EAST Exhibitor: Yarde Metals is a global metals service center supplying aluminum, stainless steel, carbon steel, brass and copper to the aerospace, defense, firearms, medical, automotive, screw machine, clean energry, building & construction and general machining industries for over 45 years.
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EAST Session: Abstract : In today's highly competitive manufacturing landscape, operational efficiency is more critical than ever. Yet, excessive energy consumption and unplanned downtime remain major challenges, significantly impacting productivity and costs. Traditional maintenance strategies often fail to address the root causes of inefficiencies, leading to unnecessary energy waste and unexpected failures. This session explores Energy-Centered Maintenance (ECM)—a data-driven, AI-powered approach that goes beyond conventional reliability-centered maintenance by integrating energy efficiency as a key decision-making factor. By leveraging advanced IoT sensors, AI-driven analytics, and real-time machine health monitoring, manufacturers can proactively detect faults, minimize energy loss, and extend asset life. Through real-world case studies and industry insights, attendees will learn how ECM enables manufacturers to reduce operational expenses, prevent unplanned downtime, and achieve sustainability goals—all without compromising productivity. The session will also highlight how machine learning and AI-driven predictive analytics help manufacturers make smarter maintenance decisions, optimizing energy use while ensuring equipment reliability. Whether you're looking to cut energy costs, enhance machine uptime, or align with Industry 4.0 and sustainability initiatives, this session will provide practical takeaways to help you transform your maintenance strategy. Significance/Importance : Learning Objectives Understand the limitations of traditional maintenance strategies and how excessive energy waste and unexpected downtime impact manufacturing costs and efficiency. Explore the principles of Energy-Centered Maintenance (ECM) and how AI-driven predictive analytics can optimize machine performance, reduce energy waste, and prevent costly breakdowns.
EAST Session: Industrial AI is more accessible than ever. This technology, long viewed as “too complex” to implement, is now a practical productivity accelerator for manufacturers. The complexity misconception stems, in part, from the thinking that integration requires tearing out current systems. However, the reality is that it’s easily compatible with most legacy systems. By layering Industrial AI, ML, and other complementary tools on top of this existing data infrastructure, manufacturers reveal new improvement areas and free key resources to focus on the work that dictates long-term success. In this session, you’ll see how Industrial AI turns today’s operational challenges into an opportunity, a springboard for growth, and a means to provide your people with essential solutions. With capabilities like real‑time data contextualization and prescriptive recommendations, Industrial AI helps: - Make smarter decisions faster - Deliver continuous, measurable value - Scale subject matter expertise enterprise-wide Join us to learn how Industrial AI amplifies your workforce, maximizes the potential of your operations, and moves it forward faster than ever.
EAST Session: Abstract : As factories and job shops move towards Industry 4.0, machine tools are becoming more connected, opening up new possibilities for productivity and efficiency. However, this connectivity also brings new cybersecurity risks. Many manufacturers think cybersecurity is just an IT issue, but the reality is that the shop floor is now a prime target for cyberattacks, ransomware, and system breaches that can halt production and damage equipment. In this session, we'll dive into practical, actionable strategies to boost cybersecurity specifically for machine tools and manufacturing systems. You'll learn why modern CNC machines, robots, and connected equipment are at risk, discover common vulnerabilities in connected manufacturing environments, and explore cost-effective cybersecurity best practices tailored for small and medium manufacturers. We'll also discuss how to collaborate with machine builders, software providers, and integrators to build resilient systems, share real-world case studies of attacks and lessons learned, and outline key steps you can take today to reduce risk without slowing down production. Whether you're running a high-mix job shop or a high-volume plant, this session will help you understand cybersecurity from the perspectives of operators, plant managers, and owners, and provide you with a roadmap to protect your business as you modernize operations. Significance/Importance : This presentation is crucial because it equips manufacturers with practical strategies to protect their connected systems from cyber threats, ensuring productivity and safety as they embrace Industry 4.0. Additionally, it will help the shop owner to be compliant with the cybersecurity requirement from the U.S. Deportment of Department of Defense (DoD) and European regulations.
EAST Exhibitor: Cambridge Vacuum Engineering, Inc. (CVE) designs and builds Electron Beam Welding and Laser-in-Vacuum machines which provide process solutions. Having more than 60 years experience manufacturing welding systems from its base in Cambridge, professional engineering skills are applied to customer requirements resulting in innovative design and solutions to technical problems. The company's skilled workforce, and extensive world wide service team are backed up with a range of in-house test and diagnostic facilities. CVE offers true global coverage from its sales and service centers located in the US, UK and worldwide. The latest technology is here for THICK SECTION WELDING... EBFLOW has beed developed by CVE and TWI and offers the possibility of eliminating the need for a vacuum chamber for the joining of large structures particularly aimed at the renewable energy generation sectors. This technology has been demonstrated to weld thick sections up to 250mm in steels and light alloys in a single pass. Come see EBFLOW at our booth! 413-789-4600 www.camvaceng.com
EAST Exhibitor: About Current EDM, Inc. Current EDM was established in 1992 with the goal of building the most reliable, cost-effective and technically advanced EDM drilling machines. Today, we feature a wide range of manual and CNC machines with part weight capacities up to 10,000 lbs. Research and development is conducted at our Minneapolis, MN facility and most our machines are built in the United States. Machine Features · Multiple machine models with table stroke up to 60 x 50 inch · Siemens industrial controllers for ultimate reliability and performance · Standard range of usable electrode diameters, from 0.004 - 0.256in. · Micro-hole drilling system for electrode diameters from 0.001 - 0.012in. · Single and dual drilling heads for continuous production · Standard power supply delivers up to 57 peak amps · Special Machines designed and built for your application · RAD, Robot Assisted Drilling systems designed for high production, lights-out applications · Superior technical support Please call (763) 476-2290 for details and pricing. You can also email us at info@currentedm.com.
EAST Exhibitor: Air Inc. is the leading New England distributor of 80/20 T-Slotted Aluminum Extrusion; PIAB Vacuum pumps and cups; Norgren and Koganei Air Prep, Actuators and Valves; Bimba/TRD, Alkon/Allenair, and Fabco Air Cylinders and Slides; Humphrey and Spartan Pneumatic and Fluidic Valves; Dorner Conveyors, Enidine Shock Absorbers and Vibration Isolators; Proportion Air Proportional Control Valves. Also CPC Leak-free Couplings and Fittings; Thomson Rail linear bearings, lead screws, and electric actuators; Idem Safety Interlocks; Pinnacle Light Curtains; Pneumadyne Air Circuit Components; Freelin Wade tubing and Acro Pinch Valves. New to our family is Piab's Ergonomic Handling Div (Tawi) vacuum lift-assist systems, Piab's Robotic Gripping Div (SAS) for End-of-Arm-Tooling solutions and Leuze Electronic sensors, scanners, and safety switches. .