43 www.drivesncontrols.com May 2024 T Safety & Industrial Security solutions for the digital world ... from Pilz. We’ve always been the ‘go-to’ Company for know-how and safe automation solutions to help you to protect people from machinery. Now automation systems are connected, digital and under real threat from malicious attacks or even internal mishaps. Which could mean that your plant & machinery is no longer safe. So we’ve built up our know-how and product solutions to help you to keep your automation - and safety - systems secure in line with new guidance and legislation. ɢIdentification & Access Management ɢNetwork Firewalls ɢTrainingɢConsultancy t Scan the QR Code to find out more about Safety & Industrial Security z.co.uk ɢ Website: www.pilz.co.uk T Pilz Automation TechnologyɢTelephone: +44 (0) 1536 460766ɢ Email: sales@pilz SM&EW PREVIEW n 150 presentations taking place across the eight education theatres. The Drives & Technology Theatre will feature a series of compelling speakers from the world of industrial automation. On day one, David Santos, head of manufacturing engineering and automation at Chelton will start at 10.00 by talking about SMEs and Automation: Overcoming Complexity and Challenges During and After Implementation. The presentation will delve into the realm of digital empowerment, exploring how technology drives the evolution of external supply chains towards global excellence. This will be followed by Jason Reed, machinery safety specialist at Pilz Automation, who will address the important topic of Keeping Machinery Safe in a Digital World at 11.00. He will discuss the challenge of ever-increasing cybersecurity threats and examine their potential impact on machinery safety functions, addressing the pressing concerns raised in the upcoming Machinery Regulation. At 11.30, Josh Roberts from Festo will present on Selecting the Optimal Field-Level Machine Control Architecture. With his extensive experience in industrial automation engineering and business development, Roberts will act as a guide to choosing the right eldlevel control architecture to maximise machinery performance, eciency and cost-e ectiveness. At 12.00, James Kinsman, technical director at Overview, will consider the topic: The Paradigm for Sensor Motion is Changing: Rede ning Agility and Accuracy in Smart Sensors. As a driving force behind the innovative ServoTorq development program, he will unravel the key drivers revolutionising modern sensor systems, powered by AI, and the demand for real-time digital data. Also happening on the rst day, the Industrial Data and AI Theatre will feature a technical discussion at 13.00 that will include real data from robot applications including welding, aerospace drilling and additive manufacturing. Entitled How Iona improves Robot Performance and Why this is Essential for Modern-day Manufacturing, and presented by Craig Davey, COO at Insphere, this session is suitable for anyone working in robots and automation. In another keynote presentation at SM&E Week, Neelofar Ansari, senior manufacturing engineer at BAE Systems, will be presenting on the intriguing topic of Human Augmentation: Connecting with Manufacturing Environments on (at 13.30 on 5 June in the IIoT and Connectivity Theatre). Elsewhere, Emma Devereux, managing director at Maintech Recruitment, will address the dicult issue of How do we Combat the Skills Gap? She will give examples of companies that have tackled the problem head-on and others that have really struggled to recruit and retain sta (15.00 in the Maintenance Theatre). To close proceedings on day one, Claire Bailey, head of data and analytics at Saran Seats, will be talking about Data-Driven Culture: The Smart Way to Digital Success (15.30 in the Industrial Data and AI Theatre). She will delve into the challenges and solutions associated with implementing new technologies and securing senior leadership buyin for data governance initiatives. On the second day, Krishna Mistry, vice-
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