On-floor Seminars

Amid the pandemic, every aspect of business has moved or accelerated towards a digital structure. The demand of consumers hasn't let up either: faster shipping, next-day delivery, order accuracy, and a faster refund when product is returned. We know there is a growing need to bring the fulfillment center ...

Supply chains continue to become increasingly complex. Inside the four walls, heightened consumer demands, fluctuating order volumes, labor shortages, and other constraints present ongoing hurdles for manufacturing, warehousing, e-commerce, and logistics facilities. In this session, learn low-risk strategies ...

See MODEX's latest and greatest advances presented to you in a short 25 minutes. This will allow you to stay laser focused on your objectives and reasons for attending Modex, and to see the new products and services you might have not have known were available. We will be reviewing the what, why and ...

The world of robotics and automation for intralogistics is advancing quickly. Suppliers are pushing into new frontiers as technical barriers fall and new innovations come to market. Warehouse operators and solution designers are combining technologies in new ways. With a focus on mobile robotics, piecing ...

What’s better than robotics for micro-fulfillment? Robotics combined with virtual reality (VR) training for workers. With increasingly smaller micro-fulfillment center footprints, dedicating production space to worker training can mean losing significant operational efficiency every time a worker needs ...

As the recent pandemic has weighted the need for labor reduction interactions on top of the continuous need for manufacturers and distributors to increase efficiency, AGV and AMR providers are shining a bright spotlight on the benefits that their technology can provide inside a warehouse or manufacturing ...

Look around at MODEX and you’ll see robotic solutions at every turn. But how do you know which, if any of them, is right for your business? Is an AMR supported goods-to-person solution the one? Or is an automated put wall what you need? And what about software? How and where do you begin the process ...

What You Will Learn Labor shortages. Inventory delays. Limited warehouse vacancy. COVID-19-driven challenges thrusted logistics into the spotlight, and the warehouse emerged as the event horizon at the center of global commerce and public health. In parallel, a 2020 survey from McKinsey found that ...

When will your investment pay you back? This is the biggest question we hear when reviewing technology and robotics. While the strategy will mitigate labor shortages, improve order accuracy, and drive productivity, the question remains of how much? And how soon? ROI models aren't new, they continue ...

As the world begins to emerge from the pandemic and starts to return to a sense of normalcy, some learnings will continue. An example of that is employee’s desire to have an increased level of cleanliness in the workplace. Door handles, faucets, and other high-touch surfaces will continue to require ...

Today’s customers expect rapid order processing and fast delivery, requiring warehouse professionals to efficiently fulfill products as close to the end consumer as possible. There are several automated solutions that can enable this, including technologies for micro-fulfillment: one of the most talked ...

Real robotic systems are in use today, helping enterprise organizations solve labor challenges and increase throughput. From eCommerce fulfillment to on-demand grocery orders to store replenishment and package sortation – intelligent, modular, scalable robotic systems deliver value at Fortune 50 retailers. ...

You wouldn’t ask an architect to build anything without designing it in AutoCAD first, so why are you installing AMRs without simulating the deployment first in software? OTTO Motors’ CEO Matthew Rendall will discuss how simulation was used to save cost, validate feasibility, mitigate risk, and evaluate ...

Most 3PLs don’t have the level of visibility to understand the true cost of picking errors. In this presentation, Jerome Dubois, Co-Founder and Co-CEO of 6 River Systems, will break down the impact of a mispick on a hypothetical company’s budget.

Wireless chargers without contacts are revolutionizing the way energy is transferred to AGVs, mobile robots and industrial e-vehicles. By enabling "opportunity charging", the fast charging process of the batteries can take place during regular operation and process-related breaks. Vehicle down times ...