Date: 14-15 March 2017 (Tuesday - Wednesday)
Venue: S421, S423 & S424, Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre
Funded by the "Dedicated Fund on Branding, Upgrading and Domestic Sales" (Organisation Support Programme) of the Government of the HKSAR, the International Industrial Automation Technology Forum was held in Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre on 14-15 March 2017. Prof Daniel M Cheng, Chairman of FHKI opened the Forum’s programme sharing the importance of automation technologies for manufacturing and encouraging the players in every industry to embrace Industry 4.0.
In the opening, Robert Lai, Chairman of Hong Kong Automation Technology Council (HKATC) highlighted the Forum as an important learning and networking platform for industrial automation professionals and users. Dr David Chung, JP, Under Secretary for Innovation and Technology was the Guest-of-Honour of the Forum and shared the support from the Government in R&D and technology development.
Throughout the 2-day Forum, a plenary session and concurrent seminars focusing on eight industries: Mould & Die, Clock & Watch and Jewellery, Toys, Food and Beverages, Electronics, Metal, Plastics and Automobile were arranged to explore its applications, challenges and related technologies. Topics addressed by 25 renowned speakers included standard system for intelligent manufacturing in China, digital factory, big data, automation solutions and applications. Business leaders and key players in various industry sectors fruitfully got tips on automation implementation and accessed practical insights from industry’s leading companies.
Speakers included:
Plenary Session
1.Ye Meng, The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology of the People’s Republic of China
2.Sun Feng, Siemens AG
3.Prof Xi Ning, The University of Hong Kong
4.Dr Masaki Ryu, Mitsubishi Electric Automation (China) Ltd.
Manufacturing Automation Seminars
A1) Mould & Die
1.Dr Jack Yeung, Ace Corporation Holdings Ltd.
2.Adley Wu, EOS
3.Ray Zhou, ARBURG Machine and Trading (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd.
B1) Clock & Watch and Jewellery
1.Liu Chun Wai, Chow Tai Fook Jewellery Group Ltd.
2.Dr Wong Yiu Man, BPS Global Group
3.Dr Ko Chung Nin, Kam Yuen (Group) International Ltd.
A2) Toys
1.Jay Beversdorf, Stratasys Ltd.
2.Allen Liang, Hunan Cothink Robotics Tech. Co., Ltd.
B2) Food & Beverages
1.Ricky Ng, Lee Kum Kee International Holdings Ltd.
2.Jenny Lam, Cathay Pacific Catering Services
3.Jack Chen, Staubli (HK) Ltd. Taiwan Branch
A3) Electronics
1.Dr Ye Jian Ming, Fuji Machinery Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
2.Ir Calvin Tang, The Hong Kong Institution of Engineers
3.Toshiaki Nagai, Yaskawa Electric (China) Co., Ltd.
B3) Metal
1.Alan Suen, Kingdom Fine Metal Ltd. & Kingdom Technology (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd.
2.Lv Jian, ABB Robotics (Zhuhai) Ltd.
A4) Plastics
1.Borch Zhu, China Plastics Machinery Industry Association
2.Tsang Tsz Kin, Cosmos Machinery Enterprises Ltd.
3.Prof Furong Gao, The University of Science and Technology
B4) Automobile
1.Yann Nee, GOM GmbH
2.Isobe Tadashi, Kawasaki Robotics (Tianjin) Co., Ltd.
This Forum is one of the key deliverables under the funding project namely ‘Hong Kong Automation Industry – Promote the branding of “Hong Kong Automation” and assisting industry players to explore the industrial automation market in China’ co-organised by the FHKI and HKATC.
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