On-floor Seminars

View a list of MODEX 2022 on-floor seminars below.

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1 - 14 of 14 seminars

1) How to Develop a Strategic Plan for Transitioning to Emerging Technology
Starts 10:30 AM Ends 11:15 AM Date Tuesday, March 29
Location Emerging Technologies Theater Sponsor Invata Intralogistics

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 ...

2) How to Deploy AI Robotics in the Real World: Intelligent pick-and-place best practices & case studies from the field
Starts 10:30 AM Ends 11:15 AM Date Tuesday, March 29
Location Theater A Sponsor Covariant

A new generation of intelligent robots is taking over warehouses. As eCommerce demand continues to skyrocket and labor shortages intensify, AI-powered pick-and-place robots have become a mission-critical part of today’s most competitive fulfillment operations. In this session, participate in a 15-minute ...

3) Automation Integration in grocery retail. Transforming resilience, productivity, and value
Starts 10:30 AM Ends 11:15 AM Date Tuesday, March 29
Location Theater D Sponsor Murata Machinery USA, Inc.

Food and consumer goods supply chains have faced extensive challenges in recent times, adapting to changing consumer behavior, government policies, economic conditions and supply chain resource challenges. COVID-19, the trigger for many of these challenges, asked new questions of retail grocery supply ...

4) How the Cloud is a Change Agent for Warehouse Robotics
Starts 11:30 AM Ends 12:15 PM Date Tuesday, March 29
Location Emerging Technologies Theater Sponsor Zebra Technologies Corp.

The cloud has transformed many different industries, companies and applications, so why would robotics be any different? While “lifting and shifting” basic functionality such as fleet management, analytics, and workflow development to the cloud is valuable from an availability and uptime perspective, ...

5) Intelligent Robotics for the Modern Warehouse
Starts 12:30 PM Ends 1:15 PM Date Tuesday, March 29
Location Emerging Technologies Theater Sponsor Mujin Corp.

Logistics facilities have a need for more intelligent robotic systems, which are value-adding, production-ready, and reduce the cost of the overall material handling solution. The next generation of robots should be capable of perception, awareness, and autonomous decision-making, which will allow companies ...

6) Beyond the Risk Assessment: What Happens Next?
Starts 12:45 PM Ends 1:30 PM Date Tuesday, March 29
Location Micro-Fulfillment Sponsor Wieland Electric Inc.

This seminar provides a real-life step-by-step analysis of the application of risk mitigation strategies to a palletizing cell. This scenario is applicable to many manufacturing and distribution scenarios where a palletizing or box packing robot needs to be safe. After defining the PLr, you will review ...

7) Forcing a Square Package into a Round Hole (Process and Technology Alignment)
Starts 12:45 PM Ends 1:30 PM Date Tuesday, March 29
Location Theater B Sponsor Open Sky Group

The explosion of e-commerce and the labor crunch are combining to drive advances in automation to meet the demand. There is an army of robots, AGVs, AS/RS systems, and technology, some of it yet to be invented, descending on your warehouses and distribution centers. To optimize the benefits of any new ...

8) Drive Automated System Uptime with Reusable Totes
Starts 2:15 PM Ends 3:00 PM Date Tuesday, March 29
Location Theater B Sponsor ORBIS Corporation

Supply chain disruptions have caused many companies add more automation. In the 2020 MHI Annual Industry Report, 73% of respondents plan to add more automation in the next 5 years. As they implement automation, companies are looking at every aspect of their operation to eliminate downtime and drive productivity. ...

9) Fresenius Kabi’s Implementation of AS/RS Technology for freeflex® Production
Starts 2:15 PM Ends 3:00 PM Date Tuesday, March 29
Location Theater E Sponsor Stoecklin Logistics Inc.

The expansion of Fresenius Kabi’s pharmaceutical operations in Wilson, N.C. included the introduction of the aseptic production of IV solutions. IV solutions remain very warm once they are packaged and palletized. A solution was needed to automatically handle and keep track of the products while they ...

10) 5 Reasons to Leverage Automation in Your Fulfilment Operations
Starts 2:15 PM Ends 3:00 PM Date Tuesday, March 29
Location Theater G Sponsor Vanderlande Industries, Inc.

Consumer demand is ever-changing, and the pace of retail continues to grow. Therefore, fulfilment operations must take steps to mitigate against the on-going challenges within e-commerce and retail channels. Your customers’ needs for next-day delivery, later cut-off times, and a wide variety of products ...

11) Robotic Pick, Pack, and Sort Systems at Fortune 50 Retailers Fill the Labor Gap
Starts 2:15 PM Ends 3:00 PM Date Tuesday, March 29
Location Theater J Sponsor Berkshire Grey

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. ...

12) How to balance innovation, optimization and managed operational risk in existing facilities
Starts 2:30 PM Ends 3:15 PM Date Tuesday, March 29
Location Theater A Sponsor SVT Robotics

Everyone’s expectations of the supply chain is evolving, but the entire network has been built over years of previous requirements and technology. Now technology is rapidly advancing and in many cases faster than the supply chain network can adapt due to limited resources for deployment and focus. With ...

13) Labor & Space Savings Robotic AMRs for Order Picking, Returns, Sortation & Material Flow
Starts 2:30 PM Ends 3:15 PM Date Tuesday, March 29
Location Theater I Sponsor Conveyco Technologies

The number of robots and autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) available in the marketplace are growing every day. This session will focus on how organizations can save labor and space while improving their customer service levels. We'll be reviewing a wide variety of order fulfillment, goods to person, sortation ...

14) Take your pick: order, batch, case, or pallet picking using AMRs
Starts 3:30 PM Ends 4:15 PM Date Tuesday, March 29
Location Theater J Sponsor Zebra Technologies Corp.

Fulfillment and distribution centers are under more pressure than ever before. With order volumes rising and labor shortages leaving centers understaffed, DCs and FCs must embrace smarter technology to keep operations running. Learn how AMR fulfillment solutions can quickly provide pick optimization, ...

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