Material Handling Trade Show - Promat

Promat 2011 is a Material Handling and Logistics Trade Show that will take place in Chicago in March of 2011. This International expo is sponsored and ran by the Material Handling Industry of America (MHIA). Attend Promat 2011 to find material handling an logistics solutions that will allow your supply chain to work more efficiently.

Show Sponsor - The Material Handling Industry of America (MHIA)

Location- McCormick Place South, Chicago Il

Show Attendee Registration - online link , email customerservice@promatshow.com, or call toll free 1-800-446-2622. There is no cost to register as an attendee for Promat 2011

Show Dates - Monday March 21, 2011 through Thursday March 24, 2011.

Show times - Monday through Wednesday 10:00 am - 5:00 pm Thursday 10:00 am - 3:00 pm

Exhibits - Over 700 exhibitors from all over the world

Promat will be divided into four solution centers to organize the exhibits. The four solution centers will categorize the exhibits so that they are easier to find. The solution centers are as follows.

Manufacturing and Assembly Solution Center - In this center you will find parts, attachments, systems and equipment for the manufacturing environment. These include material handling equipment, automated assembly, robotics, ergonomical equipment and safety equipment.

Fulfillment and Delivery Solution Center- In this center the following areas will be addressed - Order fulfillment, logistics, transportation, warehousing and distribution

Information Technology Solution Center-This center deal with the cutting edge category of information. Hardware, software, and consulting that support the above mentioned areas.

Knowledge Center- This is the area where you will be able to attend free educational seminars.

Promat 2009 has come and gone. Promat has proved time and time again to be a great educational resource for material handling information.

Below is some of the educational seminars that where presented at Promat 2009. There where more than 100 free educational seminars given during the Promat 2009 expo. If you are interested, handouts and presentations from these seminars can be found at the following promat site - promatshow.com

• Conveyor Technology & Operational Efficiency - A Systems Design Perspective
• Deliver Game-Changing Order Fulfillment: How to Break Through Traditional DC Design Trade Offs
• Selecting Warehouse Lift Solutions to Maximize Your Productivity
• Consolidation Drives Material Handling Automation: Ventura Foods Case Study
• Choosing the Right Lift Truck
• Material Handling Simulation: Techniques and Opportunities for Successful Analysis
• Centrally Controlled Vehicles (CCV): Changing the Game of Automation to Combine Driven and Guided Vehicle Systems
• AGVs 201: The Next Generation of Automatic Guided Vehicles
• Using Warehouse Control Systems to Reduce WMS Total Cost of Ownership
• Selecting Warehouse Lift Solutions to Maximize Your Productivity
• Integrating Systems, MHE and World Class Operations
• What if You Changed your Split Case Order Picking Systems?
• Breakthrough Technologies in Material Handling