FEATURE | MODEX 2026
Harrington will be placing on display its newly launched, highly ergonomic eepos aluminium light crane system.
decision makers, engineers and end users from across a wide range of industries, creating valuable exposure by allowing attendees to at all levels of production, warehousing and distribution to see many practical material handling solutions in one place with a strong focus on efficiency, ergonomics and lightweight solutions that improve safety while reducing strain on operators. OZ will be exhibiting a wide range of lifting solutions, including portable davit cranes, hoists, clamps, trolleys and winches, with a key highlight to be the demonstration of the company’s relaunched Tele-Pro Davit Crane, which is available in 500lbs, 1,200lbs and 2,500lbs capacities, with a patented technology that allows the boom to telescope in and out while under load. This provides greater flexibility and control in tight or variable workspaces, adds Blum. Tim Bambrick, senior vice president of sales and marketing for Spanco – one of the exhibitors – notes that MODEX has a broader scope of offerings than MHI’s ProMat show, noting that while ProMat focuses more upon traditional manufacturing logistics, at MODEX attendees can get a feel about how the whole industry is moving.
“There will be certain exhibits that you wouldn’t necessarily see at ProMat, including those relating to certain emerging technologies and automation,” which, he says, could be a leading indicator of how much investment companies are putting into different types of technologies. Spanco will be exhibiting its workstation bridge cranes that that now include certain new features, adds Bambrick, including a relatively new electric chain hoist, which provides a fast, efficient and safer solution when using the crane to raise and lower objects. Introduced three years ago, this is Spanco’s first electric chain hoist. Spanco will also be exhibiting a workstation jib crane along with a Workmate hoist, which Bambrick describes as a very compact, modern- designed hoist that features an H4 duty cycle. Also, it is IP65 rated so it can be used outdoors. Bret Lussow, director of sales and business
development for Handling Systems International, says that its location is another factor that makes MODEX different than ProMat, which is why, despite being a Chicago-based company, Handling Systems will be exhibiting this year at MODEX for its first time. He explains that, because
of all the manufacturing companies recently moving down to the Southeast or building new facilities there, the company has decided that it makes sense for it to also exhibit in Atlanta and potentially attract some new customers or dealers. Amongst the products that Handling Systems
will be exhibiting at MODEX is its recently launched The Rover, battery-powered motorised portable gantry crane that it also showed at last year’s ProMat show. “We call it The Rover because it is able to rove around the factory,” says Lussow, as it is essentially a crane on wheels, steered by a handheld device, as opposed to being a permanent building structure like most overhead cranes. In addition to The Rover, Lussow says that Handling Systems will be exhibiting some of its box girder cranes and some more traditional products, including jibs and gantries, seeing MODEX as opportunity for the company to introduce itself to some Southern OEMs and distributors. Conductix-Wampfler, a leading producer of mobile electrification and data transfer systems for industrial machinery, will be exhibiting its next generation NxBB hardwired data-overpower solution at MODEX 2026. Designed for intralogistics and industrial automation, Panos Gamvroudis, the company’s product manager, says that this upgraded product delivers secure, interference-free communication over the same conductors that power equipment, keeping systems safe, efficient and running without disruption. With this upgraded NxBB, Conductix-Wampfler can deliver a hardwired solution that combines power and secure data in a single system as it eliminates the need for separate data cables by using existing power lines. “If you’re serious about supply chain
excellence, attending MODEX 2026 will be a game changer,” MHI’s Miller maintained, noting that with all of the exhibitors lined up and educational discussions, it will offer a great opportunity for attendees to benefit from face-to- face interactions – even more than in the past. MODEX has gained traction over the years,
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Beightol said, noting, “The more it branches out and looks for more spaces, the more interest it is getting from both exhibitors and attendees.”
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