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Join us online at 1 p.m. ET on Sept. 20 at the Future of Automation: 2023 Technology Forum Don’t miss the opportunity to listen to experts discuss the latest technology developments in the industry!

Meeting automation requirements of today’s small to medium sized businesses Speaker:
Scott Marsic, Group Product Manager – Robotics, Epson

Robotics and automation are more prominent fixtures in todays’ manufacturing processes than ever before. This presentation will cover key market drivers and best practices of small- and medium-sized businesses, as well as the role technology plays as they pursue higher degrees of simplicity.

Securing the industrial network
Speaker:
Tyler Burke, Product Manager for Automation, Phoenix Contact Canada

With a push towards digitalization can you be sure your machine is ready for wider connectivity. In this session Phoenix Contact will show some simple solutions to isolate IT from OT and protect both networks from each other.

Digitizing towards AI automation
Speaker:
Ed Goffin, Vice-president of Product Marketing, Pleora Technologies

This presentation will highlight how manufacturers can deploy AI and vision technology to solve an immediate problem, while gaining insight and user buy-in to develop an automation roadmap. We will look at how an electronics manufacturer is using AI-based tools to first digitize error-prone human processes and gather data to help guide and simplify an AI automation strategy.

Future needs in automation
Speaker:
Frank Latino, Product Management for Electric Automation, Festo North America

Latino will discuss three operational improvements in automation, Festo's domain expertise for digitalization, three Pillars of the digital factory and implementation success stories. Learn about increasing productivity, reducing energy costs, preventing quality losses, optimizing the factory floor and creating new business models, by analyzing data with Festo AX.

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