

Eddie Smith
Director, Operations
Kuhn Krause
Check out the incredible speaker line-up to see who will be joining Eddie.
Download The Latest AgendaDay One – Emerging from Pilot Purgatory to Realize Full Scale Implementation
Monday, August 31st, 2020
11:10 AM Keynote Panel: Best Practices for Increasing Factory Uptime and Equipment Utilization
Keeping factories humming and never having to shut down lines for maintenance or equipment failure is the Holy Grail of manufacturing – it’s like printing money. Experienced operations and engineering experts will share how they measure success and maximize equipment utilization, as well as how they use:
-Machine learning and artificial intelligence to enable predictive maintenance to reduce downtime
-Advanced data analytics to identify patterns and processes that can be tightened up and improved
-A variety of asset management techniques to help improve uptime
Day Two – Building an Agile Organization, the Vital Foundation for Digital Transformation Success
Tuesday, September 1st, 2020
9:20 AM Keynote Panel: Robotics Automation --The integration of Man and Machine, and How to Quell Job Loss Fears
Many claim robotics create a stronger, faster, and more powerful workforce, one that elevates—not eliminates— human roles in manufacturing, but job-loss fears still concern factory workers and managers. Our panel of experts will:
•Help separate fact from fiction about the impact robotics has on jobs and workers
•Explore the role of robots to carry out very repetitive and/or unsafe tasks so that the human workforce can perform higher-value manual tasks
•Discuss how manufacturers should address job loss fears and manage expectations about robotics -- what is realistic and what is not
11:20 AM Case Study: Using Software Integrators to Accelerate Implementation
Are you overwhelmed by the amount of new and innovative technologies out there and can’t keep pace with the number of vendors who knock on your door? Eddie has some tips that may make it easier for small and medium manufacturers with limited resources:
-Learn how Kuhn Krause, an industrial and agricultural equipment manufacturer with more than 2000 patents worldwide, uses technology integrators to ensure smooth interoperability and deployment.
-By working with a handful of integrators that bring them myriad solutions, Kuhn Krause virtually eliminates vendor friction and system compatibility issues.