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MANTEC’s second annual Smart Manufacturing Conference will take place in Gettysburg, PA on March 19^th from 11AM-5PM.  The conference will focus on “the latest and most successful trends for manufacturing.” The conference includes breakout sessions and keynote speakers all structured for manufacturing.  Manufacturers receive special pricing.    

From Bankruptcy to Supplier of Choice: When Alignment, Culture, and Execution Collide

Sam Miller, President

For 90+ years the Wolfgang brand was a known staple in the region for making high quality candy used for fund raising events. However, the fund raising industry changed dramatically in 2009-2010 with legislation passage negatively affecting fund raising sales. In 2016, Wolfgang made a strategic shift to a business model focused on B2B manufacturing that laid the foundation for the future. Over the next three years, the Wolfgang team persevered through building purchases, renovations, line installations to become a supplier of choice in the industry.

The Curd Evangelist: Saving Pennsylvania Dairy Farms

Rynn Caputo, Owner

After years of traveling to Italy and finishing culinary school in Calabria, the Caputo's dream of creating artisan, Italian-style cheeses in the U.S. was born.  As Caputo Brothers Creamery continues to expand, Rynn has become the face of their business. With the goal to revolutionize the mozzarella industry, she continues to educate consumers.  Rynn is a champion for animal welfare, Non-GMO feed, higher standards on cleanliness, and a better living wage for local farmers- knowing that these values lead to a higher quality product.  Her passion becomes electric when she explains the important role Caputo Brothers Creamery play in helping save Pennsylvania Dairy farmers.

Making Augmented Reality a Reality at BAE

Angela Stover, BAE Systems, Inc.

Learn how BAE Systems is incorporating augmented reality solutions to get jobs done faster, more accurately, and safer. BAE Systems helps customers stay a step ahead when protecting people and national security. The organization also stays a step ahead on implementing new technologies.  In addition, new weld automation technology was developed in partnership with the Army Research Laboratory to greatly improve weld quality and efficiencies.

Using 3D Laser Scanning to Gather Existing Conditions in a Manufacturing Environment

Steve Kinney, Print-O-Stat

Warren Miller, The Hershey Company

Learn about what laser scanning is and how it helps to save valuable time and money in the management of your facilities. Employing the use of laser scanning technology you can quickly and accurately document your facility. With the point cloud data, your facility design staff will be able to record all of the existing conditions from equipment locations along lines to MEP, architectural and structural elements in your design software. In the future you will be able to refer to that data for accurate measurements without physically having to visit those locations.