Thank you to the presenters, sponsors and attendees of the first Automation Conference!
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The inaugural Automation Conference got a huge thumbs up from all in attendance on May 22 and 23 at the Hilton Rosemont; featured were two days of education and networking for management and engineering professionals in the discrete manufacturing, packaging and process automation industries. We're grateful to our outstanding speakers and sponsors, who helped make The Automation Conference such a success!
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• See the list of 2012 attending companies.
• Circle back here in late summer, for details on our May 2013 event in suburban Chicago
| 2012 Featured Speakers |  Kai MariappanCoca-Cola: remote diagnostics |
Chris WellsExxon Mobil: PLC lifecycle management |
Joe StaplesBayer CropScience: operational excellence |
Paul RedwoodChurch & Dwight: navigating standards |
Bryan GriffenNestlé: packaging line automation |
 Sid VenkateshBoeing: supply chain standardization |
Conference News
Summit Media Group's newest event - developed for users of industrial automation Technology - takes place May 22-23 in suburban Chicago and will include a first-of-its-kind panel discussion on Ethernet Network protocol options. Read more »
This video update on the Packaging Automation track at The Automation Conference includes sessions on leveraging controls for changeovers, lean manufacturing best practices, machine vision applications and a keynote from a former FDA Director on food modernization regulations. Watch now »
This video update on the Process Automation track at The Automation Conference features a look at ExxonMobil's PLC lifecycle management policy, the SCADA strategy for DC Water, alarm management, a presentation by Underwriters Laboratory (UL) on safety and security and an appearance by the SCADAhacker, Joe Langill, to name just a few. Watch now »
This video update on the Discrete Automation track at The Automation Conference highlights the various sessions including machinery safety standards, wireless networking, modeling and simulation, training and featured keynotes. Watch now »
“We’re convinced that OMAC comes with a payback.” Succinct and to the point, this comment by R&D equipment engineering manager Paul Redwood of Church & Dwight echoes the sentiments being expressed these days by engineering leaders and executives at a number of major Consumer Packaged Goods companies. Read more »
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