
Guest commentary (www.materialfluss.de)
In and (G)out
As the year draws to a close, Michael Schreckenberg, Professor of Physics of Transport and Traffic at the University of Duisburg-Essen, notes an astonishing trend in the year 2023, which is almost over - and not just in logistics, but also in the trendy AI sector.

Guest article (www.materialfluss.de)
Which world will it be in 2023?
Michael Schreckenberg teaches at the University of Duisburg-Essen as Professor of Physics of Transport and Traffic. Once a year, he addresses the readers of materialfluss, formerly LT-manager, with a critical and humorous expert article on transport and environmental policy.

Model-based approach (www.materialfluss.de)
KonMaFS project: Research for integrated material flow systems
In a new research project, several chairs are working on the end-to-end development of material flow systems and the avoidance of errors in the product creation process. This is made possible by a model-based approach.

Start of studies for additive processes (www.polyformnext.de)
On-the-job training in new technologies
In May of this year, the first course of the new part-time certificate program "Application Engineer (FH) for Additive Processes/Rapid Technologies" started with the first attendance phase at Schmalkalden University of Applied Sciences.
