ProMat 2023 will be March 20-23 at McCormick Place in Chicago. The ProMat 2023 Show Sales Office is located on the show floor, booth C3470 (on the left side of MODEX Backyard).

If you're interested in winning a $500 gift card or a $250 one, be sure to swing by the MHI Solutions booth #C3598 before you leave today and drop in your business card. #C3598 is conveniently located on the right side of MODEX Backyard in the C Hall. 

“This year we’ve moved from the evolution stage to the revolution stage,” said John Paxton, CEO of MHI, the association sponsoring MODEX 2022, about where the industry is right now and as an introduction to the great reveal of MHI’s 2022 Annual Industry Report: Evolution to Revolution on Wednesday at MODEX. He said the industry has seen a gradual evolution of the adoption of technologies, and “each year we see a little more.” The report delves into the innovations that are revolutionizing supply chain investments amid ongoing disruption and puts the mountains of data into insightful “mounds” of statistical perspectives and percentages.

The hour that Shaquille O’Neal spent on the stage in the Thomas Murphy Ballroom at MODEX 2022 didn’t seem near long enough. It was a conversation that could have gone on for hours―and you would still want to hear more. His stories were inspirational on a deep level, funnier than what you would expect from someone with a doctorate in education, touching and insightful.  He even belted out some song lyrics, which was probably one of the last things attendees expected to hear during his keynote. But, the overarching current behind many of the questions posed to him by moderator Mitch MacDonald had to do with family, his strong ties with them and their influence on the person he is today.  

The 2022 MHI Innovation Award winners were revealed during Industry Night. More than 120 submissions were received this year! The four finalists in each category were announced prior to the opening of the show, but the winners of the most innovative products in each category were not revealed until Wednesday during MHI Industry Night. Be sure to swing by their booths before leaving today!

 

Best Innovation of an Existing Product
Ancra Systems B.V., Skateloader System, B2819
 
Best IT Innovation
Veryable, Inc., On-Demand Labor Marketplace, C6093
 
Best New Innovation 
Phantom Auto, Remote Operation Platform Logistics, B4428

 

List of 2022 MHI Innovation Award submissions. 

After MODEX wraps up, if you have some time before you head to the airport or the highways, Travel + Leisure has some ideas on how you could spend that time–and many of them are within a stone’s throw from MODEX, such as taking a beverage break at the World of Coca Cola to checking out the marine life at the Georgia Aquarium to a quick jaunt across the street to the famous Centennial Olympic Park.

This issue of MHI Solutions focuses on the top trends and technologies driving supply chain data transparency and security, the steps to implement and what these technologies will mean for future supply chains. This issue also features details on MODEX 2022 and includes a handy pull-out floorplan to help you navigate and plan your route through the more than 850 exhibitors. The digital version is easy to read on any mobile device: http://bit.ly/MHIsolutions.

 

Want to learn more about MHI Solutions magazine or MHI? Visit MHISolutionsmag.com, access the online media guide, or reach out to:

Carol Miller, MHI Chief Marketing Officer, at cmiller@mhi.org

Shani Calvo, Naylor Association Solutions Editor, at shani@naylor.com

Jason Zawada, Naylor Association Solutions Integrated Media Director, at jzawada@naylor.com