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SPOT ON INNOVATION

The test event in logistics. Sustainable. Focused. Effective.

TEST CAMP INTRALOGISTICS is the networking and hands-on testing platform for innovations and new developments in intralogistics.

Hands-on testing. A unique experience for visitors.

It's all about innovations.

A qualified pre-selection of the innovations on display, thematic highlight tours, top-class talks, contact with developers, expert discussions among colleagues – and the opportunity to test the best new developments in intralogistics for yourself ensure a unique innovation experience.

TEST CAMP INTRALOGISTICS & German Material Flow Congress (MFK)

2027 at the Dortmund Exhibition Center – Date to be announced soon!

Highlights

High-tech solutions, top-tier speakers, and international networking defined TEST CAMP INTRALOGISTICS 2026 in Dortmund. With a strong programme of highlights, the sixth edition of the curated event successfully came to a close. Around 800 participants attended—turning the Westfalenhalle, on the occasion of its 100th anniversary, into a stage for intralogistics innovation in the historic, listed concert arena for the very first time.

To the picture gallery and the videos

Material Flow Congress Celebrates Premiere in Dortmund

A true crowd-puller at TEST CAMP INTRALOGISTICS 2026 was the German Material Flow Congress (MFK), which took place in Dortmund for the first time as part of the event. Under the motto “Next Stop: Beyond Automation,” the congress featured more than 40 speakers, offering a wide range of practical insights, impulses, and discussions on current developments in intralogistics.

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EXCLUSIVE: IFOY AWARD AUDIT 2026

The IFOY AWARD Audit of the IFOY AWARD (International Intralogistics and Forklift Truck of the Year) are one of the top highlights of the TEST CAMP INTRALOGISTICS. The finalists complete the IFOY audit there. After the first functional tests , the finalists will undergo the IFOY Innovation Check and present their innovations to the jury of trade journalists, who will travel from 19 countries.

The IFOY AWARD honors the best industrial trucks and intralogistics solutions of the year. With coverage of over 2,600 articles in almost 750 magazines from 45 countries, it has an online media reach of almost 890 million readers.

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MFK @TEST CAMP – Leading Congress for Material Flow

Starting in 2026, the German Material Flow Congress (MFK) will become an integral part and one of the key highlights of TEST CAMP INTRALOGISTICS. As a leading congress for intralogistics in Europe, the MFK serves as a central platform for manufacturers, users, planners and researchers to exchange ideas, share knowledge and network on all aspects of internal material flow and future logistics.

Each year, the congress focuses on a relevant key topic that is brought to life through presentations and panel discussions with experts from both industry and academia.

The congress is chaired by Prof. Dr. Johannes Fottner, Chair of Materials Handling, Material Flow, Logistics at the Technical University of Munich. The technical sponsor is the VDI Society for Production and Logistics.

The program

The highlight tours

Our thematic highlight tours take place several times a day in German and/or English. They give our guests a compact overview of all the innovations on display. The exhibitors present their innovation in a maximum of 3 minutes before the visitors get started with individual testing. We also offer live demos in the central test arena.

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Networking Night

Networking is on the agenda for the first evening. Exhibitors and visitors meet for a cozy dinner with drinks and DJ.

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Humanoid Robots: Between Hype and the Reality of the Warehouse Floor

Are humanoid robots about to revolutionize the world of logistics, or are they merely a short-lived trend? This topic was debated by a panel at the German Material Flow Congress. One of the key takeaways: while the technology is rapidly leaving its "Stone Age" phase, the path to mass-market fleets remains long and stony.

Material Flow Congress Celebrates Premiere in Dortmund

A true crowd-puller at TEST CAMP INTRALOGISTICS 2026 was the German Material Flow Congress (MFK), which had been based in the greater Munich area for more than three decades and took place in Dortmund for the first time as part of the event. Under the motto “Next Stop: Beyond Automation,” the congress featured more than 40 speakers, offering a wide range of practical insights, impulses, and discussions on current developments in intralogistics.

