ISO 13399 and MTConnect - Nice Article in Mold Making Technology

There is a nice article in Mold Making Technology called, "Kennametal Takes Leadership Role Supporting MTConnect® and ISO 13399".

Tom Muller at Kennametal and Kennametal are huge supporters of MTConnect and this article does a nice job of talking about the importance of working with other standards to continue to enhance MTConnect.  

ISO 13399 is very important standard that we have adopted at MTConnect.  Below is some high level info on ISO 13399.

As wikipedia states:  "The official title of ISO 13399 is Cutting tool data representation and exchange.

 ISO 13399 is an International Standard for the computer-interpretable representation and exchange of industrial product data. The objective is to provide a mechanism that is capable of describing product data regarding cutting tools, independent from any particular system. The nature of this description makes it suitable not only for neutral file exchange, but also as a basis for implementing and sharing product databases and archiving, regarding cutting tools.
Typically ISO 13399 can be used to exchange data between CAD, CAM, CAE, PDM/EDM and other CAx systems.

The usage of the ISO 13399 standard will simplify the exchange of data for cutting tools. Expected results are lower cost for managing the information about tools and a more accurate and efficient usage of manufacturing resources. The ISO 13399 has been developed with contributions from AB Sandvik Coromant, the Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm, Kennametal Inc, and Ferroday Ltd."

Below is from the Mold Making Technology article:

"Cutting tools can be an extremely valuable data source for shops to monitor, collect, and study, says Tom Muller, senior manager, Innovation Ventures Group, at Kennametal Inc. He chairs the MTConnect Institute’s working group on cutting tools and reported to the conference on ISO 13399 – Cutting Tool Data Representation and Exchange. Noting that MTConnect is a protocol and that ISO 13399 is an international standard, Muller demonstrated that MTConnect does not have to go into the standards development business."

The article goes on to state, "Since ISO 13399 already defines and standardizes such cutting tool attributes as cutting diameter, edge angle, body diameter, overall length, functional length, and functional width, among many others, MTConnect can simply adopt the ISO 13399 definitions and achieve a consistent language for exchanging data between machine tools, tool data management systems, presetters, and even CAD/CAM systems. Shops can literally monitor a customer’s project from art to part, efficiently gathering data from every step."

 

Agreeing With Ted Nugent's Brother On Background Checks

Most of my relatives have guns and love to hunt.  I think that is fantastic and support them 100%.  I read an article, by Ted Nugent's brother Jeffrey, which is very thoughtful and well written.  It appears in today's Washington Post .  Jeffrey Nugent is listed as the former president and chief executive of Revlon.  The article is titled, "Jeffrey Nugent says his brother Ted Nugent is wrong on background checks".

Mr. Nugent states, "'I believe strongly that expanding and improving mandatory background checks will keep a lot of people who aren’t entitled to Second Amendment rights from having easy access to guns. As of today, a convicted felon can find a gun show or a private seller and buy a firearm without a background check. That loophole should be closed. Every gun transaction must include a thorough background check. Why would responsible gun owners want to protect people who threaten not only our safety but our gun rights?"

Mr. Nugent goes on to say, "The NRA has it wrong: Irresponsible gun owners are bad for everyone. If you shouldn’t have access to a gun, then there should be no way for you to access a gun! Can anyone argue with that?

Consider the mentally ill, one of the biggest threats to firearm safety. How do we preserve their rights to health privacy while keeping firearms out of their hands? It’s a huge concern, given the role mental illness has played in recent gun-violence tragedies. While some states have made progress, it’s far from universal.

But convicted felons, people with restraining orders against them and those with a history of mental illness can still find ways to purchase weapons. No one should stand for this."

According to another article that appeared in April in the Washington Post (that is often quoted):

 "Nine in 10 Americans support expanding background checks on gun purchases in a recent Washington Post-ABC News poll, an extraordinary level of agreement on a political issue and a finding that’s been duplicated in nearly every major public poll. "
 

The actual number is 91% of ALL Americans want background checks.  Of course this makes sense. But, as we all know, most politicians do not listen to the American people, they listen to what affects their wallets.  What affects their wallets is donors and lobbyists.  Most politicians are scared to death of the NRA and afraid that they will be "scored by the NRA" or "primaried" and lose their jobs and thus their income.

It has been stated by some pundits that it certainly appears that the NRA was for background checks until President Obama was for background checks:

"New York magazine, in a January 2013 story, dug up the advertising campaign LaPierre mentioned in his testimony. Titled "Be reasonable," the NRA ads that ran in national newspapers said, "We think it's reasonable to provide for instant checks at gun shows just like at gun stores and pawn shops. But what's unreasonable is how the proposed Lautenberg legislation ignores the 250,000 prohibited people, like felons, who've walked away from gun stores — instead of being prosecuted for a federal felony for trying to buy a gun."

Mr. Nugent ends his well written article with, "Let’s see if the NRA and its new leaders step up and do what is right. If not, it will get done without them. We all have a role here, especially to protect our children. Who is going to be the voice for them?

