PACK EXPO Las Vegas Brings the World of Automation Together with the Center for Trends and Technology

The drivers and technologies shaping today’s automated machinery are on display throughout PACK EXPO Las Vegas 2015, owned and produced by PMMI, The Association for Packaging and Processing Technologies. And they are in the spotlight at The Center for Trends and Technology: Improving Production Through Innovation (CTT) (Booth C-4829), sponsored by Rockwell Automation and its PartnerNetwork™ Program.

CTT will feature contributions from five Rockwell Automation PartnerNetwork members: Cisco Systems, Grantek Systems Integration, Interstates Controls, Microsoft and Stone Technologies. They’ll demonstrate and discuss the connected enterprise working environment, network connectivity, security, remote access, safety, serialization and line integration.

According to Mike Wagner, global OEM business lead, “Companies adopting a smart manufacturing approach are converging their information technology (IT) and operations technology (OT) systems into a single unified network architecture known as The Connected Enterprise for greater connectivity and information sharing. But The Connected Enterprise is only as powerful as the technology on which it is built. As a result, companies need OEM partners capable of delivering smart machines that accelerate demand-driven manufacturing within The Connected Enterprise. To this end, CTT will present a rotation of eight sessions each day of the show:

• Achieve Operational Excellence by Combining Safety & Operational Projects (Monday, Sept. 28, 10–10:45 a.m.; Tuesday, Sept. 29, 10:45–11:30 a.m.; Wednesday, Sept. 30, 11:30 a.m.–12:15 p.m.)
• Drug Supply Chain Security Act Compliance - Serialization ePedigree & Potential Benefits to Manufacturers (Monday, Sept. 28, 10:45–11:30 a.m.; Tuesday, Sept. 29, 11:30 a.m.–12:15 p.m.; Wednesday, Sept. 30, 12:45–1:30 p.m.)
• Ensuring Machinery Safety, Compliance & Productivity (Monday, Sept. 28, 9:15–10 a.m.; Tuesday, Sept. 29, 10–10:45 a.m.; Wednesday, Sept. 30, 10:45–11:30 a.m.
• Improving Operational Productivity with a Modern Approach to Distributed Control (Monday, Sept. 28, 12:45–1:30 p.m.; Tuesday, Sept. 29, 1:30–2:15 p.m.; Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2:15–3 p.m.)
• IoT and Plant Floor Virtualization Emerging Technologies Accelerating Lean Manufacturing (Monday, Sept. 28, 1:30–2:15 p.m.; Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2:15–3:00 p.m.; Wednesday, Sept. 30, 3–3:45 p.m.)
• Line Optimization - Leveraging Data at all Levels of Your Organization for Continuous Improvement(Monday, Sept. 28, 2:15–3:00 p.m.; Tuesday, Sept. 29, 3–3:45 p.m., Wednesday, Sept. 30, 9:15–10 a.m.)
• Remote Asset Management in the Cloud (Monday, Sept. 28, 11:30 a.m.–12:15 p.m.; Tuesday, Sept. 29, 12:45–1:30 p.m., Wednesday, Sept. 30, 1:30–2:15 p.m.)
• Securing the Connected Enterprise (Monday, Sept. 28, 3–3:45 p.m.; Tuesday, Sept. 29, 9:15–10 a.m.; Wednesday, Sept. 30, 10–10:45 a.m.)

PACK EXPO Las Vegas and its co-located partner, Pharma EXPO, open at the Las Vegas Convention Center Monday, Sept. 28. Show hours are from 9 a.m.–4 p.m. The event covers more than 800,000 net square feet of exhibit space, features over 2,000 exhibitors and will host 30,000 attendees. To learn more and to register, visit www.packexpolasvegas.com.

About PMMI
PMMI, The Association for Packaging and Processing Technologies, represents the voice of more than 700 North American manufacturers of equipment, components and materials for processing and packaging. We work to advance a variety of industries by connecting consumer goods companies with manufacturing solutions through the world class PACK EXPO portfolio of trade shows, leading trade media and a wide range of resources to empower our members. The PACK EXPO trade shows unite the world of processing and packaging to advance the industries they serve: PACK EXPO International, PACK EXPO Las Vegas, Pharma EXPO, PACK EXPO East, EXPO PACK México, EXPO PACK Guadalajara and ProFood Tech, launching in April 2017. PMMI Media Group connects manufacturers to the latest solutions, trends and innovations in processing and packaging year-round through brands including Packaging World, Automation World, Healthcare Packaging, Contract Packaging and Packaging + Processing OEM. PMMI Business Drivers assist members in pursuing operational excellence through workforce development initiatives, deliver actionable business intelligence on economic, market and industry trends to support members’ growth strategies, and actively connect the supply chain throughout the year. Learn more at PACKEXPO.com,PMMIMediaGroup.com and PMMI.org.