2019 Agenda
1:00 - 1:35 PM
Getting Started on the Road to Industry 4.0
Rodney Rusk, Industry 4.0 Business Leader, Bosch Rexroth Corp.
Automating Your Assembly Process
Greg Earle, Head of Customer Support & Controls Engineering, HAHN Automation Inc.
1:35 - 2:10 PM
Data Analytics, Machine Learning and Predictive Operations
Sachin Andhare, Global Marketing Director, Falkonry Inc.
You Can Get a Robot to do That
Simon Whitton, Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing for North America, KUKA Robotics Corp.
2:10 - 2:45 PM
Designing the Future with Generative Design Software
Paul Sohi, Iconic Projects Lead and Technology Evangelist, Autodesk Inc.
Lean Manufacturing and Assembly Automation
Quarterman Lee, President, Strategos Inc.
2:45 - 2:55 PM
Break
Break
2:55 - 3:30 PM
The Reality of Augmented Reality
Jay Kim, Chief Strategy Officer, Upskill
Scalable Automation a Path to Turnkey Success
Stephen Maund, President & CEO, Demco Automation
3:30 - 4:00 PM
Q&A with Workshop Panelists
MODERATOR:
John Sprovieri, Editor in Chief, Assembly Magazine
Q&A with Workshop Panelists
MODERATOR:
Austin Weber, Senior Editor, Assembly Magazine
4:00 PM
Exhibit Hall Opens
4:00 PM – 7:00 PM
Welcome Reception
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7:00 PM
Exhibit Hall Closes
9:00 – 9:05 AM
Opening Remarks
9:05 – 9:10 AM
ASSEMBLY Plant of The Year Award Presentation
9:10 – 10:00 AM
KEYNOTE PRESENTATION
Ford Motor Company Manufacturing: Journey to a Completely Connected and Intelligent Manufacturing System
Michael Mikula, Chief Engineer, Advanced Manufacturing, Ford Motor Company
Sponsored By: 
10:00 AM
Exhibit Hall Opens
Learning Theater Presentations
TRACK 1
Learning Theater Presentations
TRACK 2
11:00 - 11:40 AM
Traceability in Production and Assembly
Dan Simmons, Technical Sales Specialist: Machine Vision, Balluff Inc.
Wolfgang Kratzenberg, Technical Sales Specialist: Traceability, Balluff Inc.
Sponsored By: 
Evolving Torque Application Strategies
John Nigro, National Sales Manager, Sturtevant Richmont
Sponsored By: 
12:00 - 12:40 PM
Designing for Automation
Mike Rabasco, Senior Technical Director, Weber Screwdriving Systems
Sponsored By: 
Parts Feeding 101 for Robot Automation: Flexible Feeding and More
Rick Brookshire, Director of Product Development, Epson Robots
Sponsored By: 
1:00 - 1:40 PM
Understand Process Control Data
Nicolas Bocquet, Marketing Manager of North America, Desoutter Industrial Tools
Jamarrius Jeffries, Product Marketing Specialist, Desoutter Industrial Tools
Sponsored By: 
Optimizing Helium Usage and Alternative Test Methods in Production Leak Testing
Paul Chamberlain, President & CEO, LACO Technologies
Sponsored By: 
1:30 – 2:30 PM
GUIDED EXHIBIT HALL TOUR #1: Robotics
Tour Guide: John Sprovieri, Editor in Chief, Assembly Magazine
2:00 - 2:40 PM
The Road to the Connected Factory
Rodney Rusk, Industry 4.0 Leader, Bosch Rexroth Corp.
Sponsored By: 
Leap Forward... Without Fear
Floyd Dickson, Vice President, Tutelar Technologies
Sponsored By: 
3:00 - 3:40 PM
Eliminate Particulate From Your Welding Process
Paul Cathcart, Tooling Engineering Manager, Dukane
Sponsored By: 
Manufacturing Integrated Platform — The “Operating System”
for Industry 4.0
Randy Blaylock, VP Sales, eFlex Systems
Dan McKiernan, President, eFlex Systems
Sponsored By: 
3:30 – 4:30 PM
GUIDED EXHIBIT HALL TOUR #2: Lean Manufacturing
Tour Guide: Austin Weber, Senior Editor, Assembly Magazine
4:00 - 4:40 PM
Resolving the Labor Crisis in Manufacturing
Joe Campbell, Head of Americas Marketing and Applications Development, Universal Robots USA
Sponsored By: 
The Art of Automation Technology: How New Mechatronics Build the Next Generation of Feeding and Handling Solutions
Sean McBride, National Sales Manager, Afag Automation
Sponsored By: 
5:00 PM
Exhibit Hall Closes
5:00 – 7:00 PM
'Pub Night' Networking Reception
Sponsored By: 
9:00 AM
Exhibit Hall Opens
9:00 - 10:00AM
Morning Mingle & Breakfast
Learning Theater Presentations
Guided Exhibit Hall Tours
10:00 – 10:40 AM
Automating Assembly Lines with AGV's
Bruce Buscher, Vice President - Smart Handling Group, Daifuku North America
Sponsored By: 
10:00 – 11:00 AM
GUIDED EXHIBIT HALL TOUR #3: Fastening & Joining
Tour Guide: John Sprovieri, Editor in Chief, Assembly Magazine
11:00 – 11:40 AM
How IoT Can Lead Us To Look For Solutions In All The Wrong Places
Adrian Jennings, VP RTLS Technology, Ubisense
Sponsored By: 
11:00 – 12:00 PM
GUIDED EXHIBIT HALL TOUR #4: High-Speed, Multi-Station Automation
Tour Guide: Jim Camillo, Senior Editor, Assembly Magazine
12:00 – 12:40 PM
Presentation TBA
Deprag
Sponsored By: 
12:30 – 1:30 PM
GUIDED EXHIBIT HALL TOUR #5: Industry 4.0 & IIoT
Tour Guide: Austin Weber, Senior Editor, Assembly Magazine
2:00 PM
Exhibit Hall Closes
August 21, 2019 | 2:00 PM EST
How to Attract the Next-Generation of Skilled Manufacturing Workers
Dennis McRae, Vice President, West Monroe Partners
September 11, 2019 | 2:00 PM EST
Rate Lean: Fast
Gene Goodson, Ph.D., Executive-in-Residence Emeritus, Tauber Institute for Global Operations, University of Michigan
October 3, 2019 | 2:00 PM EST
Lean Six Sigma in the Age of Artificial Intelligence: Harnessing the Power of the Fourth Industrial Revolution
Michael George Sr., CEO and Founder, AI Technologies
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