Conference Agenda
Chili peppers indicate the technical level of each session. A session with two (2) chili peppers will have the highest level of technical detail. For details about the break out sessions below click here.
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Thursday October 4th
09.00 – 09.30 Registration and coffee
09.30 - 10.00 Opening presentation by Christopher Ashworth, Managing Director, Wonderware Scandinavia
10.00 - 10.45 Collaboration for Empowering Strategic Business and Operational Excellence Collaboration by Mark Davidson, Vice President Wonderware-Archestra Marketing
10.45 - 11.15 Coffee break
11.15 - 12.00 Wonderware vision for breaking down barriers to Operational Excellence by Rashesh Mody, Vice President HMI/SCADA Business Focus Group
12.00 - 13.00 Our business partners; Marathon Technologies, Software Toolbox and Woodhead is introducing their companies and products, 20 minutes each, deep dive will follow in break out sessions.
- Setting a new standard for application availability, based on Marathon’s patented virtualization technology, using standard hardware and software, by Joost Verhofstad, Business Development, Marathon Technologies
- Global Network Solution Designer for HMI/Vizualization technology with Woodhead BradCommunications™ Hardware OR Software solutions for Ethernet, Profibus, DeviceNet, … And some news about “Windows Vista Capable” on our drivers, by Sebastien Chielens, Woodhead
- Maximizing your device integration and visualization results with Wonderware using Software Toolbox products, by John Weber, President, Software Toolbox Inc.
13.00 - 14.00 Lunch
14.00 - 14.30 Considerations in implementing a new Production Information Management System (PIMS) at Danisco - Division T&S, by Bo Koue Callesen Process Automation Manager, Danisco
In this presentation, Danisco will focus on the various reasons and condsiderations behind the implementation of their new PIMS. Including aspects as: SAP integration, business needs (KPI/OEE), site to site comparison, operator needs and collection of Critical Control Points (CCP).
14.30 - 15.00 SAP and Wonderware - Best Practices in Integrated Adaptive Manufacturing for Perfect Plant Operations, by Simon Pollard - Vice President Manufacturing Operations and Execution, SAP EMEA
Manufacturing Excellence can no longer be achieved by a localized, process or departmentally specific focus, but requires a holistic view that combines all aspects of business planning, optimization and most importantly adaptive, event driven feedback mechanisms that exist across otherwise heterogeneous system landscapes. SAP and Wonderware working together as powerful market leaders can provide such a platform. This presentation explores such best practices with examples and recommendations for action.
15.00 - 15.30 Johnson & Johnson Consumer Products - Working together with Wonderware to realize the benefits of rolling out a Global Manufacturing Execution System (GMES) solution, by Mr. Angelo Ferrarelli, Director – Information Management, Johnson & Johnson Gruop of Consumer Products – EMEA
This presentation will focus on the Global Manufacturing Execution System (GMES) strategy at Johnson & Johnson Consumer Products from the initial stages to our selection to work together with Wonderware on a global basis to our plan for Global deployment. The Johnson & Johnson Consumer Group of Companies develops and markets baby care, wound care, skin care and OTC (over the counter) products that address the needs of the consumer and health care professionals and incorporate the latest innovations. The portfolio includes heritage brands JOHNSON'S® Baby and BAND-AID® Brand as well as leading skin care brands such as AVEENO® and CLEAN & CLEAR®.
15.30 - 16.00 Coffee break
16.00 - 16.30 Break Out Sessions
- Wonderware System Platform for Geo-Scada Applications (2 peppers), by Thommy Djupenström, Wonderware EMEA Senior Solution Architect
- How to reduce product variance and increase yields with inline quality systems (1 pepper), by Claus Madsen Abildgren, Marketing Program Manager, Production & Performance Management, Wonderware
- How to increase your packaging line capability: A practical look at implementing an equipment/Line performance solution (1 pepper), by Tim Sowell, Vice President, Product Strategy & Applications, Wonderware, and Bo Graven Nielsen, Consultant and Services Manager Wonderware Scandinavia
16.30 - 17.00 Break out Sessions
- Discover the new Wonderware Development Environment (2 peppers), by Thommy Djupenström, Wonderware EMEA Senior Solution Architect
- A practical look at achieving consistency in Equipment Performande over multiple lines (1 pepper), by Claus Madsen Abildgren, Marketing Program manager, Production & Performance Management, Wonderware and Bo Graven Nielsen, Consultant and Services Manager Wonderware Scandinavia
- Introducing new Wonderware Compact Panels and Other Industrial computers (1 pepper), by David Gardner, Product Manager, Wonderware Industrial Computers
17.00 - 17.30 Free Shuttles will take you to your hotel (only if you stay at St Jörgen or Kramer)
17.30 - 19.00 Time for your own disposal, check in, relax
19.00 - 19.30 Free shuttles will take you to the evening event
19.30- 24.00 Expo Time, Dinner, Entertainment, Conversation
24.00 - 00.30 Free Shuttles will take you back to your hotel (only if you stay at St Jörgen or Kramer)
Friday October 5th
08.00 - 08.25 Free shuttles will take you to the conference hall (only if you stay at St Jörgen or Kramer)
08.30 - 09.15 Wonderware's manufacturing Operations Strategy by Tim Sowell , VP Product Strategy & Application Development, Wonderware
09.15 - 09.45 Trends breaking down barriers to Operational Excellence, by Craig Resnick, Research Director, ARC Advisory Group
ARC Advisory Group will present a global market overview of some of the trends and challenges faced by manufacturers in their quest to achieve operational excellence. The presentation will then focus on how operations management solutions, which include visualization and HMI software tools, are used to break down these barriers to operational excellence today, and how those solutions will need to evolve in the future.