This requires nothing less than a major culture shift. It’s been done before. We just have to do it again."

Mr. Nugent is partially right.  It will require an organization that has the money and leadership that the NRA has and is in it for the long haul.   Maybe "Mayors Against Illegal Guns" can do it.  We'll see....

Press Release: Author Uses Computer Industry’s Best Practices to Ignite A Revolution in Manufacturing

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact:

Dave Edstrom Virtual Photons Electrons, LLC (703) 829-six zero five nine http://ToMeasureIsToKnow.com

Author Uses Computer Industry’s Best Practices to Ignite A Revolution in Manufacturing

In many manufacturing facilities around the world, the production environment has not changed for generations. Stack lights still proclaim when equipment is malfunctioning, and shop owners, as well as plant operators, have very little insight into what is really happening on the shop floor. Manufacturing will undergo a revolution that obliterates these stagnant trends, predicts author Dave Edstrom, if machine shop owners and plant operators embrace the open mindset of the computer industry and apply the open standards that make it easier for IT equipment to interoperate.

According to Edstrom, a computer industry veteran who spent over two decades as a leader at Sun Microsystems, the best resource machine shop owners can use to start this revolution is MTConnect®. “Think of MTConnect as simply the Bluetooth® of manufacturing that makes it easy to get information off your manufacturing equipment,” says Edstrom. “MTConnect is not an application, but it makes it very easy for applications to read data in a common and universal format. ‘Different Devices, Common Connection’ is what we say about MTConnect.”

In his new book, MTConnect: To Measure Is To Know, Edstrom explains the lessons of open systems and how to think about problem solving, learn about MTConnect from a business perspective, and understand the MTConnect standard and protocol.

“Sun Microsystems forever changed the world of computing in many significant ways,” says Scott McNealy, co-founder, president and chairman of the board for Sun Microsystems. “Dave's book, MTConnect: To Measure Is To Know, is a great way to not only learn about this game-changing technology called MTConnect, but to understand how the open system principles, that we believed so strongly in at Sun Microsystems, can be applied to manufacturing.”

According to John Byrd, former president of AMT - The Association For Manufacturing Technology, “MTConnect will be more important in the 21st century for manufacturing than CNC was for manufacturing in the 20th century.”

To truly understand and embrace MTConnect, Edstrom first notes that a strong shift in thinking is required by most manufacturers.  Through MTConnect: To Measure Is To Know, Edstrom explains how thinking like an IT industry leader will help ensure successful use of MTConnect.

“It is first a book about how to properly think about open systems and technology and, most importantly, how to apply that thinking in manufacturing followed by the specifics on MTConnect,” says Edstrom. “This is both a business and a technical book.”

According to Edstrom, those who would benefit from reading this book and learning about MTConnect include:

·       Anyone who wants to understand the right way to think about technology and its business and technical implications

·       Shop owners, plant managers, and anyone in manufacturing interested in improving productivity

·       Industry thought leaders

·       MTConnect® Institute participants

·       Equipment suppliers

·       Students

·       Professors

·       Software developers

·       Distributors

·       Integrated Software Vendors (ISVs)

·       Integrators

·       Consultants

·       Anyone wanting to learn more about open systems, problem solving, and how to think about the application of technology

·       Anyone wanting to learn more about MTConnect

For more information please visit http://ToMeasureIsToKnow.com

Dave Edstrom is the CEO/CTO for Virtual Photons Electrons, president and chairman of the board for the MTConnect Institute and has been in the computer industry for more than 34 years. Edstrom worked for Sun Microsystems for almost 23 years in a variety of leadership positions. He has held a variety of positions ranging from an assembler programmer, technical management, system engineer, chief technologist, technical director, and principal engineer for a variety of companies. Edstrom, along with Dr. David Patterson of University of California at Berkeley, planted the seed and helped lay the foundation for MTConnect at the 2006 Association for Manufacturing Technology’s (AMT) Annual Meeting at Lake Las Vegas, Nevada. Edstrom was named president and chairman of the board for the MTConnect Institute in May 2010 and continues in that role today.  MTConnect® is a registered trademark of AMT - The Association for Manufacturing Technology.

Virtual Photons Electrons Becomes MTConnect Institute Partner

On April 21st, 2013, my company, Virtual Photons Electrons, became an MTConnect Institute Partner because of the dollar amount (over $50,000) of "in kind" hours contributions that I made for the [MC]2 2013 Conference.

Institute Partners - $50,000

• rotating logo recognition on front page - 2 years
• 40 hours of MTConnect Institute experts time  --WAIVED
• Press release announcement to media --WAIVED
• Feature story on the front page of MTConnect.org --WAIVED
• Recognition and benefits for each year as an [MC]2 Gold Sponsor

[MC]2 2013 - Big Success in Cincinnati

This appears in the May 8, 2013 IMTS Insider

-By Penny Brown and Dave Edstrom

NOTE: Penny Brown works for AMT and wears many hats including writer, editor, interviewer, on camera talent, ...

