For five days the exhibition halls in Hannover were firmly in the hands of the intralogisctics industry. At CeMAT exhibitors from around the world showed new concepts and innovations for warehouses and transportation. The main topic of the trade fair this year was „sustainability in intralogistics“.

Germany leads the way in environmental protection, and the city of Hamburg – winner of this year’s European Green Capital Award – is a perfect example.

Perhaps one of the most eloquent expressions of Hamburg’s green ethos is its port, the third-largest of its kind in Europe. The port’s internal logistics operations – or intralogistics – play a big role, with a strong green focus that spares countless tons of carbon-dioxide emissions annually.

Forklift trucks, conveyor belts, sorting systems - everything that simplifies and streamlines the movement of goods within companies belongs to the field of intralogistics, an industry that is vital to economic growth. On Monday was the opening day of the CeMAT fair in Hannover, where the intralogistics industry unveils its latest innovations.

CeMAT 2011, the world’s No. 1 trade fair for intralogistics, gets under way today with around 1,1000 exhibitors – more than half of them from beyond Germany.The world’s first hybrid forklift truck is just one of about 100 new products on show at CeMAT, the leading trade fair for the intralogistics industry.

Forklift trucks, conveyor belts, sorting systems - everything that simplifies and streamlines the movement of goods within companies belongs to the field of intralogistics, an industry that is vital to economic growth. On Monday was the opening day of the CeMAT fair in Hannover, where the intralogistics industry unveils its latest innovations.

Innovation is highly prized in the intralogistics industry – figuratively and literally. This year, ten companies have won prizes for their innovative products at the 2nd MM-Logistik Awards. The innovations showcased by the other exhibitors are also attracting their fair share of attention. CeMAT 2011 features the new season’s highlights by some 1,100 exhibitors from around the globe.

The latest concepts and innovations for the intralogisitics industry are currently on show at CeMAT 2011. The fair, staged at the Hannover Exhibition Center, features the latest forklift developments and high-efficiency conveyor solutions for internal logistics. It is also a showcase for trailblazing ideas that will ultimately reduce the industry’s carbon footprint...

Trade fairs remain highly popular marketing platforms for companies wanting to present their latest technologies to the world. And so it’s hardly surprising that CeMAT, the world’s leading intralogistics fair, features such a large number of exciting new product developments. Many of these are vastly more efficient than their predecessors.