Agenda
9:30 am — Welcome & Intro
Robert Grace, Conference Chair & President, RC Grace LLC
9:35–10:00 am — IIoT's impact on the molding factory of the future
Bruce Catoen, Chief Technology Officer, Milacron
10:00–10:25 am — Smart Factories: The Future of Plastics Production with 4.0 Connectivity & Condition Monitoring Systems
Jim Mitchell, National Sales Mgr. - Injection Machinery Div., Wittmann Battenfeld Inc.
10:25–10:40 am — Networking Break
10:40–11:05 am — Manufacturing & Supply Chain in the Cognitive IoT era
Krish Dharma, Director of Business Development – U.S. Industrial Market, IBM
11:05–11:30 am — Envisioning the i4.0 Compounding Plant
Alex Utracki, Director – Process Technology, Coperion
11:30 am–12:00 pm — Discussion Panel / Q&A
(with morning speakers)
12:00–1:15 pm — Break for lunch on your own
1:15–1:40 pm — Leveraging the Industrial IoT to Increase Production Efficiency
& Streamline Operations<
Daniel Liu, Industrial Computing Manager, Moxa Americas Inc.
1:40–2:05 pm — inject 4.0: Welcome to the Smart Factory
Joachim Kragl, Director - Advanced Molding Systems & Processing, ENGEL North America
2:05–2:30 pm — Packaging 4.0: Fiction vs. Reality
Sebastian Hünnefeld, Product Manager - Blown Film, Windmoeller & Hoelscher Corp.
2:30–2:55 pm — Overcoming Perceived Barriers to Industry 4.0 Benefits
Tom Craven, VP - Product Strategy, RRAMAC Connected Systems
2:55–3:20 pm — Applying Industry 4.0 in the Real World
Dr. Juergen Giesow, Director – Technology & Engineering, Arburg Inc.
3:20–3:45 pm — Discussion Panel / Q&A
(with afternoon speakers)
3:45 pm — Wrap Up
