“I don’t think i3X is possible if it wasn’t CESMII doing it. CESMII actively got all of the right people in the same room, including people who compete with each other. And I don’t think any other organization could have done it.”
Walker Reynolds
President, 4.0 Solutions
This 12-hour, hands-on course equips manufacturing professionals to transform fragmented OT data into a standardized, interoperable information foundation—enabling faster deployment of solutions – analytics, optimization, AI, etc. – across systems, sites, and supply chains.
As NEMA marks 100 years of leadership in standards development, this event examines how electrical standards are evolving to keep pace with a faster, more digital world. Across four forward-looking panels, industry leaders will explore the role of standards in enabling innovation while ensuring interoperability, security, and reliability.
The Global Product Data Interoperability Summit (GPDIS) is an industry-focused event centered on sharing, managing, and exchanging digital data across engineering, manufacturing, and supply chains. It serves as a hub for the aerospace, defense, and automotive sectors to solve data-sharing challenges
The AI & Digital Transformation Seminar returns this September! Join us and our industry partners as we explore cutting-edge digital strategies to help manufacturers optimize and advance their production processes
Join CESMII at ICC 2026 in Sacramento, where the industrial automation community comes together to explore innovations in Smart Manufacturing, industrial data, AI, interoperability, and digital transformation
September 22nd , 2026 – November 17th, 2026
𝐌𝐗.𝟎 𝐌𝐢𝐝𝐰𝐞𝐬𝐭 returns to 𝐂𝐥𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝, 𝐎𝐇, on 𝐒𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟑𝟎 & 𝐎𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟏, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔, bringing together leading manufacturers from across the region to advance Midwestern industrial growth.
As manufacturers face growing demands for productivity, sustainability, and supply chain resilience, leveraging real-time operational data has become essential. In this interactive workshop, CESMII – The Smart Manufacturing Institute explores how organizations can move beyond isolated technology pilots to develop a strategic, enterprise-wide Smart Manufacturing roadmap that aligns people, processes, and technology for lasting success.
DataOps Day Cleveland is a one-day event exploring the data foundations, architectures, and strategies required to scale Industrial AI
AI is moving from pilot projects to the factory floor, making reliable infrastructure and standards increasingly critical. The second AI in Manufacturing Systems Workshop brings industry together to examine the consensus standards needed for AI to scale safely, interoperably, and with trust—from data quality and system integration to performance, cybersecurity, human-AI collaboration, and governance. Building on the inaugural workshop and the formation of ASTM Committee F50, this edition connects emerging standards priorities with real-world manufacturing practice
The 2026 Digital Transformation Forum for the Steel Industry is a leading platform for steel producers, technology experts and innovators to engage in the ongoing evolution of digitalization across the steel industry.