Webinar: Advanced Traceability In Action

Date: April 30, 2025 at Noon CT

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Webinar: Building Advanced Traceability on the Factory Floor with Pico MES
Traceability isn’t just about tracking parts—it's also about creating a connected, intelligent factory floor.

Join Chris Stewart of Pollington Machine Tool and Ryan Kuhlenbeck of Pico MES for a live conversation on how a family-owned manufacturer in small-town Michigan evolved from basic digital traceability to a connected, intelligent shop floor—proving that you don’t need to be a massive operation to achieve next-level traceability. 

 

Pollington Machine Tool will share how they: 
  • Standardized operator guidance with digital work instructions to pass the safe launch qualification program for the automotive industry
  • Use templates and variants to manage part differences and ensure data consistency
  • Built-in traceability through layered quality checks (hourly, daily, 100%)
  • Connected IoT tools like Keyence's laser marking system and  Detect-It's AI camera for real-time validation

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Who Should Attend:

Manufacturing engineers, quality managers, and operations leaders who’ve already implemented digital traceability and want to explore what’s next—smarter tools, deeper insights, and more connected operations.

 

 

About the speakers

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Ryan Kuhlenbeck | CEO, PICO

Ryan's career spans a wide range of automotive manufacturing, including General Motors, Tesla, and Alta Motors. He has experienced firsthand the real-world issues that the digital divide creates and has created a company dedicated to helping all factories be more efficient and profitable.

 

 

 

 

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Chris Stewart | Manufacturing Engineer, Pollington Machine Tool 

Chris has played a key role in the company’s digital transformation—moving from paper-based processes to a connected, data-driven shop floor.  Chris brings a practical, shop-floor perspective to digital adoption and believes that even small manufacturers can make big strides with the right tools.

 

 

 

A traceability roadmap for beginners

This easy-to-follow guide helps you:

  1. Create a clear and concise plan
  2. Understand where to start first, and identify the next logical steps 
  3. Helps you stay organized to make steady progress towards full traceability 
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Free checklist on how to implement traceability

Watch On-Demand: A Beginner's Guide to Capturing and Tracing Factory Data

Learn the foundations of a traceability roadmap and the easiest way to implement traceability with minimal tools.

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