Swisslog (Booth S3823), a provider of best-in-class warehouse automation and software, is displaying the next generation of its CarryPick mobile robotic goods-to-person storage and retrieval system at ProMat 2023. The solution features faster, more agile automatic guided vehicles (AGVs) to increase performance levels and shorten the return on...
Come join MHI’s staff and Board of Governors at Industry Night with comedian Nate Bargatze on Wednesday, from 4:30 to 7:00 p.m., in McCormick Place’s Grand Ballroom. Event tickets are available at ProMat Attendee Registration between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m.
Tickets to this event are $50 and include...
Flexcon Container (Booth S1822) invites 2023 ProMat show attendees to experience the wonderful world of plastic containers, bulk boxes, pallets and accessories. More than 80% of the automation at the show needs containers to operate, and with the right container, that automation can operate optimally, at higher speeds...
During a joint press conference on Wednesday, UniCarriers (Booth S1231a) and Rocla (Booth S1231b) unveiled five new forklifts: the Class V AF30-AF50 LP/dual Fuel Nomad, the MX2 Series, the MXL Series, the Reach Truck ART (automated reach truck) and the Counterbalance AWT.
Offering a 3,000- to 5,000-pound capacity, UniCarriers’...
Brightpick (Booth N8332) is showcasing the recently announced Brightpick Autopicker at ProMat 2023. Attendees will see Brightpick Autopickers in action as they pick tasty snacks for people in the crowd. Brightpick CEO and co-founder Jan Zizka will be there with his team to answer any questions.
“Our patented Brightpick...
The most recent edition of the Shipping Conditions Index, which was recently issued by freight transportation consultancy FTR, remained in growth mode, despite a sequential decline.
FTR describes the SCI as an indicator that sums up all market influences that affect the transport environment for shippers, with a reading...
KION Group has entered into a strategic partnership with Li-Cycle Holdings Corp., an industry leader in lithium-ion battery resource recovery, KION announced today.
KION Group and Li-Cycle held a signing ceremony at KION GROUP AG’s Frankfurt headquarters to finalize the definitive agreement for the partnership. It will initially...
The Teamsters union and Yellow Corp., the union’s largest employer in the less-than-truckload (LTL) sector, aren’t wasting any time throwing shade on each other.
The Teamsters’ labor agreement with Yellow does not expire until March 31, 2024. But hard feelings over the “One Yellow” terminal reorganization may be poisoning...
Last week’s Promat was a welcome return to the excitement of the last live edition of the event, back in 2019.
First off, the event was packed and informative. There was record-setting total registration mark of 50,924 industry professionals, across more than 1000 exhibitor booths in two large halls. Things were...
Today I’m joined by Blume Global, a market-leading, sustainability-focused software brand that is removing a huge $1 trillion of waste from the global supply chain, and making logistics processes more agile, dependable, and sustainable with innovative execution and visibility solutions.
Blume Global is a technology provider committed to an...
