Forklift specialists Still and Jungheinrich have won awards at the International Forklift Truck of the Year (IFOY) Awards 2017. Jungheinrich won in the 'Special of the Year' category. Still walked away with the win in two categories.
During the opening night of the Transport Logistik trade fair in Munich, the award winners in four categories were announced: Warehouse Truck, Special Vehicle, AGV Shuttle and Special of the Year.
Warehouse Truck and Special Vehicle for Still
Still won in the Warehouse Truck category with the Still iGo neo CX 20. The electric order picker follows the warehouse worker when picking orders and drives to the first or second pallet position as required. According to the jury, the picker represents a milestone in the development of autonomous warehouse trucks. The Still iGo neo CX 20 is said to bridge the gap between robotics and intralogistics. In this category, Still left nominees Jungheinrich and UniCarriers behind.
The German forklift manufacturer also went home with the win in the 'Special Vehicle' category. Still's trolley system, capable of automatically loading and unloading oversized load carriers of up to two tonnes, won the awards. The partially automated C-trolley with electrically driven telescopic forks enables goods transport in places where previously only forklift trucks were used. The jury praised the trolley system for its market potential and customer benefit.
Special of the Year
Jungheinrich won in the 'Special of the Year' category with its indoor positioning system. The tool continuously transmits the positions of forklifts and warehouse trucks to fleet management software, which then allows them to be deployed more efficiently. According to the judges, the system is the must-have of 2017. Still and UniCarriers were also nominated in this category.
AGV
In the AGV category, Torwegge won prizes with the AGV TORsten. This AGV uses different platforms to transport all standard industrial load carriers and individual components. The TORsten navigates autonomously. Using a 2D layout of the space, it can plan its own routes. An omnidirectional drive concept allows the TORsten to navigate in confined spaces and rotate on its own axis.
Editorial team LogistiekProfs
