{"id":15224,"date":"2024-05-29T12:23:31","date_gmt":"2024-05-29T10:23:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.ifoy.org\/about\/our-story\/"},"modified":"2026-04-05T09:47:25","modified_gmt":"2026-04-05T07:47:25","slug":"our-story","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.ifoy.org\/en\/about\/our-story\/","title":{"rendered":"Our Story"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"15224\" class=\"elementor elementor-15224 elementor-2808\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-18174143 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"18174143\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b9033 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2b9033\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a91170 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4a91170\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d786586 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d786586\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\">Our <strong>Story<\/strong>, Our <strong>Mission<br><\/strong><\/h1>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-215aeb7 text-large elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"215aeb7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>How it all began: Stories from the history of the IFOY AWARD.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a449480 elementor-skin-carousel elementor-arrows-yes elementor-pagination-type-bullets elementor-pagination-position-outside elementor-widget elementor-widget-media-carousel\" data-id=\"a449480\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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Today, it is regarded worldwide as the benchmark for top performance and innovation in intralogistics &#8211; and provides new impetus for the industry every year.  How it all began.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9104e74 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"9104e74\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-80de386 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"80de386\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4ff62c9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4ff62c9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The birth of the IFOY<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-58b32de elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"58b32de\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"771\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ifoy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Mercedes-Benz_Museum_201312_02_sunset-1024x771.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4051\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ifoy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Mercedes-Benz_Museum_201312_02_sunset-1024x771.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ifoy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Mercedes-Benz_Museum_201312_02_sunset-300x226.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ifoy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Mercedes-Benz_Museum_201312_02_sunset-768x578.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ifoy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Mercedes-Benz_Museum_201312_02_sunset-1536x1156.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.ifoy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Mercedes-Benz_Museum_201312_02_sunset-2048x1541.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fba5024 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fba5024\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"484\" data-end=\"604\">It wasn&#8217;t the glamor of the stage or the flash of lightning that marked the beginning.<br data-start=\"572\" data-end=\"575\">But a quiet doubt. The industry was strong, the technology impressive \u2013 and yet something was missing. Not the innovation itself, but a stage that measures and evaluates it. An award that does not applaud marketing, but the technology itself.<\/p><p data-start=\"837\" data-end=\"1113\">The idea was born at a conference table at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mercedes-benz.com\/en\/art-and-culture\/museum\/\">Mercedes-Benz Museum<\/a> in Stuttgart, where leading manufacturers, engineers and industry experts came together at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.daimlertruck.com\/en\">Daimler<\/a> &#8216;s invitation. <\/p><blockquote data-start=\"1114\" data-end=\"1170\"><p data-start=\"1116\" data-end=\"1170\">&#8220;An award doesn&#8217;t have to please. It has to exist.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote><p data-start=\"1172\" data-end=\"1317\">That was the moment when the IFOY began. Not as a show, not as an event, but as an aspiration: to test, measure and make visible innovation and excellence.<\/p><p data-start=\"1052\" data-end=\"1292\">The event was sponsored by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bundeswirtschaftsministerium.de\/Navigation\/EN\/Home\/home.html\">German Federal Ministry of Economics<\/a> and Technology and the <a href=\"https:\/\/vdma.eu\/en\/materials-handling-intralogistics\">VDMA Intralogistics and Materials Handling Association<\/a> was the conceptual sponsor. <a href=\"https:\/\/vdma.eu\/en\/robotics-automation\">VDMA Robotics + Automation<\/a> has also been the sponsor of the &#8220;Mobile Robot&#8221; category since 2021.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e830b73 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e830b73\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3de6326 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3de6326\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-be58f66 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"be58f66\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The first steps<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-63c762f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"63c762f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ifoy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/20240409_KJHL9118-scaled-e1768562518307.jpg\" title=\"\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b8c96e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3b8c96e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"1352\" data-end=\"1639\">The first steps were ambitious: developing statutes, developing test procedures, setting up a jury of leading international logistics editors-in-chief.  <\/p><p data-start=\"1352\" data-end=\"1639\">The positive tension at the first TEST DAYS was almost palpable. The jury came together for the first time and the products had to prove themselves in tests that are otherwise only known from research laboratories. Every test stand, every hour, every test was a test of reality. No marketing, no fancy presentations \u2013 just facts, figures and performance.   <\/p><p data-start=\"1641\" data-end=\"1789\">And it quickly became clear: whoever makes it to the final has earned it. Not a sure-fire success, not a favor.<\/p><p data-start=\"1832\" data-end=\"1895\">Since those early days, the IFOY has pursued a clear course: independence, technological excellence and respect for the performance of the finalists.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a30f1dd e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a30f1dd\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ce461f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6ce461f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b5a5109 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b5a5109\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div 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533Z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-pagination\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-403dbf3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"403dbf3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In 2015, the IFOY AWARD faces a logistical challenge: the test hall at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.messe.de\/en\/\">Deutsche Messe exhibition<\/a> center is not available. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hellmann.com\/en\">Hellmann Worldwide Logistics<\/a> responds and spontaneously makes the historic hall at its headquarters in Osnabr\u00fcck available as a test area. The hall will be equipped with WLAN, and the first floor of Speicher 3 will be converted into the IFOY Test office.