Chemical engineers and affiliated practitioners in the chemical process industries will discuss opportunities to improve the efficiency of the industry’s manufacturing processes through the application of computer-aided technologies at the third Industry 4.0: Digital Transformation Conference, November 7–9, at the Palmer House in Chicago, Illinois. Sessions at this year’s conference will include opportunities for improving manufacturing performance and efficiency, supply chain logistics, industrial security, climate consideration and sustainable manufacturing.
Presented by the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE), the conference examines approaches from Industry 4.0 — including interconnectivity, advanced automation and machine learning — and how they are transforming the process industries. Subject matter experts from industry and national laboratories will lead a program covering the applications of these technologies in industries ranging from chemicals to biopharmaceuticals to food.
Industry 4.0 refers to a suite of computer-aided technologies aimed at improving the efficiency, safety, security and sustainability of industrial processes. These technologies include artificial intelligence, the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT), cybersecurity, machine learning, modular manufacturing, process intensification, 3D printing, supply chain management and others.
The conference is supported by AIChE’s Journal of Advanced Manufacturing and Processing as well as AIChE’s Rapid Advancement in Process Intensification Deployment (RAPID) Manufacturing Institute. Members of RAPID will lead a workshop dedicated to better understanding the needs of the process industries when it comes to operator and technician training, in order to prepare the workforce for new ways of working.
The complete program and registration information is available at: www.aiche.org/idtc22
