitable
staff. No wonder: up to now, about 40 to 60 per
cent in the warehouse are determined by walking,
with an average age in Germany of 40 to 55 years.
Locus solves this problem pragmatically and effectively
by separating the employees from the picking
trolleys: the work comes to the pickers, i.e. a classic
goods-to-person principle. However, not stoically
standing only at a fixed workstation, but “flowing“ in a
certain area, which normally, however, does not go beyond
the warehouse aisle. This not only saves a lot of
energy, but also makes the work far more effective and
productive than picking along. Locus does not replace
the customer‘s inventory management system, but
obtains its information about the product and the number
of units to be picked from it. The Locus software
clusters the orders for the optimal picking route – of
the roving units, mind you, not of the individual pickers
- and which orders are connected on a container. In the
field, the system works with high-quality Lidar sensors
(“Light Detection and Ranging“). Irrespective of the time
saved by short distances for the pickers: the picking
system also increases productivity by the fact that the
human at a single picking position, for example, spends
only 8 instead of 12 seconds - that adds up. When picking,
both hands are free for the products to be picked.
If necessary, a seasonal fleet can easily be added
to the core fleet mentioned at the beginning, for
example for two to three months for the Christmas
business. The robots themselves are produced
between May and November and are maintained
quickly and leanly. A total of around 8,000 of these
robots are currently in use, 2,000 of them in Europe.
When the going gets tough, 100 to 500 of
the robots can easily be produced – per week.
VERDICT OF THE INNOVATION CHECK
Locus‘ extraordinary AMR solution is an excellent
response to current market demands.
The detailed IFOY Innovation Check is available free of
charge at www.ifoy.org.
“The robots are
available exclusively
on a rental basis.“
Market relevance ++
Customer benefit ++
Degree of innovation ++
Quality of implementation +
++ very good / + good / Ø balanced / - less / -- not available
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Platform Technology
A Kit
for All
Name
IFOY Category
robominds, robobrain.NEUROS
Robot
Testreport. The Munich-based robotics
company robominds, founded in
2016, has reached the IFOY AWARD final
with its neural robot operating system
„robobrain.NEUROS“. Different skills can
be uploaded to the software platform, for
example a palletising application for Intralogistics.
One platform, many applications,
independent of components – this
is how robominds comes to Dortmund.
Optimised for the industrial PC robobrain and as a platform for all
robots, grippers and other kinematics, NEUROS (Neural Robotic Operating
System) creates an automation environment that is user-centric
and easy to operate – for scenarios of any industry
and company size. On the industrialised operating system,
every function of the robotic components becomes a skill.
The modular principle applies to both the software and the
hardware. One skill, for example, is order picking. Several
applications can be shown in the test setup: Palletising, box
recognition, etc. One does not see oneself as a system integrator,
but as a problem solver. So the focus is not on the
gripper itself, but always on the application. The skills, in turn,
are easy to obtain: via the robominds Skill Store, individually
adaptable or to develop yourself thanks to the robominds Skill
Software Development Kit (SDK). There are vision skills (such
as item picking or bin picking), control skills for the simple programming
of robots or the fleet management of several robot
cells, or driver skills for various robots, grippers, cameras, etc.
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In times of shorter product life cycles and production quantities up to batch size
1, flexible processes place ever new demands on production and material
flow for all companies. That‘s why the processes are always
coming to the fore – the process is actually the core of modern
production. And this is where robobrain.NEUROS comes into
the game: Valuable process knowledge becomes more easily
accessible through the robot operating system. At the same
time, data security, data integrity and trusted AI are maintained
through adherence to European standards, which is essential in
the digital world and especially in the production environment.
“To the point: user-centric
and easy to use.”
The transformation towards adaptive processes affects just about all processes
in the production of a material or goods flow. In robotics in particular, the
potential for flexible applications is being exploited, which are thus becoming
increasingly diversified and finding their way into different environments and
applications. Especially the new fields of robotics, for example logistics or
medicine, are growing the fastest - and so is the market potential for NEUROS.
robobrain.NEUROS is already being used by corporations in various industries,
especially in the automotive industry, pharmaceuticals and diagnostics, and
intralogistics.
VERDICT OF THE INNOVATION CHECK
The market relevance of a manufacturer-neutral and reliable robotics operating
system with native support for AI-based processes can be classified as very
high. Reusable robot skills, the possibility of using data and experience
across manufacturer boundaries, and Trusted AI
from Germany offer customers innovative
added value. Even if not all ideas are
entirely new, their high-quality implementation
in NEUROS represents a new
level.
The detailed IFOY Innovation Check is
available free of charge at www.ifoy.org.
Market relevance ++
Customer benefit ++
Degree of innovation +
Quality of implementation ++
++ very good / + good / Ø balanced / - less / -- not availabe
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Pallet Identification in the warehouse
Learning as a Principle
TEST REPORT. Is it a Euro, a Chep, a UIC or perhaps a completely
different pallet? Wrong deposit pallets, which are wrongly regarded
as "real" deposit pallets at goods receipt and are accepted without
complaint, cost companies thousands of euros every year.
The PACS application from SICK now wants to put an end to this by
enabling the automatic deposit of different pallet types. The aim
is to provide companies from industry and trade with full transparency
in goods receiving and consequently in the flow of goods.
Name
IFOY Category
SICK, PACS
Special of the Year
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VERDICT OF THE INNOVATION CHECK
With an estimated 500 million Euro pallets in circulation, not to mention
the other types, the savings potential through PACS is in the tens of
millions. But also companies that regularly use, for example, pallet cages
or small load carriers in their Intralogistics can use PACS. The application
range of the very reliable pallet classification system covers a broad
spectrum: retail, freight forwarding, automotive, mechanical engineering
and many other industries.
The detailed IFOY Innovation Check is available free of charge at www.ifoy.org.
Market relevance ++
Customer benefit ++
Degree of innovation +
Quality of implementation +
++ very good / + good / Ø balanced / - less / -- not available
PACS – this acronym stands for "Pallet
Classification System", i.e. a recognition
system that uses images to identify the type
of pallet. Four pictures of the pallet feet are
necessary for this, the fifth picture is taken
from above and shows what is on the pallet.
The whole thing is usually integrated into
the stationary conveyor system directly in
the goods receiving area; for the test setup
in Dortmund, a SICK employee still had to
manually feed the incoming pallet onto
the camera technology for demonstration
purposes. The aim is to provide companies
from industry and trade with full transparency
in goods receiving and consequently
in the flow of goods. Until now, employees
had to manually determine whether a pallet
was "good" or "bad" when it entered the
factory gate – an additional task that was
error-prone and resource-intensive. With
the PACS deep-learning pallet identification
system, customers are given the opportunity
to automate this process on the basis of a
modular system of hardware and software.
The financial aspect is the direct benefit
of this classification system. But there is
also an indirect effect, in fact several, that
make this solution so interesting. Because
incorrect pallets in the system also lead to
damage and expensive downtimes of the
conveyor system more often than average.
Another, even more valuable aspect is more
transparent processes by connecting the
goods to the load carrier. And finally, no
specialised personnel is required to operate
the PACS system. How does PACS work?
The hardware of the system consists of one
or more cameras with which the images
for the system are taken, a light barrier
arrangement for triggering and a controller
for processing the recorded data and for
executing the trained neural network. Even
without in-depth knowledge of programming
or machine learning, the software
tools SICK Appspace and dStudio enable
image recording, training, classification
and execution of the trained network.
Optionally, even further SICK sensors
can be integrated, which can take over
additional tasks. No programming knowledge
is required because the system
learns from concrete examples.
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COLLEAGUE
ROBOT
TAKES OVER
Name
IFOY Category
SSI SCHÄFER, IKEA Project Flat Pack Picking
Integrated Warehouse Solution
12,000 stock keeping units (SKUs) located in the distribution centre
(DC), about ten per cent, i.e. 1,200, can be handled fully automatically.
