he nation’s largest exhibition of material handling, supply chain,
In addition to the exhibition, ProMat will include an educational conference that features four keynote addresses, a supply chain workforce
summit, and some 100 educational sessions covering leading trends, best
practices, and state-of-the-art equipment and technology solutions that
can make manufacturing and the entire supply chain work more efficiently and profitably. These 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.
For ease of navigation, the 300,000-square-foot show floor will be divided into solution-specific centers: manufacturing and assembly solutions,
fulfillment and 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 Equipment and Systems: Automated storage and
retrieval systems, automatic guided vehicle systems, casters/wheels/tires,
hydraulic and electrical components and controls, robots, personnel/bur-den carriers, racks, forklifts, batteries, flexible manufacturing systems, unit
handling systems, manufacturing execution systems, warehouse management systems/logistics execution systems, conveyors and sortation
equipment, ergonomic and safety equipment, scissor lifts, order picking,
carousels, modular drawer storage, tool handling, shelving, work stations,
and third-party logistics services.
Packaging, Containers, and Shipping Equipment: Box and carton
makers, packaging machinery, wrapping, systems for inspecting products
by weight or scanning, pallets, wire baskets, plastic and metal containers,
and palletizing equipment.
Inventory Management and Controlling Technologies: Computers,
controllers, software programs, systems integrators, manufacturing execution systems, warehouse management systems, supply chain and logistics
execution systems, wireless and remote control systems, order management systems, enterprise resource planning systems, and transportation
management systems.
