ProMat 2023 Biggest Supply Chain Event in its History
Article from MHI Solutions Magazine
The manufacturing and supply chain community came together in a big way after four years for a record-setting ProMat 2023 event, according to show producer MHI. With an overall registration count of 50,924 and 1,051 exhibitors, the event featured 562,700 net square feet of exhibit solutions and over 150 educational sessions encompassing 1.2 million square feet at Chicago’s McCormick Place.
This was the largest ProMat event to date for MHI, with 12% more registered attendees than the last pre-pandemic show—ProMat 2019. The event also saw a rebound in international attendance, with attendees representing 178 countries.
“MHI is committed to bringing this industry together to share leading-edge trends, technology and innovations. The success of ProMat 2023 is proof of that and the supply chain industry’s continued relevance to the marketplace and central role in commerce,” said John Paxton, CEO, MHI. “No other event showcases all this industry has to offer to improve operational productivity and efficiency across manufacturing and supply chains. With so much tech and end-to-end solutions, ProMat offers this industry a one-stop-shop for solutions and the unparalleled education attendees need to survive and even thrive in a constantly changing marketplace.”
“The energy on the show floor and the connections being made is a clear sign of the power of this industry,” added Daniel McKinnon, EVP of exhibitions at MHI. “Attendees representing the Fortune 500, the top 100 retailers and consumer goods firms brought large teams to ProMat to source the latest technologies and to learn leading trends impacting supply chains. They came to ProMat with plans in hand and budgets in place to improve their operations and build resilient supply chain operations for future success.”
The dominant trend at ProMat was a focus on digital supply chain solutions…
