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WEST Exhibitor: Spira Manufacturing Corporation is at the forefront of EMI gasket innovation, design, and customer service. With over 45 years as experts in the field and using our uniquely patented spiral EMI gasket, we offer customers a range of EMI gaskets, shielded honeycomb filters, and other products. Our products are of the highest quality and reliability, built to meet your requirements for the life of a system.

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WEST Exhibitor: SurfacePrep is the largest national network of regional distributors of high-quality abrasive products, specialty ceramics, and surface finishing equipment. We also provide safety equipment, replacement parts, accessories, and tools to support your production line. Local, Quality Solutions for Manufacturers As a leading supplier of abrasive blasting media and abrasive finishing equipment, SurfacePrep has established a collection of the best technical experts and customer service whose knowledge of abrasive media and finishing equipment is unmatched in the field. Whatever You Need, Wherever You Need It Through our placement of job shops located across the United States and Canada, we offer hands-on assistance to surface finishing projects, enabling you to work one-on-one with a field expert. We Deliver Results Beyond the Surface At SurfacePrep, we are always available to you for insight long after working together to solve your initial problem. We take great care to deliver excellent customer service and the information you need to properly execute your surface finishing project. Providing you with the abrasive blasting media and abrasive finishing equipment necessary to get the job done right is our top priority. Contact us today and we will immediately start working with you to meet your surface preparation and finishing needs.

WEST Exhibitor: VKS is a browser based software which delivers step-by-step standardized work instructions to operators live, on the shop floor. Easily create, view and share visual work instructions, digital quality checklists and monitor productivity in one intuitive solution.  Guarantee process compliance, have full traceability on all jobs and run reports and KPIs to have an over-view of your entire shop-floor, easily allowing managers to see who has done what, when, and how long.  VKS also connects with tools, machines, and other software's to provide a full turn-key solution for your manufacturing needs.

WEST Exhibitor: World leader in providing high performance and quality cutting tools including solid carbide round tools, HSS and NEW inserted tooling.  With strong global manufacturing and local support capabilities, including facilities in the USA, YG-1 has a proven track record of satisfying demanding industrial customers in diverse tooling applications.

WEST Session: A recent MIT study, highlighted by Forbes , found that 95% of corporate AI pilots have failed to produce meaningful results or delivered ROI. There are many challenges and complexities that contribute to these failures, including company-wide strategy, technical system integrations, and internal cultural adoption to AI. As for the successful pilots, they often involve systems that learn, admit uncertainty, and integrate deeply into workflows, focusing on back-office functions where ROI is direct. This presentation will share lessons learned and successful use cases from the field and reveal the Top 5 focus areas every manufacturer should prioritize to turn AI pilots into ROI generating engines.

WEST Session: Manufacturers face constant pressure to improve output while controlling costs, yet productivity gains are often pursued through equipment upgrades or process reengineering alone. A critical but overlooked lever is the frontline workforce—the people running machines, moving materials, and maintaining operations every day. When employees are disconnected from the information, communication, and tools they need, even small inefficiencies compound into significant losses. This presentation explores how targeted technology investments can unlock measurable productivity improvements, sometimes as much as 25%, by empowering frontline employees. We will examine the most common friction points that reduce performance, such as paper-based reporting, limited resource access at work stations, delayed reporting and task triggers, inconsistent training and retention, and siloed communication. We’ll then show how software solutions can extend existing ERP, HCM, and MES systems to the shop floor, creating a single hub where employees can access workflows, compliance updates, and real-time alerts. Attendees will see how manufacturers are achieving faster response times, reducing downtime, streamlining onboarding, and improving compliance by modernizing the employee experience. The session will provide a practical framework to quantify workforce productivity losses and demonstrate the ROI of equipping employees with the right digital tools.

WEST Session: Smart manufacturing is redefining the relationship between people and technology. As automation, artificial intelligence and machine learning continue to evolve, they are not replacing human intelligence - they are enhancing it. These technologies reduce the burden of repetitive, manual tasks and empower employees to focus on higher-value, strategic work such as problem-solving, innovation and continuous improvement. To unlock the full benefits of Industry 4.0, manufacturers must do more than adopt new tools - they must cultivate a resilient, future-ready workforce. This session will explore strategies for upskilling, nurturing adaptability and creating collaborative, digitally fluent work environments that help employees and organizations thrive in a rapidly changing landscape.