THE BIG M 2015 Event Preview by SME

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Digital factories, cybersecurity, additive manufacturing, lightweighting and more are shaping the future of the industry. But how do you harness the power of these technologies to advance your business? “Most executives, managers, engineers and other professionals just don’t have the time to keep up with everything that is going on [in the manufacturing industry]. THE BIG M brings all of that together under one roof for three days. You can see all of the new things – what’s leadingedge, what’s coming – in one place, at one time.” – Kevin T. Kerrigan Michigan Economic Development Corp.

EXECUTIVE ADVISORY COMMITTEE ®

THE BIG M puts you face-to-face with hundreds of manufacturing experts leading the adoption of the technologies and processes that streamline, integrate, transform and accelerate advanced manufacturing. Plan now to attend THE BIG M, the manufacturing convergence of the year. These 3 days will set you up for the next 365.

WE ARE MANUFACTURING. AND WHAT WE MAKE WILL SHAPE THE FUTURE.

EVENT AGENDA One Powerful Venue. Hundreds of Business Opportunities.

Tuesday, June 2 M | BUILD WORKSHOP KEYNOTE 8:35 AM – 9:30 AM eXtreme Manufacturing Joe Justice, Scrum Inc. • Craig Sutton, John Deere

STUDENT SUMMIT

9:00 AM – 1:30 PM

Sponsored by SquareOne Education Network

PANEL DISCUSSION 9:45 AM – 10:45 AM Digital Technology: SMAC and Other Roads to the Internet of Everything Sponsored by PTC

Moderator: Jon Riley, National Center Manufacturing Sciences Panelists: Glen Fields, DAQRI • Rohit Shrivastava, Cisco • Dan Murphy, PTC • Jay Monahan, DELL

M | BUILD WORKSHOP SPRINT 1 9:45 AM – 11:00 AM Chassis Time Joe Justice, Scrum Inc.

M | EXHIBITS OPEN

10:00 AM – 5:00 PM

M | BUILD WORKSHOP SPRINT 2 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM Wheels Up Joe Justice, Scrum Inc.

FEATURED PRESENTATION 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM The Forum: Realigning The Wheel Recording of BBC World Service Radio program Jack Stewart, BBC

CONFERENCE KEYNOTE The Road to Reinvention

1:00 PM – 1:30 PM

KEYNOTE MEET & GREET

1:30 PM – 1:50 PM

Josh Linkner, The Institute for Applied Creativity; Author, The Road to Reinvention

M | BUILD WORKSHOP SPRINT 3 1:30 PM – 3:00 PM Full Steer Ahead Joe Justice, Scrum Inc.

BREAKOUT SESSIONS 11:00 AM – 11:20 AM Automation in Manufacturing: When Does it Make Sense?

PANEL DISCUSSION 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM Cybersecurity Controls and Competitive Advantage in the Global Market Place

Jordan Merib, Applied Manufacturing Technologies, LLC

Sponsored by Automation Alley

BREW & VIEW 4:30 PM – 5:30 PM State of Manufacturing Technology: A Pragmatic Perspective Sponsored by Plex Systems Jason Prater, Plex Systems

EVENT AGENDA Thursday, June 4 CONFERENCE KEYNOTE 8:00 AM – 8:45 AM The Maker Movement and How It Can Solve the Skills Gap Gene Sherman, Vocademy

M | TALENT WORKSHOP 11:30 AM – 1:30 PM Accelerating Workforce Performance Through Human Capital Initiatives John Hindman, Tooling U-SME

PANEL DISCUSSION 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM Skilled Trades Talent Gap: Heading Off the Impending Crisis

BREAKOUT SESSIONS 12:00 PM – 12:20 PM Technical Challenges of Noise, Vibration & Harshness Testing for Gears

Moderator: James Ricci, Harbour Results

Cary A. Ketelhut, AAM

Panelists: Gene Sherman, Vocademy • Todd Finley, Expert Technical Training LLC • Jamie Bowman , J.P. Bowman Precision Tooling • Tom Moran, Moran Iron Works

