supply chains encompass a broad range of activities and tech- nologies, from manufacturing and warehousing to distribu- tion and logistics. All of those and more will be on display
March 17–20, 2014, when Atlanta’s Georgia World Congress Center
hosts the second biennial MODEX Show, one of the largest expositions for supply chain solutions in the Americas.
MODEX will offer visitors unprecedented access to supply chain
efficiency solutions, learning opportunities, and information by
showcasing the products and services of over 800 exhibitors. The
show’s organizer, MHI (formerly the Material Handling Industry of
America), expects manufacturing, distribution, and supply chain
professionals from more than 80 countries to attend the event.
In addition to the exhibition, an extensive educational conference
will run concurrently with the show. The conference features three
keynote addresses and more than 100 seminars on a broad array of
manufacturing, distribution, and supply chain topics, including
trends, best practices, and the latest developments in equipment
and technology for manufacturing, distribution, logistics, and supply chain management. These seminars, which run concurrently
with the show, will be presented in theaters located on the show
floor. This format allows attendees to learn about various manufacturing, distribution, and supply chain solutions in the educational
sessions and then actually see the equipment, systems, and services
that can implement those solutions.
MODEX 2014 will also be the location for several co-located educational events that will provide one-of-a-kind insight into the overall supply chain.
For ease of navigation, the 250,000-square-foot show floor will be
divided into three solution-specific centers: Manufacturing &
Assembly Solutions, Fulfillment & Delivery Solutions, and
Information Technology (IT) Solutions. Exhibitors from across North
America will be on hand to showcase the following technologies
and services:
▪ Material handling and logistics equipment and systems:
Automated storage and retrieval systems, automatic guided vehicle
systems, casters/wheels/tires, hydraulic and electrical components and
controls, robotics, personnel/burden carriers, racks, forklifts, batteries,
lift trucks, flexible manufacturing systems, tool handling, conveyors,
mezzanines, lift tables, scissor lifts, unit handling systems, manufacturing execution systems, warehouse management systems/supply chain
and logistics execution systems, ergonomic and safety equipment,
carousels, modular drawer storage, order picking, sortation equipment,
shelving and workstations, and third-party logistics.
SHOWCASING SUPPLY CHAIN SOLUTIONS
