Linde will again hold its World of Material Handling event

Linde will again stage its own showcase this year instead of participating in CeMAT in Hannover.

The KION subsidiary has confirmed that it will again hold its World of Material Handling (WoMH) customer event before the Hannover show.

Titled Linked Perspectives, the Linde showcase will open on May 9 at the Fredenhagen industrial hall in Offenbach, just outside Frankfurt and close to the international airport.

Over two and a half weeks, Linde will use 12,000 sq m of exhibition space to host displays, 3D media shows, expert forums, product demonstrations and discovery zones. The exhibits are described during guided tours and can also be individually explored.

The demonstrations will address major trends in intralogistics, with Manfred Höhn, head of marketing communication and branding, promising that visitors "will take home with them ideas for improving their own internal material flow".

WoMH will look towards both the near and distant future of industrial truck-based goods handling, examining issues surrounding Industry 4.0 and the Internet of Things. With a 3D virtual experience study, Linde will provide a vision of what an industrial truck might look like in the future and what particular features it could have then.

"Businesses are facing major challenges. We want to show them that we can accompany them on their way and offer the right solutions," says Höhn.