2021 Internet of Things Experience for Manufacturers
By sponsoring this timely event, you can showcase your IoT-related technology, make valuable business contacts, and brand your products and services to a key group of qualified prospects and industry professionals.
Sponsorship Packages
- 30-minute case-study presentation
- 5- to 10-min. company introduction during the conference
- White paper and 2-min. video on metalformingmagazine.com
- Exhibit space at event
- Signage at event
- Company logo and link on all promotional materials—print and digital
- Detailed list of attendees
- Full-page print ad in the May 2021 issue of MetalForming magazine (or digital equivalent)
- Four sponsorships in the MetalForming e-newsletter—prior to the event
- Two tickets to the event for sponsor staff
- Four tickets to event for customers/prospects
Gold—best value
- 5- to 10-minute company introduction
- White paper and 2-minute video on metalformingmagazine.com
- Exhibit space at event
- (replaces 1/2-page ad in Bronze package)
- Signage at event
- Company logo and link on all promotional materials—print and digital
- Detailed list of attendees
- Half-page print ad in the May 2021 issue of MetalForming magazine (or digital equivalent)
- Two sponsorships in the MetalForming e-newsletter—prior to the event
- Two tickets to the event for sponsor staff
Silver
- Exhibit space at event
- Signage at event
- Detailed list of attendees
- Quarter-page print ad in the May 2021 issue of MetalForming magazine (or digital equivalent)
- Two tickets to the event for sponsor staff
Bronze
- Evening Reception Sponsors (1 available)
- Welcoming remarks at reception, and additional signage
- Breakfast or Lunch Sponsor (1 available)
- Welcoming remarks at breakfast or lunch, and additional signage
- Attendee Bag Sponsor (1 available)
- Logo on bag, and company marketing materials placed inside
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Michael Vohland | VP of Sales/Publisher
216/901-8800 ext 143 | mvohland@pma.org
Midwest and Canada
Damon Wolf | Sales Manager
216/901-8800 ext 105 | 216/357-8534 | dwolf@pma.org
IA, IL, IN, MN, WI
Mark Fortuna | Strategic Account Manager
773/531-8780 | mfortuna@pma.org
Ilene Schwartz | Inside Sales
216/901-8800 ext 148 | ischwartz@pma.org
Western US. New England, PA, NY, NJ, Quebec
Phil Arndt
802/318-5019 | parndt@pma.org
South Atlantic, South Central
Bob West
678/377-5749 | metalform_bobwest@msn.com
Mexico
Rodolfo Marroquin
5281-8349-5605 | pmademexico@gmail.com
Europe
Christian Hoelscher
+49 (0) 89-95737542 | Mobile: +49 (0) 151-20155885 | christian.hoelscher@highcliffemedia.com
Internet of Things Experience for Manufacturers
Wednesday, October 27 - Thursday, October 28, 2021 | Chicago, IL
MetalForming magazine and the Precision Metalforming Association are proud to deliver what metalformers and fabricators need to know to successfully leverage emerging IoT (Internet of Things) technology.
IoT for Manufacturers is a one-of-a-kind event designed specifically to educate floor supervisors, manufacturing engineers and managers, IT directors, and others working in small to midsized metalforming and fabricating plants on the coming wave of digital manufacturing and plant-floor connectivity.
Experts will explain how ERP/MRP software allows critical data gathered on the plant floor to be deciphered and delivered to managers, enabling strategic decision-making. And, with sensors and machine controls evolving at a rapid pace, don't miss this opportunity to stay current with these critical, IoT-enabling technologies.
Successful use-case studies will describe how IoT technology helps metalformers and fabricators improve OEE and drive quality and productivity improvements. In addition, attendees will be given a roadmap for planning and executing an IoT plan.
Sign up and take a leadership position among metalformers and fabricators in benefiting from all that IoT offers now and in the future.
- Wednesday, October 27
- Thursday, October 28
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1:00 p.m.
Registration Opens / Display Area Open
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2:30 p.m.
CNC Digitization, Tooling Data, and The Big Oversight
David Darling, Creston IndustrialThe single biggest oversight made by CNC operators on their digitization journey may surprise you, and David Darling, Chief Strategy Officer of ToolsUnited USA will show you how to avoid making that same oversight yourself. You will see how companies both large and small have finally taken full advantage of their CNC digitization efforts by building a solid foundation of tooling data using advanced international standards. David will draw on his past experience as VP and COO of Autodie, LLC to talk about CNC digitization’s impact to the bottom line of tool and die makers, stamping die repair operations, and injection mold makers.
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3:30 p.m.
What Industry Data Tells Us About the Promise of Industry 4.0…and the new skill requirements of the workforce of the future
Fred Tillman, Vice President of Product Development, ECI Software SolutionsIn this session, Fred will discuss what industry data tells us about how much the U.S. manufacturing industry has—or hasn’t—realized the promise of Industry 4.0. He’ll cover the challenges that manufacturers are facing when attempting to capitalize on Industry 4.0 and emerging tools, and the new skills requirements the workforce needs to handle emerging technology in the manufacturing industry. Session attendees will walk away with an in-depth understanding of the technology trends within the industry, use-case examples of how manufacturers have successfully adopted Industry 4.0 techniques and best practices to bring back to their own operations.
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4:30 p.m.
Reception / Display Area Open
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8:00 a.m.
Breakfast / Display Area Open
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8:45 a.m.
Panel Discussion: Leveraging Industry 4.0 and IOT in the Pressroom
Panelists:
James Barrett, President, Link Systems
Stephan Robertson, GM/VP Sales & Operations, SIMPAC America
Jim Finnerty, Product Manager, Wintriss Controls Group LLC
Steve Gruber, Executive VP, Global Services, Nidec Press & Automation
Moderator: Brad Kuvin, Editorial Director, MetalForming Magazine -
10:00 a.m.
Toward Zero-Downtime, Zero-Defect Manufacturing
Mo Abuali,, CEO and Managing Partner, IoTco
Isaac Bennett, Director of IT and Digital Transformation, Wright & McGillManufacturers are still talking about digitizing their manufacturing floor and deciding if they should invest or not. In this presentation, Mo Abuali and Isaac Bennett have some key messages for the attendees:
- Act now, demonstrate leadership, build the business case for Industrial IoT and Industry 4.0, and get started.
- Data first! Digitalization is from the past; predictive analytics and artificial intelligence is the future.
- Industry 4.0 is all about people, process, and technology. Empower your operators and personnel with paperless human-machine interfacing and improve their productivity.
- Think big, start small, and think ROI (return on investment). Take a systematic path to drive the right technology adoption, and scale your digital maturity.
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10:45 a.m.
Break
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11:00 a.m.
Laying the Groundwork for IoT Success—Building a Team, Building a Project
Gary Mintchell, Founder, The Manufacturing ConnectionBusiness owners and executives have been told for several years that they must implement IoT for business success. Unfortunately, they are often offered little guidance to define just exactly what business problems are being solved. They also are often at a loss to know exactly how to begin. This presentation will offer some guidance along with tips from those who have already gone down that path.
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11:45 a.m.
Sensor Technology Takes on IoT Challenges in the Pressroom and Fab Shop
Helge Hornis, Ph.D., Technology Director, Pepperl+Fuchs, Inc. -
12:30 p.m.
Lunch / Display Area Open
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2:00 p.m.
Controls and Connectivity: Collecting and Moving Data from the Shop to the Office
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2:45 p.m.
Case Studies
Speaker TBA -
3:30 p.m.
Adjourn
