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SUMMARY:Improve Supply Chain Visibility by Embracing Innovative Technology
DESCRIPTION:Print PDFPrintIt may seem like disruptions in your supply chain are frustrating inevitabilities\, but that’s only half true. While they are inevitable\, they don’t have to be frustrating. There’s a way to predict and often prevent them. You can also create a system that mitigates disruption when it does happen. The solution starts with visibility: The more transparency you have into each step of your logistics operation\, the better you will be able to use it to help you succeed in a competitive marketplace. \nIn this webinar you’ll learn about: \n\nNew technologies that are helping improve visibility\nCapturing and analyzing correct data to increase efficiency\nUsing historical data to plan for and mitigate supply chain disruption\n\n\nSpeaker:\n\n\n\n\nChris Scharaswak\nSenior Director\, Product Development & Innovation\nRyder System\, Inc.\n\n\nMr. Scharaswak joined Ryder in 1995 and is a Senior Director of Product Development & Innovation. He has extensive industry experience in the retail\, consumer products\, auto and high-tech industries. His international supply chain strategy experience spans North America\, South America\, Europe\, and Asia. Chris has made valuable contributions to key service and product development initiatives for warehouse designs to support BTB and BTC\, integrated transportation\, Total Cost of Ownership\, origin consolidation management\, deconsolidation services\, visibility applications and digital platforms. \nAdditionally\, Mr. Scharaswak has made significant contributions to Ryder’s growth and customer solutions throughout North America. He managed the development and setup of a consolidation network in Asia to support international PO management and deconsolidation for North American markets. Chris previously led the solutions and engineering for Retail and Consumer Brands with a diverse background in supply chain strategy. As an example of his leadership\, he has helped multiple leading consumer brand manufacturers and distributors transform their supply chains to drive out redundant cost within their networks\, improve inventory fill rates and drive transportation efficiencies. This allowed for direct control of the customer experience\, synchronize production with demand\, and dramatically reduce the order-to-cash cycle time. \n\n\n\n\nRegister \nPrint PDFPrint
URL:https://imcpa.com/event/improve-supply-chain-visibility-embracing-innovative-technology/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20170801T100000
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SUMMARY:Selling To The Government: The First Steps
DESCRIPTION:Print PDFPrintAttend this seminar and learn the basic principals that businesses must know in order to do business with the federal\, state or local government. \nTopics Include: \n\nHow the government buys goods and services\nCertifications and registrations necessary to sell to federal\, state or local governments\nHow government agencies advertise their opportunities\nLocating subcontracting opportunities with government “prime” contractors\nUnderstanding the sales process\n\nRegister \nPrint PDFPrint
URL:https://imcpa.com/event/selling-to-the-government-the-first-steps-3/
LOCATION:Williamsport / Lycoming Chamber of Commerce\, 102 W. Fourth Street\, Williamsport\, PA\, 17701\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20170803T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20170803T120000
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SUMMARY:Keys to Success in Deploying a Product Cost Management Strategy
DESCRIPTION:Print PDFPrintEven best-in-class manufacturing companies can miss their cost targets when launching new products. Design changes can often lead to costly rework and part sourcing costs can wildly fluctuate wildly based on changing market conditions. You must ensure that high quality products are delivered\, but in a cost structure that makes sense. \nJoin us August 3 to hear how one manufacturer overcame these challenges by implementing a strategic product cost management initiative within an Engineer-to-Order (ETO) and Assembly-to-Order (ATO) environment. CIRCOR (NYSE: CIR) designs\, develops\, manufactures and sells flow control products and solutions into Energy (Oil & Gas) and Advanced Flow Solution (aerospace\, power\, process and industry) markets. \nLearn how CIRCOR’s project team: \n\nEngaged Executive Management in the project definition and technology partner selection process.\nConfigured and implemented a modern product cost management technology that reduced cost estimation time from days to minutes.\nReduced product cost on a complex Disk Stack Assembly by more than 69%\nEnhanced their Stage-Gate process to include manufacturing cost as a key review parameter\nSignificantly reduced “surprises” at the end of the design cycle.\n\nPresenters\n\nNick Williams\nVP Engineering\, Fellow\nTechnology & Processes\nCIRCOR \nNick Williams joined CIRCOR in October 2012 as VP Engineering CIRCOR Flow Technologies. Prior to that he spent 7 years with Crane Energy Flow Solutions and 15 years with Tyco Flow Control as Director Engineering. Prior to that he held various leadership positions in Engineering and Quality Assurance in a variety of Aerospace and Defense companies within the U.S. and UK. Williams holds a Bachelors of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from Portsmouth Polytechnic University\, Portsmouth\, England. He also has studied Polymer Science at the University of Akron University and UCLA and is Six Sigma Black Belt certified. \n\nThis webinar will be conducted using a slides-and-audio format.  After you complete your registration\, you will receive a confirmation email with details for joining the webinar. \nRegister \nPrint PDFPrint
URL:https://imcpa.com/event/keys-success-deploying-product-cost-management-strategy/
LOCATION:Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20170809T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20170809T113000
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SUMMARY:E-Commerce Opportunities for Companies
DESCRIPTION:Print PDFPrintThe ever expanding use of technology at all levels of life and business will continue to expand and with it e-commerce. \nThis new way to purchase products continues to have a significant effect on today’s retail market. Consumers can already purchase everything from the staples of life such as food\, medicine and clothing to virtually all consumer products\, including the continually expanding array of high tech products electronically. We are now seeing e-commerce expanding rapidly into the commercial market place as well. This growth of e-commerce is not only changing the way consumers and manufacturers purchase and market products\, it is also having an effect on supply chain management. The logistical support needed by companies involved in e-commerce is rapidly changing as well. There are also many regulatory issues that relate to e-Commerce Transactions. \nThis seminar will define e-Commerce; identify the various opportunities that exist for commercial companies related to e-Commerce and the related export and import compliance issues. It will further identify those intermediaries who can assist with developing an e-Commerce program. \nWho should attend? \n\nSenior Management\nSales\nMarketing\nCorporate Development\nExport/Import Operations\n\nFunded in part by DCED’s Office of International Business. \nAfter registering\, you will receive an email containing information about joining the webinar. \nRegister \nPrint PDFPrint
URL:https://imcpa.com/event/e-commerce-opportunities-companies/
LOCATION:Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20170815T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20170815T150000
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SUMMARY:How Digitalization is Changing the Economics of Manufacturing Supply Chain
DESCRIPTION:Print PDFPrintWhile the notion of lean manufacturing has been the cornerstone of operational efficiency in manufacturing for several decades\, it’s the advent of digital manufacturing that is truly catapulting lean to another level. The digitalization of processes along the entire continuum of the manufacturing supply chain\, starting with a product’s design and development\, is what is driving the next industrial revolution\, often dubbed Industry 4.0. Creating a digital supply chain—one that’s more resilient to market risks as well as more responsive to opportunities—is essential to not only staying competitive but also further improving operational efficiencies. This presentation will demonstrate how on-demand manufacturing can streamline the product development cycle and make the manufacturing supply chain more cost-efficient. \nWhat you will learn: \n\nExplore what the “digital thread” is and how it ties together each aspect of the manufacturing process\, from CAD model through to production parts\nDiscuss the difference between back-end hardware automation and front-end software automation\, and how digitizing the front-end can mitigate risk\nLearn how on-demand manufacturing can reduce production costs and allow companies to respond to volatile or unforeseen market demands\n\nSpeaker \nCharlie Johnson\, Production Manager\, Proto Labs \nCharlie Johnson is a production manager at Proto Labs\, with nearly 10 years of experience in rapid manufacturing and designing for moldability. During his tenure with Proto Labs\, Johnson has held a variety of positions ranging from customer service engineer to design supervisor for technical operations. In his current role\, he oversees the injection molding build\, milling\, and operations departments Proto Labs’ U.S. facilities.\n \n\nRegister \nPrint PDFPrint
URL:https://imcpa.com/event/digitalization/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20170817T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20170817T150000
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SUMMARY:Industry 4.0 -- Manufacturing for the Next Generation
