INNOVATION THROUGH INCLUSION
Technology is a problem-solving tool that is changing manufacturing workforces across the globe, bringing training and recruitment changes to the forefront of business leaders’ minds.
What about diversity though? ‘Innovation’ seems to be synonymous with technology in today’s world, but do leaders recognize that it innovation is equally driven by a more diverse boardroom and workforce?
Kick-start the two days with discussion focused on the most important piece in your digital/business transformation strategy: people.
Join key representatives leading the industry to gain best practice in:
· Recruiting interns to the C-Suite: where do you look for the best talent and how do you position yourself as the best workplace?
· Governance: everything you do starts at the top; hear from business leaders on their inclusive approach to hiring and advancement practices
· Skills & Talent Gap: Is there a gap in the manufacturing market and what can you do about it?
Moderated by:
Terri Von Lehmden, Vice President of Human Resources, Toyota North America
Panelists:
Erika Jefferson, President and Founder, Black Women in Science & Engineering
Randal Newton, Vice President of Enterprise Engineering, Ingersoll Rand
Raquel Tamez. CEO, Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers
Aneesa Muthana, President & Co-Owner, Pioneer Service Inc.
Dean Bartles, President & CEO, National Center for Defense Manufacturing and Machining
Industry 4.0 is transforming manufacturing even as we speak. However, new technology and innovation needs to be rooted in an organization’s vision to create customer and business value critical to success. So, how do stakeholders with different priorities and perspectives reach a one source, one truth, real-time solution? thyssenkrupp North America has learned to think differently about its core competencies and today has driven more than 25 successful, industry-changing digital transformation projects. Patrick Bass, thyssenkrupp’s North American CEO, will share the benefits, challenges, and opportunities that come with embracing Industry 4.0 and successfully implementing a digital transformation strategy. In addition, he will offer insight on:
· Creating and successfully implementing the right digital transformation strategy for your business
· Convincing the management organization that now is the time to act and what digital transformation looks like
· Enabling and empowering the workforce … workforce recipe
Patrick Bass, CEO, thyssenkrup North America
The demand for bandwidth on a network can cause bottlenecks in traffic that may interrupt the flow of operations. This can domino into critical production line changes, shipments into the supply chain, and jeopardize customer relationships. Multi-access Edge Computing, also known as MEC, can be a solution for this challenge for manufacturers, while also helping to prepare them for the adoption of future technologies such as 5G.
In this session you'll take away:
Hugh Arif, Director & Industry Solutions Architect, AT&T
Knowing how automation technologies can benefit your operations is only part of the battle of getting approval to implement them. These panelists will share how their companies expanded their abilities through investment in new automation technologies and discuss how they achieved ROI.
Hear insight into:
· How to properly assess the value of automation purchases within the scope of developing projects
· Address how to justify the investment to win executive support
· Break the “replacement” cycle - Balanced transition between re-design and procurement.
Moderated by:
Arnie Kravitz, Chief Technology Officer, Advanced Robotics for Manufacturing Institute
Panelists:
Alexander Nazarov, Functional Excellence Manager, Cummins
Saumil N. Shah, Director of Global Business Development, Rockwell Automation
Don Smith, Digital Solutions Provider, General Mills
Chandra Brown, Executive Director, Manufacturing x Digital (MxD)
Gary Nelson, Industry Executive Advisor - Industrial Machinery & Components, SAP
With all the changes and emerging trends that are being brought on by Industry 4.0, every aspect of manufacturing is being affected; one such trend is the convergence of information technologies and operational technologies. Until recently IT & OT departments have predominantly operated in ‘silos’ with very little interaction. But with the rise of IIoT and integration of sensors and software with complex physical machinery on the factory floor, the barrier between the two departments is slowly disappearing and the need for the union is more prevalent than ever. But where do you start?
In this session you’ll learn the following:
• Why is there a communication breakdown in the first place?
• What can management do to foster this relationship?
• What technology is being used to overcome the language barrier?
• Where do Lines of Business fit in? Looking at the Business/IT/OT convergence.
