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Simplicity is King: Resetting to Take Advantage of the Power of Automation & AI
Industrial Automation

Simplicity is King: Resetting to Take Advantage of the Power of Automation & AI

Kristy Trice, Senior Director, IT Support, Republic National Distributing Company

Transforming Manufacturing Amidst Disruptions
Manufacturing Quality and Control

Transforming Manufacturing Amidst Disruptions

Ramon E. Gonzalez, SVP Operations & Supply Chain, Americas, Nilfisk

The Advantages of Digital Simulations
Smart Factory

The Advantages of Digital Simulations

Dr Dirk Vander Mierde, Site Director, Stefan Creemers, Project Engineer And Andrea Rapetti, Vice President, Automation, Industrialisation & Digitalisation, Datwyler

Machine connectivity: where does Edge computing fits?
Edge Computing

Machine connectivity: where does Edge computing fits?

Andrea Rapetti, VP Smart Factory, Datwyler Group

Industrial Automation

Automation in the Optical Industry

Automation in the Optical Industry

Massimo Sapone, SVP Distribution Planning, and Logics North America, EssilorLuxottica

The world's leading eyewear company, EssilorLuxottica, continues to invest in automation within its N.A. Operations Network to improve the customer experience.

Smart Factory

No Shortcuts To The Future: Pmis Manufacturing Of The Future Roadmap

No Shortcuts To The Future: Pmis Manufacturing Of The Future Roadmap

Alessio Preti, Director Industrial Strategy and Capex, Philip Morris International [NYSE: PM]

2016 marks a major milestone in the history of Philip Morris International (PMI), the year when we publicly announced our commitment to delivering a smoke-free future.

Fabrication

Additive Manufacturing, So much more than a Yoda head decoration for the desk

Additive Manufacturing, So much more than a Yoda head decoration for the desk

Jason Bradley, Director Of Engineering, Mueller Water Products

It’s mid-2016 and Mueller Co., LLC had just taken an order for a domestically produced, ductile iron, 200 pound + component; one that the producti

Industrial AI

Digital Automation in the Manufacturing Industry

Digital Automation in the Manufacturing Industry

Dashiell Sklenar, Product Manager - Generative AI, Weyerhaeuser

We are quickly reaching an inflection point in the digital automation space. Processes that historically have been completed because "That's how they've always been done" can now be re-imagined using many technologies.

Manufacturing IT

Keys to Building Cyber Resiliency in Your Enterprise

Keys to Building Cyber Resiliency in Your Enterprise

Woody Groton, Chief Information Officer, Draper

For IT professionals with cyber security as their mandate, the job duties are clear: protect the enterprise and keep the business running.

Fabrication

Accelerating Innovation with Additive Manufacturing: Breakthroughs Achieved in Weeks

Accelerating Innovation with Additive Manufacturing: Breakthroughs Achieved in Weeks

Yohann Rousselet, Global Director, Technology Innovation, Baltimore Aircoil Company

Rapid, iterative prototyping with additive manufacturing (also known as 3D printing), when employed as part of a methodical innovation process dramatically shortens the time to market for new products.

Manufacturing ERP

Culture by Design-Finding Diamonds in the Rough

Culture by Design-Finding Diamonds in the Rough

Eric Pope, VP Operations, U.S. Synthetic

Today’s business leaders know that the key to long-term success is aligning resources to satisfy customers.

Advanced Materials

Innovations, Challenges, and the Future of Aerospace Technology

Innovations, Challenges, and the Future of Aerospace Technology

Lirong Bao, Global Science & Technology Director, Aerospace Materials, PPG

Lirong Bao is the Global Science and Technology Director for aerospace materials in PPG Industries.

Industrial Filtration

Technological Advancements in Industry Filtration

Technological Advancements in Industry Filtration

Brook Vickery, Vice President and Manufacture, Flint Hills Resources

The application of a filtration process system in oil and gas refineries is crucial for removing contaminants during the three steps process of manufacturing; upstream, downstream, and midstream.

Manufacturing ERP

Reclaiming Control of ERP Implementations

Reclaiming Control of ERP Implementations

Ryan King, CIO, Power Solutions International

Manufacturing “business to business” e-commerce websites are for most organizations mediocre or produce very little traffic and revenue.

Manufacturing IT

Navigating the Complex World of HR

Navigating the Complex World of HR

Allie LaVista, Human Resources Transformation Director at Danone North America

I loved my time in retail management and learned a lot about my leadership and the impact I had on others. My master's of science in HR Management fueled my passion to focus my skills and capabilities into a high-impact/high-level HR Role.

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