SOUTHEAST Exhibitor: QualiChem, Inc. manufactures some of the most advanced metalworking fluids available in the world. Our product line includes water dilutable coolants, straight oils, metal forming fluids, cleaners, and rust & corrosion inhibitors. As a global supplier, our fluids meet all of the relevant health & safety regulations, including GHS & REACH.
SOUTHEAST Exhibitor: Manufacturing Rep Firm specializing in cutting tool applications.
SOUTHEAST Exhibitor: Six Sigma Concepts manufactures Stand Alone Video Metrology and 100% Sorting Systems. Our InGage Inspection & Sorting Software offers powerful and accurate inspection capability. InGage's primary function is to perform metrology on images of backlit part profiles. This is accomplished by the operator selecting regions of the image to analyze with software tools. Different tools are designed to extract different features from within their designated window. Sets of tools, their regions, and additional settings are all saved as a part program. Switching between saved part programs lets the operator change between parts while maintaining identical measurement criteria. InGage is able to operate in a number of configurations. Including multiple camera inputs, sorting system control, multiple part orientations, and much more. In addition to live inspection feedback, inspection results are automatically saved and can be published as a report. InGage allows the operator to select what information is saved and how that information is formatted and reported. Operating InGage is designed to be as intuitive as possible. Resources are available within InGage to help explain how features operate, such as button and property tool tips, operation directions, and a comprehensive manual. Additionally, video demos of the software are available online. Once operation proficiency is reached, complex inspection tasks only take a few minutes to setup.
SOUTHEAST Exhibitor: Walter is one of the world's leading metalworking companies. As provider of machining solutions, Walter offers a wide range of precision tools for milling, turning, drilling, and threading applications. Walter works together with its customers to provide optimum solutions for fully machining components for use in aerospace, automotive, medical and energy industries, as well as general engineering. The company demonstrates its Engineering Kompetenz at every stage of the machining process. As an innovative partner capable of creating efficient process solutions, Walter is focused on providing excellent productivity and reliability for all machining processes. With Regional Headquarters in Greer, SC, Walter markets its competence brands Walter, Walter Titex, Walter Prototyp and Walter Multiply through a network of channel partners and field engineers across the USA, Canada, Mexico and Brazil.
SOUTHEAST Session: Your next efficiency breakthrough isn't hiding in a machine learning algorithm. It's walking around your shop floor right now. While manufacturing obsesses over AI, 85% of operations still depend on human expertise. The CNC programmer who knows exactly when to adjust spindle speeds. The veteran welder who spots perfect joints in seconds. The setup technician whose alignment cuts cycle times. These operators don't just run your processes, they've mastered them. They hold the institutional knowledge that separates good production from great production. But your systems can't see what they know, creating a costly blind spot. Mid-market manufacturers nationwide face the same challenge: valuable knowledge trapped in individual heads instead of being scaled digitally. The result is lost efficiency because operator expertise can’t integrate with core systems. Companies overcoming this aren’t layering more machine learning. They’re building systems that amplify human intelligence. They digitize workflows, connect teams to real-time data, and create interfaces designed around how operators think and work, not the other way around. In this session, Docket will reveal how shop floor digitization platforms close the gap between operator expertise and digital execution. You’ll gain practical insights into smart manufacturing systems that support your frontline, enabling faster setups, higher accuracy, and smoother production. At a time when manufacturers chase the next big overhaul, don’t overlook the team that got you here. The goal isn’t replacing human insight, it’s designing systems that can multiply it.
Speaker at SOUTHEAST: Andy Carr, President/CEO, SCMEP
SOUTHEAST Session: This session will be held on Tuesday, October 21st from 10:00am-Noon and 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.
Speaker at SOUTHEAST: John Carpenter, Founder, Owner, President, Excellerant
Speaker at SOUTHEAST: Jeremy Stettin, Sales Engineer, Acquired Data Solutions, Inc.
Speaker at SOUTHEAST: Brian Ellis, Founder, Docket