IFOY AWARD 2022
Application phase started

Which new products and solutions are among the best in intralogistics? As of now, suppliers of new products can once again apply for the International Intralogistics and Forklift Truck of the Year (IFOY AWARD).

There are a total of 13 categories to choose from for 2022, covering almost all areas of application in intralogistics. For the tenth round of the worldwide competition, the VDMA's Robotics + Automation Association (R + A) has joined as the sponsor for the "Robot" category. The VDMA Association for Materials Handling and Intralogistics has supported the IFOY AWARD since the beginning of the competition.

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IFOY AWARD 2021
The Winners are …..

The winners of the IFOY AWARD 2021 have been announced: Congratulations to arculus, Cargotec, idealworks, Interroll Group, STILL and VOLUME Lagersysteme!

The international jurors had nominated 17 solutions and devices in six categories for the ninth round of the worldwide intralogistics competition and voted on the winners after a three-part audit.

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IFOY AWARD 2021
IFOY AWARD Night in Dortmund ...

 

Thunderous applause in Dortmund on July 5, 2021: The winners of the International Intralogistics and Forklift Truck of the Year Award, or IFOY AWARD for short, were announced at a festive award night in German Football Museum. 

Representatives of the intralogistics providers arculus, Cargotec, idealworks, Interroll Group, STILL and VOLUME Lagersysteme each received a trophy in front of more than 60 international guests from business, politics, science and the media.

In a festive ceremony, the six laudators Thomas Westphal (Mayor of the City of Dortmund), Gordon Riske (Chairman of the Board of the VDMA Materials Handling and Intralogistics Association 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 of Companies), Jan-Dietrich Hempel (Managing Director of GARBE Industrieimmobilien) and Birgit Heitzer (Head of Corporate Logistics at REWE Group) handed over the "Oscars of Intralogistics" to the proud and happy winners. Afterwards, there was a festive celebration - but of course in accordance with the corona rules.

IFOY MGZN 2021
All about the IFOY AWARD in text and photos

The IFOY MGZN 2021 has been published! The IFOY MGZN is the magazine for the IFOY AWARD: All about the IFOY TEST DAYS, the TEST CAMP Intralogistics, all test results and test reports, news, reports and a lot of information about how to apply for 2022. Read online now!

IFOY AWARD 2021
Finalists of the Year 2021 Successfully Tested

 

The world's largest and at the same time toughest intralogistics test has come to an end. At the IFOY TEST DAYS in Dortmund, 17 nominees for the International Intralogistics and Forklift Truck of the Year (IFOY AWARD) underwent five days of multi-stage testing.

Never before have so many products and solutions been in the final for the "Oscars of intralogistics", and that despite the corona pandemic. Almost 600 participants followed the IFOY TEST DAYS over five days.

New developments from arculus, Cargotec Engineering, HAI ROBOTICS, Hänel, H+E Produktentwicklung, HHLA Sky, the BMW subsidiary idealworks, Interroll Group, NIMMSTA, OPPIDUM TIC, STILL, SYNAOS, VOLUME Lagersysteme and WAKU Robotics were all present in the test arena in Hall 4 of the IFOY partner Messe Dortmund.

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IFOY AWARD 2021
Best in Intralogistics” certificats awarded

 

At the end of IFOY TEST DAYS 2021 from March 22 to 26 at the Dortmund Exhibition Centre, the award organisation again presented the "Best in Intralogistics" certificates of the year 2021. Representatives from arculus, Cargotec Engineering, HAI ROBOTICS, Hänel, H+E Produktentwicklung, HHLA Sky, the BMW subsidiary idealworks, Interroll Group, NIMMSTA, OPPIDUM TIC, STILL, SYNAOS, VOLUME Lagersysteme and WAKU Robotics were delighted to receive the seal. This year, the certificates were presented by Gordon Riske, Chairman of the Board of the VDMA Materials Handling and Intralogistics Association.

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IFOY AWARD 2021
IFOY TEST DAYS in March 

From March 22 to 26, the IFOY TEST DAYS will take place in Hall 4 of the Dortmund Trade Fair Centre. A detailed hygiene concept ensures the highest possible level of safety. Within the scope of the operationally necessary execution of the IFOY Audit, only a selected group of experts is admitted.

In Hall 4 of the Dortmund Trade Fair Centre, all finalists for the IFOY AWARD 2021 will pass through the multi-level audit from March 22 and will be critically reviewed by the IFOY testers, the innovation checkers and the jury. In addition, the products and solutions will be tested by selected B2B experts as part of the TEST CAMP Intralogistics.

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IFOY AWARD 2021
These are the nominees of 2021

The finalists for this year's IFOY AWARD (International Intralogistics and Forklift Truck of the Year) have been announced. In the ninth round of the awards, which are also known as the “Oscars of intralogistics”, the jury has selected 17 devices and solutions from 14 manufacturers to compete for the best intralogistics products and solutions of the year from a field of 36 applicants.

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TEST CAMP Intralogistics
AGV Mesh-Up premiere

A project team of users and manufacturers of Automated Guided Vehicles (AGVs) is testing the new VDA 5050 interface, which enables the systems and control software to communicate with each other regardless of manufacturer. Within the scope of the operationally necessary execution of the IFOY Audit, only a selected group of experts is admitted.

It is the first live test of the new VDA 5050 interface: the so-called AGV Mesh-Up of the VDMA Materials Handling and Intralogistics Association will have its world premiere at the IFOY AWARD as part of the TEST CAMP Intralogistics. On 25 and 26 March 2021, various Automated Guided Vehicles (AGVs), which operate under one master control and communicate in a common data language, will be tested in Hall 4 at Messe Dortmund.

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Expert testing

TEST CAMP Intralogistics goes into the second round in 2021

On March 25 and 26, B2B testers will once again test the IFOY 2021 finalists and nominated products and solutions from previous years hands-on at the IFOY TEST DAYS in Dortmund. Within the scope of the operationally necessary execution of the IFOY Audit, only a selected group of experts is admitted.

At the TEST CAMP Intralogistics on March 25 and 26, 2021 on the grounds of IFOY partner Messe Dortmund, the The B2B experts from industry, trade and logistics services will be testing out for themselves all the equipment that the international IFOY jury will also be testing.

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IFOY AWARD 2021
Dortmund: New location for IFOY TEST DAYS

The International Intralogistics and Forklift Truck of the Year (IFOY) AWARD is moving the IFOY TEST DAYS and the TEST CAMP Intralogistics 2021 from Hannover to Dortmund. All products and solutions nominated for the IFOY AWARD 2021 will be presented there from March 22 to 26 to the critical eyes of the official testers, the IFOY jury from 19 countries and the expert team of the IFOY Innovation Check. The location for the parallel events is the Dortmund Trade Fair Centre.

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