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Speaker at WEST: Colin Gilchrist, Digital Systems Product Manager, Phillips Federal

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WEST Session: Join Randy Eickhoff as he breaks down powerful tools that can significantly accelerate depreciation and boost cash flow for manufacturers, facility owners, and real estate investors. This session will cover cost segregation studies, the Section 179D energy efficiency deduction, and Section 179 expensing. With an eye on current IRS positions and pending legislation, Randy will explain how to align tax strategy with capital planning to optimize your bottom line. Expect actionable takeaways tailored for SMEs investing in new buildings, equipment, and improvements.

Speaker at WEST: Josh Casson, President, HD Solutions

Speaker at WEST: Daniel Lyon, Product Manager, Hawk Ridge Systems

WEST Session: Digital twins are rapidly becoming a cornerstone of advanced manufacturing, enabling companies to simulate, optimize, and validate their production processes in a virtual environment before committing to physical execution. This presentation explores the value of digital twins specifically in the domains of CNC machining, robotic automation, and the broader virtual factory. In CNC machining, digital twins replicate the behavior of machines, tools, and part geometries, allowing for precise simulation of toolpaths and real-time detection of potential collisions, over-travel, and inefficiencies. By simulating the exact machine kinematics, spindle dynamics, and tool libraries, manufacturers can reduce setup times, improve part quality, and significantly lower the risk of costly rework or downtime. In robotic work cells, digital twins mirror robotic behavior, motion, and task sequences. This enables manufacturers to program, test, and optimize robot trajectories and tool interactions virtually - ensuring safety, cycle time optimization, and maximum utilization of expensive automation assets. Collision detection, reach analysis, and process synchronization can all be handled digitally before deployment on the shop floor. At the virtual factory level, digital twins provide a holistic view of the entire manufacturing environment - integrating machines, robotics, material flow, operators, and logistics into a unified simulation. This enables strategic decision-making, accurate capacity planning, and the ability to test process changes in a risk-free virtual environment. The result is greater agility, resilience, and efficiency across the entire production lifecycle. Attendees will gain insight into how digital twins reduce risk, increase productivity, and enable smarter planning across manufacturing operations. By harnessing digital twins in CNC machining, robotic systems, and factory-wide simulations, companies can accelerate their journey toward digital transformation and fully realize the promise of Industry 4.0.

Speaker at WEST: Graham Hargreaves, Strategic Business Manager, CAD/CAM Consulting Svcs.

Speaker at WEST: James Meyette, Senior Application Engineer, Selway Machine Tool Co.