These are usually the so-called “fast-moving items”.
IKEA operates Germany’s largest customer order distribution
centre in Dortmund. Together with its long-standing partner
SSI Schäfer, IKEA has successfully relieved its employees of
heavy physical work. Heavy and large items are palletised in
a volume-optimised manner with the help of the new picking
module from SSI Schäfer, employees are freed from unergonomic
work. At the same time, optimal packing patterns for
the order pallets are automatically generated.
How does Flat Pack Picking work in use at IKEA? The
introduction of this sustainable, innovative picking concept
from SSI Schäfer in Germany’s largest IKEA distribution centre was
preceded by a concept study and proof-of-concept starting in 2017.
By means of a test installation and subsequent simulation, IKEA put
SSI Schäfer’s flat-pack picking system, implemented for the first
time at the Dortmund site, through its paces – and found it to be
good. The go-live started in April 2021. Both the heterogeneous range
of articles and the large proportion of heavy and bulky articles were
a particular challenge here. It turned out that of the approximately
The goal of the four gantry robots used, which are supported by
two small gantry robots outside the actual picking area, was to
relieve the employees of heavy tasks by means of automated gantry
picking. One of the four gantry robots, with its 16 suction cups
that grip the packaged goods from above and the cameras at the
four corners, has a theoretical (technical) picking performance of
70 to 80 picks per hour. This makes the four robots the fastest link
in the entire system. Together, the four gantry robots can handle
a maximum of 312 picks; in real operation, they currently handle
a good 200 picks per hour. Intermediate layers on the individual
packages that get in the way of the fast lifting and transporting
process of the packages are reliably detected and removed.
The turnkey, scalable order-picking solution basically consists
of three areas: the left-hand part of the system for the dynamic
provision of the slower-moving furniture packages, the actual
picking area in the middle where the four “ro-ber” gantry robots do
their work and to which no human has access, unfortunately not
even for testing purposes, and the right-hand part of the system
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VERDICT OF THE INNOVATION CHECK
for the static provision of the fast-moving items. The gantry robots
are equipped with multifunctional grippers that automatically
adapt to the dimensions of the articles to be picked and the type
of packaging by means of servomotor-adjustable suction cups.
Packages of goods up to 2.5 metres in length and weighing over
60 kilograms are safely picked up from the source pallet and
transferred to the order pallet. SSI Schäfer‘s Pack Pattern Generator
ensures that the requested items are optimally arranged
on the order pallet and can be picked up for the customer order.
Market relevance
The challenge of picking large and at the same time carton-packed
packages has long been known in logistics. As a rule, teams of two
order pickers or one order picker with a mechanical lifting aid, such
as a balancer, must be used for this. The solution presented is very
attractive for this market segment. However, an essential
prerequisite for successful use is reliable and stable carton
packaging to implement the gripping process with vacuum suction
pads.
Customer benefit
If the aforementioned prerequisite is fulfilled, the solution offers
both an ergonomic benefit through the relief of the employees and
a benefit through the automatic provision of the article pallets for
picking. The latter function reduces the load on the supply
warehouse for order picking, as the article pallets are held in the
staging area for flat pack picking according to their access
frequency and are made available for access at the exact time.
Together with the precisely specified stacking sequence and the
automated movement of the customer order pallet through the
picking system, this results in a stable and reliable build-up of the
load.
Degree of innovation
The well-known picking task of flat pack picking has never before
been implemented so consistently and efficiently in an automated
system. The clever design of the material flow of the article pallets
combined with the flexible gripping technology for handling the
carton-packed parcels account for the high degree of innovation,
which has not been achieved before.
Quality of implementation
The functions are very well and appropriately designed for the
application at IKEA. According to the information provided by the
developer SSI SCHÄFER and the user IKEA, the limitation of the
achievable throughput does not result from the robots with their
grippers but from the capacities for cross-distribution of the
customer order pallets and the article pallets with distribution
trolleys. For a general use case, there is therefore still potential to
make the function more adaptable for different order compositions.
Market relevance
Customer benefit ++
Degree of innovation ++
Quality of implementation +
++very good / + good / Ø balanced /
- less / -- not available
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THE
MAGIC
BRAKE
Name
IFOY Category
STILL DSR
Special of the Year
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TEST REPORT. With the Descent Speed Regulation, DSR for short,
STILL introduces a unique assistance system for trucks and tuggers
that facilitates safe driving on ramps even with heavy trailer
loads. The system monitors and regulates the speed of the vehicle
– manually or automatically, depending on the configuration. There
are three different versions: DSR Basic, DSR Eco and DSR Premium.
With DSR Basic, the driver activates the system manually via
the STILL Easy Control operating unit. When activated, a preset
maximum speed is maintained, even when driving downhill.
The hydraulic service brake is actively activated as soon
as the vehicle threat ens to go too fast when going downhill.
Even if the driver does not depress the brake pedal, the vehicle
brakes. DSR Eco goes one step further. In this version,
the programme does not have to be activated manually, but
is always on stand-by in the background. It is activated automatically
when an angle of inclination is detected.
The slope and load are calculated by evaluating the speeds
and torques of the drive units and the data from an acceleration
and speed sensor. With DSR Eco, a slope indicator
is constantly shown on the display. If an incline is detected,
the speed is automatically limited to a preset value.
The luxury version, DSR Premium, was nominated for the
IFOY AWARD. Here, in addition to DSR Eco, a load evaluation
is also carried out and shown on the display. With DSR Premium,
the vehicle regulates its speed when driving downhill
depending on the gradient and the load being towed.
The speed is therefore not reduced to a predefined
value, but optimally adapted to the respective situation.
In this way, the vehicle always achieves the best
possible performance with maximum safety.
the front axle is designed as a brake-by-wire system. The
brake demand is registered via a potentiometer on the
brake pedal, whereupon the braking process is initiated
hydraulically via an electric pressure-reducing valve.
The electrical control of this pressure valve makes it possible
to brake very precisely and also to actively intervene
in the service brake. Thanks to this technical concept, the
DSR system can regulate the speed when driving downhill
- even without active intervention by the driver.
DSR reduces the need for the driver to apply the brakes and thus
the risk of overheating. In addition, the system monitors driving
behaviour, which significantly reduces the risk of unsafe situations.
VERDICT OF THE INNOVATION CHECK
The product DSR provides an innovative solution to avoid accidents
by determining the actual towing weight and the actual inclination
of the driving path. It is not relevant for all users, but helps safely
and well on existing downhill stretches.
The detailed IFOY Innovation Check is available free of charge at
www.ifoy.org.
Market relevance +
Customer benefit +
Degree of innovation ++
Quality of implementation +
++ very good/ + good/ Ø balanced / - less / - - not available
The maintenance-free, hydraulic oil-bath brakes on the front
and rear axles operate electrohydraulically. The brake on
HIGHLIGHT:
THE BRAKE
IS ACTIVATED AS
SOON AS THE VEHICLE
THREATENS TO GO TOO FAST
WHILE DRIVING DOWNHILL.
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Perfect
Combination
Name
IFOY Category
STILL, Automated Warehouse Extension
at Hase Safety Gloves
Integrated Warehouse Solution
W
ith the help of STILL, Hase Safety Gloves has
expanded the system of its automated warehouse
and made the processes more efficient
- during ongoing operations. Although four to
five jobs were replaced by automating the system,
15 new jobs were created at the same time by expanding the
warehouse by 200 per cent.80 employees, 70 of them at the headquarters
in Jever, take care of incoming and outgoing work safety
clothing at Hase Safety Gloves, which mainly arrives by container
from the Far East. Of the 12,000 square metres of warehouse space
at Hase, around 7,000 square metres alone are now automated, and
of the total 13,000 storage spaces in the warehouse,
just under 7,000 spaces
can be attributed
to automation. A 10,000 square
metre photovoltaic system on the roof is also used
to charge the forklifts used in the warehouse. Speaking of forklifts:
Hase successfully operates according to the “ mixed operations“
principle: Forklifts and staff can meet each other, and the use of protective
fences has been deliberately dispensed with. When employees
place a filled pallet on a place in the staging lane after goods receipt,
this simultaneously means a transport order for a still unit – it
goes off to the warehouse or cross-docking directly to goods issue.
