Manufacturing & Technology Conference & Expo 2018

Highlights

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Process Improvement

Intel’s Secret Weapon for Automation Success: Standardization

May 11, 2018
The mega chipmaker can drop new production equipment into its factories and be up and running in five minutes, thanks to a maniacal focus and investment in building and implementing...
Radek Hofman
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Digital Tools

The Key to Balancing Speed, Agility in Digital Transformation

May 10, 2018
Business Process Management and the philosophy “Think Big, Start Small,” helped guide Quad Graphics to a staggering increase of $256M in free cash flow per year. And they’re just...
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Operations

Toyota Mississippi’s Sean Suggs: Dare to Dream the Impossible

May 10, 2018
Toyota’s transformation into a mobility company will rely on a purpose-driven workforce.
Chris Mapes
Talent

Lincoln Electric CEO: The Skills Gap Is Not a Short-Term Problem

May 10, 2018
Chris Mapes talks about the company's three-part approach to developing the workforce pipeline: education, automation, and collaboration.
Bill Ruh
Technology and IIoT

GE Digital CEO: Manufacturing's Digital Transformation Depends on the Big Picture

May 9, 2018
Bill Ruh stresses the "mastery of operations performance ... across a multitude of machines and people."
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Technology and IIoT

The Battle to Manufacture a World-Class Robot: Giant Leaps and a Few Thuds

April 14, 2018
Making manufacturing history starts with self-drive, ambition, and a little luck. MegaBots found it also takes the right partners, tempering expectations and getting up after ...
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Manufacturing & Technology, an IndustryWeek Event

Seeking Common Ground for Smart Manufacturing

April 14, 2018
A new research project by IndustryWeek and MESA International is uncovering both common ground and controversy among smart manufacturing initiatives, priorities, and tactics. ...
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Employee Engagement
Leadership

8 Simple Rules to Talent Acquisition

April 13, 2018
"Companies are beginning to use lean to develop a culture of continuous improvement and actually engaging people doing the work to develop standards for recruiting," says Marc...
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Leadership

Employee Engagement: Don’t Leave Money on the Table

April 12, 2018
The cost of poor engagement is minimum effort by your workforce. You need more, says Martinrea's Mark Whitten.