Welcome to ProMat 2013
WHERE SUPPLY CHAIN SOLUTIONS CONNECT
successful companies are utilizing supply chain innovation to drive competitive advantage. They realize the importance
of the supply chain as a profit enhancer—not
just a cost of doing business.
At ProMat, attendees will find innovative prod-
ucts and services as well as world-class educa-
tion for their operations. All this, delivered over
one week, at one location—January 21–24,
2013, at Chicago’s McCormick
Place.
By attending ProMat 2013, you
can get reliable information,
practical tools, and solid advice
as you plan capital expenditure
and supply chain investment
decisions that embrace new
capabilities and drive more
value.
ProMat will include a large and
broad array of manufacturing,
distribution, and supply chain
solutions and educational
opportunities, including:
Exhibits: ProMat will showcase over 800
exhibits from leading manufacturing and supply
chain solution providers from the United States
and around the world.
You will see new ideas and solutions face-to-
face in action and find answers to your manufac-
turing and supply chain challenges.
ProMat Keynotes: ProMat features three
keynotes tackling issues facing the industry:
BY GEORGE PREST, CEO, MATERIAL HANDLING INDUSTRY OF AMERICA
Chair of Robotics & Director of Robotics at
Georgia Tech, will discuss how a new wave of
robotics is revolutionizing manufacturing and
distribution operations.
