Food & Pharma returns to USA!

The 2016 FPID Conference was the first international ISA symposium held outside of North America. It was very well attended and the local section is extremely proud of its success.

This year, ISA’s Food and Pharmaceutical Industries Symposium, (FPID) returns to North America, to Boston, Massachusetts - 16–17 May 2017! The symposium will focus on how automation is used to address the impact of increased regulation, manufacturing costs, and security threats related to the food and beverage, pharmaceutical, and biotech industries.

A few slots may still be available for speakers to present on the latest trends, and provide case studies that demonstrate the effective integration and use of automation to solve these challenges.

Abstract deadline is 9 January 2017!

Abstract topics for consideration include:

Industrial Cybersecurity

Process Control and Pharmaceutical Instrumentation

Data Integrity

Alarm Management

Industrial Internet of Things (IIOT)

Usage of Cloud for Automation

Batch Management & MES

Wireless Application in Food, Pharma, and Biotech

Calibration Management

Process Optimization

Factory of the Future: Industry 4.0 and Smart Manufacturing

Serialization/Track and Trace

OEE, PAT, GAMP

Paperless Automation

Manufacturing Regulations

Project Case Studies

Flexible Manufacturing and Architecture

Implementation of ISA-related Standards

Click here to download the 2017 Call for Papers.

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