PROMAT REVIEW
Milestone anniversaries During this year’s ProMat, John Paxton, MHI CEO, and Christy Dula, MHI Chief Experience Officer and Digital Technology Officer, presented commemorative plaques to recognise MHI member companies that celebrated significant milestones this year and to honour their enduring leadership and resilience. “These companies have shown what it
means to lead with purpose and evolve with the industry,” said Dula. “Their long-standing commitment to excellence and innovation continues to move our entire community forward. We’re proud to recognise their achievements and grateful for their partnership.” MHI extended congratulations to the following members: n Cimcorp Automation (50 years) n OPEX Corporation (50 years) n Muratec America (51 years) n Alba Manufacturing (50+ years) n Sitma USA (60 years) n Inventus Power (65 years) n Avery Dennison (90 years) n Carron Net Company (91 years) n Nashville Wire Products (91 years) n Cotterman Company (100 years) n Swisslog (125 years) n Columbus McKinnon (150 years)
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in place to improve their operations and build resilient supply chain operations for future success.” Key themes at ProMat 2025 focused on
automation, robotics and AI, particularly their roles in driving end-to-end transparency and resilience. These emerging technologies were showcased alongside traditional material handling solutions, demonstrating how they work together to enable efficient and coordinated operations. “We’re seeing a big acceleration in the adoption of these technologies in manufacturing and supply chain operations,” said Paxton. “The variety of solutions on display this year were evidence of this trend.”
Evan McKenzie, ITI/Interplay Learnings What brought you to ProMat this year? With ITI/Interplay Learnings’ new combined offering of facility maintenance training and ITI’s virtual material handling solutions, we wanted to see if the audience would be a good fit for our event schedule going forward. It was our first time at the show.
What new products or technologies have you seen or showcased at the event? I think we saw some interesting use cases for virtual platforms that aim to make cumbersome
tasks more automated or efficient. AI seemed to take the stage from some of the ideas I saw and interacted with.
What trends or technologies have caught your attention at this year’s show? Sustainability, AI-powered tools and automation.
How do you feel ProMat compares to other industry trade shows you’ve attended? For us, I think there are attendees at ProMat that are in our customer base. However, it was apparent that training seemed to be secondary to their purpose of attending the show. It was a very big show, and there weren’t a tonne of prospects that fit for us.
What has stood out the most to you at this year’s event? I think the size of the show made it harder to stand out with a smaller booth.
What are your biggest takeaways from ProMat 2025? There are audiences there for crane and rigging/ facilities maintenance training, but we had to drive that conversation since it wasn’t a topic in the headspace of the attendees. We will see what the ROI is for us for ProMat, but we think the show is too big and not ideal for ITI/Interplay.
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