Dr. Guijun Wang, Technical Fellow, Boeing
The surge in IoT and Cloud Computing have led to a one-way centralized path of raw data from billions of installed sensors to centralized systems for storage and processing. As a result, this leaves many companies facing a data overload like never before. In the past, organizations are usually left waiting for the data to be sent back to the Cloud or an on-premise server, but what if you could create actionable insights and decisions in real-time? And at the point where the data gathers first, on your IoT devices?. In this presentation we will delve into the impact of Edge-based analytics, examining the impact on predictive maintenance, product quality check, security, and reducing unnecessary downtime.
David Bishop, Senior Vice President of Research, Hitachi Solutions
Big Data is paving the way for U.S. manufacturers to stay competitive in a global economy. Companies like Ford and GM are integrating huge quantities of data – from internal and external sources, from sensors, robotics, wearables and workstations – to reduce energy costs, improve production times and boost profits. But reading, analyzing, and translating this data is not an easy task.
Hear from manufacturing leaders’ insights into:
· How to generate data and use it to drive down costs: what is the starting strategy and long-term plan?
· The role of a data scientist and how to build a team of data analysts.
· How data changing the education path and career profiles of manufacturers.
· Challenges and lessons learnt and what would they do differently when it comes to managing IoT generated data.
Moderated by:
Dean Bartles, President & CEO, National Center for Defense Manufacturing & Machining
Panelists:
Jason Krantz, Director of Business Analytics & Insights, Weil-McLain
Robert Joseph, Director –Industrial Strategy, Stanley Black & Decker
Aneesa Muthana, President & Co-Owner, Pioneer Service Inc.
Venkat Gopikanth, Area Vice President of Digital & IoT, L&T Technology Services
Jeff Reinke, Editorial Director, Industrial Media
Whether your company is just starting to think about IIoT or is digitally advanced, it is important to keep in mind that digital transformation is never a one-and-done deal. There are many phases in this transformation, from choosing manufacturing technologies to software platforms, to guiding a new company culture. Listen to these leaders on how to start the discussion and answer questions including:
· Preparing for Industry 4.0 - where to start? Figuring out your goal.
· How can digitization transform business processes?
· How can you ensure communication between IT & OT – creating a unionized approach?
· How can gathering the right data change how you manufacture?
Moderated by:
Haresh Malkani, Chief Technology Officer, Clean Energy Smart Manufacturing Innovation Institute
Panelists:
Hicham Wazni, Director of Manufacturing Intelligence & Smart Manufacturing, Arconic
Terri Lewis, Digital Director of Power Generation, Caterpillar
Susanne Lauda, Director of Advanced Manufacturing Technology, AGCO
Guneet Bedi, Vice President of Global Sales, relayr
Karen I. Matthews, Technology and Market Development Manager, Corning Incorporated
Thinking about bringing an IoT enabled product to market? There’s a lot of buzz around IoT and a lot of pressure on companies in nearly all industries to find their play or be left behind. Dan Jamieson shares insights from Particle’s largest manufacturing customers (like Jacuzzi, Watsco and DentalEZ) who have IoT powered products in market and generating revenue today. You’ll learn about the biggest misdirections, what you should focus on instead and the key steps to build the most efficient IoT implementation roadmap that yields predictable ROI.
Dan Jamieson, General Manager in Delivery, Particle.io
Hear how Smart Manufacturing is being deployed at Arconic as a tool for continuous improvement which pays for itself, covering business case development, people training and engagement, use case standardization, best practice sharing, and data collection leading to machine learning stage
Hicham Wazni, Director of ManufacturingIntelligence & Smart Manufacturing, Arconic
The IT-Marketing divide continues to challenge manufacturers' digital transformation journey. Join Scott Reese to dive into why the divide exists, how it impacts your team and in turn, your success and career.
Takeaway four new approaches and ways to build awareness in senior leadership, business objectives and plans.
Accelerate your team, your success, and your career by building a bridge toward a marketing “partnership”.
