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The uses are endless…
• Transferring to or from in-house to shipping pallets or slip sheets
• Replacing damaged items at the bottom of a load
• Turning inventory for freshness
• Replacing broken pallets
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On Tuesday, April 4, from 8: 45 a.m.
to 9: 45 a.m., Markus Lorenz, partner
and managing director of the Boston
Consulting Group, will discuss how intelligent machines are transforming supply
chains. During this keynote, Lorenz will
explore the many ways this revolution
will affect our industry and the economy,
and what kinds of new jobs it will create.
On Wednesday, April 5, from 8: 45 a.m.
to 9: 45 a.m., Scott Sopher, principal with
Deloitte Consulting LLP’s Supply Chain
practice, will join George W. Prest, CEO
of MHI, in presenting the findings of
the “2017 Annual Industry Report” from
MHI. The report will focus on the supply
chain trends and technologies that are
creating digital supply chains.
Later that day, from 1 to 2 p.m., National
Basketball Association (NBA) legend, two-time Hall of Famer, Olympic gold medalist, and now entrepreneur Earvin “Magic”
Johnson will join DC VELOCITY Group
Editorial Director Mitch Mac Donald for
a “fireside chat.” In the session, Johnson
will reveal the secrets to his business and
personal success (hint: always over-deliver
on customer expectations).
The keynotes will serve as the gateway
to some 100 expert-led sessions covering
industry issues like supply chain visibility,
ergonomics, and worker safety and the
equipment and technology solutions that
address these and other concerns. The
sessions, which run concurrently with the
show, take place in specially designed theaters constructed on the show floor. This
format allows attendees to learn about
various material handling and logistics
solutions in the educational sessions and
then actually see the equipment and systems that can implement those solutions.
Also on tap this year are a “meet and
ed to the Material Handling Education
Foundation Inc. (MHEFI). The door
prize for the event is a $30,000 trip
of a lifetime.
A special bonus for ProMat
attendees: Automate, a robotics,
machine vision, and motion-control
event, is once again co-located with
ProMat in 2017.
Pre-registration for ProMat 2017
is free online by visiting www.
ProMatShow.com. There is no
charge to attend the exhibits, keynotes, or show-floor educational sessions. The website also offers exhibitor search tools, floor plans, details
on the educational conference, and
travel and hotel information.