On April 9-11 in Cincinnati, Ohio, the second [MC]2 MTConnect: Connecting Manufacturing Conference was held and it was a big success. [MC]2 is about all the many ways that shops and plants are connecting with MTConnect to truly know what is happening on the manufacturing floor so they can improve production.

It is important to understand that MTConnect is not an evolution in manufacturing, but a revolution. MTConnect is making possible the dreams and desires of generations of manufacturers, machine tool builders and manufacturing equipment providers who all want to see the same goal of different devices having a common connection on the plant floor. [MC]2 2013 was a true inflection point for manufacturing with a strong lineup of fantastic speakers, moderators, panelists and instructors.

[MC]2 2013 kicked off with a keynote from Steve Fritzinger, Virtualization Alliance Manager for NetApp and economics contributor for BBC, titled “Manufacturing with Darwin, Moore and Metcalfe,” which stressed a company's need for adaptation and continual change in order to remain competitive. He also stressed that MTConnect implementers need to use dedication and focus to see results. “Initially, going to an automated shop floor is like going to the gym on January 1,” Fritzinger said. “If you stick with that resolution and see it through, you'll see results. But if you don't, you'll just end up back where you started.”

As the day's sessions continued, an exciting announcement was made regarding the kickoff of the MTConnect Challenge, a DoD-sponsored competition that seeks ideas and applications for MTConnect, with a total of $250,000 in cash prizes for finalists and winners. Those seeking more details about this competition can learn more atMTConnect.challenge.gov. This is an extremely exciting announcement and really proves how important MTConnect has become in not only manufacturing, but in the United States Department of Defense.

Day two opened with a keynote from John Meyer, Senior Technical Competitive Analyst with IBM, titled “Processing Zetabytes: The Technologies Enabling Big Data and Analytics,” which focused on the evolution of computing, the rise of big data and the opportunities this data creates. Meyer showed that the exponential growth in big data will be led by sensor data, and MTConnect will be critical in the world of massive analytics in years to come.

Throughout the conference there were panels, business sessions and technical workshops, hands-on labs to show how to write MTConnect adapters, and a concluding keynote from Douglas Woods, President of AMT, discussing the technological future of manufacturing and the need to ensure the industry's strength in the United States. “I think what is so cool about the [MC]2 is that it shows the ever increasing importance of MTConnect and open interoperability standards to propel manufacturing technology to new heights,” Woods said. “I can remember people questioning whether anyone would come to the first [MC]2 event a year or so ago, let alone attend a second event a year later. But the large number of attendees at both events makes obvious the criticality of this standard and the interest from users, developers, builders, media, etc. to accelerate manufacturing into the world of big data, analytics and productivity enhancement applications.”

The first [MC]2 in 2011 laid out the foundation for MTConnect, describing the pillars of the standard. [MC]2 2013 built upon that success. As we look out into 2014, we are going to increase the emphasis of the manufacturing solutions that are being built using MTConnect. [MC]2 2014 will connect manufacturers to the solutions that will save time and money by being more productive. They will have the information they need anytime, anywhere and on any device. We will connect developers to the tools they need to develop agents and adapters as well as client applications. We will connect exhibitors to manufacturers. We will connect professors and students to those in manufacturing who are the thought leaders. We will connect those new to MTConnect to the most exciting change to manufacturing since the invention of the CNC. MTConnect – Different Devices, Common Connect. Stay tuned for details on [MC]2 2014!

Thanks to Dr. Dornfeld's mention of my book at Green Manufacturing Berkeley

Sincere thanks to Dr. Dave Dornfeld, who is the Chair of the Department of Mechanical Engineering and is the Will C. Hall Family Professor of Engineering at the University of California Berkeley, for mentioning my book, MTConnect: To Measure Is To Know, on his Facebook Green Manufacturing page!

Dave has been involved with MTConnect since the very beginning, his a huge supporter of MTConnect, globally recognized thought leader in manufacturing and just a great guy.  In the Facebook Green Manufacturing post, Dave references "Dornfeld's Law" or "Dornfeld's Rule".

Just as a reminder of the history of Dornfeld's Law or Dornfeld's Rule, here is what I wrote three years ago on April 6th, 2010:

Dave made a very interesting statement regarding slicing through the data of any presentation.   What Dave basically said was, "anytime you see 40% in a presentation you should be suspect.  The presenter likely did not want to put in 50% because it would be viewed too high and 30% would be viewed as not being significant."

I got a real chuckle out of that and said to Dave, "I think we need to call that "Dornfeld's Law". 

Huge Thanks to Ken Tock of MacKintok

A very special thanks to Ken Tock, President of MacKintok, for such a nice posting of my book, MTConnect: To Measure Is To Know on MacKintok's homepage!

