New mini-episodes out NOW…

#3 Exploring Festo's Innovations with Sandro at Festo & Lucas at HARTING

In mini-sode #3 of our special mini-series with HARTING Americas, Nikki & Ali chat with Sandro Quintero, Mechatronics Technology Engineering Manager at Festo, and Lucas Knapp, VP of Product & Marketing at HARTING, live from Automate 2024’s floor!

We discuss the importance of education & training for young engineers, the indispensable role of sales engineers, & the future of Festo & HARTING's innovations!

Find the episode on our website or YouTube!

#4 New Ways of Networking with Chris at Manufacturing Happy Hour & Amanda at HARTING

In mini-sode #4 we talk community building & new ways of networking with Chris Luecke & Amanda Marx!

Check out this fun roundtable with Nikki, Alicia, Amanda Marx (Senior VP of Marketing, Digital Strategy & IT at HARTING Americas), & Chris Luecke (Community Builder at Manufacturing Happy Hour) live from the Automate Show 2024 floor!

We chat about how Automation Ladies started, why people crave community, the importance of word-of-mouth, & the unique approaches younger generations use to learn & collaborate

Find the episode on our website or YouTube!

SIDE NOTE: Both Nikki (various locations) & HARTING (Booth #237345) will be at IMTS September 9-15, so be sure to visit them! (more info below)

OT SCADA CON 2024 was a hit!

If you haven’t heard, our Automation Ladies network hosted its first-ever event, OT SCADA CON!

We had 97 amazing people, including in-person attendees, virtual streamers, speakers, sponsor reps & volunteers, join us from July 25-26 at the Phoenix Contact Experience Center in Houston!

The technology raffle, happy hour, dinner & karaoke were wildly fun!

The education sections were even better! The amount of expertise & resulting conversations were awesome.

Check out what attendees thought!

Want access to recordings of & exclusive resources from the educational sections? Scroll to the bottom of the page to get a “post-event recording access” ticket!

Right now, we’re running an Extreme Early Bird In-Person Ticket special for next year’s CON from July 23-25, 2025 in Houston! This is the lowest it will ever be!

Follow our event page for this year’s recaps & next year’s announcements…

If your company is interested in sponsoring next year, email [email protected] ASAP for more information.

Upcoming IRL Events

September 9-14, 2024 — The International Manufacturing Technology Show (IMTS) in Chicago!

Nikki will be a busy interviewing bee at the show! If you’ll be there, come watch her work & maybe catch her for a quick chat!

HARTING will be there too at booth #237345 (more info in next section)!

Nikki’s Schedule

9/9 - 8:30 am, 9 am, 2 pm & 4 pm CST - Creators Lounge

9/9 - 10:30 am CST - Interview w/ Hexagon - Recording Booth

9/10 - 8:30 am, 9 am, 11 am & 4 pm CST - Creators Lounge

9/11 - 8:30 am, 9 am, 1 pm & 4 pm CST - Creators Lounge

9/12 - 8:30 am, 9 am, 2 pm & 4 pm CST - Creators Lounge

9/13 - 8:30 am CST - IMTS+ Main Stage - Live interview w/ Marley Kayden on IMTS Today

9/13 - 10 am & 4 pm CST - Creators Lounge

9/14 - 8:30 am, 9 am, 2 pm & 4 pm CST - Creators Lounge

Register for IMTS here…

From Our Partners

HARTING is a good friend of Automation Ladies and the industrial connectivity team on a mission to prove that every connection matters!

When you’re walking around the IMTS show this year, you'll notice HARTING connectors powering robots of all shapes and sizes and moving data through automation machinery.

Stop by our in-booth demo truck experience (Booth #237345) to get hands-on with our famous modular connectors (and customize your own like LEGOs!).

Follow HARTING on LinkedIn & visit their website!

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