April 1-3, 2019DAVID L. LAWRENCE CONVENTION CENTER
PITTSBURGH, PA / MFGTECHSHOW.COM
1600+ ATTENDEES
130+ EXHIBITORS
36SESSIONS
6+ PLANT TOURS
5WORKSHOPS
25+SPONSORS
ADVANCING MANUFACTURING FROM DESIGN TO DELIVERY
We are the only event that educates manufacturing and engineering professionals on key trends:› Smart Manufacturing/IIoT
› Factory Automation
› Operational Excellence
› Closing the Skills Gap
› Lean Leadership
› Cybersecurity
› Trade and Tariffs
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Presenter of the IndustryWeekBest Plants Award
Questions? Contact [email protected] or call us at (800) 927-5007
TOP REASONS WHY YOU SHOULD ATTEND
Powerful keynote speakers offering innovative ideas, compelling insights, and effective strategies to improve your operations
Strategies and best practices from over 50 expert speakers. Learn from their past experiences and discover strategies and best practices that will give you a sustainable competitive advantage
Discover new lean tactics that will inspire your workforce
Learn how to lead your employees through manufacturing’s digital transformation
Best practices in action on a plant tour of your choice
In-depth 3-hour workshops focused on specific organizational challenges
Something for your entire team: Gain a shared vision of the road to achieving success
Learn from the 2018 IndustryWeek Best Plants winners — people who have “been there, done that”
Live demonstrations of products, technologies, and services on the expo floor that can alter the face of manufacturing in your facility
Pittsburgh is ranked 8th nationally for manufacturing output with 100,000+ manufacturing professionals at 3,000+ manufacturing businesses locally including some of the most talented and brightest thinkers in robotics, artificial intelligence, automated and connected vehicle technology and advanced manufacturing. Named one of four tech hubs in the U.S. to watch in 2018 by VentureBeat
Home to nationally ranked manufacturing and major research universities including Carnegie Mellon, Lehigh University, Penn State University, and University of Pittsburgh
M&T ShowExcellent opportunities for in-depth conversations about your business needs while networking
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WHOSHOULD ATTEND:CEOs
COOs
Cont. Improvement Managers
Directors of Manufacturing
Directors of Cont. Improvement
Directors of Operations
Directors of Production
Design Engineers
Directors of Materials Mgmt
Director of Quality
EVPs of Operations
EVPs of Manufacturing
Engineering Managers
Facilities Managers
General Managers
Lean Managers
Industrial Engineers
Operations Managers
Plant Managers
Presidents
Production Managers
Six Sigma Managers
Sr. Directors of Mfg. Operations
VPs of Manufacturing
VPs of Global Operations
VPs of Operations
VPs of Business Integration
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MFGTECHSHOW.COM APRIL 1-3, 2019 / DAVID L. LAWRENCE CONVENTION CENTER PITTSBURGH, PA
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The IndustryWeek Best
Plants Awards program
annually recognizes North
American plants that are on
the leading edge of efforts
to increase competitiveness,
enhance customer
satisfaction and create
stimulating and rewarding
work environments.
Rebecca B. Liebert Senior Vice President of Automotive Coatings
PPG
Rebecca Liebert leads PPG’s automotive coatings
division and oversees the company’s Latin America
region. Rebecca will address proven methods
employed to drive performance improvement
and excellence.
Lou RasseyChief Executive Officer
Fast Radius
Lou Rassey began his manufacturing career
sweeping up at his family’s Detroit machine shop.
Today, he runs what the World Economic Forum
named as the best smart factory in North America.
This experience at both ends of the manufacturing
spectrum makes him uniquely suited to share
the latest digital manufacturing strategies every
manufacturing leader should be paying attention to,
from 3D printing to Industry 4.0.
Titan GilroyOwner and CEO
Titans of CNC
Titan Gilroy has been a boxer, machinist, and
reality-show star. Now he’s one of manufacturing’s
most passionate advocates, gathering legions
of followers devoted to his aggressive style of
machining and learning his secrets via his free
online training academy.