Scott Reese, CTO, Harbor Industries
AGCO Corporation is leading the way in innovation not only in their products but also on the factory floor, but none of the new technologies are being put in if they do not support the lean principles by which the company is run. In her presentation, Susanne Lauda will show examples of some successful implementations and talk about their benefits, but also about the risks and challenges associated with it.
Susanne Lauda, Director of Advanced Manufacturing Technology, AGCO
We have all heard the potential about IoT and its ability to transform businesses. But how do we move from hype to delivering tangible and meaningful business value? How do you easily connect, monitor and manage your manufacturing assets at scale? To decipher fact from fiction you need to first understand how the technology is being used today to deliver value. Here you’ll learn how fully hosted and extensible IoT solution platform is being used to shorten time to value, make productivity more efficient and the distribution of products and services more intelligent. We will show you how connecting devices to the cloud is easier and more secure, which will help ensure your IoT project’s ROI.
Clayton Fernandez, Global Director - Internet of Things, Microsoft
Jim Davis, Founder & Research Analyst, Edge Research Group
Edge and Cloud computing are often discussed as if they are mutually exclusive. While they may function in completely different ways, using one does not exclude the other. Listen to these leaders to get a better understanding of the differences between Cloud & Edge computing and their uses in the industry:
· Why is Edge computing growing and what are the impacts?
· How can Cloud computing benefit Manufacturing – limitless capacity; easy to use; security
· Why have some companies not moved to the Edge yet?
· How a combination of both Cloud and Edge computing can suit many organizations.
Moderator:
Jim Davis, Founder & Research Analyst, Edge Research Group
Panelists:
Sandeep Kuthe, Digital Transformation Manager, Faurecia
Joseph Etris, Data Analyst, Continental AG
Gilbert Meyer-Gauen, Director of Asset Management, National Oilwell Varco
With the rise of cloud computing – and 5G right around the corner – manufacturers have more options than ever to consider when undertaking industrial IoT initiatives. However, this variety also means there are more decisions to make, creating new opportunities to make the wrong choices.This presentation will examine steps manufacturing leaders can take to make the best decisions as they implement industrial IoT solutions. Topics discussed will include:
- Factors to consider when deciding where to house device data
- Scenarios and trade offs related to issues like ease of use, latency, quality, security,and cost
- Pros and cons of cloud and edge
- How planned use of data analytics and machine learning impacts decisions
- Applications and benefits of a hybrid model (cloud + edge)
- How organizations are measuring ROI and business outcomes
Vamsi Sistla, Senior Director of Product Innovations, Bsquare
As one of the largest providers of oilfield equipment in the world, NOV has an broad global footprint. The equipment we provide our customers spans everything from large drilling packages built for offshore rigs down to simple single pumps. We started our journey in the Industrial Internet of Things (IIOT) several years ago by connecting to our control systems in the field, and streaming controls and machine data back to our MAX™️ Cloud IIOT platform. This was done using technologies that were available to us at the time, which enabled us to build predictive condition monitoring solutions for our premier offshore products.
While we experienced early success in building and offering these new value-added services, we quickly realized that our IIOT edge solutions were more expensive than we wanted, and were significantly limited in capability and manageability. New use cases for our cloud based IIOT offerings continued to materialize, requiring a much more robust and cost-effective edge technology. NOV’s MAX Edge technology is a new software platform built for the complexity of today’s digital oil field. This presentation will explore the specific challenges faced at the edge and actual use cases highlighting the value created with this new technology.
Carl Fehres, Vice President of Engineering Technology, National Oilwell Varco
Deep dive into the pros and cons of edge computing for manufacturers by hearing how exactly Faurecia, one of the world’s top automotive suppliers, has successfully carried out the PoC on edge computing.
Benefit from Sandeep’s recommendations for implementation as he shares his lessons learnt, and future plans for the technology strategy he leads for over 40 plants.
Sandeep Kuthe, Digital Transformation Manager, Faurecia
As more and more devices become connected and the Internet of Things grows, there is an increasing need for more sophisticated, but lightweight, analytics at the edge. Decisions have to be made quickly with data coming from multiple devices when patterns of interest are detected, on whether to store data for later analysis, on what course of action to take, and more.
