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So, THIS is what ProMat is all about!

Modern Materials Handling--Standing in front of a crowd of attendees and exhibitors at 10 a.m., MHI President Gregg Goodner welcomed everyone to ProMat 2017, which is taking place April 3-6 at McCormick Place in Chicago. This year’s conference theme is "Solve for X," meaning the exact place where companies come to find their "X," or that unknown quantity that will take their supply chain to the next level of success.

"This is the largest show we’ve ever had," said Goodner, pointing out that ProMat continues to hold its ranking as the biggest industrial and supply chain expo in North and South America. For the first time, ProMat is spread across two show floors at McCormick Place; the show is once again co-located with Automate 2017.

More than 38,000 visitors already exploring the show floors 

Logistics Management-- At 10 a.m. Monday morning,ProMat 2017welcomed more than 38,000 visitors to explore the solutions that will keep their supply chains moving forward in not just one, but two different McCormick Place halls—both North and South—spanning a total of 375,000 square feet. With more than 900 exhibitors, a record number, there’s bound to be plenty of innovation and ideas on hand to help attendees "Solve for X" at the materials handling industry’s premier trade show and educational conference, sponsored by MHI.

Keynote panel shares green DC design tips

Modern Materials Handling--Participants included Tamara Barker, chief sustainability officer and VP for UPS; Randolph L. Bradley, technical fellow, supply chain management,Boeing; and Rick Bingle, VP of supply chain, REI. Bingle discussed REI’s new "platinum" LEED certified DC, which runs largely on energy efficient 24-volt systems, has solar panels on its roofs, and features eight goods-to-person workstations that can fill for either store or e-commerce fulfillment from a single stream of inventory.