Innovative ideas, forward-thinking concepts and experienced insight come to life when industry leaders share their expertise.
TUESDAY KEYNOTE
* Using Process Control to Improve Business Results
John S. Sieg, Jr., Managing Director of Corporate Operations, DuPont
Tuesday, 5 October, 8:30 a.m.
Manufacturing is changing. High growth markets are outside of North America. The pressure on costs and increasing performance will continue. Controlling the process is essential to operational excellence and is one of the keys to manufacturing success.
DuPont has established a function dedicated to operational excellence through automation and process control. Leadership provides the strategic direction to drive bottom line results through automation and control. The team provides leadership for best practices and standard work processes, common measurements of performance, and the tracking and reporting of business results.
Sieg will share DuPont's roadmap for excellence and expand on three points for attendees to take away: The focus of manufacturing is on performance and to improve performance you must first define and measure it; automation and controls are essential for operational excellence in manufacturing and leadership is required to drive improved performance; automation professionals must continue to develop skills to optimize the return on technology investments.
WEDNESDAY KEYNOTE - RIMBACH LECTURE SERIES
* Automation Unplugged - Global Shifts in a New Age
Jim Pinto, Managing Partner, JimPinto.com
Wednesday, 6 October, 8:30 a.m.
Productivity is now a global race between regions and nations. Those who can make things cheaper, faster, better - win! Jim Pinto, outspoken commentator and author of the ISA best-seller, discusses how third-world countries are demonstrating ultra-competitive manufacturing, plus world-class engineering skills and innovation. This poses new and serious challenges to presumed American leadership in the old economy. Pinto outlines what America must do to maintain leadership in the new age.
THURSDAY KEYNOTE
* Biometric Technology: Prime Time!
Gregory C. Jensen, CTO, SAFLINK Corporation
Thursday, 7 October, 8:30 a.m.
Biometric technologies such as fingerprint identification, facial recognition, speaker verification, iris scanning, and hand geometry have long captured the imagination of Hollywood, but they have only recently moved into the spotlight of the mainstream media. This technology-in-action keynote will be brought by Greg Jensen, 13-year veteran of SAFLINK Corporation, the industry's leading champion of biometric standards, technology advocacy, and device interoperability. Many security analysts now believe that biometric technology will be a vital component of any corporate security initiative because of the significant ROI, improved user convenience and integration into existing security initiatives based on RFID, proximity badges, tokens and smart cards. Jensen will guide us through the biometric technology landscape with a provocative combination of technical facts, historical tales, live demonstrations, and entertaining anecdotes. Attendees will leave with a clear and comprehensive understanding of the history, practical modern reality, and future potential of a technology that is on the verge of changing the way automation and control professionals and practitioners do business.
Daily forums offer insight into cutting-edge topics, ideas and theories, as industry professionals bring together their experience and vision at ISA EXPO 2004.
* Automotion Systems-An Achilles' Heel to our Critical Infrastructure?
Moderator: Eric Byres, Internet Engineering Lab Research Manager, British Columbia Institute of Technology
Tuesday, 5 October, 11:45 a.m.
Byres will begin by summarizing new information on the changing nature of the threat automation systems face. Next, a representative from the Department of Homeland Security will tell us what they are doing about the threat and how that integrates with other government and private sector activities like work being done by the National Labs, NIST, DOE, and CIDX. Finally, a representative of industry will provide their perspective on what they are doing and what is still needed from the government.
* Debunking the Myths: The Good, the Bad, and the Future of Outsourcing
Moderator: Jim Pinto, Managing Partner, JimPinto.com
Wednesday, 6 October, 11:45 a.m.
It seems that everyone has an opinion on outsourcing and the future of manufacturing. Panel members will debunk the myths, identify the dangers, and even explain the benefits of outsourcing. New thinking on this hot topic is emerging among industrial experts. Hear from industry leaders what's happening, what's likely to change, and how outsourcing may impact your future.
* Sensors & Wireless in Homeland Security
Moderator: Dr. Peter Fuhr, RAE Systems
Thursday, 7 October, 11:45 a.m.
Whether we want to admit it or not, it's on our minds nearly all the time. It's Homeland Security. With so much national attention turned to this hydra, and the push for advanced technology to assist in the endeavor, the role of technology, specifically advanced sensors and wireless communications arises - be it RFID-based asset tracking or integrated chem/bio/rad nanosensors with wireless telemetry, or providing the information backbone for operations-level decision making. Presentations will be given by senior level executives representing the Department of Homeland Security, the National Institutes for Science and Technology, the hotel industry, and an industrial perspective aimed at presenting up-to-the-minute technical challenges and probable sensing, control, and security applications. A panel of experts will then discuss various perspectives on governmental and commercial implications.
Panelists include:
* Dr. Kang Lee, NIST
* Dr. David Bolka, DHS-HSARPA
* Mr. David Shepherd, The Venetian Hotel and Casino
* Dr. Jose Guiterrez, Eaton Corp.
* Mr. Ian McPherson, Wireless Data Research Group
* World Batch Forum Special Seminar
Thursday, 7 October, Part 1, 10:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m., Part 2, 2:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Join experts of the World Batch Forum (WBF), the only industry organization dedicated solely to advancing the state of batch manufacturing. Learn about and understand the real world application of some of ISA's most popular standards. Discover how you can exchange information in informal gatherings, such as networking sessions at WBF conferences, WBF working groups and the members only, web-based discussion groups. Find out how you can profit by improving your own professionals skills.
Seminar topics include:
* The role and value of WBF
* Batch standards - what they are and why they are important?
* How WBF can help you understand and apply these standards
* Real world examples and applications of these standards
R&D Updates
Presented by: R. Russell Rhinehart, Bartlett Chair and School Head, School of Chemical Engineering, Oklahoma State University
Sessions on a variety of innovations and developing techniques sponsored by the Measurement and Control Engineering Center (MCEC), a collaborative effort between industry, university, and government, the purpose of which is the evolution of measurement and control techniques. Sponsored by the National Science Foundation, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, and several major chemical manufacturers, MCEC projects are currently underway at the University of Tennessee, Oklahoma State University, and East Carolina University. MCEC project direction is set by industry and focuses on pre-commercial, exploratory concepts that may lead to new applications and/or improvements in current processes.
* Mystery Technology: Fuzzy Logic
Tuesday, 5 October, 10:45 a.m. - 11:45 a.m.
Fuzzy Logic (FL) has proven its utility in commercial process control and analysis applications. However, due to lack of familiarity and its strange terminology, FL is often under-appreciated and under-utilized. This plaintalk tutorial session will:
* Explain FL and demystify the terminology
* Discuss implementation on pilot-scale and lab-scale pH neutralization, two-phase flow characterization, and heat exchanger unit operations
* Reference and cite generic benefits from commercial process applications
* Provide summary experience and list application attributes that will likely lead to successful, sustainable implementations
* Mystery Technology: Neural Networks
Tuesday, 5 October, 2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Neural Networks (NNs) have proven their utility in commercial process control and analysis applications. However, due to lack of familiarity and a strange terminology, NNs are often under-appreciated and under-utilized. This plaintalk tutorial session will:
* Explain concepts and demystify terminology
* Discuss implementation on pilot-scale and lab-scale distillation, mixing, and heat exchanger unit operations
* Reference and cite generic benefits from commercial process applications
