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Moderated by: Prof. Dr. Dr. h. c. Michael ten Hompel, Managing Director, Fraunhofer Institute of Material Flow and Logistics (IML), Chair of Materials Handling and Warehousing, TU Dortmund, Dortmund Director of Lamarr Institute for Machine Learning and AI

The future belongs to the bold! The kind of dystopian scenarios we so often encounter obscure the opportunities that AI, blockchain, and the platform economy now offer. Ignoring these current opportunities in favor of a supposedly better future leads to missed opportunities. This forum brings together three young founders and a researcher to talk about how they face the future and how they are developing new technologies, tapping into new markets, and inspiring investors with their confidence. The panel will address the issues of our times: artificial intelligence, blockchain, platforms-as-a-service—and last but not least, the future of intralogistics.

Moderated by: Sandra Lehmann, editor, LOGISTIK HEUTE, HUSS-VERLAG GmbH

Will packages someday be able to control their own shipping? Will they someday know what they contain and what the carbon footprint of their transport is? Smart packaging is still considered a distant dream, but how far along is the technology actually? LOGISTIK HEUTE is joined by experts from the academic and business communities to explore these questions in the LogiMAT expert forum “Smart packaging: packages that think outside the box.”

Moderated by: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Johannes Fottner, Chair in Materials Handling, Material Flow, Logistics at the Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, Technical University of Munich

A scarcity of resources coupled with new legislation requires that material be reused after its first lifecycle. Besides recycling, the focus is primarily on the reuse and refurbishment of end-of-life products. The forum brings experts to discuss the disassembly and logistics processes, and how the disassembly of end-of-life products can be the foundation for sustainability. TU Munich is partnering with the automotive industry on various research projects on the disassembly and reuse of components. This knowledge is then fed back into product development.

Keynotes:

	Dr. Christian Lieb, Partner, Mews Partners
	Carolin Escherich, Research Assistant, Department of Materials Handling, Material Flow, Logistics (fml), Technical University of Munich (TUM)

Panel discussion with other participants

Moderated by: Dr. Ronald Müller, Member of the Board of Directors EMVA (European Machine Vision Association) & CEO of Vision Markets

A recognized expert from the European Machine Vision Association will offer attendees an introduction to the characteristics and current trends of machine vision, followed by a brief overview of the many industrial machine vision solutions. The focus will be on the new technological possibilities and the value they add in various applications, from package logistics to warehousing to manufacturing intralogistics. These solutions can automate and accelerate end-to-end processes, prevent errors, and dramatically improve employee safety.
 

Machine vision—key to next-gen logistics
Dr. Ronald Müller

	One camera platform—six interfaces Claus Haselmeier, Business Development Manager Embedded, Allied Vision Technologies GmbH
	AI-powered automated damage detection Ivar Keulers, Engineering Lead EMEA, ZEBRA Technologies
	Optimizing warehouse automation and material handling with the latest 3D time-of-flight cameras Torsten Wiesinger, General Manager EMEA, LUCID Vision Labs Inc.
	Machine vision installation, connected by Murr Simon Knapp, Solution Manager Vision, Murrelektronik GmbH
	pvBoxchecker—flexible screening station for packages or products on conveyor belts Patrick Gailer, Managing Director, phil-vision GmbH
	Warehouse automation Kathrin Martens, Product Market Manager – Marketing EMEA, Basler AG
	3D vision for smart intralogistics Dr. Michael Suppa, CEO, Roboception GmbH
	What are the slowing factors in scaling driverless vehicles? Mike Gonschior, VP Product Management Machine Vision, ifm electronic gmbh

Moderated by: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Robert Schulz, Director, Institute of Mechanical Handling and Logistics (IFT), University of Stuttgart

Shorter product lifecycles, increasingly diverse product lines, and volatile sales are among the challenges of our time. Variable production models such as fluid production offer the flexibility and adaptability needed to respond to these ever-changing requirements. But tapping into this potential depends on the appropriate logistics. This forum explores various aspects of logistics in fluid production, including logistics and safety concepts and hardware and software components.

	Fluid production logistics—opportunities and challenges Ali Bozkurt, Research Assistant, Institute of Mechanical Handling and Logistics, University of Stuttgart
	Adaptability through software-defined manufacturing in the Bosch Factory of the Future Benedikt Feldotto, Project Director, Software-Defined Factory Operations, Corporate Research, Robert Bosch GmbH
	Innovative methods for securing mobile production units—shared safety Bernd Neuschwander, Team Manager, Advanced Development, Pilz GmbH & Co. KG