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Joint OMAC and WBF conference
- 10/09/08
May 4-6, 2009 Research Triangle Park, North Carolina
The WBF 2009 North American Conference and 2009 OMAC Integration Symposium will be held at the same location.
PAT and Quality Webcast
- 05/27/08
June 18, 2008 11 a.m. EST
Webcast describes several applications of PAT and QbD approaches in pharm process development and manufacturing. Examples from various cases will be presented. $95.
WBF 2008 European Conference calls for papers
- 03/18/08
The WBF European Conference Committee is accepting abstracts and papers for the 2008 Conference. The deadline for submission is May 1, 2008.
WBF 2008 Conference Program Available Online
- 01/30/08
The program provides details about the keynote speakers, time and locations for special events, presentation titles and summaries, tutorial descriptions and registration information.
WBF presents Webcasts in First Quarter 2008
- 01/07/08
WBF's webcasts begin at 11:00 a.m. EDT and last approximately 90 minutes, with live presentations including question and answer sessions with the presenters.
WBF asks for 2008 Award Nominations
- 10/30/07
WBF wants nominations for two awards to be given in 2008. The deadline for nominations is 17 December 2007.
WBF Announces 2008 Conference Call for Papers
- 07/11/07
Papers may include case studies, manufacturing methods and technologies, and industry standards including ISA-88, ISA-95, ISA-99, B2MML, and Make2Pack.
WBF releases new version of B2MML
- 07/09/07
Version 4 supports using the ISA-95 Standard for the integration of ERP systems with MES systems.
WBF names Hawkins for Guido Award
- 05/18/07
Bill Hawkins spent 20 years with Hercules Chemical as an industry user and his next 20 years with Rosemount as a control system supplier.
WBF gives Brandl and Emerson Thomas G. Fisher Awards
- 05/10/07
Dennis Brandl, Principal Consultant of BR&L Consulting, Inc., and Dave Emerson, Principal System Architect, Yokogawa Corporation of America, are recipients of the Thomas G. Fisher Award.
WBF 2007 North American Conference April 30
The WBF North American Conference will have 25 technical presentations on automation topics including industrial wireless, mining in batch alarm records and the quest for the perfect batch.
WBF to be held April 30-May 3
- 03/29/07
The WBF 2007 North American Conference will be held in Baltimore, Maryland, April 30 - May 3 at the Tremont Grand Conference Center.
WBF names keynote speakers for 2007 North American Conference
- 02/08/07
Dr. Paul McKenzie, Vice President and General Manager at Bristol Myers Squibb, and Walter Boyes, Editor-in-Chief at CONTROL Magazine, will give keynote addresses at the WBF 2007 North American Conference. This year's conference will be held April 30 - May 3, 2007 at the Tremont Grand Conference Center in Baltimore, Maryland.
WBF and ISA enhance B2MML for ISA-95, OAGIS and UN/CEFACT
- 01/17/07
Business To Manufacturing Markup Language (B2MML) v04 Release Candidate 2 schemas and documentation are now available on the WBF XML Working Group's internal website. This enhancement of B2MML includes support for ISA-95 Part 5 Transactions, OAGIS messages and UN/CEFACT core components while still maintaining backward compatibility to V0300. Documents are available for review until February 9, 2007.
WBF launches live webcast series for 2007
- 01/05/07
The seminars will be held once per month and cover introductory, advanced, and popular topics in the automation industry. The first four seminars in the series are complimentary for members, while non-members will be charged $95 per connection. January's topic, "Make2Pack - The Automation Revolution," to be held January 31, 2007, will focus on the Make2Pack effort in the industry. The February seminar, scheduled for February 21, 2007, is entitled "Introduction to ISA-88."
WBF European Conference had 150 attendees
- 12/05/06
More than 150 industry professionals from 17 different countries participated in the European WBF Conference held at the Elewijt Center in Mechelen, Belgium, on 13-15 November 2006. WBF is an association of end-users, vendors, consultants, and academics with a strict, non-commercial agenda
2006 WBF European Conference Keynote Speakers confirmed
- 09/20/06
Keynote speakers for the 2006 European conference at the Elewijt Center in Mechelen, Belgium on 13-15 November include Martin Zeller, who will deliver a detailed evaluation of batch data analysis on Tuesday, 14 November; and Lou Pillai and Dennis Brandl, who will address information model framework for manufacturing science on Wednesday, 15 November.
WBF announces plans for 2007 North American Conference
- 08/14/06
The event will feature practical tutorials and technical working group meetings addressing Make2Pack and B2MML on April 30 and May 3-4. Networking opportunities will be featured at a group event on the evening of May 1 and a special sponsor showcase on the evening of May 2.