At Hase, there is automatic whole stock removal, but also manual
order picking. Until this happens, the pallet first goes through
a so-called contour check: a gate with a laser curtain that eliminates
tolerances of the pallet so that the automatic warehouse
does not store a “brake block“ – otherwise the system stops. If an
error is detected, the pallet is immediately forwarded to the “not
right” location and the problem is eliminated. Hase uses three automated
MX-X narrow-aisle stackers and six EXV-SF high-lift trucks
of the latest generation, all of which are equipped with Still‘s iGo
Systems automation kit. The EXVs pick up the sorted
palletised goods at the goods-in location
and take them to the transfer rack in the narrow-aisle
warehouse, where they are picked up
“Hase has certainly
achieved its goal to a
very high degree“
by one of the automated MX-X units and stored
in the assigned bin location. For retrieval, this
process happens in reverse order. Once the AGVs have
done their work, they automatically move to their waiting position.
A novelty for Hase: a changeover aisle in the middle of the system,
which, together with a spray wall, replaces the otherwise
necessary firewall, enables the forklifts to move simultaneously
from one racking aisle to another without having
to return to the beginning of the racking. In the manual area,
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the forklifts always run in single-shift operation. Overnight, they are then autonomously
recharged according to the “opportunity charging“ principle, using lead-acid
batteries, which are more economical than lithium-ion batteries in this application.
The racking aisles at Hase can be much narrower than is normally the case: compared to
the use of high-rack forklifts with swivel reach forks, the MX-Xs equipped with telescopic
forks require significantly less space, which has a beneficial effect on storage density and
capacity.
Because the overseas containers from Bremerhaven are not only delivered during the day,
but also in the evening, it is an advantage for Hase that with the reorganisation of the automatic
warehouse, goods can now be stored automatically in the evening hours or at night
without the need for personnel. This means that the existing single-shift operation can
continue to be maintained.
VERDICT OF THE INNOVATION CHECK
Market relevance
The expansion of existing warehouse locations is a frequent case in practice. Changes in the
company‘s own products or production processes, but perhaps even more so the changed
behaviour of customers with a focus on product availability and short-term delivery, often
make changes necessary. Both the structure and the processes can be affected by changes.
The example at the Hase company shows a special case, as the possibilities for
adjustments in the layout were very much limited by the available floor space for
extensions. In addition, the owner put the unconditional will to automate first,
whereas the economic efficiency of an application is the highest priority for most
users. For the above reasons, the market relevance can therefore be rated as
good, as the solution cannot be transferred to most extension cases without
restrictions.
Customer benefit
Measured against its own objectives, the customer Hase has certainly
achieved its goals to a high degree. With regard to the general case,
however, a limitation to a good customer benefit results from the
previously mentioned reasons.
Degree of innovation
The specific expansion of the warehouse at Hase is well solved and
the implementation with state-of-the-art vehicles is also at the
current level of available technologies. The innovation results from
the appropriate combination of the known well-functioning trades
in a very limited environment. However, similar solutions could
be achieved before with available equipment.
Quality of implementation
The many limitations of the extension in the existing building
were well taken into account in the realisation of the
solution. The solution offers many functions for the
operator and provides him with alternative uses of the
vehicles as redundancy or to absorb power peaks.
Market relevance +
Customer benefit +
Degree of innovation
Ø
Quality of implementation +
++ very good / + good / Ø balanced / - less / -- not available
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REDUNDANCY
COUP!
Name
IFOY Category
stow robotics, e.scala
Robot
TEST REPORT. The manufacturer stow robotics
is coming to the IFOY TEST DAYS in Dortmund
with a demo system of a classic goods-to-person
shuttle system that has been transported
in one piece from the truck to the test hall. The
only moving part in the storage and order-picking
system is the shuttle, which runs on rails
and is called "Robot" at stow. Otherwise, the
customer gets pure redundancy. The strength
of e.scala lies where the entry into automation
is concerned.
The USP of the installation is the fact that the
complete system consists of only 15 different
parts. However, only the "exciting" warehouse
pre-zone is shown, with three lines to reach four
levels in the warehouse.
How the system works is also reflected in the
product name: The "e" comes from escalator.
And the "scala" is meant to demonstrate the
scalability. And something else very special is
immediately noticeable: The entire installation
does without a vertical lift: The individual aisles
are accessed via inclined ramps, which considerably
reduces the susceptibility to errors. The
module at which the robot can change
the direction of travel in order to move the goods
to be transported into or out of the warehouse
and, with or without the goods to be transported,
to change levels, is called the "connector".
In principle, the system resembles a multistorey
car park, although the actual order system
is usually located outside the warehouse.
The manufacturer places the highest value on
the redundancy of the system: the only thing
that can break, according to the manufacturer,
is the robot. But it does not block the entire system.
The manufacturer stow uses the 200-yearold
concept of the railway. The transport robot
has eight wheels: four for travelling in the X direction,
the other four move the robot in the Y
direction after the wheel change.
Basically, the entire setup only needs electricity
twice: once for the charging station where the
individual robots can charge their power caps
– with a charging time of eight seconds, by the
way, they drive around for about twelve minutes
– and once for the WiFi robot communication
with the warehouse management system. This
also means that there is no cable in the entire
pre-zone.
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The individual modules of the e.scala system are
5.0 metres x 2.5 metres in size and are scalable.
The system can easily handle a total height of
24 metres. The Stow Traffic Control (STC) knows
when the robot drives over the passive RFID tags
installed in the respective section of the route.
Some would call it a material flow system, others
a warehouse control system.
e.scala is basically designed for use in small and
medium-sized installations with a focus on applications
in e-commerce, production supply and
micro-fulfilment solutions. Because the system
is standardised to a high degree, even small requirements
from 500 storage locations to be automated
can be well served with it.
The 15 basic components of the system as well
as the robot can be delivered directly from stock.
The advantage: a complete system can be planned
and realised within a very short time. Even in
the event of a robot breakdown, the availability of
the entire plant is extraordinarily high, because
accessibility to each location is ensured at all
times via multiple paths.
VERDICT OF THE INNOVATION CHECK
The specific customer benefit of e.scala is
primarily for small and medium-sized
systems that are to be realised quickly and
cost-effectively due to the simplicity and
standardisation of the solution. The system
is technically simple and solidly
constructed and impresses with its
flexibility in the choice between storage
density and performance as well as with
the comparably high redundancy even in
the event of failure of individual robot units.
The detailed IFOY Innovation Check is
available free of charge at www.ifoy.org.
Market relevance ++
Customer benefit +
Degree of innovation +
Quality of implementation ++
++ very good / + good / Ø balanced /
- less / -- not available
Even 500 storage
locations can easily
be automated!
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THE
INVISIBLE
EYE
Name
IFOY Category
SYNAOS, SYNAOS IMS – Vehicle Localization
Special of the Year
Test report: What is the aim of all the digitalisation if there are always “blind spots”
in the company? One such blind spot is the fact that most of the forklift trucks
that drive around in companies are still controlled manually and are therefore
only rudimentarily digitised, if at all. With the SYNAOS IMS – Vehicle Localization
system, a camera-based sensor kit ensures their cost-efficient localisation
– using state-of-the-art computer vision technology.
SYNAOS is a software company, but it decided to build a bit of hardware. A small
black box (19 x 12 x 6 centimetres) was exhibited at the demo set-up in Hall 3 in Dortmund.
