Good to see you
The year has its very own rhythm, and spring belongs to trade fairs. A time that gives you the opportunity to meet a lot of people in a very small space and get to know a lot of innovations.
read more...Opinion
read more...Transparency for the supply chain
Supply Chain Act: Digital does matter
Since the beginning of 2023, part of the economy has been obliged to comply with the rules of the Supply Chain Act and, for example, to prevent child and forced labor at suppliers. To make it easier for companies to implement and monitor the regulations, experts advise using powerful tools.
read more...Product of the year: these are the winners
On March 13, the materialfluss PRODUCTS OF THE YEAR 2024 were chosen in a festive setting in the Seehaus of the English Garden in Munich. The readers of materialfluss voted for their favorites in four categories.
read more...You should know these top 5 robotics trends in 2024
Around 3.9 million industrial robots are currently in use worldwide. The International Federation of Robotics has investigated which trends will shape robotics and automation in 2024.
read more...Are you taking part in LogiMAT 2024?
In a few days, on March 19, Logimat 2024 will start in Stuttgart. We would like to know from our readers: Will you be there?
read more...Deutsche Messe announces Hermes Award 2024
The world's most important industry award will be presented by the Federal Minister of Education and Research, Bettina Stark-Watzinger, on April 21 during the opening ceremony of the Hannover Messe.
read more...Year of extremes
Congratulations! If you're reading this editorial, then you're almost there: just two days to go until New Year's Eve and 2023 will be over.
read more...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.
read more...Only a few days left until the submission deadline
The competition for the materialfluss PRODUCTS OF THE YEAR 2024 is underway. You have until November 15 to submit your products and projects.
read more...Automatically better
Thousands of videos on Tiktok and YouTube prove that warehouses are no place for unqualified personnel: Dreamy vehicle drivers cause rows of shelves to topple like dominoes or otherwise get into trouble with incorrectly loaded industrial trucks.
read more...Acting in the crisis
Everything is in crisis in Germany this fall: the climate, the economy, politics and German soccer - male and female - to boot.
read more...Software and hardware
Once again, our cover features a high-bay warehouse. This is located in Kaltenkirchen near Hamburg at the medium-sized supplier Wiska, that much can already be revealed here.
read more...Artificial intelligence
When Stanley Kubrick brought the monumental science fiction film "2001 - A Space Odyssey" to the big screen in 1968, it was only natural that an artificial intelligence played a leading role: HAL 9000.
read more...The materialfluss products of 2023
39 nominees competed in five categories for the materialfluss products of the year 2023. The winners were honored on the evening of May 2, 2023.
read more...Final summary of the Hannover Messe 2023
A win-win-win trade fair for everyone
Exhibitors and organizers of Hannover Messe 2023 draw a consistently positive conclusion from this year's event. 130,000 visitors came to Hannover, 43% of them from abroad. In addition, 15,000 registered visitors took part digitally.
read more...Happy Easter and sunny holidays
The team at materialfluss - the specialist medium for intralogistics and logistics wishes you happy Easter holidays!
read more...Unmoving logistics
Logistics is movement, one thinks spontaneously. Trucks, conveyor belts, railroad wagons, lifts and picking robots characterize the picture. Of course, you will also find all of this in this issue, but this time we have also focused on logistics real estate - the non-moving part of logistics, so to speak.
read more...Pooling our strengths in logistics
In the second part of materialfluss's exclusive encouraging survey on the economic outlook for 2023, six other industry experts give their views. Dr. Claus-Peter Amberger, CEO of Loxxess, is one of them.
read more...We expect another record year
In the second part of materialfluss's exclusive encouraging survey on the economic outlook for 2023, six more industry experts give their views. Martin McVicar, Managing Director of Combilift, is one of them.
read more...We do not expect a slump in our business performance
In the second part of materialfluss's exclusive encouraging survey on the economic outlook for 2023, six more industry experts give their views. Manfred Schleicher, Managing Director of Element Logic Germany, is one of them.
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