The Findlay-Hancock County Economic Development is hosting a Smart Factory Breakfast Seminar Presented by FORCAM, Inc. titled How Industrial Technology Disrupts American Manufacturing. The event will be held at Owens Community College (3200 Bright Road in Findlay) in the Education & Wellness Building/Tiered Classroom on Tuesday, Feb. 2. Networking and breakfast will begin at 7:30 a.m., followed by the presentation from 8-9 a.m. Sponsored by FORCAM, the event is free of charge. The presentation is geared specifically to the CEO, COO and CFO level and covers the following topics:

• How to reduce waste, downtimes, cycle times
• How to increase productivity with a fast ROI
• How to measure production floor productivity today
• How to increase capacity on all assets
• How to build a smarter, more economical and leaner production environment
• How to use OEE as a Key Performance Indicator in American Manufacturing

Invited Experts:

• Bryan Little, Operations Mitec-Powertrain, Inc. – Findlay, Ohio
• Dale Laws, Plant Manager Whirlpool – Findlay, Ohio
• Bill Metz, V.P. Operations and Engineering - Richards Industries, Cincinnati, Ohio
• James Brown, Manager Controls Software Development - Makino Production Group, Mason Ohio
• John Mack, FORCAM – Cincinnati, Ohio

To register online, click here. For more information download the flier.