Manufacturing AUTOMATION

Virtual Event
Automate to Innovate: Manufacturing efficiency emerging from COVID-19
July 29, 2020 at 1:00pm ET

1:10pm - 1:30pm
Installing the right industrial automation for your needs

LIVE SESSION
Moderator: Mark Stephen
Speakers:
Santiago Olmedo – Customer Solutions Engineering Manager, Festo
Michael Phillips – Pre-Sales Engineer, Universal Robots
Asghar Rizvi – Director of Automation and Motion, Siemens

Industrial automation has been applied for decades now to remove labour costs and increase productivity and efficiency, and has been on the rise for years. But new concerns about social distancing and workplace safety on the manufacturing plant floor during the COVID-19 pandemic have dramatically accelerated this trend. But whether you’re considering new industrial automation because of COVID-19 or as part of a pre-existing plan, installing robotic automation still has to be done properly and systematically in order to truly reap the benefits. Many factors should be considered, and our panel of experts will outline them.