DESCRIPTION:Print PDFPrintManufacturers have put significant effort and investment into improving Product Engineering.  Now the focus is on improving manufacturing to drive greater overall efficiency with limited resources\, and fully integrated business processes.  Product Engineering\, however\, comprises only a small part of your enterprise costs. The larger savings opportunities reside in the roughly 75% of your budget that represent manufacturing. \nHow can you improve your manufacturing to drive greater overall efficiency with limited resources\, and fully integrated business processes? \nWith increased attention on digitalization\, significant gains can be achieved by leveraging capabilities like Design for Manufacturing\, Early Concept Planning\, and more accurate and aligned Detailed Planning for production.  How can you take these capabilities to the next level? \nJoin us August 17 for a discussion of the trends driving the manufacturing community and how the complete “Digital Twin” of Product and Planning addresses these trends by shifting manufacturing earlier in the development cycle to generate faster\, more accurate\, and lower cost launches. \nSome of the topics to be covered include: \n\nReducing cost-of-change and shorten time-to-launch by engaging DFM upfront\nImproving quality utilizing integrated quality collaboration\nReducing problems at launch by virtually validating and optimizing all aspects of production early\n\nSpeakers \nChris Weber\, Portfolio Development Executive\, Siemens PLM Software\nChris Weber primarily focused on the development of manufacturing solutions within the Digital Enterprise. In the last 31 years\, he has spent the majority of his career focused on manufacturing solutions in multiple industries such as Automotive\, A&D\, and Machinery. From his early years of directly supporting the plant floor\, to managing Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering groups\, to providing consulting services\, Weber has been able to merge his manufacturing process knowledge with his digital manufacturing knowledge to help develop business solutions for Siemens customers. He holds a patent for a lifecycle digital maturity assessment model which he co-developed.\n \nMichael Walker\, Portfolio Development Executive\, Siemens PLM Software \nMichael Walker has over 35 years of experience in the manufacturing domain.  For the last 20 years\, Michael has worked at Siemens\, most recently as a PDE driving manufacturing solutions to address customer’s business needs in a range of industries including A&D\, Automotive\, High-Tech\, and Heavy Machinery.  Michael has also worked as a Solutions Consultant and SME for Siemens PLM manufacturing products\, providing technical support for workshops and benchmarks\, and engaging in strategic executive level activities.  Prior to working at Siemens PLM\, Michael worked for numerous manufacturing companies including Tool & Die and Pattern Shops. \n \nTechnical details\nThis webinar will be conducted using a slides-and-audio format.  After you complete your registration\, you will receive a confirmation email with details for joining the webinar. \nRegister \nPrint PDFPrint
URL:https://imcpa.com/event/industry-4-0-manufacturing-next-generation/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20170822T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20170822T150000
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SUMMARY:IIoT & Process Modernization: 5 Immediate Benefits
DESCRIPTION:Print PDFPrintAn IndustryWeek and Machine Design-hosted webinar\, sponsored by Schneider Electric. \nThe fourth industrial revolution is changing the nature of manufacturing.  More volatile markets\, new technology capabilities\, and increased pressure on performance are precipitating radical change. With this change comes opportunity\, especially through the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT)\, which is unleashing huge potential for industrial customers. But how can you exploit this potential while keeping your costs under control? \nIn your day-to-day operations\, you are required to do more with less\, and continue to grow your bottom-line revenues. The idea of IIoT is great\, but you lack the budget to replace your entire process or production facility. How can you start modernizing to gain IIoT benefits without exceeding already limited budgets? \nOne quick and simple technological gain can come through the implementation of service-oriented variable-frequency drive technology. VFD’s are adjustable-speed drives to control AC motor speed and torque by varying motor input frequency and voltage. By integrating these modern drives to run your systems\, the promise of IIoT becomes a reality through connectivity and real-time monitoring. \nJoin us August 22 to learn how these drives bring the IIoT into an existing process and immediately begin delivering 5 key benefits to your company: \n\nIncreased operational efficiency\nReduced operating costs\nImproved asset management\nEnhanced process control\nA more empowered workforce\n\nGarrett Abbott-Frey\, US Process Drive Offer Manager\, Industry Business\, Schneider Electric \nGarrett Abbott-Frey is the US Process Drive Offer Manager in the Industry Business of Schneider Electric\, based in Raleigh\, North Carolina. He brings to the position a background in OEM Machine Design and Electric Motor and Drives validation and testing. He has a bachelor’s in Mechanical Engineering from North Carolina State University with a focus on Physics and Environmental Science. \n \nThis webinar will be conducted using a slides-and-audio format. After you complete your registration\, you will receive a confirmation email with details for joining the webinar. \nRegister \nPrint PDFPrint
URL:https://imcpa.com/event/iiot-process-modernization-5-immediate-benefits/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20170823T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20170823T150000
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SUMMARY:Global IoT Product Design: Increase Success with Products\, Teams & Customers
DESCRIPTION:Print PDFPrintAre Your Products Ready for the Connected World?\nProduct designers today increasingly must consider the connected world that people live and work in. The tools we use to design and produce these products have expanded and incorporated new technologies and design practices. \nInnovative product companies across many industries have greater opportunities to embrace disruptive technologies\, execute well\, and give their customers the experiences and products they want and value. But\, it is easy for companies to fail\, even with advances in everything from communication and supply chain management to design tools\, and manufacturing capabilities. For IoT product companies\, whether consumer or industry focused\, failure rates are currently even higher. For both native IoT products and retro-fitted IoT products\, companies must navigate lack of standards\, nascent infrastructure\, new market challenges\, and uncertainty of customer needs. \nHow can you increase your team’s chances of product success? \nJoin us August 23 for Global IoT Product Design\, as Kathy Davies\, Lecturer at Stanford University and Managing Director of Stanford Life Design Lab\, and Heatherly Bucher\, Product Marketing Manager at Arena Solutions\, discuss their experiences with product teams and design efforts in the context of the connected world. \nSome of the topics they will cover include: \n\nProduct Teams\n\nExploring the challenges of interacting with multidisciplinary teams and stakeholders with fast-paced\, dispersed supply chains.\nConsidering how you can speed up the learning cycle to ramp team and processes quickly.\n\n\nProcess of Design\n\nLearning how to capture design intent in product definition so all teams can execute effectively.\nInvestigating the importance of capturing the voice of the customer (VOC) when  designing products.\n\n\n\nSpeakers \nKathy Davies\, Lecturer in the Stanford University School of Engineering and Managing Director of the Stanford Life Design Lab \nWith 15 years’ experience in Silicon Valley product development\, she holds 5 patents and has been involved in building everything from heart implants and high tech electronics to SaaS software.  She is currently passionate about using design thinking to drive cultural change. \nHeatherly Bucher\, Product Marketing Manager\, Arena Solutions \nWith a career spanning the earliest beginnings of SaaS/cloud platforms to present day connected supply chain environments\, she has focused on collaboration as a vehicle for success in every project – from leading global professional services teams to providing communications and product marketing.  She is currently spending time researching circular design theory and how it might relate to business relationships. \n \nTechnical Details\nThis webinar will be conducted using a slides-and-audio format.  After you complete your registration\, you will receive a confirmation email with details for joining the webinar. \nRegister \nPrint PDFPrint
URL:https://imcpa.com/event/global-iot-product-design/
LOCATION:Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20170829T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20170829T150000
DTSTAMP:20260403T135000
CREATED:20170808T122857Z
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SUMMARY:How to Improve Your First Time Right Metrics