<\/p><p>The jury arrived on February 25 and 26: 22 judges test a dozen appliances. Among them: Klaus Hellmann, who will not miss the opportunity to test the appliances himself.   <\/p><p>Those who experienced TEST DAYS 2015 still talk about it today.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f468f3e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f468f3e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bd6e3a4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"bd6e3a4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b6e1365 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b6e1365\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Sustainability? Not talk. Do it.    <\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-39041c9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"39041c9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ifoy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/IMG_7791-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4575\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ifoy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/IMG_7791-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ifoy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/IMG_7791-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ifoy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/IMG_7791-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ifoy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/IMG_7791-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.ifoy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/IMG_7791-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-63d3f55 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"63d3f55\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>It&#8217;s never been talked about much, but innovation rather than decoration has been an IFOY principle since day one. It runs through everything that happens. The test sets are functional, the materials reusable: Alu-Truss stand construction, rental furniture, eco-carpets, centralized catering, short distances, green electricity (&#8230;) saves water, waste, time and money.  <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a28cd93 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a28cd93\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ec72bf e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2ec72bf\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6a121ed elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6a121ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">IFOY rumors and legends<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b2d127d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b2d127d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"684\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ifoy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/ifoy-award-2019-vienna-268-1024x684.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4039\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ifoy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/ifoy-award-2019-vienna-268-1024x684.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ifoy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/ifoy-award-2019-vienna-268-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ifoy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/ifoy-award-2019-vienna-268-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ifoy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/ifoy-award-2019-vienna-268-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.ifoy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/ifoy-award-2019-vienna-268-2048x1367.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-baa9e6d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"baa9e6d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"141\" data-end=\"461\">There are many legends surrounding the IFOY AWARD. One persistent rumor claims that the award was originally only intended for forklift trucks. The truth: from the very beginning, the IFOY was conceived as an award for intralogistics as a whole \u2013 the forklift truck manufacturers were just the fastest to apply.  <\/p><p data-start=\"463\" data-end=\"899\">Another myth is that you can &#8220;buy&#8221; the award with nomination fees. In fact, the IFOY is subject to a fee, but a clear principle applies here: quality and independence have a price. Only those who meet the strict criteria and impress in the competition are nominated. Guaranteed victories? There are none. Companies that only want to compete if they are certain of success have been excluded from the outset.     <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2d982f9 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2d982f9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-584f5f4 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"584f5f4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7bb3d96 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7bb3d96\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">IFOY and Corona<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dc8feb7 elementor-skin-carousel elementor-arrows-yes elementor-pagination-type-bullets elementor-pagination-position-outside elementor-widget elementor-widget-media-carousel\" data-id=\"dc8feb7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;skin&quot;:&quot;carousel&quot;,&quot;effect&quot;:&quot;slide&quot;,&quot;show_arrows&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pagination&quot;:&quot;bullets&quot;,&quot;speed&quot;:500,&quot;autoplay&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;autoplay_speed&quot;:5000,&quot;loop&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_hover&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_interaction&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;space_between&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;space_between_laptop&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;space_between_tablet_extra&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;space_between_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;space_between_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"media-carousel.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-swiper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-main-swiper swiper\" role=\"region\" aria-roledescription=\"carousel\" aria-label=\"Slides\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-carousel-image\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"IMG_7123\" style=\"background-image: url(&#039;https:\/\/www.ifoy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/IMG_7123-scaled.jpg&#039;)\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-carousel-image\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"IFOY Test Days 2021 Dortmund on March 25, 2021 in the Dortmund Westfalenhalle. 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At the beginning of March, guests from 20 countries arrive and only a little later, on March 22, the first lockdown in Germany leads to the closure of Messe Hannover. <\/p><p>The award ceremony takes place digitally. More than 1,000 viewers are present via Zoom and cheering is still going on. <\/p><p>March 2021: Lockdown #2. All events are canceled, postponed, digital. The Hanover trade fair closes and IFOY moves to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.messe-dortmund.de\/en\/\">Dortmund<\/a>. The IFOY TEST DAYS and the TEST CAMP INTRALOGISTICS take place in presence with 650 participants. The motto: Testing makes the difference. Dress code for award ceremony at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fussballmuseum.de\/en\/start\">German Football Museum<\/a>: Black Tie with mask.<br>March 2022: Incidences rise to record levels. All events are canceled, postponed, digital. The IFOY TEST DAYS and the TEST CAMP INTRALOGISTICS take place with a total of 950 participants and 51 innovations. <br>No corona infections have been reported.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-047cb47 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"047cb47\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e67ef43 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e67ef43\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1c631b1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1c631b1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How the IFOY Test became an IFOY Audit<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-57570eb elementor-pagination-position-outside elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-carousel\" data-id=\"57570eb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;slides_to_show&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;navigation&quot;:&quot;dots&quot;,&quot;effect&quot;:&quot;fade&quot;,&quot;autoplay&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_hover&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_interaction&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;autoplay_speed&quot;:5000,&quot;infinite&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;speed&quot;:500}\" data-widget_type=\"image-carousel.