MacKintok's Ken Tock and Gary Bronson have been true thought leaders with MTConnect and manufacturing.  The MTConnect website and MTConnect Forum were created by MacKintok.    Ken and Gary have made countless contributions to MTConnect over the years and are real thought leaders in both manufacturing and website design.

There are no better partners to MTConnect and no better friends to Virtual Photons Electrons than MacKintok.

Thanks Ken and Gary!

Thanks to Mark Albert of Modern Machine Shop - Very Nice Review of MTConnect: To Measure Is To Know

I would like to offer my since thanks to Mark Albert, Editor-in-Chief of Modern Machine Shop, for his very nice review of my book - MTConnect: To Measure Is To Know.

Mark states, "The first part of the book is mostly Dave’s personal account of how (and why) MTConnect was first proposed and then aggressively developed under the main sponsorship of AMT—The Association for Manufacturing Technology."  

Mark later states, "The second part of the book builds on that background to explain the inner workings of the standard and the open system principles underlying them. This part is more technical, but is written for readers who are not Information Technology specialists (although they will benefit from Dave’s clarity)."

I am really glad that Mark points out, "Dave’s message about machine monitoring is especially timely and urgent."  This was the theme of [MC]2 2013 as well and is critically important for the success of manufacturing.
 
I greatly appreciate Mark's honest and well written review of my book as well as the pointer to Amazon.  We have no better friend of MTConnect than Mark Albert.

Hillsborough Vineyards - Suprise Visit

A week ago, Julie and I had dinner in Harper's Ferry and then, with no planning beforehand, make a last second stop in one of Loudoun County's many Wineries.  We stopped at Hillsborough Vineyards for a few glasses of wine. John was in town for a funeral and he and Michael were visiting their grandparents in Burke.  John and Michael made a decision coming home from Burke to stop by Hillsborough Vineyards.  We were there for 20 minutes when both Julie and feel these hands on our shoulders, we look up and it is John and Michael. 

NAMII Visit - National Additive Manufacturing Innovation Institute

We had an MTConnect Institute Board Meeting last week at NAMII - National Additive Manufacturing Innovation Institute and we were very fortunate to get a tour from Ralph Resnick!  Everyone in manufacturing knows Ralph as being a true industry icon and thought leader.  Ralph is President & Executive Director for the National Center for Defense Manufacturing & Machining (NCDMM) as well as the Founding Director National Additive Manufacturing Innovation Institute (NAMII).  I am sure there are many more hats he wears, but I believe those are the two primary hats he wears today.  Ralph's a great guy.  Ralph is on the MTConnect Board of Directors is why we were there in Youngstown, Ohio at NAMII.

When President Obama talks about the cool stuff going on in manufacturing, he will directly reference NAMII.

Below is from NAMII's homepage discussing NAMII's Vision:

"NAMII’s singular focus is to accelerate additive manufacturing technologies to the U.S. manufacturing sector and increase domestic manufacturing competitiveness by:

• Fostering a highly collaborative infrastructure for the open exchange of additive manufacturing information and research.
• Facilitating the development, evaluation, and deployment of efficient and flexible additive manufacturing technologies.
• Educating students and training workers in additive manufacturing technologies to create an adaptive, leading workforce."

 I love the sign NAMII has (photo below):



Checkout the cool photos below at NAMII of Ralph showing us the cool additive technology!

 

MTConnect: To Measure Is To Know Book Announced!

I wrote a book, MTConnect: To Measure Is To Know, that answers the question, "how and why a royalty-free and open source standard is revolutionizing the business and technology of manufacturing." 

 

This is the world's first book on MTConnect and open systems.  This book is not just about MTConnect, because I first discuss the many lessons learned in the world of open systems where I spent 35 years in the computer industry at such companies as Sun Microsystems (for over 23 years).  MTConnect is a revolutionary game changer that has forever changed manufacturing.  The book shows why and how MTConnect is not an evolution in manufacturing, but it is a revolution. MTConnect is making possible the dreams and desires of generations of manufacturers, machine tool builders and manufacturing equipment providers who all want to see the same goal of different devices having a common connection on the plant floor.  

Learn how and why the lessons of open systems are being applied to manufacturing and changing the business and technology of manufacturing with MTConnect.   It is available at Amazon in paperback and in Kindle format.

IF you would like a color cover and color inside, that is not available at Amazon (price would be prohibitive) you can reach me at my ToMeasureIsToKnow site to find out how.

[MC]2 2013 HUGE Success!

 

Last week we had the second [MC]2 conference, called [MC]2 2013 MTConnect: Connecting Manufacturing Conference and it was a HUGE SUCCESS!

There were many, many highlights and here is the press release from the MTConnect Institute:
Different Devices, Common Connection - [MC]2 MTConnect: Connecting Manufacturing Conference Draws Manufacturers, Developers, Technology Builders and More
 Draws Manufacturers, Developers, Technology Builders and More  $250,000 MTConnect Challenge announced on event's first day

Cincinnati, Ohio – The second edition of [MC]2 MTConnect: Connecting Manufacturing Conference concluded on April 11, 2013, after bringing together an energetic and inspired group of manufacturers, developers, technology builders, and technology distributors in Cincinnati, Ohio.