Join this session to hear how streaming analytics enables smarter maintenance and reduces unplanned downtime by allowing you to take immediate action when you need it.
Evan Guarnaccia, Solutions Architect, SAS
With the guidance of industry leaders, break out into small groups to work through common problems. Reconvene and discuss findings as one class.
It’s one thing to gather “Big Data”, it’s another thing entirely to determine how to find the relevant data and put it to action. This session you will learn from data scientists from different manufacturing companies about how analytics can bring insight and measurable improvement when using IoT to gather, deliver and execute.
Brent Ferrier, Senior Data Scientist, Arconic
Pete DeNagy, President & Co-Founder, Internet of Things America, LL
Are you still at the thinking stage? How do you start your IoT journey? Join this leading technology adopter to hear how to install the right compute and networking, plus cultural environment, to ensure that IoT data impacts your production floor.
Hear insights into:
· Choosing the right approach to IT-OT strategy
· Networking and compute challenges
· Security: how to implement the precautions and policies at every level of the IoT Stack?
· Cost saving and downtime benefits
· Future plans
John Peterson, GM of IT, AWNC
Looking to build or implement your first cloud application? Join Cory Raszeja from Eaton as we discuss our biggest engineering, IT, and business takeaways from creating value in the cloud for our Industrial and Commercial customers.
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Cory Raszeja, Senior IoT & Software Engineer, Eaton
Is a microservice architecture the answer to IoT Software problems? Join Ben Lucas from Steelcase as we examine the advantages and disadvantages of a microservices based architecture in contrast to a monolithic architecture.
Discern which approach offers the best path to continuous delivery, scale and flexibility and the ‘speed’ businesses seek from software releases.
Understand the container and orchestration technology involved while exploring real life use cases.
Ben Lucas, Principal Software Architect, Steelcase
MOA is renowned for the creative customer experience it provides, and this is all made possible by a robust and responsive IT and property management system.
Join Janette Smrcka, IT Director at Mall of America, to hear details of the thought and implementation process of IoT solution choice, and how MOA has made gains and return on investment.
Benefit from insight into leveraging data from sensors, the abilities of an in-house data science team, and what’s next on Janette’s IoT agenda.
Janette Smrcka, IT Director, Mall of America
Connectivity is obviously critical to any IoT project, and with around 30 IoT connectivity options on the market today, the Connectivity & Communications track presents the lessons needed to succeed when building IoT hardware and software.
To kick-start, we bring the different connectivity players together to explore the evolution of 5G, LPWAN and Wi-Fi choices.
Moderator:
Pete DeNagy, President & Co-Founder, Internet of Things America, LLC
Panelists:
David Van Dorselaer, AVP, AT&T
Sara Brown, LoRaWAN Ambassador, LoRa Alliance
Chris Moss, Senior Security Engineer, AWNC
John MacDonald, CEO, ClearObject
Levi Armstrong, Senior Research Engineer, Robotics and Automation Engineering, Southwest Research Institute
Arnie Kravitz, Chief Technology Officer, Advanced Robotics for Manufacturing Institute
Manufacturing remains a cornerstone of the U.S. economy, and nowhere is this more evident than in the Midwest. To paint a picture of how technology is transforming the different manufacturing verticals serving a mix of industries, we bring together some of the leaders within the automotive, aerospace and aviation, industrial, food and retail, and agriculture to discuss the following:
· How to utilize the massive data collected from the different sensors
· Where to store all this data collected– who takes ownership?
· How to overcome brown-fielding
· When you have plants all over the country, even the world, how do you manage consistency?
· Will there be an Industry 5.0?
Moderated by:
Leslie McKinney, Director, Black Women in Engineering & Science
Panelists:
Seth McDonald, Digital Director of Quality and Manufacturing innovation, GE Aviation
Jose Lopez Dominguez, Digital Transformation Manager, Caterpillar
Hugh Arif, Director & Industry Solutions Architect, AT&T
Phil Maceri, Digital Information Technology Director, Means Industries, Inc.