IndustryWeek Best Plants AwardsTuesday, April 212:15 pm
KeynotesHear from industry leaders sharing their companies’ transformations
MFGTECHSHOW.COM APRIL 1-3, 2019 / DAVID L. LAWRENCE CONVENTION CENTER PITTSBURGH, PA
> Robotics & the Future of American Manufacturing Presented by: Advanced Robotics for Manufacturing (ARM) and Carnegie Mellon University
> Implementing Cobots in Small and Midsize Plants Through Lean Robotics Speaker representative from NEFF Automation
> Building Tomorrow’s Smart Warehouses Today Speakers: Gary Allen, CTO and Vice President, Product Development, Ryder System, Inc.; Melonee Wise, CEO, Fetch Robotics
> Cybersecurity and Industrial Automation - A Practical, Hands-On Approach to Keep Your Data Secure Speakers: Anna-Maria Preta, SCADA Business Developer, Siemens Industry, Inc.; Samudra Vijay, CEO, Sam Analytic Solutions
> Intelligent Automation: How Machine Learning Can Boost Quality and Yield on the Factory Floor Speakers: Surya Kommareddy, Director, Discrete Industries, Oracle; Swapan Ghosh, Director, Discrete Industries, Oracle; Tim Lomax, Strategic Alliance Manager, Mitsubishi Electric Automation
> Neapco Components’ Lean Roadmap: How We Got Started Speakers: Susan Pleasant, Coach and Advisor, SPleasant Consulting; Tim Fralin, Continuous Improvement Manager, Neapco Holdings
> IW Best Plants Winners Panel: Lessons Learned on the Journey to Manufacturing Excellence*
> Taking Value Stream Mapping to the Gemba Speaker: Raymond Kelly, Director of Operational Excellence and published Continuous Improvement Author, Welbilt/Frymaster
> Identifying 8 Wastes of Lean*
> Targeting the Middle: Leader Standard Work at the Value Stream or Supervisor Level Speaker: Eric Lussier, Vice President, Steel Business System, Steel Partners Holdings
> Continuous Improvement Delivered: A 2018 IW Best Plants Winner’s Story*
> Introduction to Toyota Kata*
> Introduction to Six Sigma for Continuous Improvement*
> Grow Where You’re Planted: How Apprenticeships Nurture Talent & Dispel Manufacturing Myths Speaker: Arnd Herwig, Vice President, Engineering, Brose North America
> Engaging Manufacturing’s Next Generation Through Full Contact Innovation Speakers: Bill Padnos, Director of Youth Engagement, NTMA; Katie Hager, Workforce Development Manager, DMI Companies; Linda Wood, Training Programs Manager, Oberg Industries; Paul Anselmo, President & CEO, New Century Careers
> Apprenticeships Powered by Industry – Build Your Talent Pipeline*
FACTORY AUTOMATION
CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT FUNDAMENTALS
Track Sessions Choose the sessions that best meet your business challenges
ADVANCED CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT
TALENT MANAGEMENT
NEW
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> Talent Over Tech: How Leadership & Culture Win the Industrial Technology Race Speaker: Jerry Foster, Chief Technology Officer, Plex Systems
> Supercharge Your Culture: How to Change Your Approach to Drive Better Results Speaker: Mark Whitten, Director of Operations, USA, Martinrea International
> Johnson & Johnson’s Five Year Journey to Digital Transformation Speakers: Bart Talloen, VP Product Supply Strategy & Deployment, Johnson & Johnson; Willem Sundblad, CEO & Founder, Oden Technologies
> Taking the Lead with Industry 4.0: A Framework to Accelerate Change Speakers: Faith McCreary, Principal Researcher and Strategist, Internet of Things Group, and Irene Petrick, Director of Industrial Innovation, Internet of Things Group, Intel Corporation
> Lean Leadership*
> Creating a High Performance Culture*
> Purposeful Innovation: Innovating Efficiently, Cost Effectively, and Profitably Speaker: Srinivas Veeramasuneni, Vice President and Chief Innovation Officer, USG Corporation
> Observing, Experimenting, Implementing… with Beer: A Brewery Case Study in Digital Transformation Speakers: Janell Rothenberg, Research Consultant, Humanity Innovation Labs; Jason Adams, Renaissance Engineer, Avery Brewing Company
> The Connected Machine Shop – Building the Digital Thread Speaker: Bijal Patel, Sr. Digital Machining Specialist, Sandvik Coromant
> The Road Less Travelled: The Journey Toward Smart Manufacturing•
> It Takes Two to Tango: How to Keep Both Suppliers and Customers Satisfied Speakers: Ryan Kelly, Product Leader, Xometry; Paul Ericksen, Supply Chain Consultant, IndustryWeek
> The US Trade and Tariffs: An Insider’s Guide to the Current Trade Environment Speaker: Jeffrey Watson, CEO, Sourcing Systems International
> The True Cost of an Ignorant Supply Chain Speakers: David Goddard, Principal, Oliver Wight; Ian Poulton, Senior Finance Manager, PPG Aerospace; Roger Thomas, Industry Principal, SAS Institute Inc.
