Cemat and Hannover Messe combine Industry and Logistics 4.0

„Industry 4.0“ will be one of the most important topics at the Hannover Messe from 23 to 27 April 2018. No less important is „Logistics 4.0“. Concepts on how Industry 4.0 and Logistics 4.0 can best work together will be presented this year at Cemat 2018. The leading trade fair for intralogistics and supply chain management is organised every two years. This year, for the first time, it will take place alongside the Hannover Messe at the exhibition centre in the state capital of Lower Saxony.

In conjunction with the Hannover Messe, special attention will be paid to what the organisers consider to be a high-calibre lecture programme. „In conjunction with the Hannover Messe, we are creating a unique knowledge platform for the Digitalisation of the supply chain“, emphasises Dr Jochen Köckler, Member of the Executive Board of Deutsche Messe AG. The programme for the „Logistics 4.0 Forum“ in Hall 19/20 and „Logistic Solutions Forum“ in Hall 21 was organised with cooperation partners such as the VDMA, the German Logistics Association (BVL), the Fraunhofer Institute for Material Flow and Logistics (IML) and the EHI Retail Institute.

The Fraunhofer IML draws for the forum „Augmented and virtual reality in logistics - Ways into the future of human-machine interaction“. On Monday, 23 April 2018, from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. in the „Logistics 4.0 Forum“, the status and future prospects of augmented and virtual reality solutions for planning and training will be discussed.

At the same time, BVL is organising the „Logistic Solutions Forum“ to discuss how Logistics properties in the increasingly densely populated urban centres. On Tuesday, 24 April 2018, from 3 pm to 5 pm, BVL will once again present a forum discussion on the role of start-ups in the logistics industry.

Fraunhofer IML has also scheduled a forum event for Tuesday, 24 April 2018, from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. in the „Logistics 4.0 Forum“. The topic will be „Human-robot collaboration in the social networked industry“.