ProMat 2017 marked the fourteenth consecutive year that MHI has welcomed students and their instructors to Student Days. Since 2015, the event includes an extensive schedule of Classroom Day activities within the walls of McCormick Place on Wednesday, and a […]
If you have something that rolls, you’re going to want to pay attention. On July 28, the Institute of Caster and Wheel Manufacturers (ICWM) is hosting a webinar, titled “Not All Casters Are Created Equal: Ensure Safety, Productivity, and Performance,” […]
Think about the last item you purchased online. Chances are that item has been through a distribution center where humans are working along side robots to satisfy an increasing demand for fast delivery. More jobs are needed to fill the […]
For the fifth year, MHI honored their event exhibitors who have created the most innovative products and solutions in our industry. Prior to ProMat 2017, exhibitors were invited to submit entries in three different categories: Best New Innovation, Best Innovation […]
The next generation models of the supply chain will be “successfully combining automation and digital technologies to drive superior performance,” according to MHI’s recently released 2017 Annual Industry Report titled “Next-Generation Supply Chains: Digital, On-Demand and Always-On,” developed in collaboration […]
After four years of surveying supply chain executives, MHI and report partner Deloitte have seen the original predictions about disruptive technologies changing traditional supply chain models from the initial Annual Industry Report in 2014 come to fruition. “A full 80% […]