DESCRIPTION:Print PDFPrintHow your MES can predict and prevent quality issues \nThe benefits of making your products right the first time are clear: higher productivity\, improved on-time shipment performance\, combined with less rework\, materials\, overtime\, scrap\, and other costs. You have implemented consistent quality processes and applications such as enterprise resource planning and quality management systems. Still\, your First Time Right (FTR) metrics might trail your competition’s or be as good as you know they can be. You need to “execute” quality\, not just plan and manage it. What your enterprise needs is an integrated\, adaptable MES to predict and prevent quality issues before they happen. \nMaking quality happen means getting off the top floor and moving onto the shop floor. It means enforcing your best practice quality processes consistently at all your sites for all operations. It means giving your operators the right tools and information to do their job correctly. It means integrating your systems with plant floor equipment to capture and analyze all the data that impacts your product quality. \nJoin us on August 29 for a webinar where we will illustrate how to make a quick\, step-level increase in your First Time Right metrics and then establish a foundation for continuous improvement. Topics we will discuss include: \n\nData collection of quality drivers using Internet of Things (IoT) and other technologies\n“Edge” analytics tools that learn how to predict quality trends and issues before they result in out-of-specification results\nActionable intelligence that automatically performs certain corrective actions in real time (where applicable)\nDrill-down analytics to perform root cause analysis and update\nVisualization tools to see your quality performance\, predict future issues\, and show you how to address them now\nError proofing technologies to assist poka-yoke business processes\nValidation of operator certification and training at each station\nFirst Piece Inspection to validate quality performance at the start of each shift and/or order\nDefect identification\, entry\, and remediation that is quick\, easy-to-use\, and accurate\n\nSpeakers \nAndrea Molinari\, Business Development MOM Alliance\, Americas\, Siemens Product Lifecycle Management Software Inc. \nAndrea Molinari joined the MOM Alliances team at Siemens PL since its inception. During his 30+ years he has played several roles with growing responsibilities in the Siemens PL organization for MOM\, serving as MOM Process Industry Pre-Sales\, Delivery and Program manager. He is currently part of the MEAC (MOM Expertise Alliance Center) organization responsible for MOM Alliances Practice Development. He has a 20+ years background in MOM. Andrea has earned a Master Degree in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Genoa. He is currently based in Chicago\, IL. \n \nChris Chapin\, Associate Partner of DXC’s Digital Manufacturing Practice and Manufacturing Systems (MES) solutions \nChris Chapin has 32 years of manufacturing business process and information technology experience. He has real world\, plant floor experience in automotive\, industrial\, aerospace and defense\, consumer goods\, high tech\, and pharmaceutical industries. He leads consulting and implementation engagements that transform our clients manufacturing IT and MES environments and deliver quantifiable business value through production\, quality\, materials\, and maintenance improvements. \n \nTechnical Details\nThis webinar will be conducted using a slides-and-audio format.  After you complete your registration\, you will receive a confirmation email with details for joining the webinar. \nRegister \nPrint PDFPrint
URL:https://imcpa.com/event/improve-first-time-right-metrics/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20170830T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20170830T150000
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SUMMARY:Continuous Improvement Deep Dive: How One Company Amped Up Production & Reduced Waste
DESCRIPTION:Print PDFPrintIncreasing product volume and reducing scrap to the point of achieving Zero Waste to Landfill are competing objectives for many manufacturers. For Brewer Science\, a leader in innovative materials and processes for the semiconductor industry\, producing high quality products and remaining sensitive to the environment is critical to our success and the success of our customers. \nGet a deep understanding of how Brewer Science increased product volume by 67% and reduced scrap by 83% through continuous improvement best practices and risk mitigation. \nIn this real-world case study\, Brewer Science’s Executive Director\, Tom Brown and Engineering Systems Manager\, James Korich\, will take you through four key elements—training\, automation\, effective risk analysis and mitigation\, and success modes that were instrumental in helping the company achieve its goals. \nBrewer Science will also discuss how it continues to create a fresh approach to continuously improve beyond the scope of the original initiative\, while maintaining an industry manufacturing mandate of “zero rework.” \nTakeaways: \n\nGain insight into how to apply continuous improvement methodologies to achieve aggressive goals in scrap reduction and volume increases\nUnderstand the key decision points and the trade-off analysis that underlies any continuous improvement initiative\nLearn how to apply risk analysis and mitigation techniques in real world examples and other analysis techniques to improve manufacturing performance\n\nSpeakers \nTom Brown\, Executive Director\, Corporate Productivity & Sustainability\, Brewer Science \nTom received his BS in Engineering Management in 1993 from the University of Missouri-Rolla. Upon graduation\, Tom began his career at Brewer Science as a part-time employee in sales and now serves as the Executive Director of Operations. Tom is part of directing the strategies of two business units while maintaining direct responsibility for Manufacturing\, Engineering\, Quality\, EH&S and Supply Chain. Of all the exceptional aspects of Brewer Science\, Tom is most impressed by working in “an environment that continually challenges you to be your best and puts you into positions that forces you to stretch beyond what you thought was possible.” He says he feels “blessed to work with so many people who share a desire to make a difference—in each other’s lives\, in the company\, in the community\, and in the industry. \n\nJames Korich\, Engineering Systems Manager\, Brewer Science \nJames Korich received his BS degree in Mechanical Engineering from Michigan Technological University in 1994 and completed an MBA degree from Webster University in 2000. Korich came to Brewer Science with extensive knowledge in product quality\, manufacturing process consistency\, and is a Six Sigma Master Black Belt. At Brewer Science\, Korich is currently serving as the Engineering Systems Manager where he is responsible for the efficient and effective operation of the Manufacturing Engineering Group. He played a vital role as team leader in designing and implementing blending systems and solvent filtration systems at Brewer Science’s Vichy facility. \n \nTechnical Details\nThis webinar will be conducted using a slides-and-audio format.  After you complete your registration\, you will receive a confirmation email with details for joining the webinar. \nRegister \nPrint PDFPrint
URL:https://imcpa.com/event/continuous-improvement-deep-dive/
LOCATION:Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20170906T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20170906T150000
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CREATED:20170817T172413Z
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SUMMARY:Engineer-to-Order Process Automation
DESCRIPTION:Print PDFPrintDescription \nYou understand the operational challenges that Engineer-to-Order products bring to your organization. You need to provide the flexibility and customization that your clients demand\, but the process often results in \n\nlong bid and order engineering lead times\,\ninaccurate cost and schedule estimates\,\nmargin eroding errors\, and\nproject schedule/budget overruns.\n\nHow can you deliver the benefits and minimize these drawbacks? \nAutomating the ETO process will enable your team to focus on capturing knowledge and less on the process drudgery. \nIn this Webinar\, you will hear about S&C Electric’s 30-year journey through design automation systems. S&C Electric has had many successes automating systems for ETO products and is now working to achieve similar results for their Custom Engineered products. Learn how they are using Siemens applications to provide a development platform for a variety of products and deliverables. Discover the methods used and lessons learned in creating systems to automate both Engineer-to-Order and Custom Engineered products. \nSome of the insights you will gain include: \n\nLessons Learned on how to develop and implement an ETO Automation solution\nExpectations of what the solution should achieve and the likelihood it will do so\nHow to setup a successful Proof of Concept\n\nSpeakers \nCarl Breving\, Project Engineer\, Engineering Systems – Information Technology\, S&C Electric Company \nCarl Breving has spent over 16 years at S&C Electric working on the development and support of engineering and manufacturing systems and applications. His current areas of focus are in CAD\, PLM\, and Design Automation.  As part of his role at S&C\, Breving has led the design and implementation of many Design Automation systems across multiple technology platforms. He is currently leading projects to standardize on an automation platform across the enterprise.  He is a proud graduate of Purdue University with a degree in Mechanical Engineering. \nTony Boucher\, Product Management and Marketing – ETO Process Automation\, Siemens PLM Software \nTony Boucher is responsible for the Solid Edge and Solidworks integrations with Rulestream\, the ETO Process Automation software at Siemens PLM Software. In addition\, he’s looking to revitalize the marketing behind ETO automation to better educate both in theory as well as in practice.  Boucher was an original employee of Rulestream and its predecessors\, ICAD and KTI\, leading the development of large knowledge based engineering implementations at Boeing\, Embraer\, Pratt & Whitney and General Motors.  With a detour into the world of eCommerce implementations at Sterling Commerce and business platform development at Microsoft\, he recently returned to Rulestream at Siemens. \n \nTechnical Details \nThis webinar will be conducted using a slides-and-audio format.  After you complete your registration\, you will receive a confirmation email with details for joining the webinar. \nRegister \nPrint PDFPrint
URL:https://imcpa.com/event/engineer-order-process-automation/
LOCATION:Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20170907T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20170907T143000
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SUMMARY:Cybersecurity - DoD Contractors are you Ready for the December Deadline?
