All-Russian Exhibition Center, Moscow

Hannover - On 27 September, the second round of CeMAT RUSSIA will be held at the Crocus Expo International Exhibition Center in an exhibition area that has grown considerably since last year's edition. During the four-day event, around 120 exhibitors, including market leaders such as Bito, Cascade, Dematic, Jungheinrich, Knapp, Still, Stöcklin, SSI Schäfer and Viastore will present their intralogistics-related products. Frank Apel, Executive Director of Viastore systems in Stuttgart sees strong potential in Russia: "We feel that the Russian market is currently on quite a dynamic growth course; we hold an optimal position in this market with our automated warehouse solutions and warehouse management systems for both manual and automated logistics and goods distribution centers. CeMAT Russia plays a key role in the development of this market. At last year's exhibition we learned about numerous projects that gave rise to concrete commissions, and we are expecting the level of inquiries to be just as high at CeMAT Russia 2011. CeMAT Russia is the only trade fair in which we take part in Russia. It does an excellent job of covering the market thanks to the diversity of services represented there and its high number of visitors.

The Russian logistics sector is experiencing stable growth and therefore rising demand for industrial trucks, cranes, aerial work platforms, shelves and complete logistics systems. Russia's harbors are once again approaching full capacity. Billions of euros are currently being invested in construction here in order to generate additional storage capacity.

"At last year's CeMAT RUSSIA we took on the topic of intralogistics in Russia. This year's success shows that our timing was just right. We are seeing growth in the Russian economy again, and with it, an increase in the volume of goods handled. As a result, transport and logistics prices are rising, leading to demand for greater management and logistics chains efficiency. So for the intralogistics industry and its products, the Russian market provides tremendous potential," says Deutsche Messe Senior Vice President Wolfgang Pech.

This year for the first time, the BVL (German Logistics Association) will be organizing a forum to accompany the trade fair program. This forum will be dedicated to current economic developments and strategic prospects in the Russian Federation. The focus on the morning of 29 September will be on challenges in the logistics industry. High-level representatives of Russian and German companies will discuss new developments, identify strategies and trends, and present fitting solutions.

The afternoon will be dedicated to intralogistics. Discussions will revolve around logistics processes for organization and control through modern IT applications, as well as the development of new energy-efficient technologies for operating intralogistics systems. How can intralogistics projects be managed on the Russian market? What challenges exist when it comes to the technical connectivity of transport, storage and picking systems?

Under the umbrella brand "Industrial Trade Fair Moscow" (ITFM), Industrial Automation RUSSIA and Surface RUSSIA will be held from 27 to 30 September alongside CeMAT RUSSIA and MDA RUSSIA. These four fairs present technological solutions from the fields of propulsion and fluid technology, industrial automation, surface technology and intralogistics. The fairs are jointly organized by OOO Deutsche Messe RUS, Moscow, a newly formed subsidiary of Deutsche Messe, and ITC Group Plc., an English trade fair organizer with branch offices in eleven countries. The group organizes 50 exhibitions and conferences each year in Russia alone.

Two hundred sixty-nine exhibitors and around 5,000 visitors, predominantly from Russia, attended the ITFM premiere in 2010. Approximately half of the visitors came to Moscow with concrete investment plans. Eighteen percent were of executive level, while an additional 34 percent held management positions in their companies. In terms of industry distribution, 25 percent came from mechanical engineering, 16 percent from transport and logistics, and 12 percent from electrical engineering and the energy sector.


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