Ashley Brinegar, Chief Operating Officer, Schneider Electric
We have all heard the potential about AI and its ability to transform businesses. But how do we move from hype to delivering tangible and meaningful business value? Here you’ll learn where and how AI is being used within the manufacturing industry; how this technology is being used to make productivity more efficient and the distribution of products and services more intelligent.
Mark Beckmann, Director– Manufacturing Industry Solutions, Microsoft
Manufacturing facilities are one among the largest consumers of energy. Efforts to improve energy efficiency are an increasing concern for many manufacturing facility engineering managers. But just how much energy goes into just one product? Joseph Etris of Continental Powertrain will speak about his company's efforts to reduce energy consumption, costs, and emissions via IIoT and machine learning, including the use of tailored edge applications. As part of these efforts to digitize the factory floor, Joseph will detail the value of combining production data with energy consumption at the machine level. He will also share how the Fountain Inn plant integrated its local utility and energy smart metering to improve energy forecasting and reduce peak-hour consumption as part of their overall energy reduction initiative.
Joseph Etris, Manufacturing Engineer and Data Analyst, Continental AG
Manufacturing industry is being disrupted with intelligent technologies like - IoT, Machine Learning/Artificial Intelligence to bring manufacturing operational excellence though Industry 4.0. They need to focus on Asset Performance Management Process,Quality Improvement, Resource Optimization and Supply Chain Optimization.Manufacturers also need to look at additional value creation with IIoT and to redefine their business models.
Sayan Bose, Director of Global Industrial Machinery & Components, SAP
Join this manufacturer leader to hear about their journey to implementing IoT and software services:
Keith Schoonover, Senior Vice President of Information Technology, Bunn-O-Matic
Hear 2 x 10-minute pitches from innovative/start-up companies within the manufacturing industry.
This session will consist of 10-minute presentations focused on how each vendor’s product or platform is bringing new innovations and efficiencies, followed by comments and questions from the pane land audience. Join the session to discover new pockets of industry innovation and learn what questions manufacturing leaders ask to make the right judgement call on implementing new technologies that can revolutionize product/consumer outcomes.
An audience vote will be taken, and the chair will announce and award the most impressive pitch during the Day Two closing remarks.
Moderator:
Arnie Kravitz, Chief Technology Officer, Advanced Robotics for Manufacturing Institute
Judges:
Bill Fienup, Co-Founder and Director of Innovation Services, mHub
Claudia Reuter, Managing Director, Techstars
Jill Hardy, former Director of Customer and Franchise Innovation, Coca-Cola
12:05 pm Moderator & Judging Panel Introduction
12:10 pm Pitch 1: Brian Alessi, Director of Product Marketing, PsiKick
12:20 pm Q&A
12:25 pm Pitch 2: Mehdi Ben Tanfous, Managing Director, KINEXON
12:35 pm Q&A
After lunch, the conference splits into 3 tracks
Jeff Reinke, Editorial Director, Industrial Media
From stacking boxes, to welding parts, to finding a certain tool in a massive warehouse, co-bots’ role are on the rise. But what are the real benefits of these technologies and how are they impacting their human co-workers?
In this session, you’ll hear from different leaders discuss the following of implementing this technology:
- How co-botics has changed their manufacturing processes
- How and where co-bots are being deployed
- What language and strategies are being used to ensure humans employees can work together safely and productively
- What does the future hold for these technologies?
