IFOY AWARD 2016: world's best industrial trucks and intralogistics solutions ...

There were once again major celebrations when the all-important words – "And the IFOY Award goes to …" were spoken at the beginning of the CeMAT. The names of the winners of the "Intralogistics Oscars" are traditionally a well-kept secret, and even the winners are kept in the dark until the last minute. There were 13 trucks and solutions reached the finals of the international "Intralogistics Oscars": In the end, BYD, Crown, Jungheinrich and SSI Schäfer won the prestigious IFOY Awards in five categories and were presented with the metal and glass trophies to the accompaniment of applause from the 350 invited guests.

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IFOY AWARD 2016: SSI Schäfer's Weasel wins Intralogistics Solution

The IFOY Award in the category "Intralogistics Solution" goes to SSI Schäfer's Weasel at Next Level Logistik GmbH. In a tight finish, the in-plant fleet solution with Weasel® driverless transport systems came in first to secure the title of "Intralogistics Solution of the Year".

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IFOY AWARD 2016: Jungheinrich wins "Warehouse Truck highlifter" category

The IFOY Award in the category “Warehouse Truck highlifter" goes to the newly developed EKX 516 from Jungheinrich.

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IFOY AWARD 2016: Jungheinrich wins "Special Vehicle" category

The IFOY Award 2015 in the category "Special Vehicle" goes to the EJQ from Jungheinrich AG in Hamburg. The EJQ was developed for the Deutsche Bahn rail company to permit the loading and separation of the wheel sets for the ICE trains and the wheel set changer.

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IFOY AWARD 2016: Crowns wins “Warehouse Truck lowlifter” category

The IFOY Award in the category "Warehouse Truck lowlifter" goes to the newly developed RT 4020 stand-up rider pallet truck from Crown.

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IFOY AWARD 2016: BYD ECB18C voted World's best Counter Balanced Truck of the Year

The IFOY Award in the category "Counter Balanced Truck up to 3.5 t" goes to the newly developed ECB18C from BYD (Build Your Dreams). In a tight finish, the winner was the 80-volt lithium-ion stacker – the first time a Chinese made-vehicle has been crowned the world's best forklift truck of the year.

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IFOY Test Days 2016: jury tests nominated forklift and warehouse trucks

The excitement was almost tangible: during the testing days for the International Forklift Truck of the Year, IFOY for short, on February 24 and 25 at the Hannover Messe trade fair venue, 25 jury members tested the nominated vehicles from manufacturers BYD, Crown, Jungheinrich, SSI Schäfer, Still und Toyota that had previously been nominated for the final round. 100 invited guests made the trip to Hannover to watch the tests as they were being carried out in Hall 9.

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