Australians will have the opportunity to learn about the latest global industry trends at the inaugural CeMat exhibition in Sydney.
CeMat is one of the largest logistics, warehousing and material handling exhibitions in the world, and is held biannually in Hannover, Germany, and also stages in Russia, Asia, India and South America.
Held over three days, the CeMat exhibition will feature national and international industry exhibitors, live product demonstrations and launches, and stand events to provide visitors with a hands-on experience.
Hannover Fairs managing director Harvey Stockbridge said he was very keen for the Australian market to access the latest international industry trends, and that the show will facilitate knowledge sharing and explore new ways to improve efficiency.
“With 15 per cent of Australia’s GDP coming from the transport and logistics industry, it’s a critical component of our economy,” he said.
“No other industry offers companies such huge scope for rationalisation and savings as the materials handling and logistics sector.”
Stockbridge said CeMAT AUSTRALIA would represent a fast-growing sector of over 165,000 businesses, consisting of lifting equipment and crane manufacturers, forklift truck and warehouse technology producers, software developers and even complete system providers.
“Bringing innovations from across the globe, CeMAT will also feature a large number of international visitors from China, Malaysia, India, Korea, Thailand, Taiwan and Japan.”
The exhibition will also have guest speakers from industry giants to give presentations and workshop various issues such as supply chain management, global and market trends, tender management, and warehouse efficiency.
Entry is free to the CeMat exhibition, which runs from Tuesday 5 to Thursday 7 May at Olympic Park, Homebush.
Speakers on Tuesday include:
Logistics Operations Manager Kris Lancaster from Foodstuffs New Zealand, who control an estimated 52% of the New Zealand grocery market, will assess the key drivers for automation or manual picking to enable better business outcomes. During his keynote Kris will candidly weigh up the cost of automating versus the potential value it can provide in reducing costs and increasing efficiencies.
Ben Franzi, General Manager, Global eCommerce Platforms for Australia Post, will share his journey on how he managed the transition from a traditional mailing business to making Australia Post a thriving ecommerce service provider. He will discuss how ecommerce is changing the transport and logistics industry and how other businesses can build resilience into their system design.
Armin Weih, Deputy Managing Director, VDMA – Europe’s leading engineering association representing member companies in mechanical engineering and leading the way in developing intralogistics solutions for the world market, will discuss global trends, challenges and industry 4.0.