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The returns June 11-12 to Penn State Behrend, in Erie, Pennsylvania, with more than 30 presentations and 13 focused tutorials. To kick things off on June 11, Bryan DeBois, director of Industrial AI at RoviSys will deliver the keynote address. The presentation — Capturing Industrial Expertise with Autonomous AI Agents — will demonstrate how autonomous AI agents, through the process of machine teaching, capture and preserve critical knowledge before it is lost. DeBois will also distinguish between generative AI and autonomous AI, share real-world examples of success and explain why autonomous AI agents are the ultimate solution for empowering manufacturers.

Following the keynote address on Wednesday morning, the will break into three separate tracks with 18 different presentations before lunch. After lunch, attendees can choose from seven different tutorials:

• Injection Molding Set-Up & Control Strategies
• Improve Your Negotiation Skills
• Integrating VR into Injection Mold Training
• Troubleshooting Injection Molding Issues Using Flow Groups
• Get a Grip on Warpage: Discover Moldflow Insight’s Visualization and Measurement Tools
• Sustainable Polymers
• Introduction to Automation

The first day concludes with a networking reception.

On June 12, following a keynote presentation providing an overview of Behrend’s latest research and initiatives by Alicyn Rhoades, vice chancellor and associate dean for research and graduate studies and associate professor of engineering at Penn State Behrend, the will once again break into three separate tracks with 18 separate presentations. After lunch, an additional six tutorials will be offered:

• Injection Molding Troubleshooting
• Executive Overview of Validation for Plastics Processors
• Application of DMA and other Thermal Analysis Techniques
• Injection Mold Building at Penn State Behrend
• Low-Pressure Molding and 3-Stage Molding: Overview, Simulation, and Molding Lab Demos,
• Material Selection Overview

The concludes that afternoon with a prize drawing and ice cream from the Penn State Creamery. Penn State notes that on average more than 200 plastics professionals from over 40 companies participate in the event.