DESCRIPTION:Print PDFPrintThe Department of Defense (DoD) has issued the DFARS 252.204.7012 compliance mandate for its supply chain around data protection of controlled unclassified info with a deadline of December 31\, 2017! \nJoin our 30 minute webinar to learn how to get into compliance.\nPresented by Cytellix\, who will discuss: \n\nDFARS & NIST cybersecurity regulations for supply chain\nWhat’s required to keep your contracts and win new ones\nUpcoming December deadline for all suppliers and contractors working with the government\n100% outsourced\, industry standards based managed cybersecurity service\nDemonstrations of Cytellix’s turn-key managed cybersecurity services\n\nRegister \nABOUT CYTELLIX:\nCytellix\, the cybersecurity division of Information Management Resources\, Inc. (IMRI)\, is an industry-standards-based\, managed cybersecurity service provider\, specializing in proactive behavioral analytics and situational awareness of an organization’s cyber posture. Cytellix has created an affordable outsourced solution for small- and mid-size businesses (SMBs) – which have become one of the largest targets of cyberattacks in recent years – and its solutions have monitored over 7 million devices thus far. Its best-in-class\, turnkey service was designed to help SMBs in government\, manufacturing\, finance\, banking\, law\, healthcare and higher education sectors take a proactive\, low-friction approach to securing their environment. The managed service includes assessments\, gap analysis\, continuous monitoring\, practical plans of action\, and customized best practices for remediation and implementation. Cytellix has not only successfully secured the network perimeters for the U.S. Army\, Missile Defense Agency and municipal organizations such as the City of Irvine\, but its proactive solution has also been deployed at leading corporations\, including: PricewaterhouseCoopers\, Kaiser Permanente and the Walt Disney Company. The Company has been recognized with numerous honors such as the 2017 American Business Award\, the 2016 Small Business Administration Person of the Year award\, the 2015 Patriot Award and the 2014 White House Champion of Change Honor; and its experts are frequently tapped for media interviews and keynote addresses by publications such as CNET and The Huffington Post. \nPrint PDFPrint
URL:https://imcpa.com/event/cybersecurity-dod-contractors-ready-december-deadline/
LOCATION:Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20170912T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20170912T150000
DTSTAMP:20260403T135000
CREATED:20170825T125943Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170825T125943Z
UID:6455-1505224800-1505228400@imcpa.com
SUMMARY:Improve Production Planning & Scheduling Visibility
DESCRIPTION:Print PDFPrintIndustrial Machinery and Heavy Equipment manufacturers today must deal with: \n\nIncreased production complexity due to high product variants and customized demands from customers\nFlexible Production Planning and Increased Configurability given the global competitive environment\nAdopt Industry 4.0 practices to gain competitive edge through digitalization\n\nIn dealing with these new business requirements\, the technological obstacles seem daunting at first. Industry experts have observed the following common challenges: \n\nMany Industrial Machinery and Heavy Equipment manufacturers have challenges on Synchronizing Demand Signals with Manufacturing Execution.\nAlthough Lean Manufacturing Principles have been existent in factories\, technologies that sustain lean processes and documentation are yet to be realized.\nCompanies with ERP still have Production Scheduling done on disparate systems like spreadsheets\, often leading to wasted effort and rework.\nOver 1/2 of top performing companies are not able to quickly respond to customer demand changes accurately or even predict the impact of the changes on capacity utilization. \n\nDo any of these challenges apply to your company? \nTo get a jumpstart on bringing your production planning in line with the Smart factory\, attend this “Improve Production Planning and Scheduling visibility in your Industrial Machinery and Heavy Equipment Business” Webinar where the speakers will share the best practices adopted for production planning and scheduling and industry leading insights in Industrial Machinery and Heavy Equipment Business. \nSpeakers \nMark Callison\, President\, Elmwood Reclaimed Timber \nConnor Burns\, Production Manager\, Elmwood Reclaimed Timber \nNikhil Joshi\, Founder & Director\, SNic Solutions \n \nTechnical Details \nThis webinar will be conducted using a slides-and-audio format.  After you complete your registration\, you will receive a confirmation email with details for joining the webinar. \nRegister \nPrint PDFPrint
URL:https://imcpa.com/event/improve-production-planning-scheduling-visibility/
LOCATION:Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20170914T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20170914T100000
DTSTAMP:20260403T135000
CREATED:20170822T135623Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170822T135623Z
UID:6445-1505379600-1505383200@imcpa.com
SUMMARY:Lean Selling
DESCRIPTION:Print PDFPrintYou work on Continuous Improvement in your Manufacturing…\nIs it Time for Lean Selling?\nAs you focus on growing sales\, do you find your current sales effort: \nExperience lots of Waste? \n\nWasted time\nWasted company resources\nWasted opportunities that do not turn into revenue\n\nHave you ever done a Sales Root Cause Analysis? \n\nWhy do some sales go through? (How do we repeat?)\nWhy do some sales that seem qualified never close?\nWhy does lowest price often seem impossible to get around?\nWhy do we struggle to penetrate new market segments?\nWhy do we repeat the same mistakes?\n\nIs there Standard Work for Sales? \n\nWhat is your repeatable sales process?\nWhen is it time to disqualify an opportunity?\nWhen does an opportunity qualify to go into the sales forecast?\nWhen should an opportunity come out of the sales forecast?\n\nContinuous Improvement is the key to staying competitive\, but have we ever used these tactics on our sales approach? \nJoin us for this Live Streaming event to understand where lack of systems and process leads to lost revenue and wasted time and expertise. \nFrom the comfort of your office\, we’ll explore: \n\nHow prospects have a duplicable system to buy\nWhere we are vulnerable to the prospect system\nHow to recognize the “free consultant” trap – where you give away your experience and expertise so they can shop you around\nA predictable sales model for success\n\nPresented by: \n \n  \nJohn Moore\, founder of Moore Power Sales. Moore Power Sales is passionate about helping our regional companies compete worldwide and yet still enjoy the quality of life here in Central PA.  John has been helping companies grow sales and leaders since 1995. \n  \n  \nRegister \nPrint PDFPrint
URL:https://imcpa.com/event/lean-selling/
LOCATION:Live Streaming
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20170914T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20170914T150000
DTSTAMP:20260403T135000
CREATED:20170823T122603Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170823T122603Z
UID:6447-1505397600-1505401200@imcpa.com
SUMMARY:How Industrial IoT Benefits Your Manufacturing Company
DESCRIPTION:Print PDFPrintThe Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) is here and manufacturers are quickly adopting the technology improving operations\, maintenance\, and productivity.  The IIot has generated mountains of data\, but how can you take maximum advantage of it? \nThe final element of bringing the IIoT to life is to integrate Augmented Reality (AR). Now every member of your organization — from the top floor to the plant floor — can visualize and interact with the live data that your IIoT implementation provides. This convergence of the physical and digital worlds will give your company a distinctive competitive advantage. How can you get started? \nIn this webcast\, VP of Go to Market and Strategy at PTC\, Glen Fields will explain how Augmented Reality is changing the way end users are interacting with the industrial internet of things helping your company to: \n\nClose the knowledge transfer gap between retiring boomers and incoming millennials\nImprove safety through enhanced situational awareness\nReduce travel costs with remote expert technology\nEnable the connected worker to improve employee productivity\n\nSpeaker: Glen Fields\, Vice President of Go to Market and Strategy\, PTC \n \nTechnical Details \nThis webinar will be conducted using a slides-and-audio format.  After you complete your registration\, you will receive a confirmation email with details for joining the webinar. \nRegister \nPrint PDFPrint
URL:https://imcpa.com/event/industrial-iot-benefits-manufacturing-company/
LOCATION:Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20170919T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20170919T120000
DTSTAMP:20260403T135000
CREATED:20170831T143512Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170831T143512Z
UID:6461-1505818800-1505822400@imcpa.com
SUMMARY:Predictive Maintenance and Equipment-as-a-Service Opportunities
DESCRIPTION:Print PDFPrintThe growing need for connected\, “smart” equipment can be a disruptive force for many manufacturers. Investments in smart equipment can supercharge your production. It is critical to your company’s long-term health to embrace these changes before your competition gets ahead of you and leaves you in their dust. \nPlus\, your new equipment allows Predictive Maintenance strategies that simultaneously reduce your maintenance costs and improve your asset performance. Tying your smart equipment together with the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) enables a shift from old product-based to new service-based offerings. \nIn this webinar\, we will discuss how you can: \n\nImprove efficiency and reduce maintenance costs through new predictive maintenance strategies and technologies.\nEnable product-as-a-service approaches to help grow revenue.\nCreate new value-added services that grow customer loyalty without adding operational complexity.\nLearn through real-life examples how greater connectivity can help industrial equipment manufacturers evolve and grow.\n\n  \n\nSpeakers \n\nRemy Marcotorchino\,  Director Marketing and Market Strategy\,  Sierra Wireless \nRemy Marcotorcino has 15 years of experience in the high tech sector. He is currently Director Marketing and Market Strategy at Sierra Wireless. In this role\, he has worldwide responsibilities in the industrial and security verticals for top line revenue\, market share and gross margin in those segments. Prior to this\, he held positions in Fortune 500 companies such as Texas Instruments\, Sanmina SCI and Alcatel. He holds an MBA from SMU in Dallas\, Texas and a MS EE from INPG in Grenoble\, France. \nVaibhav J. Parmar\,  Partner\,  PWC \nVaibhav Parmar is a leader and senior executive with more than 18 years of experience in sales\, business development and client delivery of technology advisory\, consulting\, systems integration and managed services projects globally.  His specialties include technology infrastructure (telecom / networks\, cloud\, data centers\, service management)\, emerging technologies (automation\, analytics\, mobility\, Internet of Things)\, and cybersecurity. \nParmar has worked with clients globally involving complex networks\, IoT\, wireless technologies\, mobile applications and devices\, and technology systems integration.  His experiences include strategy development\, assessments\, technology infrastructure design and implementation\, business case development\, mobility enablement and applications\, technology and product development\, and systems operations and management.  Parmar has spoken at industry conferences such as DistribuTECH\, UTC Telecom\, CTIA Wireless\, WiMAX Forum\, and TeleManagement Forum\, and has participated in industry organizations such as FCC\, IEEE\, Utilities Telecom Council and WiMAX Forum. He holds a Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering and a Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering\, both from the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta. \n \nTechnical Details \nThis webinar will be conducted using a slides-and-audio format.  After you complete your registration\, you will receive a confirmation email with details for joining the webinar. \nRegister \nPrint PDFPrint
URL:https://imcpa.com/event/predictive-maintenance-equipment-service-opportunities/
LOCATION:Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20170921T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20170921T150000
DTSTAMP:20260403T135000
CREATED:20170906T121803Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170906T121803Z
UID:6463-1506002400-1506006000@imcpa.com
SUMMARY:Digital Manufacturing: Are You Taking the Lead or Falling Behind?
