Abstract:

Providing industrial remote access systems for Machine builders and OEMs has grown into a critical requirement for the enterprise, often making the difference between those companies that are successful and those that are not. Whether the maintenance engineer is working in his office or even at home, he needs easy and seamless access to machines or industrial assets to accomplish his job, being mainly remote maintenance. Topics include remote maintenance, remote service, PLC remote access.

Intended audience: Automation engineers, machine builders, system integrators

About the Speaker:
Dominique Blanc, General Manager, eWON
Joined eWON in September 2010 and currently holds the position General Manager of eWON's US subsidiary, eWON Inc. eWON, a pioneering manufacturer of remote connectivity products for the automation market and leader in its field in Europe, has chosen the US market as the next step in the company's international growth strategy. Prior to joining eWON, Dominique served as Product Manager at ABB Robotics. At ABB, he was responsible for the worldwide deployment of the product, Remote Service, a service to provide preventive and predictive maintenance to industrial robots globally. He launched and marketed the product. He received the Gold award for Smart Services at the M2M United Conference in Chicago on June 25, 2008 for this product.

Dominique has more than 15 years experience in remote service and automation products and has worked his entire career in Research & Development as well as launching new automation products globally. Over the course of his career, Dominique has managed numerous technology developments in software and remote products for such companies as ABB and Hewlett-Packard. Dominique has 2 master's degrees in Automation & Robotics and Production & Logistics as well as MBA candidate at Katz business school - University of Pittsburgh. Dominique's successful industry track record - combined with his passion, drive and leadership skills - make him the right person to lead the US sales office, to take eWON to the next step in its international growth strategy. "For eWON, the USA is a fantastic market with many successful manufacturers who need to reduce their service costs and better serve their customers locally and globally as well. Our objectives are to strengthen our position with local presence and better serve our customers on the American market. With our products and services, our clients can remotely identify problems and support their equipments, respond quickly to customer inquiries, be proactive and eliminate costly on-site visits.", says Dominique Blanc, General Manager of eWON Inc.