MTConnect is a set of open-source communications standards that utilize XML and HTTP to foster greater communication and interconnectivity between manufacturing equipment and devices. Together with the applications utilizing the standard, implementation of MTConnect allows for greater shop floor monitoring capabilities and a better understanding of what's happening within a user's manufacturing facility.

The event kicked off on April 10 with a keynote from Steve Fritzinger, Virtualization Alliance Manager for NetApp and economics contributor for BBC, titled “Manufacturing with Darwin, Moore and Metcalfe,” which stressed a company's need for adaptation and continual change in order to remain competitive. He also stressed that MTConnect implementers need to use dedication and focus to see results. “Initially, going to an automated shop floor is like going to the gym on January 1,” Fritzinger said. “If you stick with that resolution and see it through, you'll see results. But if you don't, you'll just end up back where you started.”

As the day's sessions continued, an exciting announcement was made regarding the kickoff of the MTConnect Challenge, a DoD-sponsored competition that seeks ideas and applications for MTConnect, with a total of $250,000 in cash prizes for finalists and winners. Those seeking more details about this competition can learn more at MTConnect.challenge.gov.

Day two opened with a keynote from John Meyer, Senior Technical Competitive Analys with IBM, titled “Processing Zetabytes: The Technologies Enabling Big Data and Analytics,” which focused on the evolution of computing, the rise of big data and the opportunities this data creates. Meyer showed that the exponential growth in big data will be led by sensor data, and MTConnect will be critical in the world of massive analytics in years to come. There were additional panels, business sessions and technical workshops, hands-on labs to show how to write MTConnect adapters, and a concluding keynote from Douglas Woods, President of AMT, discussing the technological future of manufacturing and the need to ensure the industry's strength in the United States.

“I think what is so cool about the [MC]2 is that it shows the ever increasing importance of MTConnect and open interoperability standards to propel manufacturing technology to new heights,” Woods said. “I can remember people questioning whether anyone would come to the first MC2 event a year or so ago, let alone attend a second event a year later. But the large number of attendees at both events makes obvious the criticality of this standard and the interest from users, developers, builders, media, etc. to accelerate manufacturing into the world of big data, analytics and productivity enhancement applications.”

One of the event sponsors was manufacturing technology builder Mazak Corporation, a strong proponent for MTConnect. “As customers strive to be competitive in a tough global marketplace, they need all the tools they can get to be the most productive they can be. MTConnect allows them to interface software programs with a standard protocol for different types of devices that allows them the information to clearly see what is happening on the factory floor,” said Brian Papke, President of Mazak Corporation. “With this information, they can improve the overall utilization of their equipment.”

Also sponsoring [MC]2 was CNC machine tool builder Okuma USA. You can have the best equipment, but if you can't monitor, measure and analyze critical data, you have no way of assessing your opportunities for improvement and full utilization of the equipment, said Julie Murphy, Marketing Manager for Okuma USA. “MTConnect provides the communication standard that simplifies the connection to your manufacturing equipment to collect that critical data and quickly convert it to actionable knowledge. Okuma has fully supported MTConnect from the beginning and we support its ongoing development.”

"Almost as soon as MTConnect was proposed, Modern Machine Shop recognized that it would have a significant impact on the technology and business of manufacturing. It would be a game-changer,” said Travis Egan, Publisher of Modern Machine Shop. “At the 2013 [MC]2 Conference, the extent of that impact is becoming clear - MTConnect has reached a tipping point in vendor acceptance and user demand.”

"This is not an evolution, this is a revolution in manufacturing. MTConnect is making possible the dreams and desires of generations of manufacturers, machine tool builders and manufacturing equipment providers who all want to see the same goal of different devices having a common connection on the plant floor,” said Dave Edstrom, President and Chairman of the Board of the MTConnect Institute. “[MC]2 2013 was a true inflection point for manufacturing with an extremely strong lineup of fantastic speakers, moderators, panelists and instructors.”

Plans will soon be announced for [MC]2 2014, which will discuss and demonstrate the many types of end-user applications that are using MTConnect as the open interoperability standard to improve manufacturing productivity around the globe.
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MTConnect Institute

The MTConnect Institute is a not-for-profit 501(c)(6) organization established to further the development of the MTConnect standard and publish related materials. The organization includes a Board of Directors, a Technical Advisory Group that's also called MTCTAG, a Technical Steering Committee, as well as various working groups to further the standard in specific technology areas. 

How can I become a member?

Any company or organization can be a member and aid in furthering the development of the MTConnect standard by becoming a member of the MTCTAG. Membership is free, and it requires agreement to the MTConnect Intellectual Property Policy, which can be found on the MTConnect website's “Institute” section.