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-carousel-wrapper swiper\" role=\"region\" aria-roledescription=\"carousel\" aria-label=\"Image Carousel\" dir=\"ltr\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-carousel swiper-wrapper\" aria-live=\"off\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"1 of 1\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ifoy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/IFOY-2018-117.jpg\" alt=\"IFOY 2018 117\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-acb5719 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"acb5719\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Since 2013, all finalists have had to take the IFOY Test. It measures the hard facts: Load capacities, consumption, speeds for forklifts and warehouse technology.  <\/p><p>In order to be able to assess the innovation value, it is necessary to compare the technology with market standards. This is the task of the scientific IFOY Innovation Check, which premiered in 2014. Using visual and functional tests, the degree of innovation, customer benefit, market relevance and quality are tracked and verified in the test hall. A certificate attests to the result.    <\/p><p>And finally, the judges test the products in person on site.<\/p><p>IFOY Test, Innovation Check and jury test make up the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ifoy.org\/en\/audit\/\">IFOY Audit.<\/a> The &#8220;Best in Intralogistics Certificate&#8221; will be introduced in 2018 and the &#8220;Innovation Check Certificate&#8221; in 2025 to document even more clearly the high degree of innovation and technical quality of the finalists who have successfully completed the test series. Anyone bearing this seal has successfully passed the IFOY Audit. It is the visible seal of innovation.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-47f5b67 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"47f5b67\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-47deef6 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"47deef6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-347f21f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"347f21f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The TEST CAMP INTRALOGISTICS is born \u2013 don't call it a trade 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data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>For a long time, IFOY TEST DAYS has been an exclusive event with a maximum of 150 participants &#8211; finalists, jurors, testers and partners. This is changing in 2018: More and more decision-makers interested in innovation from different industries want to be there and test things for themselves.  <br>From 2020, the IFOY organization will officially open the last two test days for 50 invited guests to experience the intensive hands-on testing. Safety restrictions initially only allowed a limited number of participants, but the new event format quickly gained acceptance.<\/p><p>Despite the coronavirus pandemic, interest is growing in leaps and bounds. From 2021, the IFOY TEST DAYS will evolve into a new event: the <a href=\"https:\/\/testcamp-intralogistics.com\/en\/\">TEST CAMP INTRALOGISTICS<\/a>. A hands-on testing event with a congress for innovations. The target groups are B2B visitors interested in innovation and investment. In the following years, the TEST CAMP establishes itself as an independent event in Dortmund and becomes the platform for the IFOY Audit. <\/p><p>In 2025, TEST CAMP will integrate the <a href=\"https:\/\/testcamp-intralogistics.com\/en\/mfk-test-camp\">German Material Flow Congress<\/a>, thus setting the next milestone.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e76c1d4 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e76c1d4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e6b423 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7e6b423\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fff35e2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fff35e2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Today: The moment everyone is waiting for<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-697985c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"697985c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Year after year, the IFOY AWARD attracts the brightest minds, the most exciting machines and the boldest ideas. Excitement, emotion and technical know-how merge into an event that electrifies the industry. Anyone who attends immediately senses that this is more than just an awards ceremony. It&#8217;s a stage, an experience, a moment that stays with you.   <\/p><p><strong>Looking ahead: Innovation as an invitation<\/strong><br>The IFOY remains dynamic, visionary and pioneering. New technologies, new categories, new possibilities \u2013 always with the aim of celebrating the best. For anyone who wants to help shape the future of intralogistics, IFOY is the place to be seen \u2013 and where the industry pauses to celebrate excellence.<\/p><p data-start=\"7810\" data-end=\"7826\">To be continued&#8230;<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9b78910 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"9b78910\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eb8905f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"eb8905f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ifoy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IFOY-Logo-short-black300px-no-text-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-22776\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ifoy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IFOY-Logo-short-black300px-no-text-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.ifoy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IFOY-Logo-short-black300px-no-text.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3ddb39e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3ddb39e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d503a90 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d503a90\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Questions about the IFOY AWARD<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9d98abc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9d98abc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Please contact us.<\/p><p>IFOY AWARD<br>T +49 89 215384611<br>E-mail: anita.wuermser@ifoy.org<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cae5b13 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"cae5b13\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e7e01d6 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"7e7e01d6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-31ca6b0b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"31ca6b0b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5>Discover more<\/h5>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1356148f elementor-grid-3 elementor-grid-tablet-2 elementor-grid-mobile-1 elementor-posts--thumbnail-top elementor-posts--show-avatar elementor-card-shadow-yes elementor-posts__hover-gradient elementor-widget 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With your access data, which you will receive by e-mail after your registration, you can enter one or more applications on the applicant portal. <\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ifoy.org\/en\/awards\/information-for-applicants\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Information for applicants\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tREAD MORE \"\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-20792 page type-page status-publish hentry\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__card\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ifoy.org\/en\/awards\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tAwards\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>The IFOY organization presents two awards: the IFOY AWARD and the spin-off award IFOY Start-up of the Year. 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