DESCRIPTION:Print PDFPrintHow are manufacturers gaining and maintaining a digital edge? \nA competitive advantage doesn’t just happen in any area of business. Operationally speaking\, it starts with a deliberate strategy to excel in a few targeted areas\, making the necessary investments and then fully leveraging the financial or performance advantages. \nIn partnership with OpenText\, IndustryWeek set out to look at how well companies were executing their digital manufacturing strategy. While point solutions are essential\, we wanted to focus on how well digital capabilities as a whole are being managed\, whether they’re delivering on their promise\, and what stage manufacturers are at in the broader digital transformation. \nWe found that four out of five manufacturing company leaders believe that digital manufacturing solutions and capabilities are critical to achieving and maintaining a competitive edge. But only one out of four companies have leveraged the adoption and application of such solutions to gain any kind of advantage. \nIn this webinar we will look at the digital capabilities manufacturers have deployed and whether or not they have achieved the targeted objectives. We will discuss the expanding promise of analytics\, and the day-to-day business realities. And we will explore the challenges around digital integration and how to find and keep people with the talent to maximize the benefits and transform the organization. \nSpeaker \n\nTom Leeson\, MSC\, Industry Strategist\, OpenText \nThomas (Tom) Leeson is Industry Strategist for the Manufacturing sector at OpenText.\nTom is an Engineer by trade\, a Mathematician by education. He has nearly 40 years of experience working in the manufacturing sector. First within Aerospace\, Automotive and Discrete Manufacturing companies introducing computational techniques before moving into the Engineering and Manufacturing IT sector. The last 22 years Tom has fulfilled various senior roles with manufacturing software specialists Dassault Systemes\, SmarTeam PLM\, Computervision\, PTC and the Artificial Intelligence Company Aion. \nTom is passionate about engineering and manufacturing and began his career with a traditional engineering apprenticeship as a Precision Engineer servicing the Oil and Gas\, Mining\, and Automotive industries in Scotland before moving on to design analysis careers with British Aerospace (BAe) and Jaguar Cars. With BAe he studied a Master’s Degree  in Computation Mathematics relating to Computer Aided Engineering. \n  \nTechnical Details \nThis webinar will be conducted using a slides-and-audio format.  After you complete your registration\, you will receive a confirmation email with details for joining the webinar. \nRegister \nPrint PDFPrint
URL:https://imcpa.com/event/digital-manufacturing/
LOCATION:Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20170928T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20170928T150000
DTSTAMP:20260403T135000
CREATED:20170911T130703Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170911T130703Z
UID:6465-1506607200-1506610800@imcpa.com
SUMMARY:Intelligent Asset Management: Improving Product Quality & Operational Efficiency
DESCRIPTION:Print PDFPrintIndustry 4.0 (aka Smart Manufacturing) is all about harnessing production information to achieve increased productivity\, efficiency and product quality improvements from the available manufacturing workforce and equipment. It is also about\, of course\, tightening and improving the horizontal flow of information from Design/Engineering\, through Manufacturing and on to Operations and Maintenance in the After Market (and back again). Finally\, a third key goal is to improve manufacturing agility so that manufacturing systems can support smaller lots (ideally\, lot size of 1) and can react more quickly and seamlessly to market changes. \nIn this presentation\, we will focus on one of the key levers that can be used to help achieve those goals as they apply to manufacturing – intelligent management of assets to support greater utilization of equipment (and workforce) and improved product quality. We will also touch on emerging concepts that can improve horizontal flow of information across the value chain: Blockchain and Digital Twin. \nSpeakers \n\nDave Noller\, Executive Architect\, Watson Internet of Things\, IBM \n  \n  \n\nJiani Zhang\, Program Director – Offering Management\, Watson Internet of Things\, IBM \n  \n \nTechnical Details\nThis webinar will be conducted using a slides-and-audio format.  After you complete your registration\, you will receive a confirmation email with details for joining the webinar. \nRegister \nPrint PDFPrint
URL:https://imcpa.com/event/intelligent-asset-management/
LOCATION:Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20171003T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20171003T150000
DTSTAMP:20260403T135000
CREATED:20170925T154700Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20171002T152419Z
UID:6476-1507039200-1507042800@imcpa.com
SUMMARY:Identify\, Evaluate & Manage Current & Future Risks
DESCRIPTION:Print PDFPrintSuccessful operational risk management demands a clear understanding of internal company practices\, policies and systems to ensure they are adequate to protect the organization from loss due to a change in market conditions or operational difficulties. \nMost senior leaders are very well aware of the financial challenges their companies may face\, but are less familiar with these operational risks\, and don’t know how they can introduce changes to practices and systems that will turn them into potential engines for improved productivity and profit. \nJoin DuPont Sustainable Solutions where they will also report out on their 2017 Global Operational Risk Survey. The survey\, which includes feedback from C-suite executives\, vice presidents\, directors and managers across a wide variety of industries\, brings valuable insights into ways in which organizations can help protect\, extract and create value through operational risk management and productivity improvements. \nDuring this webinar you’ll hear how peer companies are handling risk management within their organizations and hear best practices: \n\nto better manage your risk portfolio across the entire value chain\,\nto create opportunities and\nto extract value from better managing uncertainties.\n\nSpeakers \nNicholas Bahr\, Global Practice Leader\, Operational Risk Management\, DuPont Sustainable Solutions \nNicholas Bahr is the Global Practice Leader for Operational Risk Management at DuPont Sustainable Solutions.  In this role\, he and his global team help clients identify\, prioritize and reduce risk throughout their operations.  He over 30 years’ experience and is an internationally recognized thought leader and expert in operational and enterprise risk management\, process safety\, resiliency\, system safety and security. He has experience in business expansion and start-up for global operations\, as well as local/regional expansion in Europe\, Middle East\, South America\, North America and Australia. He as worked extensively with NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) leading safety and reliability teams that designed\, built\, tested and flew satellites and space probes.  He is the author of the book System Safety Engineering and Risk Assessment which is used by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) as their aviation system safety model. \n\nAlfonsius Ariawan\, Global Solutions Architect\, DuPont Sustainable Solutions\n \nWith DuPont since 2001\, Alfonsius Ariawan joined DuPont Sustainable Solutions (DSS)\, Ontario (Canada) in 2009. Alfonsius specializes in Operational Risk Management (ORM) and has provided support to many clients in various industries. He has extensive experience in providing performance management\, data collection and analysis support. Alfonsius is a certified Six Sigma Master Black Belt\, he also mentored many improvement project teams and has shared his experiences with clients externally. Throughout his career\, Alfonsius has had the opportunity to speak at many conferences on a wide-range of topics including ORM\, data management and analysis\, and process improvement and optimization.  \n \nTechnical Details \nThis webinar will be conducted using a slides-and-audio format.  After you complete your registration\, you will receive a confirmation email with details for joining the webinar.  By clicking Register\, you confirm acceptance of EHS Today’s Terms of Service. \nRegister \nPrint PDFPrint
URL:https://imcpa.com/event/identify-evaluate-manage-current-future-risks/
LOCATION:Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20171011T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20171011T150000
DTSTAMP:20260403T135000
CREATED:20170925T130128Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20171002T152332Z
UID:6474-1507730400-1507734000@imcpa.com
SUMMARY:Building Safety Programs That Last: The 9 Keys for Success
