Enjoy education speakers, breakout technical sessions, and network with engineering solution partners!
TECnovation
Friday, September 20 | 10:00 AM
The Hudson
508 S Commerce St
Wichita, KS 67202
TEC Systems Group's 40th Anniversary Party
Come back at 7:00 PM to enjoy drinks, appetizers, and door prizes.
Entertainment: Live Music and Comedian
A complimentary day of professional development for Automation Engineers, Project Managers, and Executive Teams.
Learn how to effectively lead a project with multiple stakeholders.
Discover the latest innovations from automation equipment manufacturers and distributors.
Vendors include full-line PLC, VFD and Power manufacturers to panel component representatives.
The keynote speaker from the Department of Homeland Security will share the presentation Cybersecurity in Today's OT Environment and the ISA Standards for OT Cybersecurity.
Complimentary lunch courtesy of the TECnovation Exhibitors
breakout Sessions
In today’s changing landscape of Industry 4.0, the factory floor is full of opportunities to harness valuable insights from field devices. Join us to gain practical knowledge about how you can pull motor data into a control system, and you can use this information at the local controller level and beyond.
Enhance your understanding of industrial control panel safety strategies. Discover how SCCR for an enclosure is derived and learn how it impacts the protection level necessary for safe interactions with equipment. Dive deeper into the principles of UL 508a, helping you grasp this vital electrical safety standard and understand how implementing it can significantly benefit your organization.
Explore a real-world problem faced by a manufacturing business struggling with high costs from rework and scheduling, focusing on quality. Examine a unique solution to detect quality errors and provide reporting for record-keeping, where none existed before. This solution employs machine learning and autoencoders to achieve an error margin of 1 in 121,000 repetitions, using just two sensors and one location data point. Additionally, you will preview innovative ways manufacturing companies can leverage advanced analytics to improve their product and process quality.
Listen to a special guest speaker from the US Department of Homeland Security, to get the latest insights in Cybersecurity for Plant Operations. He will speak to current principles and standards that can help guide your operations in minimizing risks against cybersecurity threats.
As you navigate the landscape of legacy control systems in numerous plants, it’s crucial to explore effective migration strategies that balance technical and commercial needs. Various platforms can support a phased migration, allowing you to adapt with minimal disruption. We’ll highlight scenarios where a complete rip and replace is justified and how to justify migration costs while uncovering additional value beyond addressing obsolescence. Join us for essential insights and tools for a successful transition.
Join us to discover how your company can strategically prepare for and implement advanced analytics. We’ll delve into assessing your current technical capabilities, determining your organization’s data maturity level, and identifying the types of analytics your team can effectively execute at each stage. This session will emphasize actionable steps to advance to the next level of data maturity, unlocking more sophisticated tools and analytics to keep your company competitive in today’s Industry 4.0 landscape.
Understand industry best practices to achieve a higher level of reliability for Variable Frequency Drive Installations. Learn about grounding, wiring principle, and mounting guidelines that ensure the longest life and lowest long-term operation costs for your systems.
Discover how you can take the first step toward safeguarding your control systems. By leveraging Claroty Software, you can scan your network and receive a comprehensive report detailing your networked assets and their vulnerabilities. This insight will empower you to enhance your lifecycle management and address any cybersecurity risks effectively.