It was attached to a child-sized forklift and projects its images onto a screen. The manufacturer
has dedicated itself to eliminating the gaps in the localisation of manually
controlled industrial trucks of all kinds: So it’s all about the indoor localisation of
industrial trucks. 95 percent of companies have forklifts in use, but they are
rarely well integrated into the value chain: Currently, only the transport order
is digital; the forklifts themselves are not digitalised. As a result, there
is no knowledge of where a forklift is. There are forklift localisation
technologies, but they are often not used. There is a good reason
for this: ultra-wideband or lidar technologies are simply
too expensive. Speaking of lidar: the system is already
too accurate, overkill, like shooting at sparrows with
cannons.
With the new system from SYNAOS, which
works with so-called “markers“, a Localisation-as-a-Service
(LaaS)
tool, it‘s different: Everything
is already included in the
price and the detection
comes to an accuracy
of about
25 centim
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“You can create transparency in a flash with
SYNAOS IMS – Vehicle Localization: Where
in the ware house is a busy situation? What
are the braking distances? Where are people
driving around without a driving order?“
VERDICT OF THE INNOVATION CHECK
The forklift market is a lucrative market for
SYNAOS in the long term. Customer benefits are
high due to better order status information,
statistics and optimised traffic flow. The novelty
level of the reliably and robustly implemented
plug&play system is given in logistics.
The detailed IFOY Innovation Check is available
free of charge at www.ifoy.org.
Market relevance ++
Customer benefit +
Degree of innovation +
Quality of implementation ++
++very good / + good / Ø balanced /
- less / -- not available
tres. So it‘s not just about the “little box“ on the test set. For 1,980 euros
a year per truck, that would be a relatively low cost for admittedly standardised
electronic components that can easily be bought at electronics
stores: But the intelligence is in the software – plug and play.
You can create transparency in a flash with SYNAOS IMS – Vehicle Localization.
Where in the warehouse is a busy situation? What are the braking
distances? Where are people driving around without a driving order? Even
the truck that is always running late can now finally be pointed out. In
short: you can observe the fleet utilisation exactly. And a very big USP
compared to the conventional storage method is that the forklift only reports
the position where it has driven a pallet; scanning the pallet or the
products on it is no longer necessary.
SYNAOS expects CE certification in a few weeks. The already mentioned
indoor accuracy of 25 centimetres is achieved with markers every 100
metres. The “little black box“ operates with a power consumption
of 7 watts and transmits its camera data – 15 images per second
– via WiFi for evaluation using computer vision algorithms.
Apart from an acceleration sensor, no other
input sources are required. In times of increasingly
important cybersecurity, this is perhaps
not entirely unimportant: the entire image
processing of the system takes place
locally on the embedded computer;
no sensitive data need to
be transferred to a cloud.
After the camera‘s image
data has been
processed, it is
immediately
discarded.
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Startups
2022
»
The IFOY AWARD has been giving start-ups a
chance since 2019. This year, three newcomers
are competing for the attention
of the international jury.
BY STEFANIE NONNENMANN
The “Start-up of the Year“
category, which has
been part of the IFOY
AWARD since 2019, has
already proven to be a
springboard for newly
founded companies
several times in the
past. Not only winning
the title, but also successfully
reaching the
finals and passing the three-stage IFOY audit
ensure that Intralogistics newbies can showcase
the special qualities of their product and
achieve international recognition.
In order to stand a chance in the category,
however, companies must fulfil numerous
conditions: they must have been in existence
for no longer than three years at the time of
application, employ no more than 30 people
and have an annual turnover of no more than
five million euros. The most important criterion,
however, is the most difficult entry hurdle
for many: Those who want to win an IFOY
AWARD must be able to present a functional
prototype – and thus much more than a formulated
concept on a piece of paper. Among
all entries, only three companies managed to
convince the jury with their performance for a
nomination this year.
Whether innovative solutions for urban
logistics, a novel technology for the electrification
of industrial floors or the world‘s
only traffic and order management software
for all participants in intralogistics: this year
Noyes Technologies, Magment and NAiSE
made it to the final round in the race for the
IFOY AWARD, also known as the “Oscars of
Intralogistics“. But even those who are new
to the market are not spared the rigours of
the multi-stage test procedure. The three
start-up companies also underwent intensive
tests in Dortmund, presented themselves to
the scientists at the innovation check – and in
the end to the critical eyes of the international
jury of trade journalists, who did not miss
even the smallest detail of the innovation.
One important IFOY principle is in place in the
start-up category, too: Who makes the race
remains a secret until the award ceremony.
But even those who do not come out on top in
the end can be sure of a of strong worldwide
recognition in the future.
On the following pages we present the three
finalists of the category “Start-up of the Year“
in detail.
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Dynamic Wireless Charging: The
start-up from Oberhaching uses
magnetic concrete to charge
AGVs.
The start-up Magment
from Oberhaching near
Munich is reinventing
the charging of electric
buses, electric forklifts
and other vehicles with
the help of innovative
technology. Not without
reason is the company
motto: “Charge where
you go and not go
where you can charge!” The technical highlight
of the solution is fascinating: magnetic
concrete is used to charge the e-vehicles.
The first two partners with which Magment
wants to implement the dynamic charging of
Automated Guided Vehicles (AGVs) in cooperation
are Jungheinrich and DHL at its site in
Hamburg. The rationale behind the solution:
the more inductive charging is achieved when
driving over concrete, the fewer batteries and
vehicles are needed. Currently, each vehicle
has to be charged for at least two to three
hours over the course of 24 hours. Electrification
of industrial floors with dynamic
wireless charging, on the other hand, reduces
or completely eliminates these charging
pauses. The interesting effect: electric fleets
in the Intralogistics sector and also battery
capacities can be reduced and the capital
»
The dynamic charging system has clear
advantages for a harmonised overall system. Charging
times during which the vehicles are not available are
avoided, which means that the number of vehicles can
be reduced. «
expenditure for longer-term assets such as
these vehicles can be significantly reduced.
During the IFOY TEST DAYS, Magment
impressed the IFOY Innovation Checkers
primarily due to the high degree of innovation
of the system presented on site. The system
is an excellent implementation of physical
principles and the magnetisable concrete
with ferromagnetic components ensures an
almost constant charging current along the
charging plate. This is undoubtedly a new
technology and, together with the robust
integration in industrial floors, “a useful innovation“.
The detailed IFOY Innovation Check is
available free of charge at www.ifoy.org.
VERDICT OF THE INNOVATION CHECK
Innovation is a top priority at Magment. In the right field of application, this is a
promising technology that fits in perfectly with the IFOY AWARD.
The detailed IFOY Innovation Check is available free of charge at www.ifoy.org.
Market relevance
Ø
Customer benefit +
Novelty ++
Functionality +
++ very good / + good / Ø balanced / - less / -- not availabe
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NAiSE
NAiSE TRAFFIC takes over the
traffic and order management
for all in the hall.
NAiSE TRAFFIC from
the Stuttgart-based
start-up NAiSE is the
world‘s only software
for traffic and order
management that
includes all participants
in the intralogistics
process. The
patented Real-Time
Localisation System
(RTLS) network takes into account all “traffic
participants“ in traffic control and guarantees
a safe and efficient material flow in logistics
and production. Whether robots, people, forklifts
or pallet trucks: The NAiSE solution takes
them all into control.
»
The benefit for the user results from the ability to
use different vehicle systems, whether manually guided,
classically automated or autonomously controlled,
on mixed-use routes. «
But how exactly does the guidance system
work? In the self-developed, patented localisation
network NAiSE RTLS, radio sensors in
the hall infrastructure enable precise localisation
and near-real-time communication
of and between the traffic participants. Ultra-wideband
technology (UWB) is used here,
with the help of which objects can be located
robustly and reliably even in difficult industrial
environments. The system is already in
use at Continental in Ingolstadt, for example.
According to the company, this has increased
VERDICT OF THE INNOVATION CHECK
Even against the background of VDA 5050, both the market relevance and the
customer benefit are to be rated as high. The technologies used and the
innovation, together with the implementation, can be described as good.