DESCRIPTION:Print PDFPrintDeveloping world-class safety in organizations is a complex approach. When no one is committed to owning the process or the safety operations strategy is developed only at the corporate level\, it can result in employee disconnect and limited results. Safety should be an uncompromising value\, and focusing on reliable\, strategic safety initiatives will help your safety program be successful for the long term. \nIn this webinar\, we’ll discuss how engaging your entire organization and building on a foundation of safety can set you up for sustained success. We’ll dive into Milliken’s 30+ years of safety excellence\, and you’ll learn tactics from real life examples to implement in your organization. \nKey Takeaways: \n\nIdentifying common safety program disconnects\nBest practices of a successful safety process\nHow to redefine roles & responsibilities for maximum safety effectiveness\nHow to measure success\nHow to sustain your goals\n\n\nSpeaker \nPhil McIntyre\, Managing Director\, Performance Solutions by Milliken \nPhil’s career is steeped in thirty years’ worth of business leadership and manufacturing expertise. Phil has successfully worked with and led several business units within Milliken & Company to profitable growth and financial sustainability. Prior to his business leadership roles\, Phil led the implementation of Milliken Performance System for the Performance Products Division and served as Director of Cost Improvement\, where he was responsible for strategic cost reduction efforts. \nPhil has also spent time as the Pursuit of Excellence Director responsible for integrating customer needs (and wants) with manufacturing and business capability. Early in his career\, Phil worked in four different manufacturing locations\, holding multiple positions ranging from quality to cost. Phil credits this early diversity in job responsibility and scope as the beginning of his in-depth knowledge of continuous improvement; his appreciation for sustainable\, empowered safety processes and systems; and his understanding of the critical nature of establishing the right financial metrics to drive the right behavior. \nPhil holds a degree in Industrial Engineering from Clemson University and a Master of Business Administration degree from Wake Forest University. \nSponsored by \n \nBy clicking Register\, you confirm that you agree to EHS Today’s Terms of Service. \nRegister \n\nPrint PDFPrint
URL:https://imcpa.com/event/building-safety-programs-last-9-keys-success/
LOCATION:Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20171024T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20171024T150000
DTSTAMP:20260403T135000
CREATED:20171017T144534Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20171017T144534Z
UID:6497-1508853600-1508857200@imcpa.com
SUMMARY:Machine Guarding - Back to Basics
DESCRIPTION:Print PDFPrintOnce the risk assessment has been performed\, the methods and techniques to be applied to reach the maximum risk reduction level will be the focus.  When the hazard cannot be eliminated\, design measures to properly reduce the risk to the hazard to an acceptable level will be shared.  Expected functionality and practicality of the selected safeguarding applications include the selection of the prescribed safety standards currently available. \nViewers will learn: \n\nSelecting the prescribed safety standards\nUnderstanding the key factors of proper guard design\nUtilizing the proper guarding methods and techniques\nRecognizing proper guarding vs. awareness barriers\nApplying color coding and safety signs\n\nSpeaker \nDoug Sten\, CSP\, CMSE®\, CEA\, CHCM is a Safety Consultant with Pilz Automation Safety\n \nDoug Sten\, CSP\, CMSE®\, CEA\, CHCM is a Safety Consultant with Pilz Automation Safety.  Sten has degrees in Safety Engineering\, Safety Management\, Behavioral Science and is a Certified Safety Professional with a specialty in Product Safety\, Certified Ergonomic Analyst\, Certified Hazard Control Manager and a CMSE® – Certified Machinery Safety Expert\, by TÜV Nord. He has over 25 years in the plastics machinery industry as a subject matter consultant; a global product safety manager for an OEM and a corporate safety director for a plastics container manufacturer. He has over 20 years participating on US and international safety standards committees. He has worked for Pilz since January 2014. \nSponsored by: \n \nRegister \nBy clicking above\, I acknowledge and agree to Penton’s Terms of Service and to Penton’s use of my contact information to communicate with me about offerings by Penton\, its brands\, affiliates and/or third-party partners\, consistent with Penton’s Privacy Policy. In addition\, I understand that my personal information will be shared with any sponsor(s) of the resource\, so they can contact me directly about their products or services. Please refer to the privacy policies of such sponsor(s) for more details on how your information will be used by them.\nPrint PDFPrint
URL:https://imcpa.com/event/machine-guarding-back-basics/
LOCATION:Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20171030T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20171030T113000
DTSTAMP:20260403T135000
CREATED:20170824T181540Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170829T182040Z
UID:6449-1509354000-1509363000@imcpa.com
SUMMARY:Implementing Collaborative Robots in Industry
DESCRIPTION:Print PDFPrintJoin us October 30th and meet the world’s #1 collaborative robot.  Around the world\, thousands of UR robots work collaboratively right alongside humans – with no safety guards and no problems. \nAgenda: \n\nIntro to Universal Robots\nRobot Programming Intro\nEnd Effector Solutions\nStands and Protective Covering\nQuestions / Applications\nHand-on Activities\n\nBenefits of Collaborative Robots: \n\nFastest Payback in the Industry\nCollaborative and Safe\nFlexible Deployment\nEasy Programming\nFast Set-up\n\nThere will be a light breakfast provided\, compliments of Intek Systems\, Inc. \nRegister \nPrint PDFPrint
URL:https://imcpa.com/event/collaborative-robot/
LOCATION:Pine Barn Inn\, One Pine Barn Place\, Danville\, PA\, 17821\, United States
ORGANIZER;CN="IMC":MAILTO:info@imcpa.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20171108T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20171108T133000
DTSTAMP:20260403T135000
CREATED:20170928T133013Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20171017T125239Z
UID:6479-1510128000-1510147800@imcpa.com
SUMMARY:Lean/Continuous Improvement for Business & Financial Leaders
DESCRIPTION:Print PDFPrintIncrease Profitability – Increase Business Valuation – Maximize Operational Results\nSee firsthand how highly successful manufacturing turnaround specialists quickly increase profitability\, business valuation and operational excellence using a “financials first and data-driven approach” combined with Lean / Continuous Improvement methodologies. \nDonita Rudy (Click here for bio) and Ravi Rawat (Click here for bio) will present actual case studies in a template format than can be applied to any company. \nAttendees will see how critical financial and operational improvements were achieved through “total organizational alignment” of priorities\, metrics and improvement efforts from key monthly financials to specific improvement activities. \nThis workshop is being presented in partnership with the Strategic Early Warning Network (SEWN). \n“Over the course of the last several years\, we have sent the majority of our management staff through lean manufacturing programs presented by IMC. As an organization that prides itself on continuous improvement\, these workshops give our team the tools it needs to create long-term\, increased success. It’s our hope and plan to continue to educate all of our employees by these means.” Seth Alberts\, Vice President\, Ralph S. Alberts Co.\, Inc.\nA light breakfast and lunch will be provided. \nRegister & Pay By Check \nPrint PDFPrint
URL:https://imcpa.com/event/lean4leaders/
LOCATION:Innovation Park at Penn State\, 200 Technology Center\, University Park\, PA\, 16802\, United States
ORGANIZER;CN="IMC":MAILTO:info@imcpa.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20171114T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20171114T113000
DTSTAMP:20260403T135000
CREATED:20170829T182216Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170830T160033Z
UID:6459-1510650000-1510659000@imcpa.com
SUMMARY:Implementing Collaborative Robots in Industry
DESCRIPTION:Print PDFPrintJoin us November 14th and meet the world’s #1 collaborative robot. Around the world\, thousands of UR robots work collaboratively right alongside humans – with no safety guards and no problems. \nAgenda: \n\nIntro to Universal Robots\nRobot Programming Intro\nEnd Effector Solutions\nStands and Protective Covering\nQuestions / Applications\nHand-on Activities\n\nBenefits of Collaborative Robots: \n\nFastest Payback in the Industry\nCollaborative and Safe\nFlexible Deployment\nEasy Programming\nFast Set-up\n\nThere will be a light breakfast provided\, compliments of Intek Systems\, Inc. \nRegister \nPrint PDFPrint
URL:https://imcpa.com/event/collaborative-robots/
LOCATION:Celebration Hall\, 2280 Commercial Blvd\, State College\, PA\, 16801\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20171115T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20171115T150000
DTSTAMP:20260403T135000
CREATED:20171031T181459Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20171031T181459Z
UID:6502-1510754400-1510758000@imcpa.com
SUMMARY:Hand Safety: Are Gloves Enough?
