Oakland Park, FL -- (SBWire) -- 03/14/2017 --Manufacturing journalist, Thomas R. Cutler will be covering new trends in manufacturing and automation at the upcoming ProMat 2017 tradeshow, the largest expo for the manufacturing and supply chain industries, from April 3-6, 2016 in Chicago, IL.

Cutler is ranked as the leading manufacturing journalist worldwide and a contributing editor for hundreds of publications annually. Thomas R. Cutler has been writing extensively about manufacturing and industry for more than twenty years. According to Cutler, "The dynamic stories of global manufacturers and best-practices create a never-ending stream of feature articles and important, newsworthy content. There are challenges to be sure along with opportunities for growth and worthy of media attention which is the purpose of the global Manufacturing Media Consortium."

Attendees at ProMat 2017 will see the latest solutions to move business forward as the industry's leading innovators showcase their latest manufacturing, distribution, and supply chain equipment and systems. ProMat is where manufacturing and supply chain professionals come to take supply chain to the next level of success.

ProMat attendees will:

- Experience the latest innovations from over 850 solution providers

- Learn the latest ideas driving productivity in four keynotes and in more than 100 show floor seminars including new town hall style hall sessions on autonomous vehicles and sustainable facility solutions

- Build strong business partnerships with suppliers from around the world

- See hands-on demonstrations of the latest technologies and innovations

About TR Cutler, Inc.
TR Cutler, Inc. was founded seventeen years ago by Thomas R. Cutler. Cutler is the President and CEO of Fort Lauderdale, Florida-based, TR Cutler, Inc., (http://www.trcutlerinc.com), the largest manufacturing communication firm worldwide with four dozen industry experts and thought leaders on staff. Cutler maintains extraordinary relationships with clients, journalists, editors, economists, trendsetters, and key business leaders worldwide and has become a key resource for those writing about the manufacturing sector. Cutler founded the Manufacturing Media Consortium in 1999, which now has more than 6,000 global members including journalists, editors, publishers, and economists, worldwide writing about trends, industrial data, manufacturing case studies, material handling profiles, and robotics feature articles. Cutler works with thousands of media outlets to expand the coverage and importance of the manufacturing media coverage.

Cutler has authored more than 6,000 articles for a wide range of manufacturing periodicals, industrial publications, and business journals each published in leading monthly trade magazines, B2B periodicals, blogs, and marquis publications globally. Cutler is the most published freelance industrial journalist worldwide, and more than 3500 industry leaders follow Cutler on Twitter daily at @ThomasRCutler.