IFOY seals go to:

Cargometer, Clark, Combilift, Hubtex, Jungheinrich, Raymond, SAE,
Still, Torwegge and UniCarriers as well as the two start-ups ProGlove and Trône Seating. Ismaning near Munich/Hanover, 8.3.2019. At the end of the IFOY TEST DAYS 2019 from 1 to 8
March at the exhibition grounds in Hanover, the award organization presented the “Best in Intralogistics” –
certificates of the year 2019. Representatives from a total of twelve companies accepted the
certificates at the IFOY TEST DAYS dinner. Representatives from Cargometer, Clark, Combilift, Hubtex, Jungheinrich, Raymond, SAE, Still,
Torwegge and UniCarriers were delighted to receive the seal of approval from
. For the first time in the history of the IFOY AWARD, there were also certificates for
two start-ups: ProGlove and Trône Seating. “The ‘Best in Intralogistics’ seal was introduced last year to visibly document the high
degree of innovation of the nominated devices and solutions that have successfully completed the IFOY test procedure
. Only the innovations that carry the
certificate have undergone the three-part IFOY audit and passed the independent intralogistics test
,” emphasizes Sascha Schmel, Managing Director of the VDMA Materials Handling and
Intralogistics Association, which is the sponsor of the IFOY AWARD. The IFOY Audit 2019, which is traditionally held on the premises of IFOY partner Deutsche Messe AG
, lasts a total of eight days. It comprises various test series, the
results of which serve as a decision-making aid for the 29 jury members.

To ensure
that the performance values and the innovation gap can be assessed objectively, the
nominees in a category are not compared with each other, but always with comparable
devices that are on the market. The first part of the IFOY audit is the scientific IFOY Innovation Check, which is carried out by the
Dortmund Fraunhofer Institute for Material Flow and Logistics (IML), the Chair of Technical
Logistics at the University of Dresden, the Chair of Materials Handling Material Flow Logistics at the
Technical University of Munich and the Chair of Machine Elements and Technical
Logistics at Helmut Schmidt University in Hamburg. The experts give their
Press release

The finalists were assessed in terms of market relevance, customer benefit, type of execution and degree of innovation.

In addition, the scientists verify the innovations specified by the manufacturers in the
test hall and evaluate in a technology comparison whether they are innovative
further developments, new compositions or genuine innovations. The second of the IFOY audits is the practice-oriented IFOY test by Dutch
trade journalist Theo Egberts. He measures the hard facts and compares them with the relevant
competitor devices. The appliances undergo individually tailored driving or functional tests,
including the IFOY test protocol comprising around 80 criteria, which among other things
determines the economy and energy efficiency, sustainability, safety and ergonomics of the appliances
. To ensure that the test results are not distorted by external influences such as
lighting, weather conditions or aisle widths, the test hall
creates identical environmental conditions for all candidates.
The third part of the audit is the assessment of the finalists by the jurors and their
approved consultants. The jury members form an opinion based on the IFOY Innovation Check, the IFOY
test results and their own test experience and then vote.
However, who will win the 2019 race will remain a well-kept secret for a few more weeks –
also for the manufacturers, by the way. It will only be revealed during the festive IFOY AWARD Night,
which will take place on April 26 at the Hofburg in Vienna.

Presentation of the IFOY Certificates “Best in Intralogistics” on the occasion of TEST DAYS 2019.
Photo credits (IFOY AWARD)
IFOY AWARD

“Best in Intralogistics” certificates 2019 at a glance:

Category: Counter Balanced Truck
S-Series / S25, Clark Europe
TX3 3-wheel counterbalance truck, UniCarriers Category: Warehouse Truck
Combi-PPT, Combilift
MaxX, Hubtex
ETV 216i, Jungheinrich Category: AGV & Intralogistics Robot
Miniload (STC), Jungheinrich
Automated tugger train with LTX 50, Still
MANIPULA-TORsten (TORsten meets Friends), Torwegge Category: Intralogistics Software
CARGOMETER – freight measurement “on-the-fly”, Cargometer
zoneCONTROL, Jungheinrich
neXXT Fleet, Still

Category: Special of the Year
Virtual Reality Simulator, Raymond
3D VR Configure Price Quote, SAE Category: Startup of the Year
ProGlove, ProGlove
Electric Memory Seat, Trône Seating