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Events in the News MHI honors original products, solutions with annual Innovation Awards Industry night features awards and the comedy of Colin Jost Omnia showcases omni-wheel conveyor transfer solutions at Modex 2020 Numina Group and Waypoint Robotics team on order fulfillment solution EnerSys battery solutions enable optimal productivity More Events News Use mathematical modeling to tailor an automation strategy to your business Mathematical modeling — more complex in warehouse design than in sizing a church or synagogue — helps find the balance between peak and normal activities to right-size the distribution center and its material handling equipment. All Resources The winners of the annual MHI Innovation Awards will be announced on Wednesday, during MHI Industry Night with comedian Colin Jost. That gives you plenty of time to drop by the booths of the 12 finalists in the three categories—Best New Product, Best Innovation of an Existing Product, and Best IT Innovation—to check out the entries beforehand. “The Innovation Awards program continues to grow each year and Modex 2020 exhibitors continue to push the envelope and raise the bar, disrupting and redefining how supply chains function,” said Greg Baer, director of sales for show sponsor MHI. “We received 155 total submissions spread across three categories, so as you can imagine the judges had a very tough job,” Baer continued. “It’s such an exciting time to be a part of the material handling and supply chain logistics industry and the 2020 MHI Innovation Awards shine a spotlight on those products shaping the future of the industry.” To narrow down each category to four finalists prior to the show, the submissions were judged by a committee of industry experts. “The volunteer judges represent five different companies: Groupe Deschenes, Ace Hardware Corp., Kitchen Cabinet Distributors, 3M, and Purolator,” Baer added. Finalists in the […]