Automation

In a press conference on Tuesday, MHS (Booth N6539) detailed how key acquisitions of multiple controls, software and equipment providers—including Atronix, VanRiet and OCM—expand the company’s offerings in products, capacity and R&D innovations.

Adore Me Services’ new distribution center brings together automated order fulfillment and sortation.

Regal Beloit Corp. (Booth S2084) is featuring a range of enhanced power transmission and transfer components for conveyors that reduce downtime, simplify maintenance and repair, and enhance flexibility.

In a press conference Tuesday, Ed Romaine, VP of marketing and business development at Conveyco (Booth S4561), explained the company’s seven-step process that helps organizations determine the best way to improve and enhance current operations.

As the complexity of filling smaller orders faster continues to mount, our analysts expect more operations to embrace the value that WMS brings to the table. Here’s what they believe is on tap this year in the world of WMS and the systems that support it.

During an executive briefing Monday in Dematic NA’s Booth S2903, executives from different branches of the KION Group (Booth S2603) overviewed the latest innovations each is showcasing during ProMat.

Knapp (Booth S1231) showcased its new OSR Shuttle Evo+, a flexible, scalable and reliable autonomous mobile robotics solution.

The StorBOT 2.0 automated traversing picking system from White Systems (Booth S424) is now available, announced Corey Calla, president, in a Monday press conference.

Lenze Americas (Booth S2422) is making it easy for attendees to tour its complete range of motion-centric automation solutions with its EASY Machine exhibit—combining centralized and decentralized drives, controller-based operations, and Cloud-computing capabilities.

In Booth S1218, Cimcorp demonstrated automated robotic systems for order fulfillment of perishable goods, including fresh produce, bakery and dairy.

Greater demands, tight resources drive need for complete automation.

Exponential technologies like AI continue to evolve and generate new data to enhance the experience for employees and customers alike.

Voelker Controls to focus particularly on auto ID and machine vision solutions to improve quality and traceability.

Distribution and fulfillment centers need to maximize the uptime of their material handling equipment and systems to meet growing customer demands.

Smarter and smaller vision technologies serve complex challenges with emerging automation solutions like AI-driven bin picking, autonomous vehicles, and advanced inspection technologies.