TechDays 2026
Take a look at the agenda for May 6th and May 7th.
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Limited slots available.
Agenda for Wednesday, May 6, 2026.
| Start Time | End Time | Title & Presenter | Sign Up |
| 8:00 AM | Doors Open & Registration Begins | ||
| 8:30 AM | 8:50 AM |
Production Unit Tour #1
Customer Experience Team Member
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| 9:00 AM | 9:15 AM | Welcome & Safety Veronica Messersmith & Corey Schwenke Sandvik Coromant |
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| 9:15 AM | 10:00 AM | Technology is the Tool. Managers Are the Multiplier Pt. 1 Mike Watkins & Dave Capkovitz EBITDA Growth Systems |
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| 10:00 AM | 10:30 AM |
Who We Are and What We Do: The Engineering Projects Team in Focus
John Giraldo Sandvik Coromant
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| 10:30 AM | 10:40 AM | Break | |
| 10:40 AM | 11:00 AM | Machining Demos | |
| 11:00 AM | 11:30 AM | Cooperation and Integration to improve Production Vic Baker Gibbscam |
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| 11:30 AM | 12:00 PM | Machining Demos | |
| 12:00 PM | 1:15 PM | Lunch | |
| 12:30 PM | 12:50 PM |
Production Unit Tour #2
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| 1:00 PM | 1:30 PM | Bundled Solutions, a wholistic approach to addressing and solving today’s manufacturing roadblocks Keith Brake Sandvik Coromant |
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| 1:30 PM | 1:50 PM | Machining Demos | |
| 1:50 PM | 2:00 PM | Break | |
| 2:00 PM | 2:30 PM | Everpath™: Smarter Toolpaths for Modern Tooling Chad Chmura Mastercam |
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| 2:30 PM | 2:50 PM | Machining Demos | |
| 2:50 PM | 3:20 PM | Reveal hidden profit in your NC Code with Vericut Optimizer Gerald Ohlms Vericut |
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| 3:20 PM | 3:50 PM | What is Real Quality? Michael Ray Metrologic DCS |
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| 3:50 PM | 4:00 PM | Closing Corey Schwenke Sandvik Coromant |
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| 4:00 PM | 4:20 PM |
Production Unit Tour #3
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| Got a machining challenge? Let's brainstorm solutions together! Schedule a 1:1 Meeting consultation with a Yellow Coat Specialist. |
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Agenda for Thursday, May 7, 2026.
| Start Time | End Time | Title & Presenter | Sign Up |
| 8:00 AM | Doors Open & Registration Begins | ||
| 8:30 AM | 8:50 AM | Production Unit Tour #1 Customer Experience Team Member |
Register |
| 9:00 AM | 9:15 AM | Welcome & Safety Corey Schwenke Sandvik Coromant |
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| 9:15 AM | 10:00 AM | Technology is the Tool. Managers Are the Multiplier Pt. 2 Mike Watkins & Dave Capkovitz EBITDA Growth Systems |
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| 10:00 AM | 10:30 AM | Power Skiving: From Fundamentals to Production Mark Briel & John Winter Sandvik Coromant |
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| 10:30 AM | 10:40 AM | Break | |
| 10:40 AM | 11:00 AM | Machining Demos | |
| 11:00 AM | 11:30 AM | The Automation Impact: Short-term Wins to Long-term Transformations Simon Schneider Okuma |
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| 11:30 AM | 12:00 PM | Machining Demos | |
| 12:00 PM | 1:15 PM | Lunch | |
| 12:30 PM | 12:50 PM | Production Unit Tour #2 Customer Experience Team Member |
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| 1:00 PM | 1:30 PM | Innovations in Machining: Automated Tool Change and Sensor-Embedded Tooling for Increased Productivity Mark Backus Sandvik Coromant |
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| 1:30 PM | 1:50 PM | Machining Demos | |
| 1:50 PM | 2:00 PM | Break | |
| 2:00 PM | 2:30 PM | Closing the Loop: Integrating Precision Metrology into the Digital Manufacturing Value Chain Eric Nemitz WENZEL |
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| 2:30 PM | 2:50 PM | Machining Demos | |
| 2:50 PM | 3:20 PM | Precision at Scale: Integrating Machining, Metrology, Automation, and Truth‑Based AI for Competitive Advantage Dan Skulan Renishaw |
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| 3:20 PM | 3:50 PM | Done-in-One Gear Manufacturing: From First Cut to Final Inspection Joe Wilker Mazak |
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| 3:50 PM | 4:00 PM | Closing Corey Schwenke Sandvik Coromant |
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| 4:00 PM | 4:20 PM | Production Unit Tour #3 Customer Experience Team Member |
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| Got a machining challenge? Let's brainstorm solutions together! Schedule a 1:1 Meeting consultation with a Yellow Coat Specialist. |
Request Consultation | ||