{"id":3347,"date":"2017-02-07T08:07:28","date_gmt":"2017-02-07T08:07:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/news\/?p=3347"},"modified":"2017-02-07T08:07:28","modified_gmt":"2017-02-07T08:07:28","slug":"2017-mhi-innovation-award-finalists-announced","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/news\/2017-mhi-innovation-award-finalists-announced\/","title":{"rendered":"2017 MHI Innovation Award Finalists Announced"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/item\/mhi\/\">MHI<\/a> has released the list of finalists for the 2017 MHI Innovation Award. After receiving a record 153 submissions for this year\u2019s awards, seven judges comprised of professionals from the material handling and supply chain industry completed the initial vetting process. Four finalists were chosen as the most innovative products in each category\u2014Best New Innovation; Best Innovation of an Existing Product; and Best IT Innovation based on concept, value, and impact.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Best New Product:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Proship, Inc. for\u00a0CVP-500 Automated Packaging System<\/li>\n<li>PINC Solutions for\u00a0PINC Air: Inventory Robotics<\/li>\n<li>DSA Systems, Inc. for PICAVI\u00a0Smart Glasses<\/li>\n<li>6 River Systems, Inc. for\u00a0Collaborative Fulfillment Solutions<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Best Innovation of an Existing Product:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Big Ass Solutions for\u00a0Powerfoil X3.0 with SmartSense<\/li>\n<li>Transbotics for\u00a0Natural Navigation AGV<\/li>\n<li>Schaefer Systems Int., Inc. for\u00a0Weasel<\/li>\n<li>EuroSort Inc. for\u00a0Twin Push Tray Sorter<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Best IT Innovation:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Schaefer Systems Int., Inc. for\u00a0WAMAS 5.5.3<\/li>\n<li>Emulate3D Ltd. for\u00a0Virtual Reality \u2013 HTC Vive<\/li>\n<li>ServiceMax by GE Digital for\u00a0IOT Connected Field Service<\/li>\n<li>Ubimax GmbH for\u00a0Enterprise Wearable Computing Suite<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/item\/mhi\/\">MHI<\/a> Innovation Award serves to educate and provide valuable insights on the latest manufacturing and supply chain products and services to ProMat attendees. \u00a0ProMat 2017 exhibitors were called to submit a new product, product line, technology or service or new application of existing products or technology that create quantifiable and sustainable results in terms of ROI, cost savings, customer satisfaction, etc.<\/p>\n<p>On Monday, April 3, 2017, finalists will present their unique solutions to a panel of judges on the show floor at ProMat 2017. The winners in each category will be announced at ProMat 2017 on April 5 during <a href=\"http:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/item\/mhi\/\">MHI<\/a> Industry Night with Dana Carvey.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/item\/mhi\/\">MHI<\/a> would like to thank the individuals from the following companies for graciously volunteering their time as Innovation Award judges: Shaw Industries; Ashley Furniture; Boeing; Big Lots!; McKee; Luxotica; and DHL eCommerce.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_3348\" style=\"width: 1210px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3348\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3348\" src=\"http:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/mhiLogo.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/mhiLogo.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/mhiLogo-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/mhiLogo-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/mhiLogo-345x230.jpg 345w, https:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/mhiLogo-440x293.jpg 440w, https:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/mhiLogo-578x385.jpg 578w, https:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/mhiLogo-488x325.jpg 488w, https:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/mhiLogo-570x380.jpg 570w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-3348\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">MHI is the nation&#8217;s largest material handling, logistics and supply chain association. 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