Isabel Jardine
Speaker at SOUTHEAST: Isabel Jardine, Senior Manager, Solutions Consulting, MaintainX
Speaker at SOUTHEAST: Isabel Jardine, Senior Manager, Solutions Consulting, MaintainX
Speaker at SOUTHEAST: Robert Jacobs, Digital Growth Director, CliftonLarsonAllen
Speaker at SOUTHEAST: Donnie Johnson, Strategic Solutions Executive, Stefanini, Inc.
SOUTHEAST Session: Digital twins are rapidly becoming a cornerstone of advanced manufacturing, enabling companies to simulate, optimize, and validate their production processes in a virtual environment before committing to physical execution. This presentation explores the value of digital twins specifically in the domains of CNC machining, robotic automation, and the broader virtual factory. In CNC machining, digital twins replicate the behavior of machines, tools, and part geometries, allowing for precise simulation of toolpaths and real-time detection of potential collisions, over-travel, and inefficiencies. By simulating the exact machine kinematics, spindle dynamics, and tool libraries, manufacturers can reduce setup times, improve part quality, and significantly lower the risk of costly rework or downtime. In robotic work cells, digital twins mirror robotic behavior, motion, and task sequences. This enables manufacturers to program, test, and optimize robot trajectories and tool interactions virtually - ensuring safety, cycle time optimization, and maximum utilization of expensive automation assets. Collision detection, reach analysis, and process synchronization can all be handled digitally before deployment on the shop floor. At the virtual factory level, digital twins provide a holistic view of the entire manufacturing environment - integrating machines, robotics, material flow, operators, and logistics into a unified simulation. This enables strategic decision-making, accurate capacity planning, and the ability to test process changes in a risk-free virtual environment. The result is greater agility, resilience, and efficiency across the entire production lifecycle. Attendees will gain insight into how digital twins reduce risk, increase productivity, and enable smarter planning across manufacturing operations. By harnessing digital twins in CNC machining, robotic systems, and factory-wide simulations, companies can accelerate their journey toward digital transformation and fully realize the promise of Industry 4.0.
Speaker at SOUTHEAST: Anton Thomas, Director, Transformation, Michelin North America, Inc
SOUTHEAST Session: This Executive Perspectives Keynote Series session will begin with a keynote focused on Michelin North America’s workforce development strategies including the company’s unique Talent Campus program. The keynote will be followed by a panel discussion with workforce development leaders from the state of South Carolina, the South Carolina Manufacturing Extension Partnership (SCMEP), and Industrial Motor Service, Inc. Moderated by: Andy Carr, SC MEP
Speaker at SOUTHEAST: Taylor Powell, Chief Operating Officer, Industrial Motor Service inc.
Speaker at SOUTHEAST: Robin Blackburn, Director of The Talent Campus, Michelin North America, Inc
Speaker at SOUTHEAST: Sherry Bolds, Plant Controller, Dimontonate USA
Speaker at SOUTHEAST: Rebecca Battle-Bryant, Director, Office of Statewide Workforce Development (OSWD)