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This year, MHI is kicking off two Solution Groups\u2014Automation Alliance (AA) and Information Systems (IS)\u2014as part of the association\u2019s effort to tout more holistic solutions to end-users by positioning MHI and its member companies as authoritative resources on material handling and supply chain topics.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis represents an evolution of the market and the industry,\u201d says Bill Leber, director, business development and marketing at MHI member Swisslog in Norfolk, Va. \u201cOur customers\u2014end-users\u2014are more concerned with solutions and performance than they are about individual product components. They want the system to work holistically and frankly, they couldn\u2019t care less about the \u2018pots and pans\u2019 of our industry.\u201d<\/p>\n

The advent of MHI Solutions Groups has enabled the association to reach \u201ca maturity curve,\u201d by recognizing\u2014and stressing to end-users\u2014that automation has now entered the industry\u2019s mainstream, Leber says.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe should now be finding ways to grow the market by strongly emphasizing that automation is not an anomaly\u2014it\u2019s a necessity,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n

With the formation of the two Solutions Groups, the existing Integrated Systems and Controls and Supply Chain Execution Systems & Technology MHI Product Groups will discontinue operations. A core team of MHI members has already developed a proposed mission and vision for each MHI Solution Group.<\/p>\n

By Katie Kuehner-Hebert<\/em><\/p>\n

Click here to read the full article.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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