The detailed IFOY Innovation Check is available free of charge at www.ifoy.org.
the flow of materials by 30 per cent.
According to the IFOY Innovation Checker,
users of NAiSE TRAFFIC can avoid conflicts
during vehicle operation even with little
effort. In particular, they believe that NAiSE
TRAFFIC can reliably prevent unsolvable
mutual obstructions, so-called blockages
at intersections and at pick-up or drop-off
points. Another attractive feature is the
consistent independence from individual
suppliers. In combination with its own UWB
localisation system, a degree of novelty is
achieved, as any vehicles and persons can be
localised, provided they are each equipped
with a UWB device.
Market relevance ++
Customer benefit +
Novelty +
Functionality
Ø
++ very good / + good / Ø balanced / -less / -- not available
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Noyes
Technologies
Noyes Storage is the first robotic,
automated nano-logistics
system.
Customer behaviour
in the food sector is
more dynamic and
volatile today than
ever before. Providers
of logistics systems in
urban areas are faced
with the challenge of
expensive city centre
rents, high labour costs
and the desire of end
»
customers to receive their orders preferably
immediately. This calls for fast systems that
must generate little noise. For this purpose,
Noyes Technologies offers the first robotically
operated, ultra-dense, automated and highly
flexible nano-logistics system, especially for
urban logistics.
With its storage technology, Noyes can
automate even the smallest areas and
consequently enables fast delivery times
The solution shown was technically convincing, can
be set up by laymen, is implemented redundantly and,
due to the simplicity of the chassis kinematics and
the navigation solution, a long service life and robustness
of the robots can be expected. «
VERDICT OF THE INNOVATION CHECK
Noyes nano warehouses can offer economic automation from a footprint of 10
square metres, which is a novelty in the field of micro warehouses, together with
other innovations such as highest storage density.
The detailed IFOY Innovation Check is available free of charge at www.ifoy.org.
Market relevance ++
Customer benefit ++
Novelty ++
Functionality ++
at an affordable price. The plug-and-play
Noyes Storage system works with modules of
500 millimetres x 700 millimetres. A set-up
time of only ten minutes is calculated for
each module, and this can be done at the
customer‘s premises during operation. One
carrier can hold up to eight boxes. The first 70
storages with 1,000 to 1,500 modules will be
sold by the end of 2022. The highlight: modules
with cooling are also to be integrated by
the end of 2022.
Another development step at Noyes is to
have a robot take care of manual picks up
to a height of three metres. The ultra-dense
urban nano warehouse is especially designed
to meet the needs of companies for proximity
to their customers. In the nano-fulfilment
hub, for example, end customers in urban
areas can pick up their product themselves
around the clock. Alternatively, last-mile delivery
providers bring the products directly to
the end customer‘s home by bicycle or e-bike
in a sustainable and emission-free manner.
With a ROI of twelve to 16 months – depending
on whether with or without a cooling solution
– the acquisition of NoyesStorage pays
off relatively quickly. The solution is also
extremely interesting for smaller budgets
and impressed the IFOY Innovation Checker.
++ very good / + good / Ø balanced / - less / -- not available
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THE
IFOY
TESTERS
When they enter the test hall, it gets quiet at
the finalists' booths. The IFOY AWARD testers
are feared, because their judgment counts.
Innovation checkers
and material handling
specialists at the Chair of Technical
Logistics at TU Dresden:
Prof. Dr. Thorsten Schmidt (top) ...
BY ANITA WÜRMSER
Is it a real innovation or a successful
development? How do the performance
values compare to the
competition? What about customer
benefits, manufacturing details and
features? Nowhere is there more
testing and inspecting than at the
IFOY AWARD. Those nominated for
the final must undergo a three-stage
audit. The results give the jurors important
clues for their vote.
... and Martin Anders.
This year, four logistics scientists and the
two IFOY testers put the finalists through
their paces in Hall 3 of IFOY partner Messe
Dortmund. In total, the experts inspected
and tested 14 products and solutions
from 12 manufacturers over six days.
Part 1 of the IFOY Audit was the practice-oriented
IFOY Test by Dutch trade journalist
Theo Egberts. It measures the hard facts
and compares them with the relevant competitive
products. The vehicles undergo individually
tailored driving or functional tests,
including the IFOY Test protocol comprising
around 80 criteria, which determines,
among other things, the economy and energy
efficiency, sustainability, safety and
ergonomics of the equipment. In the software
and automation categories as well as
in the warehouse solutions, IFOY juror Bernd
Maienschein scrutinis es the finalists and
compiles a test report in each case.
The second part of the IFOY Audit is the scientific
innovation check. It is conducted by
the Dortmund Fraunhofer Institute for Material
Flow and Logistics (IML), the Stuttgart-based
Fraunhofer Institute for Manufacturing
Engineering and Automation (IPA)
and the Chair of Technical Logistics at the
University of Dresden.
The IFOY Innovation Check team checked
the nominees on the spot in the hall in
terms of market relevance, customer benefits,
type of execution and degree of innovation.
In addition, the scientists verified the
innovations stated by the manufacturers
and evaluate in a technology comparison
whether they are innovative further developments,
successful new developments
or genuine innovations. A five-point rating
scale is used as a guide: "non-existent,"
"less," "balanced," "good" and "very good".
IFOY juror Bernd Maienschein is the new
tester reporter in the team. He
scrutinise s the nominees in the
software and automation
categories as well as the
warehouse solutions.
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The IFOY
Innovation
Check Team (l.
to r.): Bormann,
Schmidt, Follert,
Anders.
IFOY Tester Theo Egberts,
logistics journalist and
the number 1 forklift
tester.
New to the
Innovation Check team:
Richard Bormann,
robotics expert at the
Fraunhofer IPA.
Guido Follert,
Head of the Machines and Systems
Department at Fraunhofer IML. He is an
expert for many intralogistics innovations.
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2022JURY
25 JURORS FROM 19 NATIONS
SPECIALISED, HIGHLY MOTIVATED, CRITICAL WITH PASSION. WWW.IFOY.ORG
The IFOY Judges
The winners of the IFOY AWARD are chosen by a jury. Its members are
renowned trade journalists from leading logistics media worldwide. The jury
decides independently, according to transparent criteria and on the basis of
professional expertise.
The jury is chaired by Anita Würmser, logistics journalist and managing
director of impact media projects GmbH.
GERMANY
Anita Würmser
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF ”IFOY MGZN“,
“LOGISTICS HALL OF FAME MAGAZIN“
The journalist and publicist is the founder
of the IFOY AWARD, executive chair of the
IFOY Jury and the Logistics Hall of Fame.
The online reach of the IFOY AWARD is 921
million people worldwide.
ifoy.org; logisticshalloffame.net
SWITZERLAND
Klaus Koch
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF “LOGISTICSINNOVATION.ORG“
The internationally positioned online
magazine LogisticsInnovation, based
in Rupperswil, was founded in 2020.
The bi-weekly newsletter has
almost 1,000 subscribers,
the website 95,000 PIs/month.
logisticsinnovation.org
INDIA / AFRICA
Reji John
GERMANY
Sascha Schmel
MANAGING DIRECTOR VDMA
MATERIALS HANDLING
AND INTRALOGISTICS
ASSOCIATION
As a permanent member of
the jury (without voting
rights), Sascha Schmel
represents the idealistic
sponsor of the IFOY AWARD.
foerd.vdma.org
GERMANY
Bernd Maienschein
SPECIALISED LOGISTICS EDITOR “VOGEL COMMUNICATIONS”
Among other things, he writes for MM Logistik, which is
published six times a year with a circulation of 15,000 copies.
The daily newsletter has 8,000 readers, the website 80,000 PIs.
THE NETHERLANDS
Theo Egberts
BURO ANDERSOM
The IFOY Chief Tester is a
juror (without voting
rights) and has been
assessing the IFOY
finalists since the
beginning.
logisticsinside.eu
MANAGING EDITOR
“STAT TRADE TIMES“, “INDIAN
TRANSPORT AND LOGISTICS
NEWS“, “LOGISTICS UPDATE
AFRICA“, “ ACAAI NEWS“
The STAT Trade Times is the
flagship of the STAT Media
Group with 45,000 copies.
