Skip to main content

Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center Dallas - September 16-17, 2026

ILXUSA2026

Exhibitor Login

Technology & Automation Theater

DALLAS-WEB-HEAD

Technology & Automation Theater

Loading
  1. Automation roadmap: choosing the right mix of mechanization, robotics and software
    16-Sep-2026
    • How to size automation to your SKU profile, labor reality and service promise
    • Where operators over-automate or under-automate
    • A simple framework for sequencing investment
  2. Secure partner data sharing: the minimum viable architecture for collaboration
    16-Sep-2026
    • What to share, what not to share and how to govern it
    • Security patterns for multi-party visibility and control towers
    • Avoiding ‘integration spaghetti’ across partners
  3. Predictive maintenance that prevents downtime: sensors, alerts and action ownership
    16-Sep-2026
    • Turning condition monitoring into real interventions
    • Reducing unplanned downtime without over-maintaining assets
    • What ROI looks like and how to measure itpp'p''p
  4. Turning Disruption into Advantage: How Adaptable Automation Drives Cost Savings and Resilience
    16-Sep-2026
    • Identify the hidden costs and risks of rigid automation & understand the new operating reality of continuous disruption
    • Review real-world case examples that demonstrate how flexible, software-driven solutions improve operation.
    • Understand why leaders increasingly prioritize integration, scalability, and reconfigurability over speed of ROILucas Systems
  5. Why Adaptive Manufacturing will Define the Future of the Industry
    16-Sep-2026
    • Why adaptive manufacturing is critical to the industry in 2026 and beyond
    • Which smart technologies manufacturers need to adopt to take an adaptive approach and why managed service providers (MSPs) are key partners in bringing adaptive manufacturing to the industry
    • How to know if your organization is a good candidate for an adaptive approach and smart technology implementation

     

  6. Networking Break
    16-Sep-2026
  7. Agentic Commerce and Future of Supply Chain Performance
    16-Sep-2026

    • Agentic Commerce will transition consumer and commercial sectors to machine-readable value chains in near future

    • Companies leveraging Agentic AI will improve performance by reducing friction throughout the supply chain

    • Combining zero-UI and self-healing principles, Agentic AI automations will help enhance supply chain resiliency at global scaleDELL technologies

