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.

The traditional congress, which was launched by the Association of German Engineers (VDI) in Munich in the mid-1980s, was held at the Technical University of Munich in Garching from 2002 to 2025. It is organized by the VDI Society for Production and Logistics. It is supported by the Chair of Materials Handling, Material Flow, Logistics (fml) at the Technical University of Munich.

"The German Material Flow Congress has established itself over four decades as a leading platform for knowledge transfer, exchange and networking - both in research and among planners, intralogistics providers and their customers. Science meets reality - that's what makes the congress so valuable. If you want to know what really works in intralogistics - and what's coming tomorrow - this is the place to be," says Anita Würmser, Chairwoman of the Jury of the International Intralogistics and Forklift Truck (IFOY) AWARD and manager of TEST CAMP INTRALOGISTICS.

Prof Dr Johannes Fottner, Congress Director and holder of the Chair of Materials Handling, Material Flow, Logistics (fml) at the Technical University of Munich, also sees the change of location as a gain: "The new setting will give the congress a much higher profile. Participants will
not only experience a top-class lecture program, but will also be able to test the latest intralogistics and robotics solutions in the TEST CAMP - including the finalists of the IFOY AWARD. There is also real added value for visitors to the TEST CAMP: They can simply add participation in the MFK to their ticket. More practice, more depth, more dialogue - a win-win situation for everyone."