For too long, proprietary automation systems have stifled innovation and progress. Next Generation Automation promises to shatter those constraints by enabling a collaborative, vendor-independent ecosystem of industrial applications.
At its core, Universal Automation decouples software from hardware, allowing true portability of applications across vendors. It establishes an open platform where best-in-class solutions can be seamlessly plugged together to build custom automation architectures tailored to unique needs — just like apps on a smartphone.
Schneider Electric’s EcoStruxure Automation Expert makes this vision a reality with a software-defined architecture that simplifies integration and IT/OT convergence.
Backed by the UniversalAutomation.org shared source model, it enables truly portable industrial applications that run across multiple vendor’s hardware.
In this session, you will exploring how to maximize efficiency with simplified engineering through:
- Plug and Produce Engineering
- Hardware Flexibility and Application Portability
- Seamless IT/OT Integration
- Unified Automation Engineering Design Environment
Don’t miss this open discussion around the recent technology and international standards enabling the software defined automation paradigm shift that systems are currently evolving toward, then this session is for you
We’ll look at the history of virtualized controllers and identify changes in the market that allow this approach to succeed where previous attempts have fallen short in the past.
If you have struggled with hardware lead times or felt the pain of the costly and non-value added work of recreating automation applications from legacy systems, then this session is for you.
The content is perfect for younger hybrid IT/OT engineers who want to apply lessons learned from the rapid advancement of IT systems.
The discussion will also appeal to engineers who have been looking for a streamlined way of introducing edge applications like AI, machine vision or predictive maintenance into a unified automation design ecosystem.
The Next Generation Automation future has arrived. Will you be a part of it?
There will be ample time for Q&A, so bring your questions!
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About the Speakers
Ben Lyons is an innovation explorer dedicated to connecting bright minds with projects that fuel their passions. Ben has amassed nearly 20 years of hands-on experience as an analytical chemist, microbiologist, a process and automation engineer, an engineering manager and educator, has dabbled in biotech startups, and is currently a senior business development manager for life sciences at Avid Solutions, a CSIA certified system integrator.
Nathan Henderson is a next generation automation specialist at Schneider Electric focused on emerging technologies and trends that are rapidly transforming plant floor operations globally. With an industrial engineering background and direct experience working many years as a system integrator, he is well poised to speak about the challenges typical end users face with traditional automation platforms.
