Join us May 22-23 at the season's best educational and networking event for automation professionals

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The only comprehensive event for gaining automation knowledge that you can take back to your plant and use immediately.

• get tips on automation implementation from today's leaders
• choose from over 30 sessions for information tailored to your specific requirements
• participate in discussions of network security led by experts in the field
• learn the value of adopting standards in your specifications from experienced practitioners
• learn the benefits of the various industrial Ethernet protocols and get all your questions answered in one place
• network with other automation thought-leaders ... (see current registrants)

Register today - TAC opens in 2 weeks!

Conference News

Industry Leaders Take to the Stage at The Automation Conference

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 »

VIDEO: Caribbean Food Delights, Pepsi, Coca-Cola, Nestle on the Speaker Roster

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 »

VIDEO: DC Water, Ergon Refining, Bayer Offer Strategies, Insights at TAC

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 »

VIDEO: STIHL, SCADAHacker, Cooper Bussman to Present, May 22-23

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 »

Standards Drive Manufacturing

“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 »

Leaders are Learners - and We Have Just the Opportunity

From the beginning of my career, I have sought information from people who had studied leadership and success. Writers from ancient times to now have written on the subject. All the wisdom boils down to just a few precepts. Read more »