Vecna booth

Vecna Robotics to present, attend ProMat and Automate 2019 in Chicago

 Vecna Robotics, a manufacturer in the automated material handling industry, will both attend and present at two industry events, ProMat and Automate 2019, which will be co-located at Chicago’sMcCormick Place, from April 8-11. The ProMat expo is the largest for manufacturing and supply chain professionals in North and South America. The Automate expo offers a broad overview of the entire automation industry.

Vecna will be displaying a wide range of vehicles, including its autonomous Tugger and Pallet Jack at ProMat booth #S4583. Vecna executives, including Chief Innovation Officer Daniel Theobald, and VP of Sales John Hayes, will present the following:

Applications Segmented by Subdivisions ProMat, April 8 at 11:15 AM, Theater B Hayes presentation is sponsored by MHI and will be co-presented with Tom Kaminski, VP of Mobile Automation at Dematic. Their presentation will utilize real-life use-cases to demonstrate how AGV technology can be integrated to yield optimal results. The presentation will also include rationale for the types of AGVs used as well as other application specific information pertinent to the system.

Exclusive Tips for Automating Your Operation ProMat, April 8 at 4:00 PM, RoboBusiness Theater – Emerging Technology Solution CenterThis presentation delivered by Theobald is sponsored by RoboBusiness and will extract over two decades of robotics and industry experience to explain how the most forefront adopters of automation are integrating new technologies and optimizing workflows. He will share how Vecna is re-engineering workflow automation to maximize productivity and throughput rates.

Fireside Chat with Autonomy Ventures Automate, April 10 at 1:00 PM, Show Floor Theobald will sit down with Oliver Mitchell, Founding Partner of Autonomy Ventures, to discuss how he started Vecna more than 20 years ago. The discussion will also focus on the future of the robotics industry. This event is sponsored by RIA and MassRobotics.

The Collective Workflow: Benefits of the human, robot and AI Integration Automate, April 11 at 11:00 AM Theobald will present on the importance of combining the individual strengths of humans and robots in sustainable workflows. It will also introduce the concepts that drive the world’s first AI-based orchestration engine to manage operational resources and monitor equipment. He will share insights on how robots can empower humanity to do more productive and fulfilling work.