Make plans now to visit McCormick Place in Chicago, March 17-20, 2025. The exhibit hall again plays host to ProMat, North America’s biggest manufacturing and supply chain event. More than 1,100 exhibitors will showcase the newest material handling equipment and solutions. Among those hundreds of exhibits will be storage rack solutions displayed by members of the Rack Manufacturers Institute (RMI) and members of the Protective Guarding Manufacturers Association (ProGMA). If you’re specifically on the hunt for the latest rack safety solutions, bookmark this post!
“ProMat is a fantastic opportunity to experience the full spectrum of new industrial steel storage rack systems and protective guarding solutions,” noted John Schmidt, RMI President and CEO of Rack Builders Inc. “The members of RMI and ProGMA are dedicated to creating innovative solutions that protect workers, facilities, and inventory.”
ProMat attendees will find a wide range of proven technologies and new equipment as they roam the show aisles, added ProGMA Chair Ken Parrott, Director of Business Development at Impact Recovery Systems.
“That includes accessories and equipment that further increase the safety of new and existing pallet rack installations,” he said. “ProGMA’s members plan to showcase a variety of impact protection solutions for rack. Among them will be rack leg and end guards, rack-mounted netting, and wire mesh panel containment systems.”
Visit with These RMI Members at ProMat
RMI members exhibiting rack safety solutions at ProMat include:
| RMI Exhibitor | Booth Number |
| Advance Storage Products | S4118 |
| AR Racking Inc. | S3591 |
| Cornerstone Automation | N7933 |
| DACS, Inc. | S1847 |
| Damotech, Inc. | S2555 |
| Estral Energy S. de R.L. de C.V. | S2562 |
| Frazier Industrial Company | S3353 |
| Heartland Steel Products | S5126 |
| Husky Rack & Wire | S4713 |
| Interlake Mecalux Inc. | S2352 |
| ITC Manufacturing | S4918 |
| J&L Wire Cloth LLC | S3459 |
| LinkMisr International | S1788 |
| Nanjing Kingmore Logistics Equipment Manufacturing Co., Ltd. | E13151 |
| Nashville Wire Products, Inc. | S4523 |
| Nucor Warehouse Systems | S1056 |
| Ohio Gratings Inc. | S2533 |
| Ridg-U-Rak, Inc. | S1052 |
| Steel King Industries, Inc. | S2337 |
| Stow US Inc. | N7537 |
| Tri-Boro Rack & Storage Products | S868 |
| UNARCO Material Handling, Inc. | S418 |
| United Material Handling | S1968 |
The RMI members listed below do not have exhibits at ProMat. However, attendees can connect with them via mhi.org/rmi.
- Anchor Manufacturing
- Atlanta Pallet Rack
- Bulldog Rack Co.
- Cornerstone Specialty Wood Products, LLC
- Engineered Products
- ETALEX
- Jiangsu NOVA Intelligent Logistics Equipment Co.
- Konstant
- LinkMisr International
- Mac Rak Inc.
- Material Handling Exchange
- Nedcon USA LLC
- North American Steel Equipment
- OTL Storage Equipment Co.
- Rack Builders, Inc.
- Rack USA
- Rafturk
- Speedrack Products Group, Ltd.
- Twinlode Automation
ProGMA Members Display Rack Guarding Solutions
Members of ProGMA who will showcase rack safety solutions at ProMat include:
| ProGMA Exhibitor | Booth Number |
| Adrian’s Safety Solutions | S4168 |
| A-SAFE USA | S2541 |
| Boplan USA Inc. | S1241, S1528 |
| Carron Net Company, Inc. | S1814 |
| Damotech, Inc. | S2555 |
| Folding Guard | S2323 |
| Garlock | E12913 |
| Heartland Steel Products | S5126 |
| Husky Rack & Wire | S4713 |
| Ideal Warehouse Innovations, Inc. | S1791 |
| Impact Recovery Systems | S668 |
| InCord, Ltd. | S3284 |
| Industrial Netting | S1721 |
| McCue Corporation | E12048, S434 |
| Mezzanine Safeti-Gates, Inc. | S1849 |
| Rite-Hite | S2347 |
| SpaceGuard Products, Inc. | S1244 |
| Steel King Industries, Inc. | S2337 |
| Troax, Inc. | S408 |
| Wildeck, Inc. | S4753 |
| WireCrafters, LLC | N7534, S2363 |
The ProGMA members listed below do not have exhibits at ProMat. However, attendees can connect with them via mhi.org/progma.
- 4Front Engineered Solutions
- Jesco Industries, Inc.
Rack Safety Highlighted in Free Education Seminars
In addition to their members’ exhibits, RMI and ProGMA will each present education sessions. The seminars are complimentary for all ProMat registrants and occur in theaters located throughout the exhibit halls.
RMI’s two sessions focus on ways to achieve storage rack safety compliance and successfully integrate rack and automation. They include:
- “Storage Rack Safety 101” is Monday, March 17 from 1:30 – 2:15 p.m. Central time. The MHI Industry Groups Theater to the right of the ProMat Pier in Lakeside Center Hall D hosts this session.
- “Pallet Racking Systems and Design for an Automated Future” is Tuesday, March 18 from 3:45 – 4:30 p.m. Central time. This presentation occurs in Theater A in the far right-hand corner of the South Building Hall A.
ProGMA will share insights into measuring return on investment (ROI) in protective guarding in a single educational session:
- “Achieving ROI with Protective Guarding” is Wednesday, March 19 from 2:15 – 3:00 p.m. Central time. The MHI Industry Groups Theater to the right of the ProMat Pier in Lakeside Center Hall D is the site of this seminar.
Can’t join the RMI and ProGMA presentations live? The education sessions and their audio recordings will appear online after the conclusion of ProMat. Registration for the entire event—including all education seminars—is free.
Find Multiple Rack Safety Solutions Online
Don’t want to wait until ProMat to check out the newest rack safety solutions? View RMI’s series of seven rack safety videos. Further, ProGMA also offers a selection of videos featuring different protective guarding solutions, including those engineered for racks.
