Overview:
Ms. Nash-Hoff’s presentation Ms. Nash-Hoff’s presentation will provide information on how to use the new technologies of automation, robotics, Artificial Intelligence, Additive Manufacturing, the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT), and digitization of everything that comprise Industry 4.0 to solve the shortage of skilled workers.
She will cover whether or not to acquire the equipment in-house or whether to use vendors that have one of more of these technologies already in use. She will give examples of how and when these technologies can be applied to either replace a manufacturing process or job function, improve productivity, reduce inventory, and increase cash flow and profitability.
Why should you Attend:
We are experiencing a full-scale digital revolution in the manufacturing industry at the same time that baby boomers are retiring. New advanced technologies are shifting the skills sets needed by manufacturers.
Manufacturers need to learn how to leverage automation, robotics, cobots, and other Industry 4.0 technologies to solve the lack of skilled manufacturing workers. We also need to educate a new generation of workers in how to utilize these new technologies to advance their careers.
This will ensure that we are making the products needed by the military and defense industry and the products needed to protect the health and welfare of Americans in the United States.
We need to be self-sufficient domestically for the manufactured goods needed and wanted by American consumers and not be dependent on other countries for manufactured goods if we want to maintain a strong middle class and ensure a strong, secure domestic supply chain to remain a free country.
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Who Will Benefit:
Michele Nash Hoff is founder and president of ElectroFab Sales, a sales agency specializing in helping manufacturers select the right processes for their products.
She is a director on the board of the San Diego Inventors Forum, on the Advisory Board of the American R & D Institute, as well as an advisor to the board of the San Diego chapter of SME.
Michele is the author of Rebuild Manufacturing – the key to American Prosperity, which is a sequel to the 2009 and 2012 edition of Can American Manufacturing Be Saved? Why We Should and How We Can available at www.amazon.com. She writes blog articles for https://americanjobsalliance.com/
Michele earned a B. A. from San Diego State University and is a 1994 graduate of San Diego’s leadership program (LEAD San Diego). She earned a certificate in Total Quality Management in 1993 and a Yellow Belt in Lean Six Sigma in 2014.