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| Program (as of February 21, 2008) Packaging Automation Forum 2008 Chicago Marriott Schaumburg |
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| Monday, May 19, 2008 | |||
| 1:00 – 5:00 p.m. | Make2Pack Workshop and Connect-and-Pack Demo™ |
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| 5:30 – 7:30 p.m. | Early Registration and Cocktail Reception | ||
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| Tuesday, May 20, 2008 | |||
| 7:15 – 8:20 a.m. | Registration and Breakfast | ||
| 8:20 – 8:30 a.m. | Opening Remarks Pat Reynolds, Editor, Packaging World |
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| 8:30 – 9:15 a.m. | KEYNOTE PRESENTATION: Using Packaging Controls Technology as a Springboard to Supply Chain Efficiency David Atherton, Director of TIMQ & Supply Chain Engineering, Unilever |
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Gain insights into maximizing asset utilization, reducing unplanned downtime, and using packaging machinery to increase overall supply chain efficiency. Hear how advances in controls integration and automation technology play a key role in helping Unilever reach its goals. | ||
| 9:15 – 10:00 a.m. | MES Implementation That Reaches into Packaging John Jackson, MES Engineer |
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Stirling Medical Innovations' mission statement promises to deliver products that will excite the world and enhance life. While Colin Boyd's presentation will be more narrowly focused, Stirling's Project Lead delivers on the excitement - offering an intriguing look at an impressive packaging operation. Go behind the scenes with this startup medical device manufacturer and discover the benefits they've gained, thanks to a far-reaching MES application. | ||
| 10:00 – 10:40 a.m. | Packaging as an Integrated Process, Not Just a Line of Connected Machines Mark Hughes, Automation Consultant, Eli Lilly and Co |
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Mark Hughes, Automation Consultant in the Automation and Control Engineering group at pharmaceuticals giant Eli Lilly, talks about how an integrated approach to packaging simplifies the task of meeting business needs. If it's not about value, says Hughes, it's not going to succeed. | ||
| 10:40 – 11:00 a.m. | Morning Break | ||
| 11:00 – 11:45 a.m. | Driving Packaging Equipment Capability & Performance -- The Mechatronic Method Rob Aleksa, Corporate Machine Control Section Head, Procter & Gamble |
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High on the P&G wish list when it comes to packaging machinery is equipment that is not only more robust and reliable but also more capable of meeting the rates it's supposed to deliver. Rob Aleksa proposes a strategy whereby today's packaging professionals would influence the packaging educational institutions so that engineers exiting those institutions would have advanced proficiency in mechatronics. | ||
| 11:45 – 12:30 p.m. | A China perspective Wen Yongping, Manager, Ambient Dairy Business Unit, Mengnui Dairy |
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So you think China's playing catch-up when it comes to sophisticated controls and integration strategies? Guess again. Hear what Wen Yougping of Mengnui Dairy has to say about efficiencies gained from the controls technologies the dairy is using in its newest packaging lines. | ||
| 12:30 – 1:40 p.m. | Luncheon | ||
| 1:40 – 1:45 p.m. | Afternoon Session Welcome Gary Mintchell, Editor, Automation World |
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| 1:45 – 2:30 p.m. | Automation Strategies vs. Manufacturing Priorities - Finding the Sweet Spot Kathleen Waters, Principal Engineer, Genentech, Inc. |
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Considered the founder of the biotechnology industry, Genentech discovers, develops, manufactures and commercializes biotherapeutics that address medical needs worldwide. Learn from this respected and award-winning company when Genetech's Principal Engineer, Kathleen Waters, shares her insight and experience defining the automation strategy at Genentech. Hear, first-hand, how Waters and her colleagues have worked to align the vision, automation technologies, business processes and best practices of Genentech's manufacturing and packaging operations. | ||
| 2:30 - 3:15 p.m. | Controls and Integration from the integrator's perspective - a panel discussion Moderator: Dave Chappell, Make2Pack Chair and President of Complete Manufacturing Automation Associates Shane Loughlin, SL Controls Jack Roper, Power Engineers Craig Souser, JLS Automation |
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| Hear from leading integrators about the benefits of packaging controls and information technology. Dave Chappell moderates a lively panel discussion followed by Q&A session. | |||
| 3:15 – 3:35 p.m. | Afternoon Break | ||
| 3:35 – 4:15 p.m. | Aligning IT and Manufacturing to Serve Overall Business Needs Michael Duntz, Corporate IT Manager of Enabling Technologies, Rexam Beverage Can North America |
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Too often the disconnect between IT and Manufacturing prevents today's manufacturers from achieving goals that are near and dear to the overall business. Find out how can-making giant Rexam applies IT solutions to bring about Vendor Managed Inventory, improved OEE reporting, and other key benefits. | ||
| 4:15 – 5:00 p.m. | Remote Functionality to the Rescue Suresh Patel, Senior Control Systems Engineer Brian Romano, PACsys |
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| Suresh Patel of grout manufacturer Laticrete International and Brian Romano of systems integrator PACsys team up to describe how a hardware/ software solution makes it possible for headquarters personnel to make a mechanical adjustment in a packaging machine a continent away. This demonstration of Internet-enabled remote functionality is a classic example of how investment in developing technologies can pay off not just for Fortune 100 companies but also for small and mid-sized manufacturers, too. | |||
| 5:00 – 5:05 p.m. | Closing Remarks | ||
| 5:05 – 6:30 p.m. | Cocktail Reception | ||
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