AUGUST 12-13, 2025
INDIANAPOLIS, IN
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User Friendly - The Key to High-Mix, Low-Volume Automation
Greg LeFevre, President | Raymath
Area of Focus: Robotics & Physical Automation in Machining
Driving Business Results with Robotic Automation : Efficiency, Quality, ROI
John McCarthy, Sales Engineer | Wisconsin Automation
Area of Focus: Robotics & Physical Automation in Machining
Automation in High-Mix CNC Environments
Nick Tonti, National Sales Manager | Trinity Robotics Automation
Area of Focus: Robotics & Physical Automation in Machining
Passing the Torch: Why Manufacturing’s Future Depends on the Next Generation
Mike Payne, President | Hill Manufacturing & Fabrication
Area of Focus: Human Factors & Workforce Development in Automation
Beyond the Buzzwords: Creating a Practical Innovation Mindset
Jason Ray, Co-Founder & CEO | Paperless Parts
Area of Focus: Digital Automation & Software Solutions
Designing for Infinite Possibilities: How Fusion 360 Configuration Tables Automate Rotor and Pattern Production
Kelly Strzok, President/CEO | Platinum Precision Manufacturing
Area of Focus: Digital Automation & Software Solutions
Icon-Based Programming Cuts Automation Complexity & Engineering Skill set to Support it.
Jason Reeves, Manufacturing Engineering Manager | Woodward, Inc.
Area of Focus: Digital Automation & Software Solutions
Automating the Front Office Delivers Gains on the Shop Floor
Paul Van Metre, Co-Founder | ProShop ERP
Area of Focus: Digital Automation & Software Solutions
Accelerating CNC programming with AI
Theo Saville, Co-Founder & CEO | CloudNC
Area of Focus: CNC Automation & Advanced Machining Technologies
Development and Deployment of a Custom Workholding Solution Partnering with Mate Workholding
Dan Sloat, Continuous Improvement Manager | Resolve Surgical
Area of Focus: CNC Automation & Advanced Machining Technologies
Bringing Automation into a Prototyping Shop
Brian Kippen, President | KAD Models & Prototypes, Inc.
Area of Focus: CNC Automation & Advanced Machining Technologies
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Lights Out: How Advanced Manufacturing Leaders Stay Ahead of their Machines
Nick Goellner, Partner & Host of MakingChips and Lights Out Podcast | Hennig
Area of Focus: CNC Automation & Advanced Machining Technologies
Process Control for Machine Tools and Enhanced Performance for Industrial Robots in Automated Cells
Denis Vasilescu, Engineering Solutions Manager | Renishaw North America
Area of Focus: CNC Automation & Advanced Machining Technologies
Extending Lights-Out Production into the Weekend
Robert McCrory, Director of Operations | MTH Pumps
Area of Focus: CNC Automation & Advanced Machining Technologies
Beyond the Shift: Unlocking 24/7 Production with Lights-Out Machining
Darrin Baker, Production Supervisor | Pindel Global Precision
Area of Focus: CNC Automation & Advanced Machining Technologies
The Automation Imperative
Matt Meredith, Applications Engineer | Meredith Machinery
Area of Focus: CNC Automation & Advanced Machining Technologies
Skills Gap or Productivity Gap
Al Whatmough, CEO | Toolpath Labs
Area of Focus: Human Factors & Workforce Development in Automation
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