    Saurabh Pitkar, Director of Product Management for Agentic Commerce - Dell Technologies
  8. Panel: implementing the intelligent warehouse – integration, change and
    16-Sep-2026
    • What makes automation programs succeed or fail after the pilot
    • Integration patterns that avoid downtime and rework
    • How operators measure payback in the real world
  9. Lunch and Networking Break
    16-Sep-2026
  10. Reinventing exception management: human-in-the-loop AI for resilient supply chains
    16-Sep-2026
    • Exception management is not a support function — it is the execution engine of the supply chain
    • Decision latency has become the primary measurable constraint on service, cost, and continuity 
    • Human-in-the-Loop AI scales judgment — it does not transfer accountabilityhikma
    Manish Garg, Associate Director, IT Applications, Track and Trace - Hikma Pharmaceuticals
  11. Computer vision in operations: QC, damage detection and safety near-miss alerts
    16-Sep-2026
    • Use cases delivering measurable value today
    • Designing exception workflows so vision improves outcomes
    • Deployment considerations: lighting, placement and integration
  12. Retrofitting robotics: integration patterns that avoid downtime
    16-Sep-2026
    • Adding robotics around legacy conveyors and pick modules
    • Interoperability basics: APIs, events and orchestration signals
    • Cutover planning and risk management
  13. Networking Break
    16-Sep-2026
  14. WMS/WES/WCS in action: orchestration patterns for mixed automation
    16-Sep-2026
    • Deciding what belongs in WMS vs WES vs controls
    • Real-time exception handling and wave management
    • Avoiding brittle point-to-point integrations
  15. Cyber resilience for automated operations: securing robots, PLCs and cloud platforms
    16-Sep-2026
    • Threat models specific to OT and connected automation
    • Hardening sites without stalling delivery
    • Incident response basics for warehouse ops teams
  16. Flexible automation: modular conveyors, sortation and scalable robotics
    16-Sep-2026
    • Designing systems that adapt as volume, SKUs and layout change
    • Avoiding lock-in and future-proofing upgrade paths
    • Combining mechanization and robotics for resilience
  17. RFP checklist: selecting the execution layer for your automation strategy
    16-Sep-2026
    • Questions buyers should ask about integration, support and upgrade paths
    • What to test in demos and site visits to avoid surprises
    • Comparing solutions on outcomes, not features
  18. Human-centered automation: roles, interfaces and safety for mixed fleets
    17-Sep-2026
    • What changes in supervision, escalation and exception handling as automation scales
    • Ergonomics, safety and trust: designing workflows people will use
    • Reducing the ‘hidden labor’ created by automation
  19. Simulation for ROI: modeling throughput, labor and capex trade-offs
    17-Sep-2026
    • Testing automation scenarios before committing investment
    • Which assumptions matter most and how to validate them
    • Using simulation to support executive decisions
  20. Networking Break
    17-Sep-2026
  21. AI forecasting you can trust: explainability and feedback loops
    17-Sep-2026
    • Avoiding black-box recommendations planners reject
    • Using execution outcomes to improve forecast performance
    • Governance basics for AI in planning
  22. Smart warehousing: sensors, IoT and real-time data that improves decisions
    17-Sep-2026
    • Asset tracking and location intelligence that reduces wasted time
    • Event streams that power exception management
    • Where IoT projects fail and how to keep them focused
  23. Workforce transformation: training and change management for automation rollouts
    17-Sep-2026
    • Skills planning for technicians, supervisors and ‘robot wranglers’
    • Practical training models that work on shift schedules
    • How to reduce friction and improve retention
  24. Lunch and Networking Break
    17-Sep-2026
  25. Last-mile tech that reduces exceptions: routing, proof of delivery and customer comms
    17-Sep-2026
    • Cutting failed deliveries and re-delivery costs
    • Dynamic routing and capacity decisions based on real constraints
    • Making tracking proactive, not reactive
  26. Interoperability by design: APIs and event flows connecting WMS, TMS and automation
    17-Sep-2026
    • What to standardize (and what not to) across the stack
    • Designing for change: replacing components without breaking everything
    • Integration patterns that scale across multiple sites
  27. Smalls and parcel handling at speed: designing sortation that runs clean all day
    17-Sep-2026
    • Where throughput gets lost: induction, merges, recirculation and jam points
    • Balancing speed, accuracy and maintainability as SKU mix changes
    • What to consider when upgrading: scanners, controls, layout and operating practices
  28. Networking Break
    17-Sep-2026
  29. Vision for smalls and exceptions: automating verification at speed
    17-Sep-2026
    • Reducing mis-picks, mis-shipments and damage at high throughput
    • Designing exception flows and quality gates that scale
    • Practical deployment: placement, lighting and integration
  30. Micro-fulfillment and distributed automation: when it works and when it doesn’t
    17-Sep-2026
    • Where micro-fulfillment improves service and where it adds cost
    • Designing for fast replenishment and high variability
    • Getting the operating model right for distributed nodes
  31. AMRs performance clinic: improving throughput while keeping layouts flexible
    17-Sep-2026
    • Boosting pick productivity without locking into fixed infrastructure
    • Managing traffic and congestion in mixed fleets
    • Measuring success beyond ‘robots deployed’
  32. Making AI Practical in the Warehouse: Real Use Cases for Smarter Execution
    17-Sep-2026

    • Identify practical AI use cases that create measurable value in warehouse operations

    • Understand how AI supports smarter execution by turning operational data into timely recommendations

    • Learn how AI can enhance existing systems without disrupting core warehouse processes

    Jett Chitanand, President - EPG Americas
Search