The weekly newsletter
reaches 80,000 recipients.
stattimes.com; itln.in
maschinenmarkt.de; www.mm-logistik.de
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BRAZIL
Edson Carillo
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AT “CONNEXXION
BRAZIL | SUPPLY CHAIN ENGINEERING“
The Brazilian logistics magazine and portal
LOGWEB is considered Brazil‘s most
important logistics medium. It is published
ten times a year with a circulation of
10,000 copies, the bi-weekly newsletter
has 13,000 recipients and the news portal
40,000 PIs. Edson Carillo represents the
editor Valeria Lima.
logweb.com.br
UNITED KINGDOM
Peter MacLeod
NEWS EDITOR
“LOGISTICS BUSINESS MAGAZINE“
Logistics Business is published four times
a year with a circulation of 10,000
copies. The newsletter reaches
19,000 recipients weekly.
logisticsbusiness.com
HUNGARY
Szilvia Rapi-Jaubert
PUBLISHER
“SUPPLY CHAIN MONITOR“
Supply Chain Monitor is published
monthly with a circulation of 10,000
copies and is considered the
leading Hungarian trade journal
in the field of logistics and
SCM. The monthly newsletter
has 8,500 readers.
scmonitor.hu
ITALY
Romi Cherubini
EDITOR “IL GIORNALE DELLA LOGISTICA“
Il Giornale della Logistica is published ten times a
year with a circulation of 18,200 copies. The
weekly newsletter has 1,300 recipients, the
homepage is accessed by 7,000 readers.
ilgiornaledellalogistica.it
FRANCE
Sylvain Chanourdie
DEPUTY EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
“STRATÉGIES LOGISTIQUE“
Stratégies Logistique is published 6 times a year with a
circulation of 2,300 copies. The target group is managers in
logistics and supply chain management. The weekly
newsletter reaches 6,000 readers and the website generates
40,000 PIs per month from around 25,000 users.
strategieslogistique.com
NORWAY
Øyvind Ludt
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
“MODERNE TRANSPORT“
Moderne Transport is
published ten times a year
with a circulation of 6,500
copies. The weekly newsletter
reaches 3,000 recipients.
mtlogistikk.no
IMPRESSIONS
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Isabel Rodrigo Fernández
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
“CUADERNOS DE LOGÍSTICA“
The magazine is published six times a year with a
circulation of 3,000 copies. In addition, there is a
daily newsletter with almost 4,000 subscribers.
logisticaprofesional.com
GERMANY
Winfried Bauer
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF “F+H“
f+h - Fördertechnik, Materialfluss, Logistik
4.0 is published ten times a year with a
circulation of around 15,000 copies. The
weekly newsletter reaches 3,700 recipients.
foerdern-und-heben.de
ITALY
Cecilia Biondi
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
“LOGISTICA MANAGEMENT“
The magazine has a circulation of 15,000 copies
and is aimed at logistics managers in industry
and logistics service providers. The website
reaches 36,000 users every month, the
newsletter 21,000 readers weekly.
logisticamanagement.it
GERMANY
Matthias Rathmann
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF “TRANS AKTUELL“,
“EUROTRANSPORT.DE“
trans aktuell is published fortnightly with a
circulation of 50,000 copies and is aimed at
transport and logistics entrepreneurs. The
newsletter reaches 5,000 readers three times
a week. The online portal eurotransport.de
generates 500,000 to 700,000 PIs per month.
transaktuell.de; eurotransport.de
AUSTRALIA
Allan Leibowitz
EDITORIAL DIRECTOR
“FORKLIFTACTION.COM“
The B2B platform is aimed at buyers,
sellers and users of industrial trucks.
The website is visited more than
800,000 times a month on average.
The weekly newsletter has more than
60,000 recipients worldwide.
forkliftaction.com
JURY MEETINGS
Live and face-to-face
again. The jury traditionally
discusses
intensively at the Test
Days. Each juror casts
his or her vote after the
IFOY TEST DAYS.
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IRELAND
Jalath Sweeney
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF “FLEET TRANSPORT“, “HANDLING NETWORK“
The magazines Fleet Transport and Handling Network are each
published ten times a year with a circulation of 8,500 copies.
The websites have around 20,000 PIs per month. The weekly
newsletter reaches 15,000 recipients.
fleet.ie, handling-network.com
GERMANY
Matthias Pieringer
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF “LOGISTIK HEUTE“
LOGISTIK HEUTE is one of the leading German logistics
magazines for decision-makers in industry, trade and
logistics services. It is published ten times a year with a
circulation of 32,000 copies per month. The weekly
newsletter reaches 8,200 recipients.
logistik-heute.de
ROMANIA
Marilena Matei
EDITORIAL DIRECTOR “TRANZIT“
AND “TRANZIT LOGISTICA“
Tranzit Logistica is published
annually with twelve issues and
has a circulation of 10,000 copies.
A newsletter is sent out twice a
week to currently 10,000
recipients. The magazine includes
a website with 18,000 users per
month, generating a total of more
than 80,000 PIs.
traficmedia.ro
CHINA
Ying (Chrystal) Xu
DEPUTY EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
“MM LOGISTICS IN CHINA“
MM Logistics in China is published
eight times a year with a
circulation of more than 25,000
copies. The homepage achieves
around 1.3 million PIs per month.
mh.vogel.com.cn
BULGARIA
Vasil Vasilev
EDITOR “LOGISTIKA“
The monthly magazine
has a circulation of 5,000
copies. The newsletter,
also monthly, reaches
12,000 readers. Vasil
Vasilev represents the
editor-in-chief Snejina
Badjeva on the jury.
logistika.bg
AUSTRIA
Hans-Joachim
Schlobach
PUBLISHER “BUSINESS+LOGISTIC“
BUSINESS+LOGISTIC is published six
times a year with a circulation of 2,000
copies. The online portal blogistic.net
has 6,000 readers per month.
blogistic.net
IMPRESSIONS
100 % TESTED
For the jurors who
travelled to Dortmund,
testing in the
double sense was the
order. Corona: 100 %
negative, IFOY Test:
100 % positive.
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POLAND
Sebastian Śliwieński
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
“WAREHOUSE MONITOR“
Warehouse Monitor is published
quarterly with a circulation of 3,500
copies. The newsletter is published
80 times a year and reaches 10,000
recipients.
warehouse-monitor.pl
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SOUTH AFRICA
Charleen Clarke
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
“FOCUS ON TRANSPORT & LOGISTICS“
Focus on Transport & Logistics is one of the
leading magazines on the African continent
specialising in transport and logistics.
The circulation of the monthly magazine
is 7,000 copies. The bi-weekly
newsletter reaches 8,000 readers.
focusontransport.co.za
GERMANY
Tobias Schweikl
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF”LOGISTRA“,
IFOY ADVISORY COUNCIL
The trade magazine is published
monthly with a circulation of 15,000
copies. The weekly newsletter
reaches 3,000 readers.
logistra.de
GERMANY
Martin Schrüfer
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF “MATERIALFLUSS“,
“BAUGEWERBE“, IFOY ADVISORY COUNCIL
The magazine materialfluss is published ten
times a year with a circulation of 20,000 copies.
The bi-weekly newsletter has 2,700 readers.
materialfluss.de
AUSTRIA
KR Gerhard Schlögel
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF “LOGISTIK.KURIER“,
IFOY ADVISORY COUNCIL
The Austrian logistics magazine Logistik.
