Schedule

Sunday, April 14
Monday, April 15
Tuesday, April 16
Wednesday, April 17

12:30 p.m.	Golf Tournament
3:00 – 5:30 p.m.	Registration
7:00 – 8:30 p.m.	Welcome Reception

Print Monday's Schedule

7:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.

Registration and Expo

7:00 – 8:00 a.m.

Continental Breakfast

8:00 – 8:10 a.m.

Welcome
Patrick Young, Publisher, Food Engineering

8:10 – 8:30 a.m.

Opening Remarks
The State of Food Manufacturing
Joyce Fassl, Editor in Chief, Food Engineering

8:30 – 9:15 a.m.

Theme for Day One: Embracing Change to Achieve Operational Success
Keynote Address: Meeting and Surpassing Essential Manufacturing Expectations
Speaker: Rob Miller, Vice President, Engineering, ConAgra Foods
As food and beverage manufacturers move into the future, revolutionary manufacturing methods will be required to sustain operational growth. Understanding and implementing these cutting-edge techniques help processors drive bottom-line growth.

Read Bio

9:15 – 10:00 a.m.

FSMA Challenges: Targeting Costs and Compliance
Speaker: Greg Flickinger, Vice President, Manufacturing & Corporate Engineering, Snyder’s-Lance Inc.
Faced with higher sanitary-production requirements in the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA), manufacturers are taking a harder look at the physical state of their facilities and determining what upgrades will be necessary. Hear how one food professional approached the challenge of not only updating plants, but engaging the workforce to meet FSMA standards.

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10:00 – 10:30 a.m.

Refreshment Break

10:30 – 11:15 a.m.

Justifying Sustainability Projects: What Is Their Place in Your Capital Project Portfolio?
Speaker: Glenn Johnson, Principal Engineer of Sustainability, PepsiCo America Beverages
Every year sustainability projects compete for a share of the capital budget. How well have funded projects performed and should sustainability be given a larger fraction of capital budgets? This presentation will share some insights and provide examples of PepsiCo’s results from sustainability expenditures. One project of particular focus will be a new landfill gas cogeneration plant in Florida.

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11:15 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

OEE: Delivering Results to Business and the Data to Prove It
Speakers: Mark Hanley, Asset Reliability Manager,
Land O’ Lakes, Inc & Bill Kinsey, Plant Technical Manager, Snyder's-Lance Inc.
The next generation of OEE guidelines, by the Alliance for Innovation & Operational Excellence (AIOE), will demonstrate a faster, more effective execution of OEE implementation in order to drive output reliability. The panel members will present the collective works of 25 CPG companies and suppliers that have collaborated and assembled case examples and best practices to help CPG manufacturers overcome production challenges and improve operational performance.

Mark Hanley Bio Bill Kinsey Bio

12:00 - 1:30 p.m.

Lunch Buffet

12:00 – 3:30 p.m.

Expo

2:15 – 2:45 p.m.

Refreshment Break Stations

3:00 – 4:30 p.m.

Solutions Theater

Track A
3:00 - 3:30 Realizing change through People, Process and Technology Presented by Seeit Solutions Read More

5:00 – 6:00 p.m.

Expo Reception

6:00 – 8:00 p.m.

Barbecue

Print Tuesday's Schedule

7:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.

Registration

7:30 – 8:30 a.m.

Breakfast

7:30 – 9:00 a.m.

Expo

9:00 – 9:45 a.m.

Theme for Day Two: Automation Mandates and the Bottom Line
Keynote Address: Effective Use of Automation to Improve Plant Efficiency
Speaker: Alan Edington, Vice President of Operations,Tennessee Bun Co.
Economic uncertainty has prompted many organizations to shelve big-ticket capital equipment projects. As a result, food companies are looking to automation, OEE and other lean tools to improve their bottom line. This speaker will discuss advances in automation and OEE tools such as robotics, data collection, process control upgrades, that give manufacturers actionable data to improve their plant performance.
Read Bio

9:45 – 10:15 a.m.

Refreshment Break

10:15 - 11:45 a.m.

