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.
Innovations, investors and the path to the market
At the TEST CAMP INTRALOGISTICS in Dortmund, the finalists of the IFOY Start-up of the Year Award discussed their innovative technologies and the challenges of entering the market. In the panel, the founders shared their experiences of finding investors, scaling and the importance of direct dialog with the industry.
IFOY AWARD 2025: “Best in Intralogistics” certificates awarded in Dortmund
21 nominated solutions and products receive seals for successful participation in the three-stage IFOY audit.
Ms. Clarke, how much has the focus on sustainability changed intralogistics?
“The focus on sustainability has not only changed intralogistics—it has, so to speak, turned it upside down,” says IFOY judge Charleen Clarke from South Africa. But why is that?