Contact:

David A. Edstrom
President, Chairman of the Board
MTConnect Institute

Below is a capture of the [MC]2 2013 Conference Home Page:

MC² 2013 Conference

The second [MC]2 MTConnect: Connecting Manufacturing Conference will feature numerous industry thought leaders, hands-on training sessions as well as exhibitors showcasing commercially available products utilizing the MTConnect standard. The conference sessions will feature BOTH the business and technical benefits as well as implementation of MTConnect® – an open-sourced communication standard for manufacturing equipment and devices.

It is the best conference to get ideas and find answers to your manufacturing communication problems. See new solution demonstrations utilizing MTConnect and choose the best for your needs. Attend hands on technical workshops or business application sessions. There is something for everyone, from end users, to software developers, to C-level executives, to students, to manufacturing technology builders, to anyone who just wants to really understand MTConnect!

This year we will discuss, demonstrate and train attendees on all the new and exciting changes to the MTConnect standard. In addition, speakers and exhibitors will demonstrate and discuss the many game changing ways that companies are using MTConnect to dramatically save time and become more productive.

• [MC]2 will provide an opportunity to learn from the experts to really understand how this game- changing technology is making tremendous productivity gains in manufacturing.
• The conference will bring in like-minded individuals together, allowing attendees the opportunity to meet people who are trying to do the same things they are.
• The conference provides a highly interactive and thought-provoking experience guaranteed to leave you inspired!

Schedule

Tuesday, April 9, 2013

1:00 pm - 7:00 pm	[MC]2 Conference Registration (Bronze Foyer A)
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm	Opening Reception (Crossroads)

Wednesday, April 10, 2013

7:00 am – 5:30 pm	[MC]2 Conference Registration (Bronze Foyer A)
7:00 am – 8:00 am	Continental Breakfast
8:00 am	[MC]2 Welcome How to Get the Most Out of [MC]2 2013 Dave Edstrom, President & Chairman of the Board, MTConnect Institute
8:15 am – 9:00 am	Keynote: Manufacturing with Darwin, Moore and Metcalfe Steve Fritzinger, Network Appliances, BBC - Technologist, Java Author & Economics Writer
9:00 am – 12:30 pm	GENERAL SESSIONS (Bronze Ballroom)
9:00 am – 9:30 am	Driving Change with MTConnect John Turner, Director of Technology, FA Consulting & Technology
9:30 am – 10:00 am	MTConnect: A Pragmatic Approach to Manufacturing Dave Edstrom, President & Chairman of the Board, MTConnect Institute
10:00 am – 10:20 am	Morning Break
10:20 am – 11:40 am	The Myths and Realities of What's Happening on Your Shop Floor Customer Panelists: Mark Albert, Editor-in-Chief, Modern Machine Shop Magazine Joel Neidig, Systems Engineer, ITAMCO Nate Price, Production Manufacturing Engineer, Task Force Tips, Inc. Roy Sweatman, President, Southern Manufacturing Technologies, Inc. Pat Walsh, Vice President, Ehrhardt Tool and Machine Co., Inc. Shop Floor Monitoring Software Panelists: Josh Davids, President, Scytec Consulting Inc. Rick Caldwell, President & CEO, SCADAware Will Sobel, President & CEO, System Insights Ken Tock, President, MacKintok Information Architects & Designers Moderators: David McPhail, President & CEO, Memex Automation Inc. Dave Edstrom, President & Chairman of the Board, MTConnect Institute
11:40 am – 12:05 pm	General Session: The Need for the Next Killer Manufacturing Technology/ Application John Wilczynski, Program Manager, NCDMM
12:05 pm – 12:30 pm	General Session: MTConnect Challenge - Creating Manufacturing Intelligence Dr. John D. Russell, D.Sc., Program Manager, AFRL/RXMS
12:30 pm – 2:30 pm	Lunch & Exhibits (Grand Ballroom)
2:45 pm – 5:40 pm	Technical Workshop (Colonade AB) and Sessions (Bronze Ballroom)
2:45 pm – 3:30 pm	Business Session: Exploring the Power of Linking [MTConnect + OEE = Profits] Robert C. Hansen, R.C. Hansen Consulting, LLC	Technical Workshop: MTConnect Architecture Overview as PREPARATION for Hands-On Labs (Item Code: HANDSONLAB1) Joel Neidig, Systems Engineer, ITAMCO Dave Edstrom, President & Chairman of the Board MTConnect Institute
3:30 pm – 4:30 pm		Technical Workshop: Adapters, Adapters, Adapters(Item Code: HANDSONLAB2) Will Sobel, President & CEO, System Insights, Inc.
3:30 pm – 4:00 pm	Business Session: MTConnect Sensors: Anywhere and Everywhere Panelists: Neil Desrosiers, Application Engineer/Developer, Mazak Corporation Jim Hoffman, Principal Engineer, GE Aviation Kang Lee, Intelligent Systems Division, NIST Brian Sides, Director, Technology, Okuma America Corporation Moderator: John Turner, Director of Technology, FA Consulting & Technology
4:00 pm – 4:30 pm	Business Session: How the Aerospace Industry Uses MTConnect Panelists: Bill Blomquist, Manufacturing Engineer, Remmele Engineering Inc. John L. Michaloski, NIST Sid Venkatesh, Associate Technical Fellow, Boeing Company Moderator: Paul Warndorf, V.P. Manufacturing Technology, AMT
4:30 pm – 4:50 pm	Afternoon Break
4:50 pm – 5:25 pm	General Session: Predicting the Future of Manufacturing by Inventing It Courtney J. Hill, Consultant, CJ Hill Consulting Services
5:25 pm – 5:40 pm	MTConnect Leadership Award Presentation
5:45 pm – 7:30 pm	[MC]2 Reception and Exhibits (Grand Ballroom)
8:00 pm	Birds of a Feather (BOF1), Topic TBD, (Pavilion B)
9:00 pm	Birds of a Feather (BOF2), Topic TBD, (Pavilion B)

