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Lightning Workshop — Navigating Implementation Challenges in Manufacturing Automation

Shawn Sommerkamp (Professional Services, Director - North America, HID Global)

Location: 209A

Date: Thursday, February 13

Time: 10:45am - 12:15pm

Vault Recording: TBD

With technologies advancing at breakneck speed and workers that are starting to age out, manufacturers are finding themselves not just in need of employees, but those with a different, more advanced set of skills. Topics covered in this session include:

  • What parts of the production process are best suited to automation, and what kind?
  • Where are your industry peers seeing the greatest automation opportunities and success?
  • How has the technology landscape evolved, and how best to take advantage of it