Breakout Tracks & Presenters

Synopsis:

Learn what’s most important about the release of Freelance 2015, how to sell the new features and how to motivate customers to upgrade to latest version.

What you will learn: 

• Features and benefits of the S950e I/O system
• Unrivaled scalability options of Freelance 

 
About Elmar Vogt

Elmar Vogt  is the global product line manager for Freelance. Elmar graduated from the University of Frankfurt, Germany in Computer Science. He has over 20 years of experience in automation.

Synopsis:

This session will explore ABB’s Food and Beverage Initiative and the part process automation and control systems will play.

 

What you will learn:

• The aim of ABB’s 2020 strategy in food and beverage
• Sub-verticals of interests for DCS & MES business
• The way forward – how partners can play a part

 

About Wolfgang Felber:

Wolfgang has an MScEE and an MBA from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technologies. He spent 4 years at Roche Diagnostics in R&D and project management. He has spent the last 24 years at ABB Process Automation holding various positions in project management, sales managements and global senior general management.

Synopsis: 

Do your customers have process safety projects?  This is the session for you.  In this session, we will review the various types of safety applications and help you qualify opportunities.  Practical examples of how to configure solutions for Safety using panels, Compact HMI and Freelance will be included.

 

You will learn about:

• Update on High Integrity Safety including roadmap
• Review of typical safety applications 
• Learn how to quality opportunities
• See how to design / configure various types of safety solutions

About Luis Duran

• Global Product Marketing Manager – Safety
• 20+ years safety experience
• TUV certified engineer (902/07)

Synopsis: 

Session 1 – Decathlon Services Release 3 Updates
Decathlon Services with its four modules View, Report, Connect and History is a plant data access and information system which ties any plant data into one common information infrastructure. In this session you learn how to deploy DS3 and essential apps as a control system independent process information management system (PIMS).

Session 2 – Decathlon Apps and How to sell Decathlon Software
Decathlon Services is easy to expand with different industrial productivity software applications. In this session you learn about the different Decathlon Apps e.g. Energy Monitor and how to successfully sell Decathlon Software.   

What you will learn:

• Understand ABB Decathlon Software offering and go to market strategy
• How to use Decathlon Services as a PIMS (Process Information Management System)
• How to deploy and sell different Decathlon Apps e.g. Energy Monitor

Christian Johansson

Global Product Group Manager Decathlon Software

Per Larsen

Technical Manager Decathlon Software

Synopsis:

What you will learn: 

• Insights into our diverse product families, applications and marketing tools
• Solutions for OEMs and machine builders 

About Gero Lustig

Synopsis:

The presentation will cover the latest news about ABB control system service products and why these products are so important for any targeted service business.

 

What you will learn:

Participants will learn the value proposition of the various control system service products and how a service business involving control systems can get started or get improved.

About Malek Chebaro:

Malek Chebaro is the global sales manager for the Service Products Group. Malek is an ABB veteran with more than 30 years experience in  the automation field in general and the control system service products in particular. 

Synopsis: 

Attend this session to get an overview and update of ABB’s Burner Management (BMS) library.  There will be a short product demonstration as well as a project review from a partner who has used the library.

You will learn how to:

• Overview of BMS Library functionality
• Review of new certifications
• Update on compatibility with Control Builder Safe 
• Insights on savings that can be achieved using the library

 

About Luis Duran

• Global Product Marketing Manager – Safety
• 20+ years safety experience
• TUV certified engineer (902/07)

 

Synopsis: 

Electrical Control System (ECS) is more than just circuit breakers opened or closed and a few energy measurements; it must be an operation and maintenance tool to help your customers to increase energy reliability with 800xA, separate from DCS or together.

What you will learn:

• How to apply 800xA to electrical projects (cases and topologies)
• 800xA technical features for electrical control systems
• Successful projects of 800xA as electrical control systems
• How to bid in projects using 800xA as ECS-only (separate from DCS)

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About Leandro Monaco

Synopsis: 

What you will learn: 

• 800xA 6.0 overview
• New features and possibilities since the initial release
• Principles for updates and upgrades
• How to evaluate features in an installed system

About Mikael Steiner

Mikael first joined ABB in 2001 and has since then held a number of roles within product development, marketing, service and sales. His current position is Global Product Group Manager for Extended Automation, thus head of the Global Product Management team for 800xA. He is located in Västerås, Sweden. Mikael graduated from the Technical University of Linköping, Sweden with a Master degree in Industrial Engineering and Management.

Cost efficient cyber security, levering security zones

How to implement a cyber security strategy for control systems in a cost efficient way utilizing 800xA Networks.

What you will learn:

About Peter Ahlström

Synopsis:

Infrastructure projects for road tunnels are highly complex and investment in infrastructure is substantial. How do we succeed in penetrating this market and winning its projects with our excellent products, engineering and domain knowledge?

What you will learn:

• Typical market forces, players and channels
• What are the buying drivers
• Key success factors for selling and executing
• Typical concepts and solutions
  
  

About Mario Drinovac:

Mario Drinovac is the head of hub Process Automation Control Technologies of Switzerland and has a BSc in Electrical Engineering and an Executive MBA. He is also the head of engineering and project operations for several industry verticals and has long experience in executing and managing industrial projects.

Synopsis:

New Advanced Services including the customer portal "My Control System" is presented in practical use case scenarios.

What you will learn:

The presentation will show maintenance processes based on Advanced Services with the involvement of customers and channel partners.

 

About Rolf Vahldieck:

Synopsis: 

Many good things in Freelance are not obvious. Let’s unveil the many benefits in this session. 

What you will learn: 

• AC 900F: CPU redundancy, display and SD card
• S950e: I/O system made for Freelance
• The benefits of just ‘one tool for all’ Freelance engineering
• And more…

About Elmar Vogt

Elmar Vogt  is the global product line manager for Freelance. Elmar graduated from the University of Frankfurt, Germany in Computer Science. He has over 20 years of experience in automation.