MTConnect® Technical Advisory Group Meeting

GE Aviation Learning Center
One Neumann Way
Cincinnati, OH 45215
Tel: 513-243-2000

August 30, 2017 8:00a–4:30p

August 31, 2017 8:00a–12:00p

Hosted by GE Aviation

Day 1 – Wednesday, August 30
8:00 – 8:30 / Breakfast
8:30 – 8:45 / Opening Remarks and Follow-up from Winter TAG Meeting
-Introductions
-Review of antitrust statement
-Overview of agenda / Russ Waddell
8:45 – 9:45 / Machine Tool Working Group
Updates on progress from the working group. / Neil Desrosiers
9:45 – 11:00 / Additive Working Group
Presentation of work so far and discussion on incorporating additive manufacturing equipment into the MTConnect standard. / Mike Bosveld
11:00 – 12:00 / Robotics Working Group
Progress report on further incorporating robots into the MTConnect standard. Presentation of findings from working group discovery phase. Discussion on strategy around robotics. / Tom Copeland
12:00 – 1:00 / Lunch
1:00 – 1:45 / Parts Working Group
Follow up and progress report from previous TAG meetings on parts and processes model. / Jim Smith
1:45 – 2:15 / Measurement Joint Working Group
Summarize action items for Day 1 and specify any follow ups for Day 2 and Day 3. / Russ Waddell
2:15 – 2:45 / OPC Companion Specification Joint Working Group / Russ Waddell
2:45 – 3:15
3:15 – 3:30 / Break
3:30 – 3:45
3:45 – 4:00 / Day 1 Wrap-up
Summarize action items for Day 1 and specify any follow ups for Day 3. / Russ Waddell
4:00 – 4:30 / GE Learning Center museum tour
End of Day 1
Day 2 – Thursday, August 31
8:00 – 8:30 / Breakfast
8:30 – 8:45 / Day 2 Opening Remarks / Russ Waddell
8:45 – 9:15 / Security Working Group / Rudy Klecka
9:15 – 10:00 / Other Working Groups
Education
Functionality
EDM
Files
Interfaces
Open Source Tools (on hiatus) / WG Chairs
10:00 – 10:15 / MTConnect Market Survey
The AMT Economics & Statistics Committee is working to collect data on machine tool and control connectivity options as part of the monthly USMTO survey.
Status update and action items requested of the TAG. / Russ Waddell
10:15 – 10:30 / Break
10:30 –11:00 / Release Schedule and Voting Procedures
Update on version 1.4 and 1.5 release schedule. Review of procedures for TAG reviews and voting on new standard documents.
ANSI accreditation update. / Paul Warndorf
Russ Waddell
11:00 – 11:30 / Other Business
Requests of the TAG by Board of Trustees.
Any other business from the TAG. / Russ Waddell
11:30 – 11:45 / Meeting Wrap-up and Next Steps
Review of action items and assignees, upcoming meeting dates. / Russ Waddell
End of Day 2

Last updated: August 10, 2017