What are the characteristics of a successful intralogistics solution, Ms. Xu?
IFOY juror Ying Xu from China has a clear opinion on this. She also tells us what makes a real innovation for her.
Where will intralogistics be in ten years’ time, Mr. Scholze?
IFOY juror Christoph Scholze believes that the economic situation in intralogistics will not improve much in the coming years. He explains the reasons for this and which trends he believes are currently shaping the industry.
Award ceremony in Stuttgart for the first time
The IFOY AWARD Night takes place for the first time in Baden-Württemberg.
IFOY AWARD: Our 2026 finalists
13 products and solutions from eight nations have reached the final round of the IFOY AWARD 2026. Four companies are competing for the “IFOY Start-up of the Year” Award.
IFOY AWARD Night 2025
Magic moments for the winners of the IFOY AWARD 2025: our video of the gala night.
These are the IFOY Winners 2025
During the Award Night at the Phoenix des Lumières in Dortmund, representatives from EP Equipment, Exotec, Geekplus, Interroll, Jungheinrich, PLANCISE and STILL accepted the international intralogistics award from the presenters. The IFOY Start-up of the Year Award went to Filics.
Successful automation: IFOY AWARD workshop at the TRANSFER.FESTIVAL
At the Dortmund TRANSFER.FESTIVALS in the run-up to the IFOY Award Night 2025, an interactive IFOY AWARD workshop analyzed key success factors for automation projects – without focusing solely on technological aspects. In five moderated groups, experts from industry and research worked with the participants to develop concrete recommendations for practical action.
IFOY AWARD publishes independent test results 2025
Innovation Checks and test reports for all 17 finalists are now available online.
Crisis? What kind of crisis?
Manufacturers of robotics and intralogistics solutions are demanding changes from politicians so that companies can once again plan ahead and invest in new systems.
Automation of industrial trucks: evolution, not revolution
The discussion about automation in intralogistics often oscillates between utopian visions of dark warehouses without people and the stark reality of costs, complexity and human interaction. At the TEST CAMP INTRALOGISTICS in Dortmund, a panel of global experts brought perspective and pragmatism to the debate.