This Workshop begins at 8:30am

How do Siemens VFDs and HMIs work with Allen-Bradley PLCs on EtherNet/IP? In this hands-on workshop, you’ll control a SINAMICS G120 VFD with an A-B PLC using pre-engineered Add-on Instructions. Once the drive is integrated, you’ll configure the SIMATIC HMI. You’ll utilize the WinCC TagConverter tool to generate tags from the Allen-Bradley project, set up communications between HMI and PLC, and modify screens in TIA Portal for a WinCC Unified panel.

Join us to explore a multi-layered cybersecurity framework for industrial facilities, built on Siemens’ “Defense-In-Depth” approach. Discover essential resilience strategies and the immense value Siemens brings as your trusted cybersecurity partner. We’ll unveil the latest Siemens solutions and provide practical implementation steps to protect your network. This session ensures you are well-prepared to safeguard your operations from evolving cyber threats and stay ahead in industrial cybersecurity.

Siemens’ groundbreaking industrial generative AI tools make advanced AI accessible for manufacturing, tackling complexities like stringent standards and skill shortages. Revolutionize your plant’s entire lifecycle—from design to maintenance—without specialized expertise. Discover how our Industrial Copilot solutions boost operational efficiency, drastically reduce downtime, and set a new standard for engineering and operational excellence. Simplify automation with Siemens.

Break down the buzz around Artificial Intelligence into practical, actionable strategies for small to midsize companies. Learn how tools like ChatGPT, Large Language Models, and Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) can connect AI to your business data, streamlining processes, improving decision-making, and delivering measurable ROI – without needing a technical background.

Learn how to safeguard electrical enclosures by matching climate control solutions to environmental demands. This session covers evaluating conditions, comparing technologies, using selection tools, optimizing with Blue e+, and applying protection and maintenance strategies to extend system life and boost reliability.

American manufacturers face pressing challenges: supply chain volatility, data fragmentation, workforce disruption, and increasing demands for agility and productivity. How can existing operations modernize to remain competitive despite installed technology that may be 10, 20, or 30 years old?

Chris Stevens, President of Siemens Digital Industries US, will moderate this executive panel exploring practical approaches for manufacturers to:

• Quickly gain new value from current automation infrastructure by strategically adding digital capabilities
• Unify disparate data sources to enable better use of industrial AI for predictive maintenance, real-time optimization, and more
• Create human-centered technology adoption roadmaps that respect current operational realities but deliver long-term objectives

Panelists will share actionable strategies that will enable attendees to extend the capabilities of their current operations while avoiding disruptive “rip and replace” approaches.

This Seminar starts at 10:30am

Come see our new Digital Motor Starters which provide the full control and transparency needed for today’s manufacturing. Our new ET200sp e-Starter can clear short circuits 1000 times faster than previous technology. Meet code and protect your equipment with our new Surge Protection Devices. The wait is over for Siemens 3-pole GFCI circuit breakers designed for 240VAC and 208/120VAC applications. Siemens new CrossBoard Power Distribution System up to 250A is being released September 1.

Join us to explore EMU’s MEM program—tailored for engineers and technical professionals aiming to transition into leadership roles. Offered online and on campus, this program blends engineering, business, and management education. Employees of GM, Honeywell, and other partner companies receive a 33% tuition discount. Learn how you can gain project management, lean systems, and leadership skills to elevate your career.

Filtration, products so critical to a system’s health, and yet often disregarded or an afterthought. Protection of critical components, ensuring quality specs are met, providing cost reduction opportunities, and an insurance policy for meeting production targets, all represent the benefits of utilizing proper filtration solutions.

In this seminar, 4 critical filtration applications will be discussed. Often considered unnecessary, or for common process equipment, thought to be without a filtration option. These are:

• Filter Carts / Hydraulic Fluid Sampling
• Cooling Tower filtration
• Machining
• Dust Collection
• System Maintenance

Hosted by Ron Gerson (SunSource Filtration Products Marketing Manager), we will delve into these important topics.

By the end of this 60-minute webinar, you’ll have greater insight into common filtration misconceptions and bring to light opportunities to reduce costs and unscheduled downtime, increasing component reliability, and production, while ensuring a safer and environmentally compliant work environment.

Siemens Battery Automation Framework leverages ISA-88 and OMAC PackML to deliver modular, scalable, and AI-ready production code. By integrating AI into standardized frameworks, it reduces deployment complexity, enhances agility, and harmonizes data and inference layers for efficient battery manufacturing.

Siemens TIA Portal V20 marks a significant advancement in industrial automation engineering, delivering enhanced performance, usability, and integration across the SIMATIC ecosystem.

This release introduces major updates to both the engineering environment and the S7 controller family, including the new S7-1200 G2 and expanded capabilities for S7-1500 T/TF controllers.

The Industry 4.0 Accelerator is hosting a session to share practical utilization of Industry 4.0 technologies to improve manufacturing operational efficiencies. The session will share presentations from unique 4.0 tech companies with solutions that are easy to implement for any manufacturer to improve throughout, quality and operational efficiency. The session will share details on the Industry 4.0 Accelerator and also feature a few of our 4.0 Accelerator tech clients.

Discover how busbar systems can shrink panel size, cut labor costs, and improve power distribution. This session explores ideal panel candidates, selection tools for Rittal components, and the latest busbar innovations—equipping you with practical strategies to streamline builds and enhance efficiency.

