Partnership Breakfast

Start your morning with coffee and conversation. Discuss industry news and trends with like-minded professionals

What happens when a global specialty chemical company replaces single-use wooden crates with reusable metal racks? You need to track every one, every step of the way. In this live session, John DiPalo of ACSIS will showcase how a company implemented an integrated returnable packaging asset management solution powered by RFID. You will learn how the system protects critical production assets, eliminates costly losses, drives substantial bottom-line savings, and seamlessly integrates with SAP S/4 HANA. Beyond the financial benefits, it provides accurate data to support smarter business decisions, like when to purchase new asset and leverages key attributes such as date of manufacture and location data to streamline maintenance and repair.

Discover how advanced sensor technologies ranging from RFID to sensor fusion, are key to enterprise AI.  In this session, Avery Dennison’s Bill Toney, recipient of the 2025 AIM Paul Bergé International Business Development Award, will share how these innovations are driving greater efficiency, visibility, and consumer engagement across the ecosystem.

Join an expert panel featuring Neal Lober (FactorySense), Jeff Martin (GlobeRanger), and Jim Anderson (SICK), moderated by AIM Global’s Michael Allen, as we explore the convergence of Automatic Identification and Data Capture (AIDC), artificial intelligence, and robotics. This discussion will cover the evolving roles of barcodes, RFID, machine vision, AMRs, and cobots in today’s industrial environments—and what’s next.

Panelists will share perspectives on how AI is transforming traditional AIDC workflows, the integration of data streams into robotic systems, the economics of implementation, and real-world customer use cases. Attendees will gain insights into the technologies driving efficiency, visibility, and innovation across manufacturing, logistics, and supply chain operations.