Digital Fabrication: Get it Together

STUDENT SUMMIT

Donald Licht, Materialise

9:00 AM – 1:30 PM

Sponsored by SquareOne Education Network

M | EXHIBITS OPEN

Marco Perry, Pensa LLC

LUNCH & LEARN 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM 3D Printing in Manufacturing Process

10:00 AM – 2:00 PM

PANEL DISCUSSION 10:15 AM – 11:15 AM Business Insights into Additive Manufacturing Moderator: Debbie Holton, SME Panelists: Bryan Crutchfield, Materialise • Bruce Bradshaw, Stratasys • Bruce Colter, Linear Mold & Engineering, Inc. • Steven Taub, GE Ventures

BREAKOUT SESSIONS 11:30 AM – 11:50 AM Mind Over Matter: The Power of Intention and Expectations Karin Lindner, Karico Performance Solutions

High Production Modern Manufacturing of Gears

MEDIA PARTNER

James M. Purington Jr., AAM

Additive Manufacturing: A Case Study in Effective Integration without Operational Disruption Joel Freimuth, Blue Pearl Consulting

EVENT PARTNERS & SUPPORTERS SME is proud to recognize the following event sponsors and supporters for their contributions to THE BIG M. ®

M | EXCHANGE Explore Emerging Technologies and Meet the Experts Using Them Today Estimating the Cost Impact of Lightweighting Automotive Closures Presented by Center for Automotive Research (CAR)

Tuesday, June 2 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM The approaching corporate average fuel economy (CAFE) regulations will again increase with new model years (MY). The U.S. Government finalized a regulation requiring cars and light trucks average 54.5 mpg fuel economy for MY2025. Vehicle manufacturers recognize removing weight is a key feature to meeting their targets for fuel economy and emission reductions. This presentation will encompass the utilization of lightweight materials, as well as current and evolving manufacturing processes.

Fundamentals, Applications and Future of Additive Manufacturing Presented by SME

Tuesday, June 2 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM Hear how a variety of additive manufacturing technologies are currently being used. What are the applications and how successfully AM is being used? What are the stumbling blocks in more widespread usage? What does the future look like in AM and what should we be looking at down the road?

Dissimilar Materials Joining as an Enabling Technology for Automotive Structural Lightweighting Presented by Edison Welding Institute (EWI)

Wednesday, June 3 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM Materials optimization for structural lightweighting carries the implicit assumption that the individual elements can be assembled into a final product. This presentation discusses some of the root causes for deleterious metallurgical interactions between different metal classes, and process innovations that progressively make welding more attractive for nextgeneration automotive construction.

The State of the Industry: Additive Manufacturing in the Automotive Industry

Wednesday, June 3 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM Stratasys, a global leader in additive manufacturing, will do an automotive industry summary of how and where the industry is using additive manufacturing. What is keeping AM from being used more fully in the automotive industry? Which applications will see AM be used more fully in the automotive arena in the next five years?

SPECIAL ACTIVITIES Featured Opportunities to Connect with Manufacturing Innovators THE BIG M Big Idea Boulevard Sponsored by ITC Holdings Corp.

Tuesday, June – Thursday, June 4 How are you shaping the future of manufacturing? Share your contributions on the Big Idea Boulevard white boards on the M | Exhibits floor. Then take a few minutes to see what your peers are doing to advance the industry for a little extra inspiration you can take back to your company. Featured Presentation:

The Forum: Realigning The Wheel

Recording of BBC World Service Radio program Tuesday, June 2 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM What is the future of car-making? And for that matter, the future of industrial-scale manufacturing? Is it Industry 4.0 where every component has an IP address? Is it 3-D printing writ large? Biomass-derived bodywork materials? Or are the incremental improvements, such as opposed pistons or waste heat capture, which often pass under the media radar, the keys to our mobile futures? Host, Jack Stewart, will ask some of the brightest intellects in the manufacturing industry and beyond for their views.

Networking Reception

Tuesday, June 2 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM Make connections that count. Join peers, exhibitors, industry leaders and speakers for a casual networking reception. See the completed M | Build car – built in less than a day on the M | Exhibits show floor.