Focus on intralogistics: The program of the TEST CAMP INTRALOGISTICS and the German Material Flow Congress

When the doors of TEST CAMP INTRALOGISTICS open in Dortmund on April 15 and 16, 2026, an open innovation platform will meet a high-profile industry congress: The German Material Flow Congress (MFK) will be held for the first time as part of the industry event and, under the guiding theme “Next Stop: Beyond Automation,” will spotlight the future of AI, robotics, and networked systems. Here are the program highlights.

Finalists of the IFOY AWARD at the TEST CAMP INTRALOGISTICS

13 products and solutions from eight nations have reached the final round of the IFOY AWARD 2026. Four companies are competing for the “IFOY Start-up of the Year” Award. The finalists will face the IFOY Audit at TEST CAMP INTRALOGISTICS in the Westfalenhalle Dortmund.

TEST CAMP INTRALOGISTICS integrates German Material Flow Congress

Change in the logistics event landscape: TEST CAMP INTRALOGISTICS will be the new home of the German Material Flow Congress (MFK). On April 15 and 16, 2026, manufacturers, users, planners, consultants and researchers will meet in a specially designed event cube in the Westfalenhalle in Dortmund for an intensive exchange on current developments and future-oriented technologies.

Machine vision: TEST CAMP cooperates with inVISION

Industrial image processing is playing an increasingly important role in intralogistics and robotics. For the first time, TEST CAMP INTRALOGISTICS is cooperating with the trade journal inVISION on this topic. Editor-in-chief Dr. Peter Ebert will be moderating two sessions on the Main Stage on March 27.

All IFOY Nominees 2025 at TEST CAMP INTRALOGISTICS

Seventeen innovative products and solutions from eleven providers across six countries reach the final round of the IFOY AWARD 2025. Four companies compete for the IFOY Start-up of the Year Award. Finalists face the IFOY audit at TEST CAMP INTRALOGISTICS in Dortmund.

 

Webinar: Everything About TEST CAMP INTRALOGISTICS

Our webinar goes into a second round. At the end of July, interested exhibitors will once again have the opportunity to ask Anita Würmser and Thilo Jörgl all their questions about the event via Teams. The most important motto is: "Testing makes the difference."

TEST CAMP INTRALOGISTICS 2024: The conference program

"Spot on Innovation" is also the program in the congress area of TEST CAMP INTRALOGISTICS: Here's everything about the trends of tomorrow, the best innovations in logistics and intralogistics as well as technologies that are changing the world.

Mobile Robotics at TEST CAMP INTRALOGISTICS 2024

Mobile robotics will be more strongly represented at TEST CAMP 2024 - with its own conference and a new special test area. Around 2,000 square metres of test area will be dedicated solely to the topic of mobile robotics in Hall 4 of Messe Dortmund on April 10 and 11 2024.

New challenges for VDA 5050

The AGV Mesh-Up 2023 brings automated guided vehicles to TEST CAMP INTRALOGISTICS in Dortmund, Germany, and features several firsts.

EXCLUSIVE at CAMP: IFOY TEST DAYS 2023

The TEST DAYS (March 28-30, 2023) of the IFOY (International Intralogistics and Forklift Truck of the Year) AWARD are one of the highlights of the TEST CAMP INTRALOGISTICS. The finalists of the award go through the three-stage audit procedure there, consisting of IFOY test, scientific innovation check and jury test.

EXCLUSIVE in CAMP: the AGV Mesh-Up

The new edition of the live test of the VDA 5050 communication interface during TEST CAMP INTRALOGISTICS 2023 again promises a spectacular setting. The initiator and organizer of the AGV Mesh-Up is the VDMA Materials Handling and Intralogistics Association with its member companies.

Test exoskeletons live

Exoskeleton & Co. is the new test area for technical aids that make carrying and lifting easier. The special show in modern traverse style has a central arena, which is used by the exhibitors of the special show as a test and presentation area.