> Robotics & the Future of American Manufacturing
Presented by: Advanced Robotics for Manufacturing (ARM) and Carnegie Mellon University
> Implementing Cobots in Small and Midsize Plants Through Lean Robotics
Speaker representative from NEFF Automation
> Building Tomorrow’s Smart Warehouses Today
Speakers: Gary Allen, CTO and Vice President, Product Development, Ryder System, Inc.; Melonee Wise, CEO, Fetch Robotics
> Cybersecurity and Industrial Automation - A Practical, Hands-On Approach to Keep Your Data Secure
Speakers: Anna-Maria Preta, SCADA Business Developer, Siemens Industry, Inc.; Samudra Vijay, CEO, Sam Analytic Solutions
> Intelligent Automation: How Machine Learning Can Boost Quality and Yield on the Factory Floor
Speakers: Surya Kommareddy, Director, Discrete Industries, Oracle; Swapan Ghosh, Director, Discrete Industries, Oracle;
Tim Lomax, Strategic Alliance Manager, Mitsubishi Electric Automation
> Neapco Components’ Lean Roadmap: How We Got Started
Speakers: Susan Pleasant, Coach and Advisor, SPleasant Consulting; Tim Fralin, Continuous Improvement Manager,
Neapco Holdings
> IW Best Plants Winners Panel: Lessons Learned on the Journey to Manufacturing Excellence*
> Taking Value Stream Mapping to the Gemba
Speaker: Raymond Kelly, Director of Operational Excellence and published Continuous Improvement Author,
Welbilt/Frymaster
> Identifying 8 Wastes of Lean*
> Targeting the Middle: Leader Standard Work at the Value Stream or Supervisor Level
Speaker: Eric Lussier, Vice President, Steel Business System, Steel Partners Holdings
> Continuous Improvement Delivered: A 2018 IW Best Plants Winner’s Story*
> Introduction to Toyota Kata*
> Introduction to Six Sigma for Continuous Improvement*
> Grow Where You’re Planted: How Apprenticeships Nurture Talent & Dispel Manufacturing Myths
Speaker: Arnd Herwig, Vice President, Engineering, Brose North America
> Engaging Manufacturing’s Next Generation Through Full Contact Innovation
Speakers: Bill Padnos, Director of Youth Engagement, NTMA; Katie Hager, Workforce Development Manager, DMI Companies;
Linda Wood, Training Programs Manager, Oberg Industries; Paul Anselmo, President & CEO, New Century Careers
> Apprenticeships Powered by Industry – Build Your Talent Pipeline*
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