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Complete coverage of the latest Material Handling technologies with a focus on plastic and nestable pallet totes and wire and mesh bulk containers.


MDI Reusable Corrugated Plastic Box Reduces Costs
Reusable Corrugated Plastic Box Manufactured by MDI Reduces Costs, Waste Container helps further closed-loop material handling and distribution.

Accommodate retail-ready secondary packaging
Modular, automated system packs items in shelf-ready or corrugated secondary packaging.

Flexcon introduces new AS/RS tote boxes
Compatible with virtually any robotic system, Flexcon’s new ASRS totes are built with reinforced bottoms that resist deflection under heavy loads. Check them out at Booth 40237 at Modex Show

ITC highlights customized wire mesh solutions
ITC works with customers face-to-face to fully understand the end-user’s application and how the rack system will be utilized

Orbis opens new dunnage design center in South Carolina
Collaborative space to offer prototyping capabilities to customers as they plan packaging programs.

AutoStore opens U.S. headquarters
'Explosive' growth leads to first U.S. headquarters to support integrator partners including Bastian Solutions, Dematic and Swisslog.

Retailers use 3PLs to chase Amazon
3PLs tackle e-fulfillment challenges with service and market specialization as well as investments in flexible automation.

MHI announces winners of ProMat 2017 Innovation Awards
The 2017 Innovation Awards were given to ProMat exhibitors in three categories: Best New Innovation, Best IT Innovation and Best Innovation of an Existing Product.

Reusable packaging solutions for retailers from ORBIS
In Booth S1803, ORBIS Corp. is highlighting a variety of reusable handheld totes, bulk containers and pallets that meet the needs of omni-channel and e-commerce retailers—from manufacture through distribution and in-store.

REI’s Innovative Warehouse Offers One-touch Production
REI’s new Arizona LEED Platinum, Net Zero Energy facility brings together two automation technologies to manage store replenishment and e-commerce fulfillment at the same workstation.

Equipment Report: Outside the box thinking
The latest developments in reusable totes and containers are being underscored by customization and additional options for handling flexibility.

Pushback rack freshens warehouse performance
Heavy-duty rack offers safety, storage density and labor savings.

MRO Research: Leading, Evolving or Trailing?
New research from Penn State finds that MRO is moving from an afterthought to an advantage for those leaders taking a new approach.

Containers for automated storage debut, along with new look, at Flexcon
In a press conference on Tuesday, Flexcon Container’s (Booth 4046) president Ken Beckerman unveiled the company’s new display design, as well as several new reusable systems for organization of automated storage and retrieval systems (AS/RS) and vertical lift modules (VLMs).

Label Holders Pay You in Time Saved—Over and Over!
Insertable plastic label holders make it easy to change a label or location. Simply re-mark the insert and slide it into the holder.

Label Holders Pay You in Time Saved—Over and Over!
Insertable plastic label holders make it easy to change a label or location. Simply re-mark the insert and slide it into the holder.

Fishery cuts waste while handling waste
Reusable bulk container enables sustainable public/private partnership

Packaging Corner: Hybrid systems improve e-commerce packing
Match the right-sized box to contents faster, easier with automatically captured dimensional data.

Akro-Mils donates products to teaching lab
University of Tennessee Knoxville's college of engineering uses storage products to support parts inventory management education.

RPA issues guidelines to strengthen safety of returnable containers in food supply chains
Extensive input from suppliers and end-users results in best practices for retailers, growers, and providers of RPCs.


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