Thursday, April 11, 2013

7:00 am – 12:30 pm

[MC]2 Conference Registration (Bronze Foyer A)

7:00 am – 8:00 am

Continental Breakfast

8:00 am

[MC]2 Welcome Dave Edstrom, President & Chairman of the Board, MTConnect Institute

8:15 am – 9:00 am

Keynote: Processing Zetabytes: The Technologies Enabling Big Data and Analytics John Meyer, Senior Technical Competitive Analyst, IBM Systems and Technology Group

9:10 am – 10:10 am

Technical Workshop: Building Adapters Hands-On Lab (Item Code: HANDSONLAB3) Will Sobel, President & CEO, System Insights

9:10 am – 9:40 am

Business Session: Empowering Power Savings with MTConnect Amit Deshpande, Machining Systems Engineer, TechSolve, Inc. Joel Neidig, Systems Engineer, ITAMCO

9:40 am – 10:10 am

Business Session: The Profits and Prophets of Interoperability Panelist: Paul Hunkar, Consultant, DS Interoperability ISO-13399 Panelist: Tom Muller, Manager-Innovation Ventures Group, Kennametal Inc. DMSC Panelist: Fred Proctor, Controls Lead, NIST Moderator: Paul Warndorf, V.P. Manufacturing Technology

10:10 am – 10:25 am

Morning Break

10:25 am – 11:00 am

Business Session: Virtual Poka Yoke Solution Eraldo Jannone da Silva, University of Sao Paulo

Technical Session: How to Use the MTConnect-OPC UA Companion Specification John L. Michaloski, Computer Scientist, NIST Paul Hunkar, Consultant, DS Interoperability

11:00 am – 11:45 am

Business Session: Connecting the Future of Manufacturing Douglas K. Woods, President, AMT - The Association For Manufacturing Technology

11:45 am – Noon

Wrap-up: The Future of MTConnect Is Our Future Dave Edstrom, President & Chairman of the Board, MTConnect Institute

 

Why Attend?

Due to the HUGE success of the first [MC]2 and the request of attendees, the Institute has made the decision to have [MC]2 2013 on April 10 -11 in Cincinnati, Ohio at The Millennium Hotel Cincinnati.

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Why do you want to attend  [MC]2 2013?

• For 2013 we are going to be talking about, demonstrating and training attendees on all the new and exciting changes to the MTConnect standard.  In addition, speakers and exhibitors will be demonstrating and discussing the many game changing ways that companies are using MTConnect to dramatically save time and become more productive.
• In 2013 we are going to build on the tremendous success of the first ever [MC]2 2011.  [MC]2 2011 was HUGE SUCCESS with numerous industry thought leaders, hands-on training sessions as well exhibitors showcasing commercially available products utilizing the MTConnect standard.
• [MC]2 2011 featured 175 attendees and 24 exhibitors.  This tremendous attendance and participation is a sign of just how much MTConnect is changing manufacturing!

What is MTConnect®?
MTConnect is a set of open, royalty-free standards intended to foster greater interoperability between controls, devices and software applications by publishing data over networks using the Internet Protocol.

What is the MTConnect Institute?

The MTConnect Institute is a not-for-profit 501(c)(6) independent organization established to further the development of MTConnect standards and materials. The organization includes a Technical Advisory Group (MTCTAG) and a Technical Steering Committee, as well as working groups to further the standards in specific technology areas.

 FEATURED SPONSORS:
Day One Evening Reception Sponsorship: $20,000 (Modern Machine Shop/Gardner Business Media, Inc.)

