German forklift maker Still has picked up its 10th International Intralogistics and Forklift Truck of the Year (IFOY) Award, alongside a number of first-time winners.

The 2021 IFOY winners

The winners were announced at an awards night at the German Football Museum.

Still's 10th award was for its Danfoss Project, which was voted Integrated Warehouse Solution of the year.

Still was recognised for its implementation of the new production warehouse of Danfoss Power Electronics in Tinglev, Denmark. The company supplied a coordinated combination of three automated series industrial trucks, including the installation of all system components. System optimisations are carried out via the cloud using the smart iGo insights tool and pedestrians are protected from approaching vehicles by the innovative ELOshield safety system.

Cargotec won its first IFOY Award in the Special Vehicle category with the second-generation of its Moffett E4-25.3NX, the world's first fully electric truck-mounted forklift. According to the jury, the emission-free and low-noise truck is unique in its class.

The winner in the Automated Guided Vehicle (AGV) category was BMW subsidiary idealworks with the iw.hub. The autonomous mobile robot (AMR), which set an example at the IFOY Test Days with its flexibility and other features, was also commended for its competitive price.

In the Special of the Year category, the award went to the Smart Pallet Mover (SPM) from the Swiss Interroll Group. The new mobile robot solution for the automation of pallet transport in the areas of production machines and order picking impressed the jury with its high degree of innovation.

The award for the best Intralogistics Software went to arculus. The winning system enables the operation of AGVs from different manufacturers in one area via a VDA5050 interface.

Volume WAVE by VOLUME Lagersysteme was named Start-up of the Year. The world's first fully automated pallet shuttle warehouse with individual access to each storage location was recognised for its fundamentally new design principle as well as its professional implementation.

The IFOY Awards honour the best intralogistics products and solutions of the year.

Forkliftaction News editor Allan Leibowitz is among the international logistics and materials handling journalists on the IFOY jury.