See how AI-powered agents are reshaping the way manufacturers, system integrators, and distributors sell and run operations. In sales, agents handle technical questions, configure products, and generate accurate quotes and proposals—integrating with CRMs, ERPs, and e-commerce to speed response times and close more deals. In manufacturing operations, they streamline workflows, generate reports from multiple sources, and free engineering teams to focus on higher-value work.

Accurate servo simulation is key for validating mechatronic systems with complex CAM motion profiles. This session shows how DriveSim Designer integrates with NX MCD, SIMIT, and PLCSIM Advanced to model SINAMICS drives with high fidelity. Using a 3-axis gantry example, we compare it to standard PROFIdrive blocks, revealing improved accuracy, diagnostics, and reduced risk in developing complex automated systems.

The AGV/AMR market is filled with diverse automation solutions, many of which rely on proprietary “black-box” designs. A standardized, off-the-shelf control and motion platform—built on common hardware, software, logic, and connectivity—can eliminate these limitations and deliver significant advantages across vendors. This presentation will explore what such a solution looks like, how it can be tailored to your needs, and the benefits it brings to building a truly flexible factory.

This session explores a holistic approach to designing, constructing, and servicing adaptive, modular machines. Discover how to make machines smarter to meet evolving market demands through multidisciplinary engineering. Learn virtual validation techniques to optimize performance pre-assembly, gaining a competitive edge. We’ll cover cutting-edge technologies like Industrial Copilot, DevOps, virtual commissioning, predictive maintenance, and CI/CD to enhance performance, reduce time to market, and drive digital transformation.

This seminar, presented by EPLAN, will demonstrate how EPLAN software revolutionizes electrical engineering and automation through its intelligent data utilization. We’ll explore how EPLAN’s core functionalities, including automated schematic generation, digital twin creation with Pro Panel, and streamlined production via Smart Wiring, empower engineers to boost efficiency, enhance collaboration, and significantly reduce design errors and project lead times. Join us to discover how EPLAN can accelerate your digital transformation and achieve unparalleled productivity in a rapidly evolving industrial landscape.

In today’s smart factories, seamless communication between machines, devices, and control systems is essential to stay competitive and future ready. Whether you’re building a new facility or retrofitting an existing line, gateways and PC Cards make it easy to connect equipment, systems, and protocols fast. Gateways are more than just workarounds – they‘re the smart bridge between today‘s networks and tomorrow‘s technologies. Integrate legacy machines with modern networks and protocol conversion between serial, fieldbus systems and Industrial Ethernet.

Discover how SIMATIC AX, based on Visual Studio Code, bridges IT and OT worlds with state-of-the-art development tools for SIMATIC PLCs. Learn to overcome skills shortages while automating your automation processes. This lean environment enables fast releases, quality management, and seamless collaboration from anywhere—extending your existing portfolio without replacement. Perfect for IT-oriented engineers seeking efficiency in industrial automation.

Manufacturing operations generates tremendous amounts of data related to or from equipment, production, quality, and operation, etc. The requirement to collect data, and action on this data can be solved using edge computing devices. The need to scale the rollout and maintenance of these edge computing device across your enterprise is essential to managing a sustainable solution.

In this presentation, we will explore Siemens Industrial Edge platform with its state-of-the-art platform, Industrial grade devices, built in orchestration features, out of the box observability functionality, access control and authentication methods, and how you collect, connect, and contextualize data from machines and processes to make data handling simple, scalable, and reliable.

Explore the cutting-edge of software-defined automation and manufacturing, leading to unparalleled operational agility and innovation. This session covers IT-like engineering, digital twins, virtual commissioning, industrial edge, open automation, MTP, and industrial co-pilots. Learn strategies to manage CAPEX risks, reduce time to market, and integrate new workers faster, demonstrating the synergistic potential of integrated software and hardware.

For those ready to elevate their understanding beyond the fundamentals, this advanced seminar offers a comprehensive, technical exploration into the full power of EPLAN’s integrated engineering solutions. Building on core concepts, this session will guide participants through advanced functionalities such as leveraging the EPLAN Data Portal for predictive insights, achieving seamless integration with enterprise systems like ERP and PLM, and automating complex designs with EPLAN Cogineer and EEC, all while facilitating real-time cloud-based collaboration through EPLAN eVIEW. This session is designed for engineers, project managers, and production specialists seeking to maximize their EPLAN investment, providing actionable strategies to further reduce errors, accelerate project delivery, and drive significant cost savings across their organization.

Sam Hoff, CEO and President of Patti Engineering, will go over some examples of upgrade strategies to get more life from your aging manufacturing equipment.

The aerospace manufacturing industry faces significant challenges, including the need for increased efficiency, flexibility, and cost reduction. Join us as we explore a real manufacturing scenario to see how vertical data integration from IT to OT can transform these challenges into opportunities. By connecting information silos throughout the manufacturing process, we enhance traceability and collaboration. Utilizing digital twin technology and smart manufacturing solutions enables virtual testing and optimization, helping validate part programs early on. Automation benefits, such as improved precision and consistency for example through advanced robotics, minimize human error and labor costs while increasing productivity. This integration fosters a data-driven manufacturing environment, driving innovation and competitiveness in aerospace manufacturing.