On-floor Seminars

The health safety and wellbeing of associates while in the workplace. The conference will cover the physical safety, the confidence in safety measures, and the adherence to administrative and engineered controls.

Nobody could have predicted the chaotic state of supply chain logistics during and after the pandemic. However, one thing is certain: the industry will never be the same. Supply chain disruptions, labor shortages, increasing cost pressures – the list of challenges warehouses are facing is long and ever-changing. ...

Energy supply is crucial to successful operation of AMR - downtime is waste of money. Wireless chargers without contacts are revolutionizing the way energy is transferred to AGVs and industrial e-vehicles. By enabling "in-process-charging", the fast charging process of the batteries can take place ...

Who knew the humble label was worth a second look in 2023? A label is essentially used on everything coming in and out of the warehouse – and has been for years. Tune in to learn from industry experts how upgrading your warehouse label printing process yields surprising productivity rewards. Join experts ...

Members of MHI’s SLAM Industry Group discuss the business case for optimizing the last 100 feet of the warehouses, fulfillment, and distribution centers. With advances in high-tech robotics and smart systems being developed and implemented upstream (e.g. robotic picking, high tech ASRS systems, etc.) ...

Autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) have exploded onto the scene in the past 10 years but the technology is far from being what most solution providers will admit. Shared Autonomy bridges the gap and gives you the fastest, most flexible solution that you can implement right now. Autonomous, remote or manual- ...

The industry's Material to be Handled (MTBH) has changed and continues to adjust based on consumers' online buying behavior. The need to handle smaller, thinner and lighter products has vastly increased. How do you automatically sort these non-conveyable items? Join us as we discuss the challenges ...

Resiliency is key for successful warehouses and distribution centers due to today’s evolving supply chain. Automation now plays a critical role in managing efficient operations while remaining capable of recovering from and adapting to supply chain challenges. Future success relies on automation for ...

Innovation and safeguarding improvements are critical to protecting people and products in industrial and supply chain facilities. In 2020, the estimated total cost of workplace injuries was $163.9 billion, while improper Machine Guarding has ranked near the top of OSHA violations in each of the past ...

The safe use of a storage rack system is key to the productivity of a warehouse. We discuss the resources available from the Rack Manufacturers Institute that can be used to design and implement a safe rack system. We discuss the inspections necessary in maintaining a safe rack system. We discuss how ...

Today’s businesses are facing a long and constantly-changing list of challenges within their supply chain operations including, labor shortages and demands for faster shipping. The need for companies to implement high performing, flexible and reliable supply chain solutions is now more important than ...

According to new research, labor makes up 60–65% of the total cost of warehouse fulfillment, not including shipping. Driven by the boom in ecommerce, industry headcount has increased by 14% over the past year, but productivity levels have not kept the same pace. Now let’s add the cost of human error ...

If you’re baling cardboard, you’re probably losing money. We know this goes against conventional wisdom. Most fulfillment and distribution centers believe their task is to identify which horizontal auto-tie baler will be the most efficient at producing high-density bales. What if a technology existed ...

Warehousing and distribution thought leaders will discuss what's new and what is needed to tap into the immense value that both people and technology bring to their supply chain performance, how robots (working in harmony with the human factor) can deliver labor savings and what innovative automation ...

As businesses continue to seek insight on prioritization of their limited investment dollars, how will you generate the business case for your project? This moderated panel session will share insight, learnings and mistakes on projects focused on ROI outcomes. In addition, how that differs from the business ...