27th Pulp and Paper Industry Reliability and Maintenance Conference Schedule
The 2016 Pulp and Paper Industry Reliability and Maintenance Conference will be held on September 18-22, 2016 at the Durham Convention Center, in Durham, NC, in the UK. The head sponsors for the event are IDCON INC and Andritz Pulp and Paper.
Boasting a schedule packed with high-impact presentations, technical sessions, workshops, and networking opportunities, the conference will keep with its long tradition of fostering an environment where attendees share information and experiences and walk away with new, practical knowledge.
This year’s conference will offer 14 reliability improvement presentations, case studies, eight technical track sessions, six short workshops, and one advanced workshop. Attendees will gain easily to apply advice and solutions designed to further develop their skill sets and build on best practices. Keynote speaker Larry Montague, president of TAPPI, will deliver a presentation on ‘Maintenance as Priority.’
Registration for the conference will remain open until September 15, 2016. For more information, please contact conference coordinator Robin Kent at 919-847- 8764, or via email at info@idcon.com .
ODVA Looked to the Future at its 20th Annual Meeting of Members
ODVA held its 20th Annual Meeting of Members in Palm Harbor, Florida, USA on March 5, 2020. With over 120 industry professionals from over 50 companies in attendance, highlights of the Annual Meeting included a panel discussion titled “Can 5G and WiFi 6 Deliver on the Factory Floor?”, a keynote speech from Amazon Web Services titled “The Effect of Digital Transformation on the Industrial Automation Product Ecosystem at the Edge and Beyond,” and an update from the organization’s leadership on the strength of and opportunities for ODVA as a whole.
