Munich/Werth, January 2019: This year's BAU once again achieved record figures. With record numbers of visitors and exhibitors from Germany and abroad and a greatly enlarged exhibition area, the world's leading trade fair for the construction industry was held in Munich from 14 to 19 January. The trade fair was opened by Gunther Adler, State Secretary in the Federal Ministry of the Interior, Building and Community (BMI). Accompanied by Ministerial Director Lothar Fehn Krestas, he visited the Novoferm stand, one of the largest exhibitors at BAU 2019.
In 2019, BAU in Munich once again stands for progress in all areas of the construction industry. Digitalisation is clearly taking on the role of a key driver of this progress and creating completely new possibilities for the planning, construction and operation of buildings. As one of Europe's leading system providers of door and gate solutions as well as loading and logistics systems, Novoferm is consistently focussing on digital possibilities. In the three different worlds of experience "Home", "Industry" and "Commercial", the company from the Lower Rhine presented innovative new products and new possibilities in the context of digitalisation.
The politicians Adler and Fehn Krestas were presented directly in front of a Novoferm trade fair highlight - an app-controlled sectional door. sectional door- by Dirk Gößling, member of the Novoferm management team. They were then shown both the technical advantages of the innovative SmartHome system and how easy it is to use with the help of an app for smartphones.
The presentation culminated in the demonstration of a related, current project study by Novoferm and Innogy under the working title "Smart Parcel Service". This involves automated parcel acceptance using the digital garage door control system. This is linked to the Internet and enables a parcel delivery driver to deliver parcels without direct personal contact. Goods are accepted by matching the unique parcel code with a QR code that is displayed on the garage door attached to the garage door. If both codes are matched positively, the door control system opens the garage once so that the courier can place the parcel inside. The messenger is filmed by a video camera and the footage is sent to the recipient as a push e-mail so that they are informed about the status of their delivery.
Novoferm Managing Director Dirk Gößling was delighted with the keen interest shown by politicians at the trade fair stand and in the digital innovations. In fact, Mr Adler's interest was so great that he only left the Novoferm stand again after repeated requests from his assistant.
