ProMat

From ProMat’s electric show floor to the pages of our May issue, it’s clear: logistics pros aren’t just adapting to technology—they’re building a smarter, fully integrated supply chain ecosystem.

Forget the latest shiny new humanoids for a second, the established vendors in warehouse robotics are by no means standing still, and they had the new systems and enhancements to prove it at ProMat 2025.

This week more than 1,200 exhibitors and record numbers of attendees from all over the world are converging at McCormick Place in Chicago for ProMat 2025.

Plan your visit to this year’s ProMat event, happening from March 17-20 in Chicago, featuring over 1,200 exhibitors, cutting-edge innovations, keynote speakers like Deion Sanders, and exciting new highlights such as Lakeside Hall, a quiet room, and enhanced networking opportunities.

There were hordes of robots at ProMat 2023, but what are they doing for operations in terms of high-value applications, and how do they integrate to help material flow? To find out, we asked a few exhibitors about the top warehouse robotic apps and trends.

ProMat 2023 was held March 20-23 at Chicago’s McCormick Place. It featured more than 1,000 exhbits and included a comprehensive educational conference. Here are some of the highlights.

Everywhere you turned on the ProMat conference floor, there was a robot lifting something, putting something away, or transporting an item from one place to another.

Is conventional automation poised for a comeback?

The 2023 report, the tenth in a series of annual industry reports published by MHI and Deloitte, provides updates on the innovative technologies that have the most potential to transform supply chains into more transparent, sustainable, and responsible operations.

Four finalists were chosen as the most innovative products in each of their respective categories: Best New Innovation, Best Innovation of an Existing Product, and Best IT Innovation based on concept, value, and impact.

Ready to welcome a steady incoming flow of conference attendees, introduce the world to a host of new industry innovations and provide a full lineup of fun events all week long, ProMat 2023 opened its doors to the world at 10 a.m. CST this morning.

After going “virtual” in 2021 due to the global COVID pandemic, ProMat is back in Chicago for a live, in-person event for 2023—and it’s going to be big. As the largest international materials handling, logistics and supply chain show and conference, ProMat 2023, produced by show sponsor MHI, will feature exhibits from more than 1,000 of the world’s top manufacturing and supply chain solution providers in more than 560,000 square feet of exhibit space—about 35% larger than in 2019.

MHI announced the four finalists chosen as the most innovative products in each category - Best New Innovation; Best Innovation of an Existing Product; and Best IT Innovation based on concept, value, and impact.

ProMat 2023 is back in person, with 35% more floor space, more than 1,000 solution provider exhibits as well as educational sessions and keynote presentations.

Peerless Media's Modern Materials Handling sat down with MHI Executive Vice President or Exhibitions to discuss ProMat and the automation boom.