DESCRIPTION:Print PDFPrintDid you know? — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that more than 13 million workers in the U.S. are potentially exposed to chemicals that can be absorbed through the skin. Gloves are an important element of PPE intended as a first line of defense to protect hands. But\, just because you’re providing gloves to workers doesn’t mean you have hand protection covered. While gloves play an important role in protecting hands\, they are often the source of issues effecting skin health that can lead to serious skin disorders\, resulting in lost productivity and absenteeism. In fact\, 25% of lost workdays reported are due to work-related skin disease. Implementing a tailored skin safety program that works alongside the use of gloves encourages skin safety best practice and long lasting behavior to reduce risk to organizations\, promotes the overall health and safety of workers\, and can result in significant cost savings related to treating serious skin health issues. \nWebinar attendees will learn: \n\nRisks to skin from prolonged glove use\nRecognize early signs of skin condition issues\nElements of an effective skin safety program\nHow to implement a sustainable skin safety regimen\, with or without gloves in use\n\nSpeakers \nIndustrial Hygienist\, Senior Technical Training Manager – Deb USA\, an SC Johnson Company \nArmand Coppotelli is an Industrial Hygienist and Senior Technical Training Manager for Deb\, an SC Johnson Company. He has more than 25 years’ experience advising best practices to maintain good skin health. Over the course of his career\, he has lectured in AIHce roundtables and has served as AIHA section guest speaker. He also has hosted presentations on overcoming work related skin dermatitis for many occupational medicine/nursing organizations including: Chicago area occupational nurses section\, the Australian Occupational Health Nurses Association and the Toronto Occupational Physicians Association. He has implemented corporate skin care programs for large scale manufacturing operations such as Goodyear Tire & Rubber\, Amtrak\, Rohm & Haas\, BASF\, Lear and Delphi\, and has served on the Protective Clothing & Equipment Committee of the American Industrial Hygiene Association. Armand holds a M.S. Environmental Health-Industrial Hygiene and is a member of the American Industrial Hygiene Association. \nSponsored by \n \nRegister \nBy clicking above\, I acknowledge and agree to Penton’s Terms of Service and to Penton’s use of my contact information to communicate with me about offerings by Penton\, its brands\, affiliates and/or third-party partners\, consistent with Penton’s Privacy Policy. In addition\, I understand that my personal information will be shared with any sponsor(s) of the resource\, so they can contact me directly about their products or services. Please refer to the privacy policies of such sponsor(s) for more details on how your information will be used by them.\nPrint PDFPrint
URL:https://imcpa.com/event/hand-safety-gloves-enough/
LOCATION:Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20171116T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20171116T150000
DTSTAMP:20260403T135000
CREATED:20171031T182137Z
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SUMMARY:Scaling Custom Manufacturing with 3D Printing
DESCRIPTION:Print PDFPrintTrue\, one-of-a-kind mass customization has been difficult to bring to market. While products like Invisalign have successfully scaled\, barriers to cost-effective production have largely prevented other companies from delivering products that are fundamentally personalized for every customer. \nRecent advancements in 3D printing\, however\, promise to lift these barriers. Manufacturers of all sizes are scaling production of parts with a high degree of customization\, from short runs of art and engineering pieces to mass fabrication of unique consumer products at multinational companies like New Balance. \nIn this November 16 webinar\, Jon Bruner\, director of Formlabs’ Digital Factory program and former editor at Forbes Magazine and O’Reilly Media\, shares his insights on where the industry is headed\, and how manufacturers can leverage additive manufacturing technologies to get there faster. \nWhat You’ll Learn: \n\nThe competitive advantages of customization\nChallenges and best practices for scaling customization from one-offs to mass production\nAn overview of additive manufacturing and other digital manufacturing processes that can support mass customization\, with a look at upcoming technological advancements that will change the field\nActionable lessons from companies already leveraging 3D printing to achieve mass customization\n\n\nSpeakers \nJon Bruner\, Director\, Digital Factory\, Formlabs \nJon Bruner is the director of the Digital Factory program at Formlabs\, which aims to bring advanced digital fabrication to every industry. Before joining Formlabs\, he oversaw O’Reilly Media’s publications and conferences related to electronics\, manufacturing\, and industrial design. He started his career as a journalist at Forbes Magazine\, where\, as Data Editor\, he combined programming and writing to investigate topics as wide-ranging as the dams on the Columbia River and migration patterns between U.S. counties. \n\nTechnical details \nThis webinar will be conducted using a slides-and-audio format.  After you complete your registration\, you will receive a confirmation email with details for joining the webinar. \nRegister \nBy clicking above\, I acknowledge and agree to Penton’s Terms of Service and to Penton’s use of my contact information to communicate with me about offerings by Penton\, its brands\, affiliates and/or third-party partners\, consistent with Penton’s Privacy Policy. In addition\, I understand that my personal information will be shared with any sponsor(s) of the resource\, so they can contact me directly about their products or services. Please refer to the privacy policies of such sponsor(s) for more details on how your information will be used by them.\nPrint PDFPrint
URL:https://imcpa.com/event/scaling-custom-manufacturing-3d-printing/
LOCATION:Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20171128T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20171128T150000
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CREATED:20171106T163418Z
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SUMMARY:Accelerating Your Manufacturing Business with the Power of IoT
DESCRIPTION:Print PDFPrintThe Internet of Things (IoT) is radically changing the manufacturing business model\, opening up new opportunities toward a service oriented business model for manufacturers. \nAccording to the recently published Vodafone IoT Barometer\, an annual study of how IoT is transforming business\, the proportion of companies adopting IoT has more than doubled from 12% in 2013 to 29% in 2017. In addition\, the percentage of companies with more than 50\,000 connected devices active has doubled in the last 12 months. Many of your competitors are already devoting as many resources to IoT as they do to other high profile technologies\, such as mobile\, cloud and analytics. \nJoin us November 28\, when we will highlight key findings from the Vodafone IoT Barometer and explain how IoT technologies can enable your company to deploy new solutions and services. We will demonstrate that IoT can not only reduce your costs but also enhance your customer experiences and deliver new business values. \nWhile companies can take advantage of IoT technology for business transformation\, IoT deployment on a global scale can be very complex. Learn how to plan and execute global IoT deployment smoothly. You will also hear real-world customer examples of businesses that are taking advantage of IoT technology today. \nSpeakers \nLisa Uhrmacher\, Interim Head of IoT Sales\, Vodafone IoT Americas  \nLisa Uhrmacher is an industry veteran\, having spent the last five years at Vodafone\, currently in the role of Interim Head of IoT Sales for the IoT Americas team.  In that role she manages Vodafone’s enterprise sales team\, in addition to managing the indirect channel team. Prior to Vodafone\, she spent 16 years in the wireless industry with Sprint Nextel.  The last two years at Sprint were spent building Sprint’s IoT business\, leading the Digital Signage practice\, as a business development and relationship management executive.  Before her IoT role\, she led the carrier’s foray into 4G\, managing the partner development and nationwide rollout of the first US 4G service. \nLarry Tichavsky\, IoT Technical Sales Manager\, Vodafone IoT Americas \nLarry Tichavsky is the IoT Technical Sales Manager for Vodafone IoT Americas. Larry joined Vodafone in September\, 2012 and is responsible for running a team of engineers in North America. This team works with domestic companies with the need to deploy IoT solutions across the world. Larry and his team have deep knowledge on the technical aspects of making IoT solution successful from the connectivity perspective\, and are experienced with all phases of an IoT solution. \nTechnical details \nThis webinar will be conducted using a slides-and-audio format.  After you complete your registration\, you will receive a confirmation email with details for joining the webinar. \nRegister \nBy clicking above\, I acknowledge and agree to Penton’s Terms of Service and to Penton’s use of my contact information to communicate with me about offerings by Penton\, its brands\, affiliates and/or third-party partners\, consistent with Penton’s Privacy Policy. In addition\, I understand that my personal information will be shared with any sponsor(s) of the resource\, so they can contact me directly about their products or services. Please refer to the privacy policies of such sponsor(s) for more details on how your information will be used by them.\nPrint PDFPrint