Lunch & Learn: Energy Management – Are You Doing Enough? Presented by Consumers Energy Wednesday, June 3 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM

Brew & View: State of Manufacturing Technology – A Pragmatic Perspective Presented by Plex Systems Wednesday, June 3 4:30 PM – 5:30 PM

Lunch & Learn: 3D Printing in Manufacturing Process Presented by Materialise Thursday, June 4 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM

M | EXHIBITS Meet with Industry Experts to Advance Manufacturing NOW Increase efficiency. Reduce lead times. Improve margins. You need advanced manufacturing solutions and you need them now. These technologies and more will be showcased: Additive Manufacturing / 3D Printing A dvanced Materials A utomation CAD/CAM/CIM Solutions C omposites E ngineered Materials

Finishing & Coating L ean Manufacturing Metal Forming & Fabrication Precision Machining & Tooling Product & Process Design Quality, Measurement & Inspection

EXHIBITOR LIST

(As of 4/21/2015)

5ME LLC Accounting Business Solutions Acra Cast Inc ADF Systems Ltd Adhesive Systems Inc All Covered Alliance For American Manufacturing Alro Steel Corporation American Axle & Manufacturing, Inc. ARCH Global Precision Autodesk MSV Innovation Factory Automation Alley Automotive Industry Action Group Beamer Laser Marking Systems Big Idea Boulevard Burton Industries Inc C Tek Industrial Products Inc Cam Logic Inc Capture 3D Inc CNC Fabrication Resource Inc Consumer’s Energy Creative CNC LLC DASI Solutions Die-Matic Corp Dimensional Control Systems Dowding Industries Inc EBW Electronics ECi M1 Epicor Software Corporation EPLAN Software & Services ESI North America Fisher/Unitech Inc Formdrill USA Inc Formlabs Inc Fsinspection Fujitsu Glovia Inc. Gardner Denver GE Gemini Precision Machining

Geometric Solutions Global Shop Solutions Golden Aluminum Inc GPC Electronics Greenleaf Corp Hastings Air Energy Control Inc Herding Filtration LLC Hexagon Metrology Inc HLH Prototypes Co Ltd HTE Inc Icetech America, Inc. (Dry Ice Blasting Equipment) Industrial Machine Trader’s / Manufacturers Showcase Intertwine Corporation IPG Photonics IQMS item North America JG&A Metrology Center JKL Machinery Kepware Technologies Kitagawa-Northtech Inc Kubotek USA Inc Lakeside Casting Solutions LLC Licon MT LP MAPAL Inc Materialise Methods & Equipment Assoc Michigan Economic Development Corp Michigan Manufacturing Collaborative MOS - Michigan Office Solutions Nachi America Inc NNMI - America Makes, DMDII and LIFT Novastar Solutions One Point Solutions OPS Solutions LLC Perceptron Inc Permabond Engineering Adhesives Plex Systems

Proto Mfg Radley Corporation Rave Computer Rocket Software Systems Inc ROI Systems Group Inc Rudolph Brothers & Co SCADAware Inc Scarlett Inc Seco Tools Inc Shoptech Software SIC Marking USA Inc Siemens Digital Factory SigmaTEK Systems LLC SME SpaceClaim Staub Manufacturing Solutions Stratasys Inc Suhner Industrial Products Inc SW North America Inc Swoosh Technologies & Solutions LLC Synergeering Group ThingWorx Tooling U - SME Tri-Chem Corp Tutelar Technologies Inc TYKMA Technologies Ultrasonic LLC United CNC Machining University of Michigan-Dearborn College of Engineering & Computer Science University of Wisconsin-Platteville Distance Learning Center ValuePoint Material Solutions VIA Information Tools Inc VKS - Visual Knowledge Share Whiting Corporation WTM Co LTD Zimmermann Inc

M | FACTORIES Explore the interactive M | Factory exhibits and meet the experts to learn how these game-changing technologies are shaping the future of manufacturing. A utodesk® MSV Innovation Factory – Customers across the manufacturing, architecture, building, construction, and media and entertainment industries use software to design, visualize, and simulate their ideas before they’re ever built or created. In the manufacturing industry, Autodesk enables manufacturers to prepare for the future by transforming how they develop, build, sell and service products. We help customers by combining technology solutions with a consultative approach to improve efficiency and create new business opportunities. S iemens Digital Factory – The Siemens Digital Factory offers a comprehensive portfolio of seamlessly integrated hardware, software and technology-based services in order to support manufacturing companies worldwide in enhancing the flexibility and efficiency of their manufacturing processes and reducing the time to market of their products.

