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2009

October

• 1 October: OMAC Packaging Workgroup Announces Newly Developed PackML Implementation Guide

July

• 30 July: OMAC Packaging Workgroup Showcases the Cost Benefits of Connect-and-Pack Standards at PACK EXPO Las Vegas 2009

May

• 28 May: Rick VanDyke Elected to OMAC Board of Directors

February

• 2 February: OMAC Plans Connect-and-Pack™ Seminar at Packaging Automation Forum 2009

January

• 6 January: OMAC and WBF Make Joint Decision to Cancel Co-Located Conference

2008

November

• 14 November: OMAC Symposium features book author, Vivek Bapat, as keynote speaker

October

• 27 October: 2008 OMAC Integration Symposium Preliminary Program Is Now Available
• 8 October: OMAC and WBF announce the co-location of their 2009 events

September

• 9 Sept: OMAC Packaging Workgroup Showcases the “Benefits of Packaging Line Integration” at Pack Expo International 2008

August

• 5 August: PackML/PackTags Technical Report Approved
• 4 August: Date Set for 2nd Annual OMAC Integration Symposium

June

• 23 June: OMAC Has a New Name and a New Mission

February

• 21 February: OMAC to Provide Training Session at Packaging Automation Forum 2008
• 11 February: OMAC Now Accepting Corporate Members

2007

November

• 29 November: Okuma to Host 2008 OMAC Integration Symposium
• 13 November: OMAC Symposium Finalizes Program

October

• 31 October: New Blog on Make2Pack and ISA88 Aims to Increase Manufacturing Efficiency

September

• 18 September: OMAC Packaging Workgroup Hosts Demonstration at Pack Expo 2007

August

• 8 August: OMAC Announces Pack Expo 2007 Demo Participants

July

• 2 July: DVI Endorses OMAC Guidelines to German DVI Members

June

• 4 June: OMAC and Boeing Team Up for First Annual OMAC Technical Symposium

May

• 31 May: OMAC Packaging Workgroup and OPC Foundation Collaborate on PackExpo 2007 Demonstration

April

• 12 April: Manufacturing Roundtable Identifies Key Issues Users Want OMAC to Address

March

• 28 March: OMAC's PackML Working Group and Weihenstephan Bridge International Gap
• 23 March: OMAC Advances OPC as a CNC Integration Technology
• 8 March: OMAC–A Major Force in Developing Machine and Manufacturing Automation Standards

January

• 31 January: Microsoft and OMAC MS MUG Host Manufacturing Operations Forum
• 23 January: OMAC Packaging Workgroup Approves PackTags Version 3

2006

November

• 21 November: OMAC Packaging Workgroup Approves PackML Version 3

October

• 10 October: OMAC Demonstrates Packaging Guidelines in Action at PACK EXPO International 2006

July

• 18 July: The Automation Federation Joins Control Systems Security Certification Initiative

June

• 15 June: The Automation Federation Announces Member Classifications
• 14 June: OMAC Updates the Guidelines for Packaging Automation
• 13 June: Automation Federation Website Goes Live

March

• 24 March: Automation Federation Established: WBF and OMAC Charter Members
• 10 March: OMAC Approves PackAL Guidelines
• 6 March: The Automation Federation Is Envisioned to Advance Technology Innovation and Applications
• 2 March: OMAC Celebrates First Anniversary with ISA

January

• 12 January: OMAC Holds Annual Meeting

2005

August

• 1 August: OMAC Showcases Panels of Experts at ISA EXPO 2005

2004

January

• 28 January: OMAC, WBF announce cooperation to improve manufacturing productivity