Join William Vaughan Company and our joint venture partner, Method Automation, for a conversational session focused on driving operational efficiencies through AI and automation. Explore how predictive analytics, process automation, and real-time monitoring can reduce downtime, streamline workflows, and enhance product quality. Featuring compelling case studies, this webinar will illustrate how leading manufacturers are implementing AI to save money and gain a competitive edge. Dive into interactive demonstrations and walk away with a roadmap for implementing these technologies in your own facility.
Key Takeaways:
- Manufacturing-Specific Insights: Understand how AI and automation are reshaping manufacturing—from predictive maintenance to automated quality checks.
- Strategies for Reducing Downtime and Waste: Learn practical techniques to minimize equipment failures and optimize production.
- Workflow Streamlining: Explore how digitizing workflows and automating approvals not only accelerate manufacturing processes but also foster collaboration by breaking down departmental silos.
Speakers:
Paul Konieczny | President, Method Automation
Mike Hanf | William Vaughan Company
As manufacturing operations grow increasingly connected, they have become high-value targets for sophisticated cybercriminals and nation-state actors. In this timely briefing, a special agent from the FBI will provide an on-the-ground look at the cyber threats facing Northwest Ohio and those targeted at the manufacturing industry. Bad actors are no longer relying primarily on technical exploits. They are instead leveraging artificial intelligence and criminal services to craft more convincing impersonations, targeting people rather than systems and bypassing traditional security safeguards. Understanding how these threats are evolving is the first step toward defending against them.
This session will cut through the noise and deliver actionable intelligence — what threats are real, who is behind them, and how organizations can use this knowledge to reduce exposure and strengthen resilience.
Key Takeaways:
- Gain a deeper understanding of the cyber vulnerabilities facing Northwest Ohio businesses and the specific risks targeting manufacturers.
- Discover how threat actors are leveraging artificial intelligence to enhance their credibility, refine their attacks, and evade detection.
- Understand the new landscape of cyber-criminal services and how to leverage this knowledge to safeguard organizations.
Speaker:
Jordan Slavick | FBI