• Includes four (4) free registrations
• Recognition (name and logo) in Exhibit area (reception is held in the exhibit area)
• Recognition of sponsorship in Final Program
• Full page color advertisement (5″ w x 7- 7/8″ h) in Final Program
• One (1) complimentary Exhibitor Booth
• Sponsor will be allowed to include a promotional piece in conference bag
• Recognition (your company logo) on home page of the [MC]² web site

 Opening Night Reception Sponsorship: $12,500 (Mazak Corporation)

• Includes three (3) free registrations
• Recognition (name and logo) on two poster signs at reception
• Recognition of sponsorship in Final Program
• Full page color advertisement (5″ w x 7- 7/8″ h) in Final Program
• One (1) complimentary Exhibitor Booth
• Sponsor will be allowed to include a promotional piece in conference bag
• Recognition (your company logo) on home page of the [MC]² web site

[MC]² Polo Shirt Sponsorship: $12,500 (Okuma America Corporation) 

• Includes three (3) free registrations
• Provides 250 polo shirts with-
  • Logo on sleeve of shirt
  • Conference logo in shirt pocket area
• Recognition of sponsorship in Final Program
• Full page color advertisement (5″ w x 7- 7/8″ h) in Final Program
• One (1) complimentary Exhibitor Booth
• Sponsor will be allowed to include a promotional piece in conference bag
• Recognition (your company logo) on home page of the [MC]² web site

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CONFERENCE SPONSORS:
 Day One Breakfast and Morning Break Sponsorship: $7,500

• Includes two (2) free registrations
• Recognition (name and logo) on two poster signs in breakfast and break area
• Recognition of sponsorship in Final Program
• 1/2 page color advertisement (5″ w x 3- 7/8″ h) in Final Program
• Sponsor will be allowed to include a promotional piece to be distributed inside conference bag
• Logo Recognition on web site as “Conference Sponsor”

 Day One Lunch Sponsorship: $10,000

• Includes three (3) free registrations
• Recognition (name and logo) on Exhibit area (lunch is held in the exhibit area)
• Recognition of sponsorship in Final Program
• Full page color advertisement (5″ w x 7- 7/8″ h) in Final Program
• Sponsor will be allowed to include a promotional piece in conference bag
• Logo Recognition on web site as “Conference Sponsor”

Day One Afternoon Break Sponsorship: $5,000 (YCM Americas, Inc.)

• Includes one (1) free registration
• Recognition (name and logo) on two poster signs in break area
• Recognition of sponsorship in Final Program
• 1/2 page color advertisement (5″ w x 3- 7/8″ h) in Final Program
• Sponsor will be allowed to include a promotional piece in conference bag
• Logo Recognition on web site as “Conference Sponsor”

 Day Two Breakfast and Morning Break Sponsorship: $7,500

• Includes two (2) free registrations
• Recognition (name and logo) on two poster signs in breakfast and break area
• Recognition of sponsorship in Final Program
• 1/2 page color advertisement (5″ w x 3- 7/8″ h) in Final Program
• Sponsor will be allowed to include a promotional piece in conference bag
• Logo Recognition on web site as “Conference Sponsor”

 Conference Bag Sponsor: $5,000  (Modern Machine Shop/Gardner Businesss Media, Inc.)

• Includes one (1) free registration
• 250 bags with co-branding on bags ([MC]² and your company logo)
• Sponsor will be allowed to include a promotional piece in conference bag
• Recognition of sponsorship in Final Program
• 1/2 page color advertisement (5″ w x 3- 7/8″ h) in Final Program
• Logo Recognition on web site ad “Conference Sponsor”

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 MTConnect^® SUPPORTING SPONSORS:
 Platinum Sponsors $3,000 (Parlec, Inc.)

• Includes one (1) free registration
• Recognition of sponsorship in Final Program
• 1/2 page color advertisement (5″ w x 3-7/8″ h) in Final Program
• Listing on Signage (shared) displayed in Exhibit area

 Gold Sponsors $2,000 (Doosan Infracore America), (Kepware Technologies)

• Recognition of sponsorship in Final Program
• 1/2 page color advertisement (5″ w x 3-7/8″ h ) in Final Program
• Listing on Signage (shared) displayed in Exhibit area

 Silver Sponsors $1,000 (National Center For Defense Manufacturing And Machining)
                                                 (OMAC)
                                                (Precision Machinery Research Development Center)

• Recognition of sponsorship in Final Program
• ¼ page color advertisement (5.5” w x 2.15” h) in Final Program
• Listing on Signage (shared) displayed in Exhibit area

 Bronze Sponsors $500 (ITAMCO), (Kennametal Inc.)

• Recognition of sponsorship in Final Program
• Listing on Signage (shared) displayed in Exhibit area

EXHIBITORS:

• BIG Kaiser Precision Tooling Inc.
• dataZen Engineering 
• DMG/Mori Seiki 
• ITAMCO – Booth #2
• Kepware Technologies, Inc.
• Lemoine Technologies
• LNS America Inc. 
• MAG-IAS, LLC 
• Mazak Corporation 
• Memex Automation Inc. 
• Modern Machine Shop/Gardner Business Media
• National Center for Defense Manufacturing and Machining (NCDMM) 
• Okuma America Corporation 
• Parlec, Inc. 
• Precision Machinery Research Development Center 
• Sandvik Coromant Company 
• SCADAware 
• Syscon International, Inc. 
• System Insights, Inc. 
• TechSolve, Inc.
• Makino, Inc.