Topic: News

Tuesday keynote speaker Olivier Oullier, president of EMOTIV, described how humans can work more productively and safely alongside machines by using wearable devices that monitor brain activity such as stress and attention levels.

Honeywell Intelligrated (Booth 7619) is showcasing forward-thinking innovations in workforce optimization, robotic integration and industrial internet of things (IIoT) connectivity in the distribution and fulfillment space.

On Tuesday, Fetch Robotics (Booth 9011) introduced and demoed its CartConnect500—an addition to the CartConnect lineup of autonomous mobile robots (AMRs), which is the industry’s first (and so far only) autonomous cart transport solution for numerous payloads.

The winners of the annual MHI Innovation Awards will be announced on Wednesday, during MHI Industry Night with comedian Colin Jost.

Join MHI’s staff and Board of Governors at Industry Night with comedian Colin Jost on Wednesday, from 4:30 to 7:00 p.m., in Hall B’s Thomas Murphy Ballroom on Level 5 of the Georgia World Congress Center.

Omni-wheel manufacturer Omnia (Booth 9529) will be showcasing its cutting-edge new omnidirectional transfer table at Modex 2020.

At a joint press conference at Waypoint Robotics’ booth (Booth 9600), executives with Way-point and Numina detailed how they teamed up to create an automated batch order picking solution based on Waypoint’s autonomous mobile robot (AMR) and Numina’s voice-directed picking and Real-time Distribution Software (RDS) solution.

At a booth press conference on Monday, EnerSys (Booth 7632) detailed how its systems approach to battery solutions boosts productivity by reducing maintenance and battery charging.

At Modex you will see best-in-class manufacturing and supply chain solutions from 950 exhibiting companies along with a supply chain conference of more than 150 educational sessions.

BoxLock (Booth 6671), an industry leader in secure, unattended delivery technology for homes and businesses, today announced two new product extensions that will be featured at Modex 2020 and available to enterprise customers later this year.

Vecna Robotics, a leading automation provider in the materials handling space, announced an expansion of their partnership with UniCarriers Americas, part of the Mitsubishi Logisnext family companies – the third largest forklift manufacturer in the world.

Seegrid (Booth 10012), a leader in infrastructure-free, self-driving vehicles for materials handling, today announced the launch of GT10 Series 7 Plus, the first vision guided vehicle (VGV) to feature auto-charge integration and an enhanced sensing technology, further advancing automated material movement for manufacturing, distribution and e-commerce companies.

ProGlove (Booth 1908), a leader in ergonomic wearables for industry, announces today at Modex the MARK Display wearable scanner and the ProGlove Cloud analytics solution for industry.

Deal expands ProMach’s growing solid dose pharmaceutical solutions lineup and further enhances integrated solutions capabilities.

For the 17th consecutive year, the Material Handling Institute (MHI), the Material Handling Equipment Distributors Association (MHEDA) and the Material Handling Education Foundation (MHEFI) will present Student Day at Modex 2020 on Wednesday, March 11.

Storage Battery Systems, LLC (SBS) has announced that it has canceled its participation at the MODEX 2020 expo in Atlanta, GA (March 9 – 12, 2020).

This strategic purchase by BlueGrace delivers significant refrigerated truckload capacity into its carrier network, and it opens a new employee growth opportunity in Birmingham, Alabama.

GNB Industrial Power (Booth 2814), a division of Exide Technologies, is revealing a new charger: the GNB Fury X-7.

During a live demo, FastFetch (Booth 8285) presented its latest patent-pending solution, the IntelliPack Shipping Cost Optimization System.

Frazier Industrial Company (Booth 8288) is demonstrating three new wire screen designs at Modex.