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The third and final session of the APPMA's Digital Lunchtime Series takes place this Friday, with Industry 4.0 evangelist John Broadbent looking at how you can kickstart your smart factory project. 

The session will take place on Friday 1 October 12.30pm - 1.30pm AEST. Register here

In the first part of the session, John Broadbent will discuss how a complex and greenfield manufacturing environment, with equipment sourced from multiple vendors and countries, can be orchestrated into a world-class ‘smart factory’ in only six months. Learn how Coca-Cola Europacific Partners rose to the challenge, met their target commissioning date and vastly exceeded output in their first two weeks... and find out what was their ‘secret sauce’.

Ask an expert 
The second part of the session will be your opportunity to tap into Broadbank's extensive knowledge bank to help kickstart or perhaps  breathe life back into your smart factory transformation journey. He will take you through:
– How to set up a smart factory project for success
– The importance of beginning with the end in mind and
– How to create a scalable and easy-to-maintain information landscape.

Through the online events platform, the audience will be able to bring their questions to Broadbent via the Live Q&A platform.

Expand your network
With lockdowns still persisting, this online event is a great way to connect with others in the industry and beyond. The dedicated APPMA meeting hub is available for Full Access delegates and the place where you can connect with other attendees to arrange instant or scheduled meetings. Make sure your profile is up to date and don't forget to accept your connection requests.

And the winner is…
There are prizes up for grabs and you could be the lucky one if you have attended all three sessions, answered the trivia questions and engaged as much as possible to earn points.

 

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