ProMat 2015: MHI to honor original products, solutions with 3rd-annual Innovation Awards

On Wednesday evening, March 25, during MHI’s 70th Anniversary celebration at ProMat 2015, the winners of the third-annual MHI Innovation Awards will be announced. That gives attendees plenty of time to drop by the booths of the 12 finalists in the two categories—Best New Innovation and Best Innovation of an Existing Product—to check out the entries throughout the first three days of ProMat.

“We received 92 total entries between the two categories. It’s clear evidence that ProMat’s exhibitors are dedicated to continuous improvement of the industry that makes supply chains work,” said Greg Baer, director of sales for ProMat sponsor MHI.

Prior to the show, the submissions were judged by a committee of industry experts to narrow down each category to six finalists. Today, those finalists’ exhibits will be visited today, and the winners selected in each category, Baer added.

Finalists in the “Best Innovation of an Existing Product” category are:

• A-Safe USA Booth 415 iFlex Rack Guard

• Big Ass Solutions Booth 431 Big Ass Light High Bay LED

• CubiScan Booth 3923 CubiScan 25

• FastFetch Corp. Booth 5241 Next Generation Light Directed Picking - Dynamic Slotting During Picking

• Manhattan Associates Booth 3681 Manhattan Associates’ 2015 Mobile Labor Management Solution

• ORBIS Corp. Booth 1803 1200 x 1000 OPTE Bulk

Finalists in the “Best New Innovation” category are:

• Cimcorp Booth 4237 3D Shuttle

• Engineered Lifting Systems & Equipment Booth 4214 Restuff-IT

• Forklift Simulator Booth 3491 Forklift Simulator

• Nordock Inc. Booth 2384 NVTL model Vertical Storing TELESCOPING-LIP dock leveler

• Pcdata Booth 4564 SmartGlass AR (Augmented Reality)

• RSW BV Booth4441 Stack Assist Tool (SAT)

The contest defines innovation as a new product, product line, technology or service, new application of existing products or technology, that creates quantifiable and sustainable results in terms of return on investment (ROI), cost savings and customer satisfaction.

ProMat 2015 is scheduled to be held March 23-26, 2014 at Chicago’s McCormick Place. The tradeshow will showcase the latest manufacturing, distribution and supply chain solutions in the material handling and logistics industry. Modern’s complete ProMat 2015 coverage.