Kurier is published six times a year with a
circulation of 130,000 copies. In addition,
there is the weekly newsletter Wirtschaftsforum
with 3,400 top business
recipients.
logistik-kurier.at, wirtschaftforum.at
GERMANY
Jan Kaulfuhs-Berger
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF “TECHNISCHE LOGISTIK –
HEBEZEUGE FÖRDERMITTEL“, IFOY ADVISORY
COUNCIL
The trade magazine is published twelve
times a year with a circulation of 12,000
copies, supplemented by a bi-weekly
newsletter.
technische-logistik.net
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Behind the scenes
Jury on site
Three jury sessions - one
remote - one highlight tour,
the report of the IFOY Testers
and Innovation Checkers,
various manufacturer presentations
and individual live
testing. The jury‘s schedule is
packed before the journalists
cast their vote.
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L
ooking back to 2021: at the awards ceremony
in the German Football Museum in Dortmund,
representatives of arculus, Cargotec, idealworks,
Interroll Group, STILL and VOLUME
Lagersysteme received the ‘Oscar of Intralogistics‘
from the laudatory speakers (from left)
Thomas Westphal (Mayor of Dortmund), Gordon
Riske (former Chairman of the VDMA Association for
Materials Handling and Intralogistics and CEO of the KION
Group), Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Michael ten Hompel (Executive
Director of the Fraunhofer Institute for Material Flow and
Logistics IML in Dortmund), Sabine Loos (Managing Director
of the Westfalenhallen Group), Jan-Dietrich Hempel
(Managing Director of GARBE Industrieimmobilien) and
IFOY AWARD winners 2021 (from left): STILL, VOLUME, arculus, Interroll, idealworks, Cargotec Moffett
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Birgit Heitzer (Head of Corporate Logistics
at REWE Group).
The winners of the
IFOY AWARD 2021
have once again
demonstrated that the
Intralogistics sector
is innovative and
forward-thinking even
in persistent pandemic
times.
14 international companies with 17 products
and solutions made it to the finals in
the ninth round of the award.
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Interroll’s Irma
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Full power when kicking: Philipp
Schäfers (Synaos) ...
... in the STILL, GARBE, Rewe, IFOY
team ...
IMPRESSIONS
Opening speech by jury head
Anita Würmser.
ON THE IFOY
AWARD NIGHT
Talks with VDMA’s Juliane
Kluge (in blue) and
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... with
a winner’s
smile: Team STILL.
.. Jürgen Maidl (BMW)
in goal ...
Kick it like IFOY: As a result of the covid
pandemic, the number of participants
at the awards ceremony had to be
reduced to less than 100 guests. On
top of that, there was the distance rule.
The best conditions for a match.
So there was plenty of kicking and the
guests obviously had fun.
AT THE GERMAN
FOOTBALL MUSEUM
2021
At the table football: Christof
Tesinga (Coyote
Logistics), Christian
Doepgen
Katrin Zeiler (CHEP), Andreas
Good mood at the
the after-show party.
Krause (Hänel), Volker
Spanier (Epson),
Jann Hansen
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HOW TO APPLY FOR THE NEXT
IFOY AWARD NOW
More than 3,400 published articles in more than 460 magazines, coverage in 46 countries,
independent tests and innovation reports. The balance of an IFOY participation is impressive.
Whoever makes it to the final is world-famous overnight in the logistics scene.
But how do you get to the finals? First, you have to apply, and that goes quickly. Here are
the most important tips and steps.
THE MOST
IMPORTANT
STEPS AT A
GLANCE
By Anita Würmser
1Application
(August – October)
Takes 10 minutes
Manufacturers of materials
handling technology, robotics, intralogistics
and software providers as well as
start-ups with any number of products or
solutions can apply for an IFOY AWARD.
Anyone who wants to take part must
first register an application at www.ifoy.
org. This requires contact details as well
as the type and name of the product or
solution. This registration is necessary because
an individual input mask is created
for each application, in which the required
data can be entered individually.
When registering an application, one
has the choice of specifying one or more
categories. In the case of a nomination,
the IFOY organisation decides on
the final assignment to a category.
At the latest 24 hours after the application
registration, the access data to the
entry form will be sent by e-mail, and you
can start.
Important:
Once an application
has been submitted, it cannot be withdrawn
by the applicant. Only the jury can
withdraw a nomination in exceptional
cases and upon request if there are
serious reasons. These include insolvency
of the applicant, patent disputes, quality
problems or inability to deliver.
While entering data, applicants can
already see how their application looks
in the front end of the website. This view
is later made available to the jury and is
2Enter application
data (June – October)
With the access data,
one can log into the
applicant portal and fill
out the input form. At this stage, the form
is only visible to the respective applicant,
who is free to change the content at any
time.
public
in the event
of a nomination. The application
form is kept short and the text input is
limited. An application must be entered in
German and also in English. Essentially,
the following contents are the main focus
of an application:
Striking headline
Meaningful summary
Clear description of the innovation and
the customer benefits
Technical data, videos and images
In the case of a solution, a case study
with a maximum of 7,000 characters is
required.
It is advisable to answer the questions as
briefly, comprehensibly and strikingly as
possible. It is not important that a lot of
text is written. On the contrary, it is crucial
that the texts are clearly structured,
for example by points, and that the jury
recognises the innovation and its value
for the users at first glance.
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3Nomination
(November –
December)
On October 30, all entry masks
are locked and the jurors and test
teams are given access to the data.
After a formal and technical preliminary review, the
jury nominates about 15 products and solutions from
all valid applications for the finals. Only these finalists
are publicly announced in January and have to appear for
the IFOY Audit in Dortmund (step 4). Applications that are
not nominated will be treated confidentially in order not to
make a negative selection. Each applicant will be informed
in writing before publication whether the jury has made a
nomination.
August 1 – October 30, 2022
Application registration at
www.ifoy.org
and entering the application data
November 1 – December 31, 2022
The finalists 2023 are nominated
March / April 2023
IFOY TEST DAYS / IFOY AUDIT
Election of the winners
Summer 2023
IFOY AWARD NIGHT
and award ceremony
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At a glance
The IFOY AWARD Categories
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IFOY TEST DAYS
IFOY Audit
TEST CAMP
Intralogistics
(March/April)
The IFOY TEST
DAYS with the IFOY Audit will again
take place within the framework of
the TEST CAMP INTRALOGISTICS in
Dortmund. For the first time since
the IFOY AWARD was established,
the tests are open to the public.
IFOY AUDIT
All nominated equipment and all
nominated devices and solutions
have to undergo the IFOY
Audit as part of the IFOY TEST
DAYS. It consists of the
IFOY Test, the scientific
innovation check and
the jury test. The
devices and
solutions
undergo
various
assessments and driving or
functional tests, including the IFOY
Test protocol comprising around 80
criteria. The decisive factor is that
the nominees are not compared with
each other, but with their competitor
devices on the market.
Besides the testers, the judges –
all well-known trade editors from
leading logistics media around the
world – and their advisors will travel
to test the equipment and solutions
themselves.
All finalists who pass the IFOY Audit
receive the Best-in-Intralogistics
certificate at an on-site award
ceremony, along with a communications
package consisting of a press
release and certificate, e-mail binder
and graphic files for embedding the
certificate in documents.
If a nominee does not show up for
the audit, the device or solution
will be disqualified.
Counter Balanced Truck: Counterbalanced trucks of all
weight classes.
Heavy Load Forklift: Container forklift, heavy-duty forklift
with more than eight tonnes
Special Vehicle: Special vehicle construction as well as forklifts
and vehicles for special tasks (drones, cargo bikes, truck-mounted
forklifts, etc.)
Warehouse Truck: Warehouse technology equipment
Automated Guided Vehicle (AGV) / Shuttle: Shuttle (systems),
driverless transport systems, automated or predominantly automated
industrial trucks
Intralogistics Robot: Robots or robot-based solutions for intralogistics
applications such as picking robots, palletising and depalletising robots, cobots,
robots for the automatic unloading and loading of trucks, etc.
Intralogistics Software: Apps and intralogistics system or software solutions in
the context of the application possibilities, such as warehouse management systems,
forklift control systems, driver assistance systems, fleet management systems, etc.
