Automate 2023 features educational tracks on everything from AI, smart automation, and innovations to AMRs and collaborative robots. The following article examines some of the key topics and presentations during the show.
Monday, May 22, 2023
8:00 - 8:45 am
Getting the Most from Your Robot Investment for Machine Tending
Anthony Gillespie, Schunk
9:00 - 9:45 am
Keynote: A NASA-Inspired Approach to Leading Innovation in any Organization
Gregory Robinson, NASA, James Webb Space Telescope
10:00 - 10:45 am
The Best of Both Worlds: Unlocking the Productivity of AGVs and AMRs
David Northup, Otto Motors
1:30 - 2:15 pm
Mobile Robots in Manufacturing - What We've Learned So Far?
Denise Stafford, Kuka Robotics
Tuesday, May 23, 2023
8:00 - 8:45 am
OPC UA Enables Smart Manufacturing from Sensor to Cloud
Michael Clark, OPC Foundation
9:00 - 9:45 am
Keynote: Lessons on Leadership
Tom Izzo, MSU Basketball
10:00 - 11:00 am
Mechanical Motion Control Components and Subsystems
Keith Knight, Celera Motion
1:30 - 2:15 pm
IIoT and the Smart Factory
Tom Knauer. Balluff GmbH
Wednesday, May 24, 2023
8:00 - 8:45 am
Emerging Applications in Collaborative Robotics
Tim DeGrasse, Universal Robots
9:00 - 9:45 am
Keynote: How Digitalization Has Transformed Manufacturing and Our Future
Barbara Humpton, Siemens Corporation
10:00 - 10:45 am
When and Where to Use Cartesian Robots
Eric Rice, Festo Corporation
4:15 - 5:00 pm
Leveraging TSN for Converged Automation Networks
Thomas Burke, CC Link Partner Association
Thursday, May 25, 2023
8:00 - 8:45 am
Optimizing Robot Trajectories
Ilian Bonev, Mecademic
9:00 - 9:45 am
Keynote: How the 5G Platform is Enabling the Next Generation of Lean Production
Jan Diekmann, Ericsson
10:00 - 10:45 am
The Key to Virtual Factories
Ricardo Burnanello, Telit IoT Solutions
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