Numerous individual elements come together in logistics to make a functioning whole, as increasingly dynamic production and logistics processes become ever more closely intertwined. Anyone who wants to compete successfully in the logistics growth market needs to consistently update their own holistic concepts and systems for optimized material and information flows – with an emphasis on solutions. In response to this, reports Wolfgang Pech, Senior Vice President at Deutsche Messe: “The second ever special ‘Innovative Logistics Solutions’ display being offered at CeMAT 2016 will demonstrate how innovative, complex logistics processes function in a production environment.” The key attraction at the special display involves companies taking part in a joint exhibit (in Hall 27) representing a prototypical logistics chain, with real-world demonstrations of the latest technological advances. By allowing each exhibitor to contribute its own expertise and products, participating companies benefit from the practical presentation of their products within a process environment. “In contrast to a static tradeshow booth, the visitor does not need to imagine how a particular product works, but can see it live, in action,” explains Dr. Jochen Schneider, Deputy Director of the Dortmund Institute for Distribution and Trade Logistics (IDH), who designed this year’s special display. He continues: “Daily tours will provide interested visitor groups with the overall context, which can be supplemented by individual talks with exhibitors after the tour.” Numerous CeMAT exhibitors signed up for the special display Some 30 different companies will be part of the logistics chain at the special display, demonstrating ways of streamlining processes and making them more efficient. The demo process chain begins with a prototypical seaport featuring semi-automatic container offloading. Parallel to this, the display will demonstrate the semi-automatic unloading and palletizing of packages taken from a trailer. After being identified, the pallets are then transported to a […]