Automate 2023 features educational tracks on everything from AI, smart automation, and innovations to AMRs and collaborative robots. The following article examines some of the key topics and presentations during the show.

Monday, May 22, 2023

8:00 - 8:45 am 

Getting the Most from Your Robot Investment for Machine Tending

Anthony Gillespie, Schunk

9:00 - 9:45 am

Keynote: A NASA-Inspired Approach to Leading Innovation in any Organization

Gregory Robinson, NASA, James Webb Space Telescope

10:00 - 10:45 am

The Best of Both Worlds: Unlocking the Productivity of AGVs and AMRs

David Northup, Otto Motors

1:30 - 2:15 pm

Mobile Robots in Manufacturing - What We've Learned So Far?

Denise Stafford, Kuka Robotics

Tuesday, May 23, 2023

8:00 - 8:45 am

OPC UA Enables Smart Manufacturing from Sensor to Cloud

Michael Clark, OPC Foundation

9:00 - 9:45 am

Keynote: Lessons on Leadership

Tom Izzo, MSU Basketball

10:00 - 11:00 am

Mechanical Motion Control Components and Subsystems

Keith Knight, Celera Motion

1:30 - 2:15 pm

IIoT and the Smart Factory

Tom Knauer. Balluff GmbH

Wednesday, May 24, 2023

8:00 - 8:45 am

Emerging Applications in Collaborative Robotics

Tim DeGrasse, Universal Robots

9:00 - 9:45 am

Keynote: How Digitalization Has Transformed Manufacturing and Our Future

Barbara Humpton, Siemens Corporation

10:00 - 10:45 am

When and Where to Use Cartesian Robots

Eric Rice, Festo Corporation

4:15 - 5:00 pm

Leveraging TSN for Converged Automation Networks

Thomas Burke, CC Link Partner Association

Thursday, May 25, 2023

8:00 - 8:45 am

Optimizing Robot Trajectories 

Ilian Bonev, Mecademic

9:00 - 9:45 am

Keynote: How the 5G Platform is Enabling the Next Generation of Lean Production

Jan Diekmann, Ericsson

10:00 - 10:45 am

The Key to Virtual Factories

Ricardo Burnanello, Telit IoT Solutions 

Full Conference Agenda

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