PMMI brings TCO and cybersecurity training on the road

New, and free, PMMI U On the Road courses at ASCO’s New Jersey headquarters.

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Registration is open for two new PMMI U On the Road courses, Monday, July 31, at ASCO’s Global Headquarters, Florham Park, New Jersey. This free event – valued at $299! – brings together consumer packaged goods (CPG) professionals and PMMI members to learn about the latest packaging and processing issues that affect everyone.

Check out the schedule at a glance:

10:00 a.m.-3:30 p.m.

Workshop One – Total Cost of Ownership: Understand What It Is, How to Calculate and Its Many Benefits

This interactive session will focus on the acquisition, operation and maintenance costs of capital expenditures. Provided with sample request for proposals, CPG and OEM personnel will work together in collaborative teams to develop the total cost of ownership, utilizing case studies of complex equipment purchases and standard equipment purchases. Networking lunch provided.

4:00-5:30 p.m.

Workshop Two – Cybersecurity and Production Operations: Why You Should Care

Sponsored by AH&T

Threats to plant information networks and interconnected machinery lines are a continuing problem for OEMs and CPGs. This session will help both parties understand the climate in which we operate today, the risks and the potential rewards of remotely connected machinery.

5:30-7:30 p.m.

Cocktails & Networking Dinner

Register today and click here for On the Road agenda details.

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