On-floor Seminars

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 ...

Automation and robotics have never been more critical. But if you’re new to automation, how do you get started? Or if you’re already using automation, how do you take your strategy to the next level? How do you choose the right technologies and the right partners? How do you fine tune your strategies? ...

Robotics and automation are critical to the future of logistics and increasing human productivity in general. The first wave of this robotics revolution was fixed, single-purpose robot arms and other forms of mechanical automation. It’s still a growing industry but has reached maturity. The second wave, ...

In today’s marketplace, people want their products without delay, and since the COVID lockdowns, they’ve become accustomed to fast & free delivery. Consumers' expectations for access to products and speed of delivery have rapidly risen, and it’s driving changes throughout industrial machinery, manufacturing, ...

Surprisingly, many warehouses around the world still function without any form of automation. However, this is changing dramatically as effective and affordable robotics makes adding automation easier. But how do you know what type is right for your operation, your workflows, and what should you know ...

Batteries are an essential component of electric industrial vehicles and greatly affect performance, operator experience and usability in various environments. All batteries are not created equal; from chemistry, available energy, charging power and speed, battery management system, maintenance requirements, ...

Batteries are an essential component of electric industrial vehicles and greatly affect performance, operator experience and usability in various environments. All batteries are not created equal; from chemistry, available energy, charging power and speed, battery management system, maintenance requirements, ...

Tompkins Robotics is focused on the robotic automation of distribution operations. Our primary system t-Sort consists of autonomous mobile robots. t-Sort is a unique modular, scalable, configurable and portable, automated material handling sortation system that is creating a huge paradigm shift in the ...

Many companies may believe that their business is not big enough to utilize automated fulfillment and that available solutions are too expensive for their budget. This is no longer always the case. Today’s flexible and scalable warehouse automation technologies offer viable options for many fast-growing ...

How much will a pallet rack system really cost? If you only look at the purchase price, you’re not factoring in the total cost of ownership. Looking at purchase price only could lead to much higher ongoing maintenance and loss-of-use costs over the life of your system. In this session, learn the questions ...

During this session, you’ll hear from Jim Laubach, Sr. Strategic Account Manager for Autonomous Mobile Robots (AMR) at Tennant Company. First, he’ll talk about why automated cleaning has become more prevalent during this time of labor shortages, increased customer/employee expectations and need for ...

Lithium ion batteries are making a big impact in forklift motive power. But for many users lead batteries still deliver better value. This seminar provides an in depth review of how dealers and end users can choose the best battery and charger system for their fleet, optimizing operational and economic ...

Consumer demand is ever-changing, and the pace of retail continues to grow. Therefore, fulfillment operations must take steps to mitigate the ongoing challenges within e-commerce and retail channels. Your customers’ needs for next-day delivery, later cut-off times, and a wider variety of products are ...

TJ Fanning, COO of SVT Robotics, brings over twenty years of experience in robotics, supply chain, and logistics to his presentation. He will delve into the latest technologies, such as LiDAR, IoT, WES, robotic standards, AMRs, and AGVs, and discuss how they have the potential to revolutionize the supply ...

Chances are, you’ve heard of a lift truck “operator assistance system” or “OAS” in the past year or so. But if you ask five people at ProMat what OAS means, you’ll probably get five different answers – the market’s understanding of the term is murky. The current OAS landscape is characterized by several ...