Integrated Warehouse Solution: A holistic warehouse concept successfully implemented
for a customer
Special of the Year: Components or technical details such as ergonomic innovations, safety
assistance solutions, automation solutions, drive technologies, forklift attachments, etc.
Crane and Lifting Appliance: Cranes for various applications, such as portal and bridge cranes,
bracket and wall-mounted cranes, slewing cranes, suspension cranes, light cranes, etc., lifting
technology for various applications, such as chain and wire rope hoists, winches, magnetic and
vacuum lifters, lifting table and working platforms, etc.
Start-up: Innovative prototypes or functional developments, intralogistics products, software, vehicles or
components
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1. August – 30
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TEST CAMP INTRALOGISTICS
"SPOT ON INNOVATION": This is not only
the focus of the IFOY AWARD, but also of
the TEST CAMP INTRALOGISTICS, which is
taking place for the third time in Dortmund.
Be it driving a forklift, operating warehouse
technology, comparing AMRs, trying
out software, interacting with robots – at
TEST CAMP INTRALOGISTICS, trade visitors
have the chance for hands-on testing of
innovations. VIP guests from industry, trade
and logistics services can thus experience
selected innovations live and get an idea
of their practicability before making a purchase
decision and gain a practice-oriented
market overview in terms of future technologies.
IFOY nominees are automatically
accepted as exhibitors at TEST CAMP; all
other exhibitors must pass an innovation
screening to ensure that only innovative
products are on display.
The programme at TEST CAMP is varied:
IFOY Tests, IFOY Innovation Checks, jury
sessions and numerous consultations,
B2B highlight tours, driving tests by jurors,
consultants and guests, and awarding of
the Best-in-Intralogistics certificates.
5The Voting
(April/May)
After the IFOY Tests, the
jury votes on the winners.
For this purpose,
each juror assigns a
ranking in each category and justifies the
decision. Each rank is assigned a point
value, whereby the candidate with the
highest number of points is automatically
calculated as the winner. The voting takes
place online and database-supported on
the jury portal.
6IFOY AWARD Night –
award ceremony
(June)
The highlight of the IFOY
AWARD is the announcement
of the winners
and the award ceremony at a festive gala.
However, it remains exciting until the very
end, because neither the nominees nor the
award winners are informed in advance.
CONDITIONS OF PARTICIPATION, FEES AND PRICES FOR
PRESENTATION BOXES AT THE IFOY TEST DAYS WITH
TEST CAMP INTRALOGISTICS CAN BE REQUESTED
FROM THE IFOY OFFICE.
Anita Würmser
Managing Jury Chairwoman of the IFOY AWARD
T +49 (0)89 251384611
E-mail: anita.wuermser@ifoy.org
Apply at: www.ifoy.org
WHY IFOY PARTICIPATION
IS SUBJECT TO A FEE
The IFOY AWARD is the most important
Intralogistics award in the world. Companies
around the globe apply with their new
developments for participation in the final
round and compete in the IFOY Audit during
the TEST DAYS. The process is based on an
elaborate international test and jury organisation
that is unique throughout the world.
The road to the IFOY AWARD finals is not
an easy one. The demands in terms of
innovation value, customer benefit, quality
and market relevance of the devices and
solutions are high, and the test organisation
is sometimes very demanding. Nevertheless,
a nomination is highly coveted, as it not
only confirms the company's own performance,
but also represents a significant
marketing value. More than 460 media in 46
countries with an online reach of more than
900 million readers report on the nominees'
innovations. In 2021, the online marketing
value of the IFOY nominations alone was
between €360,000 and €1,000,000.
To ensure the neutrality, quality and
independence of the organisation as
well as the marketing value, there is
a fee to participate in the IFOY AWARD
and TEST CAMP INTRALOGISTICS.
In 2023, the IFOY application fee is 1,000
euros. In the case of a nomination, up to
22,000 euros will be charged depending
on various factors. The nomination
fee is not charged to start-ups.
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IFOY AWARD - NEW @ YOUTUBE
The IFOY AWARD has now its own channel on YouTube. Under the link https://www.
youtube.com/channel/UCOV9WS-l_uQB0dIRLd0Zb8g you will not only find all
videos from the IFOY TEST DAYS, but also interesting interviews and a presentation
of the IFOY Nominees of 2022. There are different channels available, which
also allow you to watch several videos in succession. Those who subscribe to our
YouTube channel and follow us on the platform will ensure that they never miss a
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BEHIND THE SCENES
News from the IFOY AWARD network
By Stefanie Nonnenmann
SAVE THE DATE
The date for the IFOY TEST DAYS,
which will again take place in
2023 in the framework of the
TEST CAMP INTRALOGISTICS, has
already been set.
The IFOY TEST DAYS will take
place from March 27 – 30, 2023,
at the Messe Dortmund fairgrounds.
The TEST CAMP INTRALOGISTICS
for B2B visitors and exhibitors
will open its doors on March 29
and 30, 2023. For the second
time, additional exhibitors will
be admitted alongside the IFOY
finalists.
Company box booking will start
on June 3, 2022.
Further information: Anita
Würmser, T 0049 89 215384611,
anita.wuermser@impact.mp.
NEW IN THE JURY
The IFOY organisation announces the appointment of three new jurors. Peter MacLeod, news
editor at "Logistics Business" in the UK, Rosa Maria Cherubini, managing editor at "Il Giornale della
Logistica" in Italy, and Klaus Koch, editor-in-chief at the online magazine "LogisticsInnovation.
org" in Switzerland were newly elected to the jury. This means that a total of 25 representatives of
leading international logistics publications from 19 nations are currently represented on the IFOY
jury. This year they were once again allowed to test and judge the world's best new intralogistics
products and solutions. All jury members at a glance at https://www.ifoy.org/en/bodies/jury.
Peter MacLeod Klaus Koch Rosa Maria Cheubini
STATEMENT ON THE EXCLUSION OF RUSSIA FROM THE IFOY AWARD
The IFOY organisation has excluded Russia
from participation in the IFOY AWARD.
Representatives of Russia on the jury and
advisory board will be relieved of their duties
until further notice. The IFOY organisation's
statement on this is:
“Russian jurors will no longer be able to vote
on winners or participate in IFOY AWARD
events. This will initially affect the IFOY TEST
DAYS with the TEST CAMP INTRALOGISTICS
from March 21 - 23, 2022 in Dortmund, as
well as the award ceremony on June 30,
2022, in Munich. Visitors and exhibitors from
Russia will also be excluded from attending.
We will decide on the exclusion of Russian
manufacturers from the IFOY AWARD 2023
in good time before the application phase
begins in August 2022. This decision has not
been easy for us, yet we consider it to be of
no alternative to send a signal against this
unprecedented war of aggression against
Ukraine.
We explicitly emphasise at this point that
this step does not change the respect for
the jurors, media, applicants, and visitors
who have represented Russia in the
IFOY AWARD committees. We have highly
appreciated their competence and cooperation
in the IFOY network. We personally
ask them for their understanding and hope
that we will meet again soon in peace.
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NEW PATRON FOR THE IFOY AWARD
Dr Robert Habeck, the new Federal Minister
for Economic Affairs and Climate Protection
in Germany, has assumed patronage of the
International Intralogistics and Forklift Truck
of the Year (IFOY) AWARD in 2022.
Habeck has been in office as Federal Minister
since December 8, 2021. He was born in
Lübeck in September 1969 and studied from
1991 to 1996 in Freiburg im Breisgau (German
language and literature, philosophy and
philology), Roskilde/Denmark (humanities)
and Hamburg (literature and philosophy). He
became a member of Bündnis 90/Die Grünen
in 2002. Habeck held the party chair from
2018 to 2022, before becoming a member of
the Bundestag in 2021.
In previous years, the IFOY AWARD has also
been under the patronage of the Federal
Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy
of the Federal Republic of Germany.
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