BY DC VELOCITY STAFF
INDUSTRY EVENTS
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AS WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE OBSERVED SEVERAL CENTUries ago, sometimes all the stars align in mysterious yet favorable
ways. That will be the case on April 5, when luminaries from the
worlds of pro sports, comedy, and logistics/material handling converge on Chicago’s McCormick Place. What will draw them to
Chicago is ProMat 2017, the nation’s largest exhibition of material
handling, supply chain, and logistics equipment, systems, and technologies. As for the roles these various luminaries will play, Magic
Johnson will deliver one of the show’s keynotes, “The Power of
Magic”; Dana Carvey will entertain the crowd at “MHI Industry
Night”; and suppliers of the latest in supply chain innovations and
technologies will be on hand to display their wares.
Organized by MHI, the nation’s largest material handling, logistics,
the next level.”
They’ll have a lot of options to choose from. More than 850 exhibitors will be on hand to showcase their products and services. The
Material Handling and Logistics Equipment and Systems:
Automated storage and retrieval systems, automatic guided vehicle systems, racks, batteries, lift trucks, conveyors, mezzanines, lift
tables, ergonomic and safety equipment, carousels, order picking,
sortation equipment, and much more.
Packaging, Containers, and Shipping Equipment: Box and carton
makers, dunnage trays, packaging and unitizing systems, wrapping,
systems for inspection of products by weight or scanning, pallets,
wire baskets, plastic and metal containers, and palletizing equipment.
Inventory Management, Information Technology, and
Controlling Technologies: Computers, controllers, systems integrators, manufacturing execution systems, warehouse management sys-tems/supply chain and logistics execution systems, wireless control
systems, and voice recognition systems.
Dock and Warehouse Equipment and Supplies: Dock levelers,
Looking to solve for your X—that unknown quantity that will take your supply chain
to the next level? Chances are, you’ll find it among ProMat’s 850-plus exhibits.
ProMat ’ 17
and the X factor
