Agenda now accessible for next-gen robotic materials elimination and ending occasion
ANN ARBOR, Michigan – June 4, 2025 – The Affiliation for Advancing Automation (A3) at present introduced the total agenda for its Robotic Grinding and Ending Convention, set for July 22-23 on the Hyatt Regency Minneapolis. Co-presented with 3M, the two-day occasion will unite producers, integrators, and automation specialists for deep-dive technical periods, reside robotic demos, and peer networking centered on next-generation material-removal options that enhance high quality, throughput, and employee security. Registration is open at https://www.automate.org/occasions/robotic-grinding-and-finishing-conference.
“Robotic grinding and ending purposes are quickly gaining traction throughout manufacturing at present,” stated Jeff Burnstein, president of the Affiliation for Advancing Automation (A3). “By partnering with {industry} leaders corresponding to FerRobotics, FANUC America, and different innovators, and that includes a keynote by Mike Kesti, senior vp of 3M’s Company Analysis Laboratory, this yr’s program will ship actionable insights, reside demos and peer connections that producers can apply instantly. We’re excited to guide the following wave of robotic materials elimination innovation.”
Agenda Highlights
The newly launched schedule kicks off with Kesti’s keynote, “Evolving R&D at 3M by Leveraging Digital,” and packs greater than a dozen periods over two days, together with:
• CobotandGo – Newest Developments and Tech Developments Making Cobots Even Extra Accessible Than Ever, Jerry Perez, Supervisor, FANUC America ·
• Might The Pressure Management Be With You, Michael Haas, Vice President America, FerRobotics
• Energetic Compliance for Precision Robotic Grinding: A Modular Answer for Excessive-Combine Manufacturing, Simone Bianchi, Head of Answer Portfolio Administration, Suhner Switzerland
• The Subsequent Frontier: Unlocking Robotic Materials Elimination for Small and Medium Producers, Maximiliano Falcone, VP of Gross sales Engineering, PushCorp
Unique Alternatives for Convention Attendees
Along with the core periods, registrants can choose into two particular experiences accessible solely to convention contributors:
• 3M Heart Tour – Achieve insider entry to 3M’s international headquarters in St. Paul, the place attendees will discover eight reside robotic automation demos tackling actual world manufacturing challenges and have interaction immediately with 3M specialists. Attendance is restricted to the primary 120 registrants; constitution buses might be supplied.
• 3M Open PGA Golf Match – Cap off the convention with a complimentary hospitality tent go to the opening spherical of the 3M Open at TPC Twin Cities in Blaine, Minnesota. (Transportation to the course will not be included.)
Registration and Sponsorship Data
Occasion registration is now open: Register Right here. Tabletops cubicles and sponsorships are nonetheless accessible and will be reserved by contacting the A3 gross sales crew at gross sales@automate.org.
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About Affiliation for Advancing Automation (A3)
The Affiliation for Advancing Automation (A3) is the main international advocate for the advantages of automating. A3 promotes automation applied sciences and concepts that rework the way in which enterprise is completed. Members of A3 signify 1,380 producers, part suppliers, system integrators, finish customers, educational establishments, analysis teams and consulting corporations that drive automation ahead worldwide.
A3 hosts quite a lot of industry-leading occasions, together with the A3 Mexico Enterprise Discussion board (September 3-4, 2025, in Querétaro, México), Humanoid Robotic Discussion board (September 23, 2025, in Seattle, WA), FOCUS: Clever Imaginative and prescient & Industrial AI Convention (September 24-25, 2025, in Seattle, WA), the Worldwide Robotic Security Convention (November 3-5, 2025, in Houston, TX), and the A3 Enterprise Discussion board (January 19-21, 2026 in Orlando, FL).
