{"id":1989,"date":"2021-05-19T07:36:02","date_gmt":"2021-05-19T11:36:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/opcenter\/?p=1989"},"modified":"2026-03-26T05:05:46","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T09:05:46","slug":"realize-live-u2u-2021-digital-manufacturing-experience-opcenter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/opcenter\/realize-live-u2u-2021-digital-manufacturing-experience-opcenter\/","title":{"rendered":"Realize Live + U2U 2021: Digital Manufacturing Experience | Opcenter"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Join Us at Realize Live + U2U<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>For the first time, the&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/events.sw.siemens.com\/en-US\/realizelive\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Realize LIVE and User2User (U2U) events<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;are becoming one unified content-rich, career-advancing event, and we\u2019re thrilled to share this experience with you. With a variety of sessions covering Opcenter, you will have many opportunities to learn, connect and grow alongside thousands of others across the globe. Learn what\u2019s new in Opcenter, how digital manufacturing turns innovative ideas into transformative products, how our applications address the most critical needs of industrial manufacturing, and much, much more in this exciting, one day event!&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/events.sw.siemens.com\/en-US\/realizelive\/registration\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Register today<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;to join us on May 26 for an event you don\u2019t want to miss out on!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video controls src=\"https:\/\/videos.mentor-cdn.com\/mgc\/videos\/5400\/d8e5e108-0d40-4a2a-8022-5aa5707eb326-en-US-video.mp4\"><\/video><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-huge-font-size\">Opcenter Session Highlights<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/events.sw.siemens.com\/en-US\/realizelive\/agenda?agendaPath=session\/532590\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Driving Industrial Digitalization \u2013 Integrated Manufacturing From Product to Production<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Zvi Feuer, Senior Vice President of Digital Manufacturing at Siemens will present the case for digital manufacturing as an imperative for driving industrial digitalization. He will be joined by Luca Manuelli, the CEO of Ansaldo Nucleare, a division of Ansaldo Energia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"910\" height=\"366\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/05\/2021-05-19-12_15_43-Siemens-Realize-LIVE-and-U2U-the-Premier-Engineering-Conference-Event-Agenda-_-.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1990\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/05\/2021-05-19-12_15_43-Siemens-Realize-LIVE-and-U2U-the-Premier-Engineering-Conference-Event-Agenda-_-.png 910w, https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/05\/2021-05-19-12_15_43-Siemens-Realize-LIVE-and-U2U-the-Premier-Engineering-Conference-Event-Agenda-_--600x241.png 600w, https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/05\/2021-05-19-12_15_43-Siemens-Realize-LIVE-and-U2U-the-Premier-Engineering-Conference-Event-Agenda-_--768x309.png 768w, https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/05\/2021-05-19-12_15_43-Siemens-Realize-LIVE-and-U2U-the-Premier-Engineering-Conference-Event-Agenda-_--900x362.png 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 910px) 100vw, 910px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/events.sw.siemens.com\/en-US\/realizelive\/agenda?agendaPath=session\/532587\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Opcenter: a Strategic and Innovation Update<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Introduced by Dr. Raffaello Lepratti, VP MOM Business Development &amp; Marketing, this session will guide you through a set of key features for the manufacturers of today and tomorrow, presented with a crisp and clear approach by Tobias Lange, VP MOM Research &amp; Development.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"620\" height=\"335\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/05\/2021-05-19-12_19_07-Siemens-Realize-LIVE-and-U2U-the-Premier-Engineering-Conference-Event-Agenda-_-.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1992\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/05\/2021-05-19-12_19_07-Siemens-Realize-LIVE-and-U2U-the-Premier-Engineering-Conference-Event-Agenda-_-.png 620w, https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/05\/2021-05-19-12_19_07-Siemens-Realize-LIVE-and-U2U-the-Premier-Engineering-Conference-Event-Agenda-_--600x324.png 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-huge-font-size\">Opcenter Customer Sessions<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/events.sw.siemens.com\/en-US\/realizelive\/agenda?agendaPath=session\/529697\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CSIR &#8211; Accelerating Ventilator Production in South Africa<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With the COVID-19 pandemic taking a huge toll on lives worldwide, a multidisciplinary, multiorganizational South African team was able to design, develop, and produce 18,000 ventilators within the span of 3 months. This amazing success story was possible because of the digital transformation of the design and production processes on which the teams relied, leveraging Teamcenter, NX and Opcenter solutions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"591\" height=\"330\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/05\/2021-05-19-12_34_38-Siemens-Realize-LIVE-and-U2U-the-Premier-Engineering-Conference-Event-Agenda-_-.