thesuccessful restartevent had been a after a nearly 40-month hiatus concluded that Michael Ruchty, CEO of LogiMAT, the visitor analysis conducted by Basel-based market researchers Wissler & Partner after the largest European gathering of the intralogistics industry in Stuttgart. Around 50,000 trade visitors attended.
With attendance figures similar to pre-pandemic levels,the continued the success of previous events. Under the motto "Smart – Sustainable – Safe," as previously reported, 1,571 registered exhibitors from 39 countries, including approximately 393 new exhibitors and 74 renowned overseas suppliers, presented their latest solutions, systems, and equipment for reliable automation and digital transformation. With numerous product premieres and world firsts, they also provided significant impetus for efficient, future-proof intralogistics processes. With an exhibition area of more than 125,000 square meters across all ten halls, the Stuttgart Trade Fair Center was once again completely sold out.
After a two-and-a-half-year hiatus due to the pandemic, 50,000 trade visitors took the opportunity to learn about the latest technologies and their integration into intelligent, future-proof systems, and to directly compare them. At peak times on the second day of the trade fair, 3,000 trade visitors streamed through the turnstiles at the entrance to the exhibition halls within ten minutes.
The focus of interest was particularly on innovations in the product areas of conveyor and storage technology (55.8%), industrial trucks (38.3%), and, at 18.3%, automated guided vehicles (AGVs) or autonomous mobile robots (AMRs).
38.5% of visitors traveled more than 300 kilometers to attend LogiMAT. The high level of international trade visitors and exhibitors remained consistently high. According to figures compiled by the independent Basel-based market research institute Wissler & Partner, one in five trade fair visitors came to Stuttgart from abroad. The international audience of experts came 73.8 percent from other EU countries, 7.9 percent from non-EU countries, and 8.3 percent from overseas, Asia and America.
“We are extremely pleased with the figures and the way LogiMAT 2022 went,” summarizes Michael Ruchty. “LogiMAT 2022 will continue online on the LogiMAT.digital platform. The 14 informative lecture series from the high-quality supporting program, which took place in the LogiMAT Arena over the three days, will be streamed there in the coming weeks.”
The next LogiMAT will take place from April 25th to 27th, 2023.