M | BUILD WORKSHOP eXtreme Manufacturing Tuesday, June 2 8:35 AM – 5:00 PM (Separate registration required) Manufacturing for the future requires agility. Your teams encounter complex problems and need to know how to effectively work together to identify solutions and achieve the desired results. The M | Build Workshop is designed for teams and individuals alike to develop cross-functional agile manufacturing skills through a series of activities to build a car in one day.

M | Build Keynote Joe Justice of Scrum Inc. and Craig Sutton of John Deere will provide tools and take-aways for engineers and executives in manufacturing software looking to improve their processes. New professionals and students can see examples of the value found in pairing prioritized backlog-driven development and extreme programming, as they see the methodology jump from software teams to research, manufacturing and product engineering. A deep dive into Agile, Kanban and Lean is included – all of which are applied to conquer a highly regulated industry with large, distributed, collaborative teams.

M | Build Sprints Following the keynote, four 60- to 90- minute sprints will take place on the exhibit floor to actually build the car. Teams of five or individual participants may register for one, two, three or four sprints. Space is limited for each sprint. Chassis Time – Create a workspace and execute tests to prepare the suspension model and crush structures Wheels Up – Focus on contract-first design and integration testing to add all wheels to the chassis Full Steer Ahead – Attach the pedal plate module and windshield Hot Rod – Add show-car stage makeup, add the aeroshell, and prepare the seats for show time!

M | Build Networking Reception Join event attendees and M | Build participants for a casual networking reception and see the completed M | Build car!

M | TALENT WORKSHOP Accelerating Workforce Performance through Human Capital Initiatives Thursday, June 4 11:30 AM – 1:30 PM (Participation included in M | Conference registration) John Hindman, learning services manager at Tooling U-SME, will explore how the skills gap is making an immediate impact on a manufacturer’s competitiveness and how an investment into Human Capital initiatives can positively impact an organization’s key performance indicators and increase competitiveness through a higher skilled workforce. Mr. Hindman will introduce best practices in designing and implementing learning and development programs which yield desirable results in metrics such as speed to competency, productivity, employee engagement and retention. During the session, practical workforce development methods will be discussed and case studies will be introduced to give merit to methodologies. The session will contain a question and answer session to allow participants an opportunity to bring their stories and challenges to the discussion.

M | CONFERENCE

CONFERENCE ADVISORS

Learn. Connect. Build Business. Tuesday, June 2 – Thursday, June 4 The M | Conference is your opportunity to build your manufacturing knowledge. It is your premier forum to engage manufacturing’s brightest minds and most innovative leaders. Learn key trends and new applications of technologies and processes through:

K eynote Presentations I nteractive Panel Discussions B reakout Sessions W orkshops Conference topics include: A dditive Manufacturing Advanced Manufacturing Strategies A utomation C ybersecurity D igital Technologies e Xtreme Manufacturing G ame-Changing Technologies G lobalization Innovation

Leadership & Management Modeling, Simulation & Visualization Next-Generation Design Performance Manufacturing Research & Development Supply Chain Sustainability Talent & Workforce Development The Internet of Things

STUDENT SUMMIT Inspire the Next Generation of Manufacturers Sponsored by Square One Education Network Tuesday, June 2 – Thursday, June 4 9:00 AM – 1:30 PM THE BIG M Student Summit, in partnership with Square One Education Network, will introduce educators and students to exciting new innovations in manufacturing technology. It will inspire students and teachers to interact with today’s manufacturing industry so they can translate STEM education into real-world results within high-tech and high-value careers. Student Summit activities include: Wind Turbine Challenge with Ripple3D Underwater ROV Challenge Electric Car Build M | Exhibits Tour