User and partner conference to highlight collaboration tools and technologies enabling the Connected Enterprise in San Diego, June 9 to 14
MILWAUKEE, June 10, 2013 — Commercial communication technologies are quickly migrating onto plant floors, creating unprecedented opportunities – and some potential risks – for manufacturers. During the 2013 RSTechED event, Rockwell Automation will offer insights and approaches to help manufacturers securely integrate “disruptive” technologies – such as mobile devices, cloud computing and virtualization – to help build a Connected Enterprise.
“Disruptive technologies can enable collaboration across all levels in manufacturing organizations,” explained Sujeet Chand, senior vice president and chief technology officer at Rockwell Automation and one of the scheduled keynote speakers at the RSTechED event. “By connecting the entire enterprise, manufacturers can fully harness the information they need to optimize their operations.”
Rockwell Automation will demonstrate the value of the Connected Enterprise through expert presentations, more than 150 technical sessions, hands-on labs and workshops from Rockwell Automation, Cisco Systems, Microsoft, Kraft Foods Group, Enbridge, Ball Corp., LIVZON Pharmaceuticals, and more. In the keynote address, Frank Kulaszewicz, senior vice president, Architecture and Software, Rockwell Automation, will join Chand in exploring how the adoption of disruptive technologies is transforming industrial automation.
“Manufacturing needs to be more smart, productive, secure and sustainable. Collaboration sparks innovation to improve overall productivity and sustainability,” said Kulaszewicz. “The Connected Enterprise allows true collaboration, not only among plant personnel, but between production subsystems, as well as between the plant floor and enterprise IT systems. But first, manufacturers need a smart and secure infrastructure in place.”
At this year’s RSTechED event, new tracks and sessions will delve into the disruptive technologies driving the Connected Enterprise. Attendees can participate in sessions that introduce the basics of topics, such as cloud computing, mobility of production data, or network security. Those already comfortable with these technologies can take one of many in-depth courses, such as a networking security course on best practices for securing data regardless of location. The event also will include several customer-led sessions from manufacturers sharing best practices on a wide array of topics including process automation, manufacturing intelligence, visualization, machine safety, industrial networking and security, and more.
To follow discussions coming from the event, visit http://bit.ly/1aIaG99.
About Rockwell Automation
Rockwell Automation Inc. (NYSE: ROK), the world’s largest company dedicated to industrial automation and information, makes its customers more productive and the world more sustainable. Headquartered in Milwaukee, Wis., Rockwell Automation employs over 22,000 people serving customers in more than 80 countries.
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Published June 9, 2013