> Taking Control of your Supply Chain with Supply Chain Analytics•
SMART MANUFACTURING
NEW
Confirmed sessions as of 1/28; please check mfgtechshow.com for up-to-the-minute confirmed programming.
*Speakers to be announced
• Walk through a working additive manufacturing facility to see the full 3D printing operations from powder to final part
• Collaborate with the GE Additive team on product design, materials selection, process optimization, and look at the complete product development process
• A tour focusing on manufacturing, testing, and warehousing for low and medium voltage motor control solutions
• Highlight Benshaw’s unique “build-to-order” capability; supported by a pre-engineered real-time engineering database, an automated order entry system, and an extensive inventory of control components and more
• See evidence of strong lean background / impact of multiple continuous improvement initiatives, good visual management / visual indicators throughout the manufacturing / packaging processes
• “Smart Automation” that allows for redeployment of personnel to “higher value added” activities, simple, but effective inventory management principles
• Manufacturer of safety products that help protect workers who may be exposed to a variety of hazardous conditions
• Attendees will see assembly and test systems for safety equipment, including self-contained breathing apparatus, injection molding, logo printing and testing, machining centers, supply chain management and more
• Highlight MSA’s behavior based safety program, including observation and near hit processes
• Market leader in self-driving industrial vehicles in manufacturing and distribution
• Hear technology background and insight on applications its vehicles typically perform, including examples of customers in real-world manufacturing settings
• Seegrid application engineers (AEs) will be on-hand for attendees to interact with and ask questions.
• Tour includes a live demo of Seegrid’s self-driving vehicles in action
PLANT TOURS F I L L U P F A S T
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Plant ToursBenchmark your operations and gain best practices by touring some of the area’s best manufacturing plants
The Expo HallExhibitors from across the manufacturing industry offer products and services ranging from automation, software, robotics, 3D printing, wearables, to lean and workforce solutions, material handling, supply chain, safety equipment, and machine tools.
Live Demos and Immersive EducationM&T 2019’s re-imagined expo floor allows attendees to experience some of today’s most innovative solutions first-hand
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Expo FloorKeep up to date with emerging technologies and discover companies that have solutions for your business needs
UL Live HackAnatomy of a Cyberattack
FashionForward ShowShowcasing the next generation of industrial wearables
Wreck-It RobotsM&T’s first-everrobot smackdown, featuring student-made bots destroying obsolete office equipment!
YOU’VE GOT TO GET IN ON THIS...THERE’S STILL TIME TO EXHIBIT. Contact [email protected] or call (661) 523-5024
MEET THE 2018 INDUSTRYWEEK BEST PLANTS WINNERS
TUESDAY, APRIL 2, 2019 AT 12:15PM
Now in its 29th year, the IndustryWeek Best Plants Awards program annually recognizes manufacturing plants located in North America that are on the leading edge of efforts to increase competitiveness, enhance customer satisfaction, and create stimulating and rewarding work environments.
The 2018 IW Best Plants Award winners will be announced shortly.
In addition, the 2018 honorees will share their stories during individual sessions and a panel discussion.
Don’t miss your opportunity to network and learn from the 2018 winning class.
Don’t Miss Out on This Event!
Pittsburgh, It’s All Here!Manufacturing is thriving in Pittsburgh.
> Ranked 8th nationally for manufacturing output with 100,000+ manufacturing professionals at 3,000+ manufacturing businesses locally
> Home to some of the most talented and brightest thinkers in robotics, artificial intelligence, automated and connected vehicle technology
> Named one of four tech hubs in the U.S. to watch in 2018 by VentureBeat
> Home to top manufacturers: ATI, Alcoa, Boeing, Covestro, GE, Heinz Co., PPG, U.S. Steel, Wabtec, and more
> Future manufacturing leaders educated at: Carnegie Mellon, Lehigh, Penn State and University of Pittsburgh
> LEED® Platinum Certified David L. Lawrence Convention Center
> Mix of old-school and trendy foodie favorites that celebrate the city’s diversity
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Night Out Event at M&TTuesday, April 2 – 6:00-9:00 pmAlways a feature that attendees look forward to. This year, we booked one of the best-looking stadiums in the world — Heinz Field, home of the Pittsburgh Steelers — ranked 5th best stadium in the NFL by Sporting News. Join us for a once in a lifetime opportunity for food, music, and private tours behind the scenes at Heinz Field. Don’t miss this party — everyone will be there, and talking about it Wednesday morning!
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