IMHX PREVIEW


he UK’s premier logistics solutions and intralogistics technology event of the year – IMHX 2022 - will open for business at the NEC, Birmingham, on 6th September 2022. Over three days literally hundreds of


exhibitors - including Whittan Group, Knapp, Combilift, Geekplus, Cesab, Zebra Technologies, Crown Lift Trucks, Hai Robotics and Swisslog – will showcase the developments that are reshaping the post-pandemic global logistics industry. IMHX 2022 event director, Rob Fisher,


comments: “IMHX 2022 will be the essential gathering place for UK logistics professionals to reconnect with the industry, stay ahead of supply chain trends and source the latest storage and handling solutions from some of the world’s most innovative and influential manufacturers and suppliers.”


“Nothing compares with the power of face-


to-face meetings and the opportunity to engage with product demonstrations and interactive displays that a ‘live’, in-person event provides.”


IMHX IS BACK – AND IT’S LIVE! T


AUTOMATION AND ROBOTICS The chance to see working demonstrations of the latest automated handling technology – from entry level solutions to fully automated warehouse systems - is just one of the many reasons to visit IMHX 2022. Interest in warehouse automation has been


growing exponentially over several years and the impact of Brexit and the pandemic on the availability of picking staff, forklift drivers and other warehouse personnel has driven demand for the automated guided vehicles, autonomous vehicles and other forms of robotics to new levels as more and more logistics companies seek ways of working that rely less on large numbers of people. For example, IMHX 2022 will be the place


to evaluate the growing range of driverless materials handling solutions that are becoming an increasingly common feature within warehouses and DCs. Operator-free vehicles undertake every


type of task that would be expected of a traditional manually operated forklift – including vehicle loading and unloading, pallet put-away and retrieval in both standard and very narrow aisle racking configurations, as well as pallet and stillage movements throughout the warehouse. In addition to the obvious savings in labour costs, the


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