Solutions Theater (2 Tracks - 6 sessions)

Track A	Track B
10:15 - 10: 45 Improving your bottom line through efficient bulk material handling system design. Presented by Hapman Read More	10:15 - 10:45 The 14 R's of Compressed Air Presented by Atlas Copco Read More
10:45 - 11:15 Design-Build Done Right: The Proven Project Cost & Schedule Delivery Leader Presented by Shambaugh & Son, L.P.	10:45 - 11:15 A Case for Continuous Mixing Presented by Zeppelin Systems Read More
11:15 - 11:45 Conducting a Meaningful Food Safety and Food Defense Audit Presented by Burns & McDonnell Read More	11:15 - 11:45 Why Even Good Projects Sometimes Fail Presented by Alliance Engineering Read More

11:45 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.

Networking Luncheon

1:30 - 2:30 p.m.

Ask the Experts Panel: Strategic Manufacturing Relationships
Panelists: Mike Patrick, Vice President, Engineering, Penford Corporation; Gregory Lisso, Sr. Director of Engineering, J.R. Simplot Company; Ben Johnson, CFO, Commonwealth Dairy
For most processors, strategic partnerships are essential for manufacturing success. Our panel of experts will discuss outsourcing versus conducting engineering projects in-house; deciding whether to partner with one engineering firm versus multiple firms; strategic vendor relationships; and liability issues in both co-manufacturing and supplier-vendor relationships.

Mike Patrick Bio Greg Lisso Bio Ben Johnson Bio

2:30 - 3:15 p.m.

Automating for Safety, Efficiency and Sustainability
Speaker: Scott Kluegel, Corporate Electrical Engineering Department Manager, MOM Brands
Safety integrated control systems not only protect operators, they also provide up-to-date machine operating information, allowing better maintenance programs; reduce wiring costs due to their network structure; and monitor energy usage, creating new opportunities for saving energy and sustainability.
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3:15 – 3:45 p.m.

Refreshment Break

3:45 – 4:30 p.m.

Plant of the Year Award
Join us as we honor the 2013 Food Engineering Plant of the Year award winner. Each year, only one food or beverage plant in North America earns this award.

4:30 - 6:00 p.m.

Plant of the Year Celebration Cocktail Reception

DINNER

DINNER ON YOUR OWN.

Print Wednesday's Schedule

7:00 – 8:00 a.m.	Continental Breakfast
8:00 – 8:15 a.m.	Opening Remarks
8:15 – 9:00 a.m.	Theme for Day Three: Implementing a Plant-wide Manufacturing Improvement Plan Continuous Improvement in an Era of Cost-Cutting Speaker: Denise Holloman, Vice President, Global Continuous Improvement & PMO, General Mills As manufacturing organizations struggle with downward pricing pressures and rising raw-material costs, the need grows to eliminate waste and squeeze better performance out of existing assets. An effective CI program requires a work culture that not only encourages a continuous effort but engages employees and measures the outcome. Read Bio
9:00 - 9:45 a.m.	End-of-Line Automation Efficiency Speaker: Roland Love, Plant Manager, Fruition Fruits & Fills Learn how this progressive processor reduced labor costs and increased line efficiency and ergonomics by installing state-of-the-art automatic case erecting equipment, robotic case packing and palletizing machinery and more in a very small footprint. Read Bio
9:45 – 10:15 a.m.	Refreshment Break
10:15 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.	Managing Maintenance as a Business Function Speaker: John Wren, Maintenance Manager, Dogfish Head Brewery Shifting maintenance from a cost center to a positive contributor in food and beverage manufacturing profitability requires skilled labor, best-in-class machinery and technology, and data that define maintenance ROI. Discover how profitability can be increased by establishing (or revitalizing) a sound maintenance program. This speaker will address CMMS, preventive maintenance, operator engagement, skills training and metrics. Read Bio
11:00 a.m. - 11:45 a.m.	Optimizing Packaging Line Performance Speaker: Matt Swanson, Manager Filling & Packaging Engineering, The Campbell Soup Company Upfront engineering, staff training, communication and material flow management can keep packaging lines running smoothly. Learn why putting these programs in place before making equipment investments or machinery changes are essential for improved efficiency. Read Bio
11:45 a.m.	Closing Remarks
12:00 noon	Conference Adjourns