BY DC VELOCITY STAFF
INDUSTRY EVENTS
Special Report
TO SEE THE HOTTEST NEW TECH GADGETS, YOU GO TO
CES. To kick the tires on the latest cars, you head for the Detroit
Auto Show. And if you want a close-up view of the latest logis-tics/material handling innovations, the place to go is ProMat, the
nation’s largest exhibition of material handling, supply chain,
and logistics equipment, systems, and technologies.
Organized by the material handling/logistics/supply chain
trade association MHI, the ProMat Show is held every other
year at Chicago’s McCormick Place. The 2019 event, which takes
place April 8 through 11, is expected to draw visitors from more
than 115 countries.
What brings them there? George Prest, MHI’s CEO, says they
come to ProMat “to find their Wow—that trend or technology
that will take their supply chain to the next level of success.”
They’ll have a lot of options to choose from. More than 1,000
exhibitors will be on hand to showcase their products and ser-
vices. The exhibits will cover the following categories of technol-
ogies, equipment, and services:
Material handling equipment and systems: Automated storage and retrieval systems, automatic guided vehicle systems,
racks, forklifts, batteries, conveyors and sortation equipment,
scissor lifts, carousels, and much more.
Packaging, containers, and shipping equipment: Box and
carton makers, packaging machinery, systems for the inspection
of products by weight or scanning, pallets, plastic and metal
containers, and more.
Inventory management and controlling technologies:
Computers, controllers, systems integrators, manufacturing
execution systems, supply chain and logistics execution systems,
and enterprise resource planning systems.
Dock and warehouse equipment and supplies: Dock levelers,
dock pads, doors, forklift trucks, racks, flooring, handling systems, conveyors, hoists, cranes, monorails, and more.
Consultants and distribution system planners: Simulators,
modelers, system designers, distribution consultants, and reverse
logistics and third-party logistics services.
Looking to find your Wow—that trend or technology that will take your supply chain
to the next level? Chances are, you’ll find it among ProMat’s 1,000-plus exhibits.
ProMat ’19:
Come for the show,
stay for the “Wow”
