Rockwell Automation bridging employee 4.0 industry skill gaps

September 14, 2019 12:21 pm

On the concluding day of the Rockwell Automation 2019 TechEd India, the company announced its plans to help partner manufacturers in India equip their workforce better in working with changing technologies to bridge Industry 4.0 skill gaps by offering e-learning, instructor-led courses, certificate programs, and training workstations.

Speaking atthe premier industrial technology training and education platform TechEd India,Dilip Sawhney, Managing Director, Rockwell Automation India said, “India Inc. is witnessing a shift towards smart factory shop floors designed to boost productivity,improve quality, and optimise costs to help companiesstay competitive. However, we are also staring at a huge skills gap in the country’s workforce when it comes to operating Industry 4.0 technologies. This must be addressed at both the corporate and government policy levels to accelerate India’s digital transformation and achieve our collective vision of becominga $5 Trillion economy by 2024”.

At what has emerged as the leading technical education and user conferences in the manufacturing industry 300+ attendees participated in a unique two-day learning and networking experience with 70+ sessions, including thought provoking keynote presentations, expert-led technical sessions, interactive hands-on labs, and demonstrationsto learn about the latest techniques and technologies to optimize production data and build secure networks to transform their business.

The event began with an informative keynote presentation by Joe Bartolomeo, Vice President, Enterprise Accounts & Software Sales, Rockwell Automationthat highlighted the importance of investing in smart manufacturing and production to remain competitive on a global scale. He explained that with a growing consumer market demanding more choice, manufacturers needed to embrace new technologies to address changing requirements. Industrial IoT is estimated to have an economic impact of 4.6 trillion dollars by 2025 as new technologies including analytics, mobility, app platforms and the cloud, help securely connect plant information with enterprise systems.

Designed for end users, systems integrators, distributors, partners and machine builders, TechEd 2019 India created opportunities for participants to learn from industry experts and hear how their peers are solving manufacturing and production challenges.The sessionsfocused on data analytics and on the convergence of IT/OT to achieve smart manufacturing by capturing industrial data. The event also provided attendees with the latest innovations in mobility and virtualization, information management and analytics, as well as safety and security.