Moderated by:
Rebecca Taylor, Senior Vice President of Strategic Partnerships, National Center for Manufacturing Sciences
Panelists:
Corey Ryan, Manager - Medical Devices, KUKA
Steven Burris, Senior Manager - Powertrain Controls, Fiat Chrysler Automotive
Arnie Kravitz, Chief Technology Officer, Advanced Robotics for Manufacturing Institute
Corn seed production at Bayer Crop Science requires coordination between three major groups – field,facility and lab. All three of these groups are at various stages of digital maturity but all are focused around an Industry 4.0 framework.The factories for corn production are open fields and analytic models applied at planting are an important opportunity to impose controls on a growing process that is subject to the vagaries of Mother Nature, especially since eighty percent of final product quality is determined during this stage.The second half of seed production begins as ears of corn harvested in the field comes into our processing facility. Connecting people, devices and machinery during the short and intense harvest period allows field and facility teams to coordinate activities against ever-changing field and weather conditions and preserves the quality of our product. The processing facility is a more traditional manufacturing environment that has been collecting data in real time for many years using tags and historians. Future opportunities to increase the amount and accuracy of collected data using IoT is an important step change to accelerate a deeper link to our line operations. Our labs are just beginning their digitization journey and, with it, a manufacturing mindset to their scientific operations.
Anu Raman, IT Business Partner, Bayer Crop Science
How the largest home appliance company in the world is using the digital transformation to deliver breakthrough results
· The journey from basic analytics to Industry 4.0
· Descriptive analytics used to develop people and eliminate human errors
· Predictive analytics as an enabler to make faster, different and better decisions
· Results and impact of the digital transformation on your business and customers
Gustavo Chohfi, Director of Manufacturing Quality for North America & Mexico, Whirlpool
In this session, you’ll learn about new technologies and trends that are significantly changing the way manufacturing companies can re-invent their supply chains; allowing more flexibility and quick responsiveness by utilizing big data, real-time analytics, and predictive modeling.
- How can digitization improve the internal business process?
- What is affected?
- How you can deliver customization to create a competitive advantage.
Don Smith, Digital Solutions Provider, General Mills
In 2018, a team of individuals from Steelcase Operations, IT and Advanced Analytics developed an IIoT platform that is shared and utilized by all Steelcase plants. This platform allows plants to collect shop-floor data and display the data visually to augment the decision-making processes related to improvements in efficiency, quality ,and costs. An overview of the platform, the program successes and struggles along with the examples of process improvements will be discussed.
Steve Jones, Technical Material & Process Consultant, Steelcase
As the evolution of Additive Manufacturing technologies grows, 3D printed parts have moved from an R&D blueprint to the production line.These processes are developing and producing concepts previously unimaginable in the manufacturing world. However, there is a lot of hesitance when it comes to adopting these technologies.
In this panel discussion you’ll discuss and learn from our speakers and each other, digging into the following questions and challenges:
· Howis Industrial 3D printing being implemented?
· Is it a cornerstone for Industry 4.0? If so how?
· How has 3D printing changed the production process?
· Why are some industries hesitant or slow in adopting AM?
· Best practices in adopting AM
Mike Vasquez, Founder & CEO, 3Degrees
Pete DeNagy, President & Co-Founder, Internet of Things America, LL
Manufacturers have seen great advances in data sharing capabilities, but most manufacturers think about IoT for their own processes but very few seem to be thinking about how they can offer a service to their customers to enable monitoring of machines once sold.
These panelists will discuss the insights and benefits a manufacturer could obtain from this as well as a better understanding of how their own manufacturing processes are doing and where they can improve.
Moderated By:
David Bishop, Senior Vice President of Research, Hitachi Solutions
Panelists:
Karen I. Matthews, Technology and Market Development Manager, Corning Incorporated
Gilbert Meyer-Gauen, Director of Asset Management, National Oilwell Varco
Robert Joseph, Director of Industrial Strategy, Stanley Black & Decker
Cory Raszeja, Senior IoT & Software Engineer, Eaton
Industry 4.0 is powered by IoT devices, sensors, and web-enabled applications that can process streams of manufacturing data right on the shop floor. IoT represents a computing paradigm shift from the centralized cloud model to the decentralized edge computing model. Learn why a platform approach is better than a vertical applications mindset, and why your application vendors and developers are already thinking this way.
Tom Queen, Head of Strategic Business - IoT & AI, Nutanix
IoT decision-making is continuous and multi-factorial, involving the intersection of people, processes, software and machines. Hear from Caterpillar’s, Terri Lewis on how she’s leading her team in driving business value through their smart, connected product strategies.
