The Unione Parmense degli Industriali, in collaboration with Confindustria Piccola Industria, Intesa Sanpaolo and Confindustria Servizi Innovativi e Tecnologici, organized a conference on “Industry 4.0” themes entitled “Designing the future. Acceleration, digital transformation, competitiveness” on Friday, March 17, 2017. The event, with an innovative formula, was realized within the CFT Spa plant, via Paradigna 94 / a, Parma, boasting among the speakers, important representatives of the European Commission (Mr. Sandro D’Elia), of Confindustria, of Intesa Sanpaolo and industry experts.
During the morning were presented the Intesa Sanpaolo and Confindustria Piccola Industria agreement in support of the Industry Plan 4.0, and the experiences of SMILE Digital Innovation Hubs in favor of SMEs. It was also possible attend a demonstration of industry-leading application 4.0, a use case of “Remote assistance to plants”.
In the early afternoon, after the introduction of SMILE, Digital Innovation Hub in Parma, three thematic tables / focus groups were introduced, to which entrepreneurs and business technicians were able to participate, on various technologies that enabled Industry 4.0.
Participants: 120 enrolled in the plenary session, 40 entrepreneurs participate in the 3 focus groups
Agenda (from 10 am. to 1 pm.)
Welcome greeting by Roberto Catelli, Presidente CFT S.p.A.
Opening of the works by Alberto Figna, President Unione Parmense degli Industriali
“Intesa Sanpaolo and Confindustria Piccola Industria agreement” by Tito Nocentini, Regional Director of Intesa Sanpaolo
“The Industry 4.0 plan of the Italian government” by Alberto Baban, President of Piccola Industria Confindustria
“A new way to make a bank. Support for the renewal of the production system” by Pietro Pelù, Commercial Director of Emilia Romagna Companies Marche Abruzzo and Molise of Intesa Sanpaolo
“The I4MS Digital Innovation Hub initiative in support of SMEs” by Sandro D’Elia, European Commission DG Connect, Technologies and Systems for Industrial Digitization and Stefano Massari, Vice President of CNCT Confindustria Servizi Innovativi e Tecnologici
“The importance of Industry 4.0 in the food plant sector” by Alessandro Merusi, CEO CFT S.p.A.
Following participants’ interventions and debate.
Coordinator of the work Aldo Tagliaferro, journalist Gazzetta di Parma
Following a demonstration of Industria 4.0: Remote assistance to plants in CFT
Agenda (from 2 pm. to 4 pm.)
Giovanni Baroni, President of Piccola Industria Unione Parmense degli Industriali
Presentation of Smile DigitaI Innovation Hub by Massimo Bertolini, University of Parma
Following three thematic tables / focus groups (contemporary sessions):
- Industrial IoT, Cyber Phisical Systems, Analytics
- Big Data, Cloud computing
- Additive manufacturing, Robotics
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