More than 950 exhibitors, nearly 150 on-floor informational seminars and a host of materials handling technologies, supply chain solutions and automation innovations were displayed in 420,000-square-feet of exhibits across two halls at ProMat 2019, which took place April 8-11, at McCormick Place in Chicago.

Verti-Lift Inc. offers scissor lift tables with tilt capabilities for improved ergonomics and product positioning.

The lift trucks are engineered to take on demanding, heavy-duty applications in a multitude of operating conditions, including home centers, food distribution and food processing.

Designed to take small part-process to the next level, the MotoMini offers high-speed performance and its 7-kg weight facilitates easy transportation and installation.

Honeywell Intelligrated offers connected solutions for automated palletizing equipment in end-of-line manufacturing environments.

Holjeron, a division of Matthews Automation Solutions, announced the release of an updated ZoneLink and SDS Multi-Configuration Tool designed to simplify connectivity to motor driven roller controllers and Smart Distributed System (SDS) devices.

Throughout the supply chain, materials movement (logistics) is a vital and operating-cost consuming issue. This is especially true in the beverage market because once a case of a beverage is packaged, it is actually available for the consumer; however, realistically, the case is handled many times before it reaches its final destination on store shelves. There is no value added by any movement beyond being placed in storage or loaded directly for delivery.

Suppliers throughout the material handling supply chain descended upon Atlanta for MHI’s Modex 2016 tradeshow, which took place April 4-7 at the Georgia World Congress Center. Attendees from various industries, including food and beverage, also were present to learn about the latest trends and innovations that are shaping the supply chain.