Terri Lewis, Digital Director of Power Generation, Caterpillar
Harnessing the potential of AI as part of a digital transformation strategy is a key component in creating the enterprise of tomorrow. AI is already playing a significant role in helping organizations re-imagine their products and services
In this session, you’ll hear how Halliburton is deploying AI & Machine Learning; how will AI redefine management strategies & make your business smarter; how to measure ROI by scaling AI projects with the latest updates and use cases.
Robert Joseph, Director - Industry Strategy, Stanley Black & Decker
We all know that there's value in AI, IIOT, and other leading edge digital capabilities. The challenge is getting a company that’s good at building big, complex physical assets to also be good at building more abstract technology products.
Colleen will share tried and true approaches for getting started,acquiring and managing talent, and innovating pragmatically that have enabled her teams to deliver hundreds of millions in value.
Colleen Graham, Data Science Program Manager - Deepwater, Chevron
Additive Manufacturing is an understood technology for prototyping, however new AM technologies that are at our doorstep can produce parts in volume in a true manufacturing environment. Aside from the ROI and advantages additive offers – lite weighting,assembly reduction – AM offers organizations a wealth of new data points that will advance their IoT initiatives, but with advances also comes challenges.
In this panel discussion you’ll discuss and learn from our speakers and each other, digging into the following questions and challenges:
· What kind of data is typically collected to print products – what data is useful and should be maintained?
· Whereis this data coming from and where is it stored?
· How will this affect my organization – hiring talent vs. upskilling current team members
· Why are some industries hesitant or slow in adopting AM?
Jacob Rindler, Lead Additive Manufacturing Engineer, Center for Design and Manufacturing Excellence
Bill Fienup, Co-Founder and Director of Innovation Services, mHub
Join market leaders as they analyze the IoT platform hype, labelled as ‘Platform Wars’ in industry news, and discuss the choice between proprietary, opensource and third-party development.
Hear what your IoT platform choices are,compare features and decide what focus the platform you decide on needs to take.
We discuss the industry landscape - what has happened to the ‘Wars’ and which providers are making progress within the competitive market of 400+ IoT platforms that offer a unified solution to facilitate application development, and connect and manage a plethora of devices, and data?
The discussion peels back the layer of a fully functional IoT Stack, answering audience submitted questions,addressing device and data management, user interfaces, networking and connectivity, cloud and edge analytics.
Panelists:
Ravi Tolani, Technical Director - IoT, Web, Mobile, CNH Industrial
Dion Eusepi, Senior Director of Architecture, Dealertrack Technologies, Inc, former Senior Manager &Architecture Principal- Mobility Products and Platforms, Ford
Josh Pederson, Product Marketing Director, Mnubo
Will Hart, Senior Director of Product, Particle.io
Join notable utilities provider Pacific Gas &Electric (PG&E) and partner Nimble Consulting to hear lessons from expanding blockchain to additional nodes and users.
Tanya Doyle, Principal, Gas Operations Technology Strategy & Innovation, PG&E
·Betty Magome, CEO, Nimble Consulting
As your organization moves beyond the hype around the Internet of Things (IoT) and considers how to identify and plan for revenue growth and efficiency, it can be difficult to get the conversation off the ground – especially if the team becomes bedazzled or befuddled on the technical stuff. Time and again, experiments for early-stage product development or improved efficiency make progress in areas the organization understands, but various parties come to an impasse on some important steps.
For their own efforts, IDEX Corporation leverages a simple framework when building IoT solutions that breaks them into easily understandable “building blocks”. This session will describe this 5-step framework and tell real-world stories on how IDEX has used this approach to target IoT opportunities for their products and get them off the ground.
Jim MacLennan, SVP & CIO, IDEX Corporation
See real-life IoT builders,now innovating the manufacturing industry!
Meet with today’s product and solution builders and gain in-depth insight into tomorrow’s manufacturing solutions.
mHUB exists to ensure that the Midwestern manufacturing industry continues to accelerate, grow and thrive.We are nation's largest and fastest-growing innovation center focused on physical product development and manufacturing.
