The Manufacturing Forum

New for 2011! The Manufacturing Forum to drill down into the latest developments at the PPMA Show.

Over three days visitors and exhibitors had the chance to hear from key speakers and leaders in the industry on some of the hottest topics in the processing & packaging world. The programme covered the latest developments for the industry and visitors had the opportunity to join in the lively debate.
 
Many of the presentations will shortly be available online for those of you who were unable to attend or want to share these valuable insights with your colleagues.
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Tuesdays - Manufacturing Forum

Presentation: MAS support for high value manufacturers – Focusing on the 3 Ps (products,
  processes and people), find out how MAS support has helped manufacturers to improve their
  business in order to take advantage of the global marketplace.
Presentation: Energy Efficiency in Motion Control– A review of the latest tools being used by
  major manufactures to make significant savings in energy, while boosting performance over
  traditional control systems.      
Debate: Should packaging machinery manufacturers and suppliers take more interest in
  consumer trends?
– A lively debate between end-users and OEMs to establish if the customer
  always knows best!
Presentation: Predictive Maintenance for manufacturers (PdM) – Discover the latest techniques,
  associated costs and benefits that manufacturers can attain from PdM.
Presentation: Automation, the route to business improvement and the funding available for new
  users
– Learn how automation can increase a manufacturer’s competitive edge through successful
  implementation and Government funding.
 
 

Wednesday - Manufacturing Forum

Presentation: Transformational business changes through innovation in the process and
  packaging sector
– A look at how an ‘open innovation’ business strategy can overcome significant      
  technical challenges faced by manufacturers.
Presentation: Perceived obstacles to overcome when automating chilled ready meals – Gain an
  insight into the criteria that M&S has shared with automation manufacturers and find out how they
  nearly automated the pea!
Debate: Predictive maintenance strategies – what works best? An educational debate reviewing
  PdM techniques and the benefits found by end-users of thermography, specialist vibration and
  lubrication analysers technology.
Presentation: Modern Vision Systems – The evolution of capability, applications and realistic
  ROI
– A review of the key considerations when specifying and implementing vision and how it can
  easily be integrated into manufacturing quality processes and statistical process control.       
Presentation: openSAFETY – The uniform safety standard for entire machine lines – Discover
  how an open system at end user sites allows a comprehensive safety standard to be rolled-out
  across the entire plant for all controller manufacturers, overcoming the drawbacks of running
  multiple systems.                               
 

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Thursday - Manufacturing Forum

Presentation: New technologies for machinery safety – An update on the latest machinery safety    
  requirements, the impact of the new technologies and the route to compliance.
Presentation: OMAC PackML implementation experience from Nestlé and P&G – Find out how
  the 500 independent end users, machine builders and technology providers have worked together to
  develop common standards and open control technologies for manufacturing systems.
Debate: Competitive advantage delivered by automation and vision technologies – Question
  OEMs and end-users to find out the return on investment and payback length they’ve received having
  recently implemented successful automation and vision solutions.
 
 

Please note the programme may be subject to change. 

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