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1995\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/events.sw.siemens.com\/en-US\/realizelive\/agenda?agendaPath=session\/533679\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>ROBOPAC &#8211; The Packaging Valley Goes Digital<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>ROBOPAC is the global leader in the packaging sector, specializing in end-of-line solutions. From their HQ, based in the so-called &#8220;Packaging Valley&#8221; in Emilia Romagna, Italy, ROBOPAC manufactures a wide range of packaging machines that are marketed worldwide. ROBOPAC\u2019s Smart Factory project &nbsp;has a number of key objectives, including boosting their production capacity by 50%, &nbsp;improving workforce and processes efficiency, enhancing the flexibility of the production system, and enabling visibility and analysis in the manufacturing processes to target performance improvements. To achieve this ambitious goal, ROBOPAC relies also on the full portfolio offered by Opcenter, Siemens manufacturing operations (MOM) platform. In this video interview, you will learn how ROBOPAC\u2019s smart factory vision has become reality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"886\" height=\"316\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/05\/2021-05-19-12_48_40-Siemens-Realize-LIVE-and-U2U-the-Premier-Engineering-Conference-Event-Agenda-_-.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1998\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/05\/2021-05-19-12_48_40-Siemens-Realize-LIVE-and-U2U-the-Premier-Engineering-Conference-Event-Agenda-_-.png 886w, https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/05\/2021-05-19-12_48_40-Siemens-Realize-LIVE-and-U2U-the-Premier-Engineering-Conference-Event-Agenda-_--600x214.png 600w, https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/05\/2021-05-19-12_48_40-Siemens-Realize-LIVE-and-U2U-the-Premier-Engineering-Conference-Event-Agenda-_--768x274.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 886px) 100vw, 886px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/events.sw.siemens.com\/en-US\/realizelive\/agenda?agendaPath=session\/543535\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">SCANFIL &#8211; A journey towards a transparent value chain<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Scanfil is a leading international contract manufacturer and system supplier for the electronics industry with 40 years of experience in demanding contract manufacturing. Headquartered in Sievi, Finland, Scanfil has several productions facilities worldwide. In this live interview Christian Kesten, Plant General Manager at Suzhou, China and Leader of Scanfil Group Digitalization Program, is sharing some highlights about Scanfil&#8217;s digitalization journey &amp; strategy and the impressive benefits obtained up to now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"634\" height=\"313\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/05\/2021-05-19-12_59_39-Siemens-Realize-LIVE-and-U2U-the-Premier-Engineering-Conference-Event-Agenda-_-.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2000\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/05\/2021-05-19-12_59_39-Siemens-Realize-LIVE-and-U2U-the-Premier-Engineering-Conference-Event-Agenda-_-.png 634w, https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/05\/2021-05-19-12_59_39-Siemens-Realize-LIVE-and-U2U-the-Premier-Engineering-Conference-Event-Agenda-_--600x296.png 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 634px) 100vw, 634px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/events.sw.siemens.com\/en-US\/realizelive\/agenda?agendaPath=session\/533677\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">TERUMO &#8211; Charting a Course to the Factory of the Future<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>10 years ago, Terumo Americas implemented their first MES system in their Ashland, Massachusetts cardiovascular division. The goals were to streamline the quality and manufacturing process and make their product release process more efficient. Delivering significant improvements in productivity, as well as reductions in NCRs and complaints of 40% &#8211; 60%. In 2018, Terumo Americas began a larger digital transformation initiative that included its business logistics layer and its manufacturing operations management (MOM) layer. Terumo Americas leadership selected Siemens as its strategic partner for MOM, implementing Siemens Opcenter Execution Medical Device and Diagnostics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"888\" height=\"330\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/05\/2021-05-19-12_30_31-Siemens-Realize-LIVE-and-U2U-the-Premier-Engineering-Conference-Event-Agenda-_-.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1994\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/05\/2021-05-19-12_30_31-Siemens-Realize-LIVE-and-U2U-the-Premier-Engineering-Conference-Event-Agenda-_-.png 888w, https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/05\/2021-05-19-12_30_31-Siemens-Realize-LIVE-and-U2U-the-Premier-Engineering-Conference-Event-Agenda-_--600x223.png 600w, 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