ISA Niagara Frontier Section TECH EXPO 2025

ISA Niagara Frontier Sectionis a local, not-for-profit chapter of ISA – The International Society of Automation with focus on promoting the automation industry to young people in Western NY, provide resources for standardization in automation and promote good practices.

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The Exhibitors and The Niagara Frontier Section of the ISA are proud to announce the 57th  annual trade show!

Buffalo RiverWorks

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The Exhibitors and The Niagara Frontier Section of the ISA are proud to announce this year’s annual trade show. Coupled with educational instrumentation and automation seminars, this event is a must-attend for Engineers, Technicians, Educators, Consultants, and Technology Buffs. Exhibit of Instrumentation, Automation, and Controls Informative and Educational Seminars, Networking for Job Hunters and Providers Prizes, Food, Drinks, and FunAttendance is FREE !

We are proud to announce that Buffalo RiverWorks is our venue for the 57th annual ISA Niagara Frontier Section Tech Expo. We will be offering technical seminars and a multi-level tech expo. Continuing our success and record attendance from previous years, we expect to have a sold out expo, with seminars that apply to todays’ technology and needs in the market. All this to keep the Buffalo area competitive in the global economy! If you are an Automation professional, you cannot miss this event. Meet old colleagues and vendors, see new products and become part of the WNY automation community. ISA offers lunch buffet and beverages in the afternoon, all are welcome. Registration is free.

Agenda

Vendor Setup

Beware if Bad Actors, Keeping Industrial Systems Safe and Available

n today’s era of connectivity, bad actors continue to up their game, recycling tactics and taking advantage of vulnerabilities across IT and OT systems. According to data from the latest Fortinet 2023 Global Ransomware Report, two-thirds of organizations were targeted by ransomware and 50% of them fell victim to an attack. The White House continues to emphasize improved cybersecurity across the electric sector, noting the aging infrastructure and the dramatic impact if an attack is successful. While the outlook seems daunting, advance threat intelligence can inform security practices to ferret out the bad actor and protect your critical infrastructure from attack. During this session, we will discuss three practical ways to leverage the insights provide by advanced threat intelligence to secure your operational networks.

Seminar  1:Beware if Bad Actors, Keeping Industrial Systems Safe and Available

This presentation explores the evolution and application of analog signaling and digital communications in industrial settings, offering a comprehensive understanding of both traditional and modern communication protocols. Beginning with the fundamentals of analog signaling, it progresses to digital communication protocols such as HART (Highway Addressable Remote Transducer) and Fieldbus, illustrating their role in industrial automation and control. The discussion then transitions to the basics of Ethernet as a networking technology, emphasizing its adaptability and scalability. Finally, the presentation delves into the intricacies of industrial Ethernet, highlighting its benefits for robust, high-speed, and reliable communication in demanding environments. Throughout, real-world examples and live demonstrations using test equipment will be presented, showcasing waveforms that visualize different signaling types and communication methods. These demonstrations will provide attendees wit

Seminar 2: Industrial Communications

Lunch Session1

The session will provide an overview of the latest developments in process control, using examples from Rockwell Automation’s process portfolio to explain the concepts, including next-generation designs to support extended temperatures, corrosive gas protection for control system components, high available & redundancy, and more. A live demonstration of our PlantPAx Distributed Control System (DCS) will be conducted by remotely accessing an active process training unit

Seminar 3 :What’s New and Next in Process control

Seminar 4 :Reliability and VFDs

Dave will be talking about how to gain efficiency and productivity to drive up sustainability. Several tools are available to assist with the evaluation and implementation to achieve these improvements, Dave will be showcasing these options.

Seminar 5 :Driving Sustainability

Lunch Session 2

Tour 1: Brewery Tour

Wendilee will be discussing the use of fiber optic cabling in the current Industrial Space with the need of extra bandwidth for datacollection and extra computing power. Many customers are struggling with understanding fiber, how to properly scale it for their industrial applications so that key production and machines stay online for maximum productivity and revenue. Corning is prepared to assist with breaking down the complexities with fiber and discuss with industrial customers how to create a roadwork (or network) that will avoid traffic jams (robotics, IIOT devices as they transmit data) and congestion.

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