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5 Ausg.Nr._02/2017 LogiMAT 2017
T he history of LogiMAT
offers an unparalleled
glimpse into the dynam-
ics of the intralogistics industry
and its technological develop-
ment. From its inception, the in-
tralogistics trade show has been
a platform for state-of-the-art
solutions, technological perspec-
tives, and emerging trends.
An industry barometer, a place to
monitor trends, an information-
sharing platform, and the leading
international trade show for in-
tralogistics – “LogiMAT has been
a success story for 15 years,” says
Dr. Michael ten Hompel, Managing
Institute Director of the Fraunhofer
Institute for Material Flow and Lo-
gistics. The “International Trade
Show for Distribution, Materials
Handling, and Information Flow”
is celebrating its 15th anniversary
in 2017, which is “cause for a small
celebration,” says Peter Kazander,
Managing Director of EUREXPO
Messe- und Kongress-GmbH in
Munich, the organizer of LogiMAT.
Fifteen years of LogiMAT means 15
years of evolution in intralogistics.
But what is the secret of the event’s
success? How can the explosion
of interest among exhibitors and
industry professionals alike be
explained? What made LogiMAT a
pioneer for modern intralogistics?
“LogiMAT has become a platform
for change in the intralogistics
industry” – that’s how Dr. ten
Hompel summarizes it. A peek at
the agenda of the first LogiMAT
shows how visionary it was from
the beginning in both its concept
and content. A clear exhibitor lay-
out by industry segment, a sophis-
ticated program of accompanying
forums and special events, and
Dekra Academy’s forklift derby –
these are all features that have
stood the test of time and defined
the character of LogiMAT and the
won the appreciation of exhibitors
and visitors alike.
Even back in 2003, the agenda of
the accompanying program ad-
dressed the kinds of issues that
drive the industry today: Dr. Mi-
chael ten Hompel offered a pres-
entation on robots and driverless
transport systems in material flow
technology. In packaging technol-
ogy, options for constructive pack-
aging were discussed. In identifica-
tion technology, the pros and cons
of 2D codes and RFID solutions
were discussed. New picking tech-
nologies such as pick-by-light and
pick-by-voice and the potential of
web-based software systems to
streamline processes foreshad-
owed developments in IT – and use
cases for cargo e-bikes in urban
logistics initiated concepts that
have since become reality and are
needed nowmore than ever. And all
of this was on the agenda at Logi-
MAT 2003! Intralogistics that you
can touch and try out.
At the first LogiMAT, 160 exhibi-
tors came to present their solu-
tions and innovations. Forty per-
cent of them came from the fields
of software, IT, and identification
systems, and nearly a quarter
were directly involved in convey-
ance and storage technology.
That shows that from its earliest
years, LogiMAT has served as
a platform for providers to pre-
sent and provide information on
the technologies of tomorrow.
In its debut year, some 3,700
visitors took the opportunity to
learn about all the latest industry
trends under one roof. In 2016,
by comparison, LogiMAT attract-
ed nearly 43,500 industry pro-
fessionals and 1,280 exhibitors
from around the world.
Text & Image:
EUROEXPO
Messe- und Kongress-GmbH
Joseph-Dollinger-Bogen 7
D-80807 München
14.–16.03.2017
15 YEARS OF LOGIMAT IN STUTTGART
Pioneer and platform
for change
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