From Process Data to Predictive Intelligence: Modernizing Specialty Chemical Operations
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Achieving consistent product quality, maximizing asset utilization, and improving process efficiency requires more than data collection. This session explores how specialty chemical manufacturers can build a scalable data foundation that transforms operational data into actionable insights. Learn how to improve visibility, support advanced analytics, and accelerate AI readiness while leveraging your existing manufacturing infrastructure.
Speaker
Joe Gerstl
Director, Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES) Software
Velotic
Joe Gerstl has worked in the software and manufacturing industries for more than 30 years spending time in various roles including engineering, sales, services and product management for large global companies. Joe has partnered with hundreds of companies to improve their operations solutions and processes – spanning nearly every manufacturing industry including food and beverage, aerospace, consumer-packaged goods and automotive.
Moderator
Traci Purdum
Editor in Chief
Chemical Processing
Traci Purdum, an award-winning business journalist with extensive experience covering manufacturing and management issues, is a graduate of the Kent State University School of Journalism and Mass Communication, Kent, Ohio, and an alumnus of the Wharton Seminar for Business Journalists, Wharton School of Business, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia. Purdum, who has been with Chemical Processing since 2008, serves as moderator to the brand’s many webinars and roundtables. She also hosts the podcast Process Safety With Trish & Traci.