09.45 - 10.15 Microsoft in Manufacturing and Production Excellence and Trends, by Petter Takolander, Account Technology Specialist - Manufacturing, Enterprise and Partner Group
10.15 - 10.30 Coffee break
10.30 - 11.00 Break Out Sessions
- System Integrator Success Story - System Platform as an Integration Platform, a Few Case Studies - Prevas
The System Platform from Wonderware provides a powerful platform for integrating automation systems with external systems and applications. Integrations range from incorporating advanced mathematical calculations into automation objects, to various levels of integration with ERP systems. This session presents a few case studies illustrating the power and flexibility of the System Platform, from an integration point of view.
By Roger Keller, Senoir Solution Architect, Prevas, and Robert Majanen, Manager Optilution part of Prevas
- System Integrator Success Story - Establishing genealogy of liquid products using Wonderware ArchestrA - ÅF
SEKAB BioFuel Industries are the largest producers of ethanol in northern Europe. Sekab wants, with the Vinfo project, to make the work within the areas of logistics, distribution and market more efficient using information and work flow systems. Using ArchestrA as a manufacturing execution system SEKAB gains a comprehensive system that covers the areas process, production and stock and makes the work within these areas more efficient. The main focus on the Vinfo project is to keep a complete genealogy from raw material all the way to sold commodity.
By Per André, Vice President Marketing and Sales, ÅF, and Johan Timby, Project Manager and System Architect, ÅF
11.00 - 11.30 Break Out Sessions
- Marathon everRun, technical overview, by Martin Kyprianides, Systems Engineer EMEA, Marathon Technologies
- Learn how to expand your connectivity choices, improve performance and increase your graphical capabilities with Software Toolbox device integration software solutions and the new Symbol Factory ArchestrA for InTouch 10, by John Weber, Software Toolbox
-Why not using native Ethernet port or USB to Profibus adapter to connect your software application to your industrial network or Fieldbus?, by Sebastien Chielens, Woodhead
11.30 - 11.45 Coffee break
11.45 - 12.30 Break Out Sessions
- InTouch 10 Software - Part 1: Overview, Functionality and General Value (1 pepper), by Rashesh Mody, Vice President HMI/SCADA Business Focus Group, Wonderware
- IT Considerations for achieving unified manufacturing operations (1 pepper), by Tim Sowell Vice President, Product Strategy & Applications, Wonderware
- Information Management - Industrial Reporting & Information Access (1 pepper), by Bo Graven Nielsen, Consultant & Services Manager Wonderware Scandinavia
12.30 - 13.15 Break Out Sessions
- InTouch 10 Software - Part 2: Unlocking the full potential (2 peppers), by Rashesh Mody, Vice President HMI/SCADA Business Focus Group, Wonderware
- Support and services for solution providers (1 pepper), by Jens Arndt, Technical Support Manager Wonderware Scandinavia
- The InTouch HMI: Versions 7.1/7.11 to 10, software migration and upgrade techniques (1 pepper), by Bo Graven Nielsen, Consultant & Services Manager Wonderware Scandinavia
13.15 - 14.00 Jointly Building an Agile Manufacturing Business for Today’s Demand Driven Market - A Journey to Achieving Operational Excellence, while significantly evolving the industry, by Arne Svendsen, Manager Production IT & Automation, ARLA FOODS and Tim Sowell, Vice President, Product Strategy & Applications, Wonderware
This session will take you through the journey of Arla Foods since 2002, to evolving their manufacturing landscape over many sites into significant operational alignment over different automation systems. This was achieved through a unique partnership between Arla and Wonderware, as Arla defined and discovered their path to a unified manufacturing landscape, they worked closely with Wonderware to evolve it’s Production and Performance offering on ArchestrA, providing requirements / validation and directly effecting WW’s development and worldwide standards. In many ways Arla’s journey was a leading catalyst for SAP’s evolution in manufacturing and the strong alignment Wonderware and SAP have today in order to enable our customers to start their Journey towards “Operation Excellence”. This is a unique opportunity hear visionaries and leading companies can really effect the path of vendors and the industry.
Wrap up by Christopher Ashworth
14.00 - 15.00 Lunch together and then departure