Event Mission

This event will allow Ohio manufacturers to look at new technologies for incorporating into their latest innovations.

This one day conference is geared for Ohio manufacturing communities such as:
• Defense and Aerospace Manufacturing
• Sensor and Electronic Manufacturing
• Energy Technology Manufacturing
• Advanced Controls and Equipment
• Robotics Manufacturing and Automation
• Embedded Technology Engineering
• Environmental Controls and Automation
• Agricultural Automation and Controls
• Medical Diagnostic Manufacturing

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November 4, 2009
8:00am – 5:00pm (Times may vary as Agenda gets finalized)
Crowne Plaza Columbus North
6500 Doubletree Avenue
Columbus, Ohio 43229
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$99.00
Lunch Inluded

Agenda:

8:30 am: Registration

9:00 am: Welcome & Introductions
Frank Svet - President, The Edison Materials Technology Center

9:05 am - 9:30 am: Major Announcement to ICE Manufacturers from the State of Ohio
John Griffin - Director of Developments Technology and Innovation Division, Ohio Department of Development

9:30 am - 10:00 am: Smart Grid: Charting a Course to Intelligent Energy Use
Peter Panfil - Vice President, Power Engineering, Liebert Power Business, Emerson Network Power, Emerson Liebert

10:00 am - 10:15 am: Break

10:15 am - 10:45 am: Overcoming the New Design Complexity Barrier for Manufacturers: Alignment of Technology and Business Models
Lee Mosbacker, - Vice President Chief Technical Officer, Traycer Diagnostics Systems, Inc.

10:45 am - 11:15 am: Manufacturing Automation Challenges and Review for Success
Doug Fagaly - Co-President, E-Technologies Group

11:15 am - 11:45 am:
John Barber - President, IAP Research, Inc.
Robert K. Rothfuss - Vice President of Business Development, IAP Research, Inc.

11:45 am - 1:00 pm: Lunch

12:15 pm: Luncheon Speaker - Larry Pendergrass - VP of New Product Development, Keithley Instruments, Inc.

1:00 pm - 1:30 pm: Sensors and Energy
Fred M. Discenzo - Ph.D., Manager, Diagnostics & Sensors, Rockwell Automation, Advanced Technology

1:30 pm - 2:00 pm: What Roll Should the State of Ohio Play to Assist the ICE Industry during the Current Economic Downturn
David Harris - Harris Instrument Corp.

2:00 pm - 2:30 pm: The Benefits of Applying Force Measurement Systems to Production Machines
Rick Wilheim - President, Helm Instrument Company, Inc.

2:30 - 2:45: Break

2:45 pm - 3:15 pm:
Doug Bliss - Engineering Leader, Mettler - Toledo, Inc.

3:15 pm - 3:45: pm: New Applications in the Power and Medical Field Where Superconductors are Being Applied and the Major Players in Development
Mike Tomsic - Hyper Tech Research, Inc.

3:45 pm - 4:00 pm: Closing Remarks