{"id":34826,"date":"2025-09-25T14:41:31","date_gmt":"2025-09-25T13:41:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.argonandco.com\/?post_type=event&#038;p=34826"},"modified":"2025-09-25T14:41:31","modified_gmt":"2025-09-25T13:41:31","slug":"conference-imhx-2025-birmingham","status":"publish","type":"event","link":"https:\/\/www.argonandco.com\/en\/news-insights\/events\/conference-imhx-2025-birmingham\/","title":{"rendered":"Conference: IMHX 2025, Birmingham"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This month our Logistics team attended IMHX conference at Birmingham\u2019s NEC. IMHX brings together suppliers essential to optimising, integrating, automating, and managing logistics with thousands of professionals from across the UK\u2019s extensive supply chain network.<\/p>\n<p>The event is the UK\u2019s largest and most comprehensive showcase of materials handling equipment, services and software, providing a valuable opportunity for knowledge sharing and automation strategy planning<\/p>\n<p>Here are our key takeaways from the conference:<\/p>\n<p><strong>AMRs stole the show:<\/strong> Autonomous mobile robots (AMR) are becoming increasingly versatile. They are designed for rapid deployment, a significant advantage for the business case (as well as exhibitor set-up time and cost). It\u2019s clear to see that their ability to \u2018roam\u2019 is increasing. We are witnessing the second or third generation of robots increasingly able to climb, reach, and\/or travel under the storage structures, rivalling conventional shuttles for density and throughput across a range of handling media (totes, trays and pallets). AMRs are increasingly part of larger automation installations, made possible via modular design.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Multi-media exhibits: <\/strong>In contrast, the large automation vendors have scaled back on the amount of hardware and automation equipment on show, opting instead for multi-media presentations, partnership, and good quality coffee. Afterall, automation equipment is only part of the story, and arguably the easier part. Integration is what makes or breaks the solution.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Modularisation was a recurring theme:<\/strong> From major vendors partnering with specialist equipment providers, to innovations designed to substitute a manual task in situ, there as a major shift away from bespoke solutions. This is a major win for customers. It de-risks the integration, removes months from the programme, and enables futureproofing.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Networking:<\/strong> Reflecting on the event, it is people that make it most memorable. Whether giving clients a guided tour, catching up with vendor contacts, bumping into former colleagues, or random encounters with famous darts players, the world of warehouse automation is reassuringly small.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW69053149 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW69053149 BCX8\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"ArgNormal\" data-ccp-parastyle-defn=\"{&quot;ObjectId&quot;:&quot;9bf0fee7-b537-5ce0-aa4b-a231bce6c056|1&quot;,&quot;ClassId&quot;:1073872969,&quot;Properties&quot;:[469775450,&quot;ArgNormal&quot;,201340122,&quot;2&quot;,134234082,&quot;true&quot;,134233614,&quot;true&quot;,469778129,&quot;ArgNormal&quot;,335572020,&quot;1&quot;,469777841,&quot;Calibri&quot;,469777844,&quot;Calibri&quot;,469769226,&quot;Calibri&quot;,268442635,&quot;22&quot;,335559739,&quot;120&quot;,469777842,&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,469777843,&quot;Times New Roman&quot;]}\">While innovation continues to accelerate, the fundamentals of warehouse design, implementation, and the people who make it all work remain as essential as ever.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-34833 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.argonandco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMHX-Image-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"367\" height=\"275\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.argonandco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMHX-Image-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.argonandco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMHX-Image-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.argonandco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMHX-Image-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.argonandco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMHX-Image-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.argonandco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMHX-Image-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.argonandco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMHX-Image.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 367px) 100vw, 367px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","region":[158,159,160,161,162,240,256,273,336,360],"class_list":["post-34826","event","type-event","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Conference: IMHX 2025, Birmingham - Argon &amp; Co<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.argonandco.com\/en\/news-insights\/events\/conference-imhx-2025-birmingham\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Conference: IMHX 2025, Birmingham - Argon &amp; Co\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"This month our Logistics team attended IMHX conference at Birmingham\u2019s NEC. 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