Connected Manufacturing Forum

Smart Manufacturing in the Post Covid-19 World.

Connected Manufacturing is a WFH friendly forum bringing together senior executives in manufacturing services to benchmark your digital enterprise strategy. Join our virtual event to create your strategic blueprint, promote effective change management, and learn how to become a smarter, more connected manufacturer.

Regardless of where your company is in its digital transformation, we have an abundance of tailored content that will enable you to walk away with actionable strategies that are applicable to your specific operation.

WHY ATTEND?

Hear Firsthand from Seasoned Manufacturing Innovators. Listen to industry leaders discuss their perspectives on the manufacturing industry throughout 2020 and beyond. Enjoy an in-depth discussion of key industry drivers typical of most live industry events.

Get Solutions to Pressing Problems (You're Not Alone!) Hear from your industry peers about their recent successes, as well as solution providers about the leading tools driving the industry forward.

Get a Range of Insights on the Subjects That Interest You. Since the event has multiple sessions, you select the material that makes the most sense for you and your team.
Listen in during the live broadcast, or access the session on demand later—once you register, it’s up to you!

Key Themes & Topics

Advanced Manufacturing Achievements and Lessons Learned During the Covid-19 Pandemic - Learn what amazing feats some manufacturers have achieved and what hard lessons are being learned during this health crisis, and how it is shaping their future digitalization plans.

Tearing Down the Walls Between IT/OT for Seamless Interoperability - Hear how Nestle Purina is tackling the IT/OT challenge of competing agendas and departmental silos, and how the company’s digitalization strategy ensured its factories remarkably did not miss a beat during the Covid-19 pandemic. With more than 300,000 employees, 413 factories in 85 countries, Nestle Purina knows a thing or two about breaking down silos. Here’s what you’ll walk away with:

What is the ideal organizational structure and approach to ensure IT and OT work in concert?
Should companies merge IT and OT to ensure seamless digitalization and minimize the logjams of competing departmental agendas? If so, how do you get there?
What are the pros and cons of blending these critical digitalization departments?

Case Study: Important Steps to Prepare for Predictive Analytics and Maintenance - Reducing factory and/or line downtime can significantly boost financial performance. International Paper has been at the forefront of these initiatives for years. Here’s what you’ll walk away with:

Laying important groundwork to achieve predictive analytics and predictive maintenance
Changing various business process to support these operational changes and the new realities imposed of Covid-19
Using machine learning in preparation for layering on artificial intelligence that will enable pattern recognition and predict trouble ahead

Learning on the Fly: How One Essential Manufacturer is Tackling the “New Normal” - Deemed an essential manufacturer during the pandemic, Johnson Controls, like many other manufacturers, is having to learn on the fly all aspects of operating its plants in the post-Covid-19 world. Hear best manufacturing practices and tips for those facing the “new normal” as their regions and businesses reopen.

Connected Manufacturing Forum

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Managed by

Worldwide Business Research USA

Speakers

Allen Turner

Artem Kroupenev

Lloyd Colegrove

Marc Turco

Sultan Aziz

Terry LeDoux

Zsolt Lattman