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ProMat C-Suite Interview: Matt Wicks, VP of Product Development at Honeywell Intelligrated
Strong demand for increased productivity, continuing labor challenges and a focus on safety in the workplace are behind the proliferation of robots.

ProMat 2019: Nearly 50,000 manufacturing and supply chain executives set new record
2019 expo is largest in ProMat’s 34-year history

ProMat C-Suite Interview: Jeff Moss, Chief Commercial Officer at Dematic
Companies need to move inventory closer to their customers in anticipation of demand.

CEMA: 2018 shipments in North America up 18%
Executives representing CEMA member companies expressed continued optimism at the association's annual meeting, and forecasted shipments will increase 15% for 2019.

Pack Expo International and Healthcare Packaging Expo rank 5th on 2018 TSNN Top Trade Show list
PACK EXPO International and Healthcare Packaging EXPO, which took place last October at McCormick Place in Chicago, ranked fifth in the 2018 Trade Show News Network Top 250 U.S. Trade Shows.

ELOKON opens U.S. subsidiary in Atlanta
German company announces new base for U.S. sales and support of forklift anti-collision and fleet management systems.

Bastian Solutions announces annual scholarship in honor of Bill Bastian Sr. and Bill Bastian II
The award will be given annually through the Material Handling Education Foundation to encourage future engineering leadership within the industry.

Dematic to establish global headquarters in Atlanta
Dematic recently announced it will establish its global headquarters in Atlanta, securing approximately 40,000 square feet of space in the Coda complex in Midtown’s Tech Square.

Mitsubishi Logisnext Americas acquires Equipment Depot
Founded in 1951, Equipment Depot is one of the largest independent material handling and rental businesses in the U.S.

Hawker unveils new lithium battery and inductive charger
New wireless charger will charge Hawker’s lithium battery as well as its flooded and thin plate pure lead (TPPL) batteries.

Siemens offers simulation tools and ease-of-use hardware upgrades
Simulation and novice-ready fault codes help detect and eliminate problems that otherwise would require costly and time-consuming corrective measures.

Wildeck offers even more ways to use overhead space and keep it safe
Wildeck highlighted products to augment to performance and safety of pick modules.

Vecna showcases artificial intelligence-based Pivot.al for workflow orchestration
Vendor and OEM-agnostic, software integrates seamlessly with legacy automation, piece-picking robots, WMS, and MES systems.

Hyster pushes for forklift power studies
Much like telematics, comprehensive power studies could soon become essential element of forklift sales.

MHI Innovation Award winners announced
MHI Industry Night hands awards to innovators, young professionals and a few lucky others.

‘The Profit’ abandons the keynote stage in favor of much more intimate approach
'Serial entrepreneur' urges employers and employees to focus on helping one another become better people, not just better workers.

Tompkins International discusses its core competencies ecosystem
Portable, automated unit and parcel sortation system can be implemented within five to seven months.

Datalogic’s range of new products include hand held with autofocus
Company unveils innovations spanning a broad range of fixed mount and hand held products to make people and automated systems more effective.

Open Sky’s new managed support services assist JDA’s WMS and Labor clients
New service focused on getting clients back up and running quickly while ensuring any problems don’t recur.

Humatics announces partnership with Vecna Robotics
Partnership will enable mobile robots to navigate extremely active and unstructured environments -- indoors or out -- down to the centimeter without any delay.


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