URL:https://imcpa.com/event/accelerating-manufacturing-business-power-iot/
LOCATION:Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20171130T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20171130T150000
DTSTAMP:20260403T135000
CREATED:20171121T141127Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20171121T141127Z
UID:6522-1512050400-1512054000@imcpa.com
SUMMARY:Keys to Success for Manufacturing in the Experience Economy
DESCRIPTION:Print PDFPrintConsumers everywhere are demanding better\, cheaper products and services that are customized to provide a personalized experience. In order to meet these expectations\, manufacturers must reframe their value proposition and become faster\, more integrated and more agile than ever before. \nFortunately\, with enterprise-wide digitalization and innovative manufacturing technologies\, companies — and their customers — can shape their value network in this Age of Experience. \nLeading-edge manufacturing companies are demonstrating massive innovation as they transform from a model of mass production to one of mass personalization. This requires everything from defining the value network and connecting value streams from ideation through ownership to the enablement of new business models. \nThis webinar will explore the transformation in manufacturing that is taking place as a result of the new Experience Economy\, discuss the challenges\, and with examples of how new technologies are being used. \nAttendees will get practical and actionable information on how to: \n\nImprove speed and agility with real-time learning and decision support\nLearn how to define their value network and connect value streams\nEmpower collaboration and augment human creativity\n\nSpeaker \nPatrick Michel\, DELMIA Vice President Strategy and Business\, Dassault Systemes \nPatrick Michel is Vice President Strategy and Business Development for the DELMIA Brand of Dassault Systèmes. Patrick having assumed this position in 2017\, is responsible for leading M&A initiatives and strategic planning activities for DELMIA. Patrick joined Dassault Systèmes in 1996 after graduating in Electrical Engineering at the University of Grenoble in France and having completed a Master’s of Engineering at the Thayer School of Engineering\, Dartmouth College. He started his career in the CATIA Industrialization department quickly taking the challenging two-year assignment as executive technical assistant to Bernard CHARLES\, CEO and President. Patrick joined the DELMIA team in 2005 leading the Industry Solutions & Marketing organization for DELMIA\, defining Digital Manufacturing solutions for the different industries including Automotive\, Aerospace & Industrial Equipment industries and helping lead the diversification of DELMIA into Manufacturing Operations Management and Supply Chain Planning and Operations.  Patrick is based in Detroit\, MI. \n \nTechnical Details \nThis webinar will be conducted using a slides-and-audio format.  After you complete your registration\, you will receive a confirmation email with details for joining the webinar. \nRegister \nBy clicking above\, I acknowledge and agree to Informa’s Terms of Service and to Informa’s use of my contact information to communicate with me about offerings by Informa\, its brands\, affiliates and/or third-party partners\, consistent with Informa’s Privacy Policy. In addition\, I understand that my personal information will be shared with any sponsor(s) of the resource\, so they can contact me directly about their products or services. Please refer to the privacy policies of such sponsor(s) for more details on how your information will be used by them.\nPrint PDFPrint
URL:https://imcpa.com/event/keys-success-manufacturing-experience-economy/
LOCATION:Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20171201T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20171201T120000
DTSTAMP:20260403T135001
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UID:6477-1512118800-1512129600@imcpa.com
SUMMARY:Unemployment Compensation 101
DESCRIPTION:Print PDFPrintSeparation Issues \nMany employers and claimants have difficulty understanding the process UC uses to determine an employee’s eligibility for benefits after voluntarily leaving or being discharged from a job.  This presentation explains how the service center discovers if the person quit or was discharged\, the fact-finding process\, burden of proof\, factors that are considered when making a determination and the appeal rights. \nRefusing Suitable Work \nThe UC Service Center is often contacted about what to do when a person refuses work.  This presentation explains the application of Section 402(a) of the PA UC Law (Refusal of Suitable Work).  Discussion includes the employer’s responsibilities regarding notification that a job offer has been made to both the Claimant and the Service Center\, the factors used in suitable work determinations and appeal rights. \nSpeaker:\nNancy Smithbauer\, Workforce Development Representative for Unemployment Compensation has been employed by the Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry for 16 years\, having been a Claims Examiner for nearly 10 of those years.  Nancy helps employers and claimants understand the Unemployment Compensation Laws and assists with navigating the process to ensure the proper application of the program. She is a member of the Rapid Response Coordination Services Team that provides information and assistance to workers in the event of a lay off or closure.  Nancy is also a “trouble shooter” for individuals and employers who are in need of assistance with a UC Claim. Her service area spans across 12 counties.\nCosponsored by: Lock Haven SBDC\, Pennsylvania CareerLink\, Innovative Manufacturers Center\, PA PREP\, America’s SBDCs\, U.S. Small Business Administration \nRegister \nPrint PDFPrint
URL:https://imcpa.com/event/unemployment-compensation/
LOCATION:Center for Business & Workforce Development\, 1127 W. 4th St.\, Williamsport\, PA\, 17701\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20171201T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20171201T150000
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CREATED:20171128T154754Z
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SUMMARY:Happiness Isn't the Key to Employee Engagement
DESCRIPTION:Print PDFPrintThe saying “a happy employee is an engaged employee” isn’t as true as we once thought. Many business leaders are striving to make their workforce happier in order to retain their top talent and increase productivity. But a happy employee doesn’t mean and engaged employee\, and making culture decisions to drive happiness (think snacks and happy hours) won’t produce sustainable ROI. In fact\, Gallup states that actively disengaged employees actually cost the US $450 to $550 billion per year in lost productivity. \nIn this webinar\, join Nikki Lewallen\, Head of Partnerships at Emplify\, and Joe McMurry\, Purdue Manufacturing Extension Partnership’s resident leadership expert\, to understand why creating a culture centered around meaning is the key to increased engagement for lasting business impact. You’ll learn: \n\nThe true definition of employee engagement and state of the workforce today\nA four-step process to create and foster meaning with your employees\nThe incredible business success and best practices from three meaning-focused companies\n\n\n\n\nNikki Lewallen\, Head of Partnerships\, Emplify\n\nNikki Lewallen is the CEO of Rainmakers\, a business development organization that accelerates growth for small to mid market businesses through fostering relationships. Nikki has been a flagship accelerator to the organization’s global footprint over the past 11 years. Nikki’s mission is to inspire people to their true potential doing what they love. As a keynote speaker\, after many years of sharing the message Loving Mondays\, Nikki realized her true calling in the employee engagement industry. In 2017\, Nikki made a strategic leap to Emplify to build nationwide partnerships to impact 1 million employees in finding true meaning in their work.\n\n\n\nJoe McMurry\nPeer Group Solutions Consultant\, Purdue Manufacturing Extension Partnership\n\nJoe McMurry is Purdue Manufacturing Extension Partnership’s (MEP) resident leadership expert and CEO roundtable facilitator. Before coming to Purdue\, Joe held several executive positions overseeing all aspects of business\, including: operations/manufacturing\, engineering\, hardware and software development\, quality assurance\, project management\, and more. When he’s not helping manufacturers\, Joe teaches undergraduate courses in organizational leadership and industrial technology at Purdue University. Joe has a Master’s in Business Administration from Indiana Wesleyan University and a Bachelor of Science in General Management from Purdue University\, Krannert School of Management. \nRegister \n\n\n\n\nPrint PDFPrint
URL:https://imcpa.com/event/happiness-isnt-key-employee-engagement/
LOCATION:Webinar
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