WMTS Event Schedule*
Day 1 – Tuesday June, 14
8:00 am – 9:00 am
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Meet and Greet Breakfast with Justin Riemer
Exclusive to SME Members.
Location: Room 302
9:00 am – 10:00 am
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Alberta’s Competitive Performance: Highlights of the Alberta Competitiveness Council’s Benchmarking Report
Opening Keynote Speaker:
Justin Riemer
Assistant Deputy Minister, Alberta Finance & Enterprise
Co-presented with Doug Schindel, President of the Weldco group of companies (www.weldco-companies.com). Weldco has invested heavily in technology and automation and will speak first-hand about the benefits of their investments in terms of enhanced productivity and competitiveness.
11:00 am – 12:00 pm
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Welding Optimization: A Framework to Profitability and Competitiveness
Presented Ken Pearce on behalf of CWB Group
2:30 pm – 3:30 pm
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Cutting the Cost of Cutting Metal/Automated Inventory Management
Presented by Greg Rinkowski, Channel Manager WinWare & Jerry Battley Integrated Solutions Manager, Thomas Skinner
4:00 pm – 6:00 pm
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Networking Reception
Join attendees, speakers and exhibitors for a networking cocktail reception with light hors d’oeurves and a cash bar. Make new contacts, collaborate with colleagues in the industry and discuss current projects with technology experts in a relaxed environment.
Day 2 – Wednesday June, 15
7:30 am – 12:00 pm
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SME Chapter Northern Lights Breakfast & Workshop Registration
Workshop: Started with Lean: Fundamentals, Flow & 5S
Presented by Gary Loblick, The Winslow Group
The term “Lean Manufacturing” has been in use for over twenty years, and many organizations worldwide have enjoyed huge benefits from applying lean principles. However, despite all the knowledge that’s available, and the benefits and successes many companies have seen, even more companies struggle with just getting started with their own lean journey.
This workshop will show you how to get started. Using several interactive and insightful hands-on activities, you will learn how lean principles can be applied in both production and office settings. You will leave the workshop with a solid understanding of the essence of lean, and an action plan to get started within your own organization.
$100
$120 (includes 1 year SME membership)
$300 (includes 1 year SME membership)
$175
1:00 pm – 2:00 pm
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Townhall Panel Discussion
‘How to Integrate Semi Automation Without Replacing Your Son-in-Law’
‘How to Grow Production in the Face of the Expected Shortage of Skilled Labour’
Moderated by
Marvin Mishio, AndoTech Ltd With Panelists
Robb La Branche, Whitemud Ironworks Limited,
Dennis de Lange, Praxair / Canadian Welding Association
Darcy Amendt, Blue Falls Manufacturing Ltd
Mark Lea-Wilson, Plainsman Manufacturing
4:00 pm – 8:30 pm
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SME Chapter Northern Lights:
Technical Meeting Registration and Social Hour
SME Announcements & Dinner
Technical Speaker: Risk and Reward
Presented by George Klassen, Corporate Risk Manager, Supreme Group
Risk Management is a process that intends to help people and organizations realize opportunity and/or avert threats. By definition risk is about uncertainty of outcomes. This uncertainty is usually thought of in negative terms but things do often turn out better than expected. The presentation will provide a broad overview of the four major areas of exposure that businesses need to consider when creating strategies for the future, and will talk about the thinking process involved in effectively mitigating potential risk to increase potential reward.
$10
$15
$40
$30
Day 3 – Thursday June, 16
7:30 am – 12:00 pm
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SME Chapter Northern Lights Breakfast & Workshop Registration
Workshop: Elastomers & Sealing 101
Presented by Brian Benkendorf & Said Ammar, Hi-Tech Seals
Interested in Elastomers? Learn about the exciting world of rubber and sealing at this entertaining and informative technical presentation workshop. All machines require seals to properly perform; let us share some of our expertise. This presentation will provide you with a detailed, yet basic understanding of polymers & elastomers, elastomer manufacturing processes, elastomer properties and materials, and basic elastomer seal theory.
$100
$120 (includes 1 year SME membership)
$300 (includes 1 year SME membership)
$175
1:00 pm – 2:00 pm
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Oil Sands Supply Chain Opportunity Analysis
An in-depth discussion presented by Sierra Systems
* Subject to Change
