The Roadmap to Jump-Start Your Smart Manufacturing Journey
Internet of Things (IoT), Industry 4.0, Connected Enterprise... Why do we need this in our factory? What will investing in this even do for manufacturers? Aren’t those people wasting their money? How can we possibly pay for plant-wide Industrial IoT (IIoT) implementations? Why should I care? Where should I start? This presentation will break down the basics of smart manufacturing, present real-world data on why manufacturers are investing and offer simple actions you can start making today. We will also introduce concepts like: managing culture change, condition monitoring, predictive maintenance and how to introduce new technology into your organization. At the end of this session, you will be empowered with specific information to jump-start your smart manufacturing journey and will be provided the roadmap to enabling your factory with flexibility, efficiency and visibility.
Will Healy, III - Balluff Worldwide
Five Key Steps for Ongoing Digital Transformation
Digital Transformation is imperative for maintaining and improving a company’s competitive position, increasing responsiveness to customers and reducing costs. This presentation shares five key steps for successful digital transformation: Define clear business objectives, Engage the employees closest to the work to ensure you have a deep (and common) understanding of the processes involved in achieving those business objectives, Establish the data that the team will use to monitor and support the achievement of those objectives, Examine the source and quality of the data, and Identify the technologies that will support achieving the results you want. This presentation identifies both pitfalls to avoid, as well as “next practices” which can be directly applied to make digital transformation an ongoing, sustainable process for the business. There will be extensive use of case studies to provide practical examples that illustrate the steps.
Paul Vragel, LSSBB, MBA - 4aBetterBusiness, Inc.
No Job Shop is Safe: Avoiding the Top Cybersecurity Pitfalls
If security wasn’t top of mind for your business, it soon will have to be. In November of 2020, the government took the first big step toward Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC), requiring manufacturers to score their own cybersecurity controls before receiving new contracts. Soon, everyone in the supply chain will need third-party certification. Given the tight turnaround for compliance, many shops have been left scrambling to meet protocol. Now is the time for job shops and contract manufacturers to prioritize cybersecurity strategies to avoid financial and reputational ruin, and open the doors to more defense jobs. In this session, a CTO and co-founder will discuss best practices that manufacturers should follow, including: recognizing that size is irrelevant to risk level or compliance need, understanding why small shops can be even greater targets, paying attention to/acting on regulations and understanding who has access to their data.
Scott Sawyer - Paperless Parts
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