ProMat 2013, which took place Jan. 21-24 at McCormick Place in Chicago, gave attendees an inside look at some of the newest supply chain solutions provided by material handling and logistics equipment manufacturers. Sponsored by the Material Handling Institute (MHI), Charlotte, N.C., the four-day event included five educational tracks, 100 show floor seminars covering everything from managing reusable packaging assets to warehouse automation to facility planning, and three keynote speeches delivered by Henrik I. Christensen, KUKA chair of robotics and director of robotics at Georgia Tech, Atlanta; Steve Forbes, chairman and editor-in-chief of Forbes Media, New York; and Edie Weiner, president of Weiner, Edrich, Brown Inc., New York. The 30,000-square-foot show floor was filled with nearly 800 exhibitors showcasing their productivity solutions for manufacturing and assembly, fulfillment and delivery, and information technology.
The following are highlights from some of the beverage-related companies that exhibited at ProMat 2013.