Life is a constant exchange – as it is for the students on our “International Logistics Systems” course, who had the opportunity to get to know the House of Logistics and Mobility in Frankfurt am Main on February 7, 2024. Accompanied by Prof. Elbert, the future logistics experts first visited our interactive showroom, the “Innovation Lab on Combined Transport”, and learned more about application-oriented research and the complexity of the transport chain in combined transport.

The students were then welcomed by Christian Hintze, Head of DB CargoLab, who, together with Tim Tenhaef, Claudia Scheibel and Thorsten Kühnapfel, introduced them to the digital and automated solutions that are being developed there. New technologies and IT applications are brought to market maturity in a cross-process and customer-oriented way to make environmentally friendly rail freight transport more competitive. Practical examples, such as automated damage detection and condition-based maintenance strategies for locomotives and freight wagons or customer portals based on location and sensor information, showed the students at first-hand how study content is applied in practice.

An exciting day full of insights into the future of logistics – thank you very much for the fascinating exchange. We look forward to future visits!