AUVESY-MDT launches broadcasting platform Connect Express for automation experts

[Landau i. d. Pfalz, November 2, 2022] — At SPS (Smart Production Solutions) fair in Nuremberg, on November 9^th, AUVESY-MDT will launch a new broadcasting format Connect Express. Industry opinion leaders will also share the most important insights and highlights from the fair with the broader audience of automation professionals.

AUVESY-MDT Connect Express is a series of fascinating interviews, with automation opinion leaders, streamed from many of the world’s influential fairs, shows and congresses in industrial automation throughout the year.

The interviewees represent leading manufacturing giants, who have successfully led their companies through the digital transformation and harness the power of automation to unleash the full potential of Industry 4.0.

This year, Connect Express will be launched on two continents starting with the SPS fair in Nuremberg (November 9, 2 pm CET), and followed by AVEVA World in San Francisco (November 18, 8 am PST). In the coming year, the Connect Express project will continue and expand, covering many of the most important fairs and events in the automation industry.

During the SPS (Smart Production Solutions) fair in Nuremberg we’ll talk to automation experts from Siemens, Nanostone Waters, Claroty and many more.

• Claroty: State of Industrial Cybersecurity & ICS Risks
  Claroty is an expert in industrial cybersecurity and has been conducting its own research in this field for several years. At Connect Express, Max Rahner, Senior Regional Director DACH & Eastern Europe at Claroty, will give insights into key findings about the safety of industrial networks and critical infrastructure, current threats to industrial networks, plus will share recommendations for closing the IT-OT security gap.

• Siemens: Digital Twin as a pioneer for individual mass production
  At this year’s SPS, Siemens demonstrates how a digital twin comes to life. Christian Birner, product manager at Siemens, will share the company’s know-how and expertise on the potential and advantages of digital twins for modern production lines.   
• Nanostone Waters: Protecting Critical Infrastructures 
  Jan Remus, Automation Engineering Manager at Nanostone Waters, will talk about challenges and OT security risks that critical infrastructures are currently facing and about how to protect them from attacks and serious outages.

Will Draper, President of the Americas at AUVESY-MDT, will outline what’s next in industrial automation from AVEVA World. Draper has deep experience in the technology sector and held senior leadership positions with Cirrus Logic, Dell EMC, and AVEVA. His team will interview experts of the automation world directly at the conference to provide the audience with the most valuable content possible.

Connect Express is an integral part of a larger thought leadership platform AUVESY-MDT Connect, which is designed to stimulate an inspiring exchange between industry experts. This is achieved through discussion of the latest news, trends, case studies and market insights. AUVESY-MDT Connect is your single point of contact when you only need reliable information or valuable practical advice on automation.