It’s time to get ready for the granddaddy of all North American material handling and logistics trade shows: ProMat. Held as usual in the cavernous halls of Chicago’s McCormick Place and hosted by trade association MHI, ProMat 2019 will host roughly 1,000 exhibitors during the week of April 8-11.
On the show floor, you’ll find just about every type of material handling equipment you could ever want to. Attendees can also choose from over 100 educational seminars held during the trade show, as well as four keynote sessions, a “women in the supply chain industry” forum, an overhead crane safety conference, and an entire co-located event devoted to robotics and automation: Automate 2019.
About the Author
Dave Blanchard
Senior Director of Content
During his career Dave Blanchard has led the editorial management of many of Endeavor Business Media's best-known brands, including IndustryWeek, EHS Today, Material Handling & Logistics, Logistics Today, Supply Chain Technology News, and Business Finance. He also serves as senior content director of the annual Safety Leadership Conference. With over 30 years of B2B media experience, Dave literally wrote the book on supply chain management, Supply Chain Management Best Practices (John Wiley & Sons, 2021), which has been translated into several languages and is currently in its third edition. He is a frequent speaker and moderator at major trade shows and conferences, and has won numerous awards for writing and editing. He is a voting member of the jury of the Logistics Hall of Fame, and is a graduate of Northern Illinois University.