LogiMAT 2026

LogiMAT provides a complete market overview of everything that drives the intralogistics industry from procurement through production to delivery. International exhibitors present innovative technologies, products, systems, and solutions for streamlining, process optimization, and cost reduction of internal logistical processes.

LogiMAT 2026
Transport & LogisticsDigitalizationEnergy & Environment

LogiMAT 2026

International Trade Fair for Intralogistics Solutions and Process Management

16 Mar 202618 Mar 2026
Stuttgart

Exclusive Interviews

Interview with Lubomir Kroupa, COO of NEXTPACK AG

The Next Evolution of Packaging

The need to find practical alternatives to plastic transport packaging is more urgent than ever. To reduce the total amount of produced...

Interview with Sebastian Stute, Managing Director of SmartMakers GmbH

Data that Moves

For effective management of logistics and production processes, data are needed that ideally should be collected as close to the product...

Interview with Franz Winter, Managing Director of Paletten Winter GmbH

"Without pallets, no one can move anything!"

Paletten Winter GmbH sorts, repairs, and produces approximately 7.5 million pallets each year. Despite the complex overall economic situation...

Interview with Jérôme Louis, Managing Director of ANTHEC GmbH & Co. KG

Headwear Retail: Local Presence as a Global Strategy

In an increasingly digital retail landscape, visibility, trust and local relevance have become decisive competitive factors. ANTHEC GmbH & Co. KG

Interview with Donald Badoux, Managing Director and Christian Leupold, Marketing Manager of NorthC Deutschland GmbH

Close to the Customer, Strong in Growth

NorthC Deutschland GmbH has quickly established itself as a relevant provider of data center services across Europe, and combines ...

Interview with Marnie Tietje, Head of Sales at SOMMER GmbH

When Innovation Saves Weight

Vehicle construction is changing rapidly: lightweight construction, sustainability, and flexible solutions are more in demand than ever. A company that has been shaping this developme...

News and Analysis

Interview with András Riegler, CEO

Europe’s rail freight: Logistics solutions along key transport corridors

Efficient logistics are a cornerstone of modern economies, especially when transporting goods across borders.

Transport & Logistics

Interview with Barbara Kurzweil, Chief Growth Officer of IDEAL WORK GERMANY SP. Z O.O.

Staffing Beyond Borders

By placing workers from Poland with employers in Germany, Ideal Work has built a strong client base among leading manufacturing and logistics...

Interview with Michael W. Nimtsch, CFO & Managing Director of Trailer Dynamics GmbH

“We Work at the Speed of Innovation – Bureaucracy Unfortunately Doesn’t”

The logistics industry is under pressure: rising costs, CO2 targets, and a growing shortage of drivers. Yet Michael W. Nimtsch firmly believes in a...

Interview with Florian Barbaric, Managing Director of Barbaric GmbH

From the Garage to Global Market Leader

What began in a garage in Upper Austria in 1995 is today an internationally successful company with 125 employees and a turnover of 24.3...

Interview with Lubomir Kroupa, COO of NEXTPACK AG

The Next Evolution of Packaging

The need to find practical alternatives to plastic transport packaging is more urgent than ever. To reduce the total amount of produced...

A Polish Company’s Growing Role in Global Logistics

Interview with Adam Adamowski, Air and Sea Director of AMG Cargo Logistics Sp. z o. o.

A Polish Company’s Growing Role in Global Logistics

The COVID-19 pandemic and Russia’s war in Eastern Europe have upended global supply chains – particularly in Central European markets

Digitalization

When the Federal President Comes: The Games Industry Has Arrived in the Engine Room of the Economy

When the Federal President Comes: The Games Industry Has Arrived in the Engine Room of the Economy

For the first time, a Federal President visits gamescom. What Steinmeier's appearance on August 27 reveals about the economic maturity of the games industry.

Interview with Hartwig Stöckl, Manager of Corporate Development and Hubert Bichler, Board Member of PentaSoft Business Consulting AG

From Experience to Digital – PentaSoft Guides the Change

The digital transformation is a challenge for many companies. PentaSoft Business Consulting AG, located in Unterföhring, has been accompanying businesses on this path since...

Interview with Peter Trosien, CEO of Pyramid Computer GmbH

At the Pulse of Time for 40 Years

Whether as a snack stand in the park, as an information terminal in the city center, or as a digital service point system at events – outdoor kiosks combine funct...

Interview with Dr. Wolfram Jost, CEO of Scheer IDS and Chief Technology Advisor of the Scheer Group

Digital. Comprehensive. Bold.

Cheaper, faster, more – the demands in the fast-paced 21st century are high. Digital processes help companies...

Between AI, Community, and Prevention: FIBO 2026 Sets New Standards

A trade fair report by Timea Lörincz, fitness world champion and photo editor at Wirtschaftsforum, on FIBO 2026

Between AI, Community, and Prevention: FIBO 2026 Sets New Standards

FIBO 2026 in Cologne shows: Fitness meets technology. AI training, Corporate Wellness, Medical Fitness, and Longevity are shaping the transformation of the industry. Report by Timea Lörincz.

Energy & Environment

Interview with Anna-Lena Hochuli, Operations Manager and Samira Dupuis, Assistant to the Executive Management of Energie Technik Becker GmbH

Personal, pragmatic and direct: The partners for medium voltage

Energie Technik Becker builds and maintains transformer stations nationwide and offers as a grown craft business many further services in the low- and...

Interview with Jakub Bruch, Management of Bruch & Söhne GmbH & Co. KG

Digital Transformation in Scrap Metal Trading

Jakub Bruch somewhat unexpectedly joined his family business, Bruch & Söhne, in the 4th generation, predominantly positioned by his father as a manufacturing scrap and...

Interview with Michael W. Nimtsch, CFO & Managing Director of Trailer Dynamics GmbH

“We Work at the Speed of Innovation – Bureaucracy Unfortunately Doesn’t”

The logistics industry is under pressure: rising costs, CO2 targets, and a growing shortage of drivers. Yet Michael W. Nimtsch firmly believes in a...

Interview with Gerald Prinzhorn, CEO of PRINZHORN HOLDING GmbH

Paper in the Loop – Sustainable Thinking, Efficient Acting

The Prinzhorn Group, based in Vienna, is one of Europe's leading companies in the paper, packaging, and recycling...

Interview with Krzysztof Szaliński, CEO of Przedsiębiorstwo Energetyki Cieplnej – GLIWICE Spółka z o. o.

Leading the charge toward a greener heat future

Across Europe, the shift toward cleaner, more resilient heating systems has become a central priority as cities rethink how they produce and distribute heat for households and industry.

Manfred Brinkmann, Managing Editor-in-Chief

Manfred Brinkmann

Managing Editor of European Business

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