We're proud to launch our 2025 event - all about applications of sensors, sensing, and data - in just one short week!
- Who: Control system engineers, technicians, students, instructors, and enthusiasts
- What: Industry-leading keynote addresses, live sessions, a digital expo of products and features, and exciting news and educational automation content!
- Where: Right here on Control.com
- When: Wednesday, August 20th, 2025.
- Why: Updates on technology from your most trusted brands, access to exclusive educational content, advice from experts across the industry, and membership to a network of like-minded control engineers and technicians.
Catch up with your most trusted companies and discover something new every day. Each company's booth is packed to the brim with information and discovery about new products to energize your processes and simplify your workflow. You can navigate to an individual exhibitor's page by clicking on the company logo found on the Control Automation Day landing page.
How to Register for the Free Events
If you're ready to start signing up for any of the Control Automation Day events now, visit the registration page:
Register for Control Automation Day 2025
If you're already a community member on Control.com, you can use the same login credentials to register.
If not, we encourage you to sign up and participate in all the additional content and forum benefits the other members already receive!
Three Headlining Keynote Sessions
SICK, Emerson, and Rockwell Automation
We're proud to present this lineup of keynote and live sessions from industry experts hosted by our EETech engineering team!
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SICK – 10 am ET/7 am PT
Join SICK’s Director of Consulting and Digital Solutions, Salim Dabbous, as we discuss the importance of a team approach to digital transformation, including the various people and the technology mindset that allow sensing technology to leap into the 21st century.
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Emerson – 1 pm ET/10 am PT
Learn from Emerson’s Director of Engineering Intelligent Automation, Nils Beckmann, about the divergence between the skill sets of hardware and software engineers, but how each group is critical to make real use of sensor technology to optimize processes and design effective systems.
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Rockwell Automation – 3 pm ET/12 pm PT
Learn about the decision-making process for sensing from Kate Sokolnicki, Global Business Director for Sensing & Safety at Rockwell Automation, investigating the differences between sensors and systems used for control of process, as contrasted to devices used to collect data for future analysis.
Live Session Schedule
Check out the full schedule of Live Sessions on the homepage. Check the starting times of each event, listed in ET and PT.
SICK - 11:00 am ET/8:00 am PT
Simplifying Smart Sensing: LiDAR and IO-Link for Every Operation
Join SICK to discover how LiDAR sensors—known for their high-resolution, non-contact measurement capabilities—are being enhanced through IO-Link’s standardized, bidirectional communication. Learn how this integration simplifies sensor configuration, enables real-time diagnostics, and supports predictive maintenance, all while reducing wiring complexity and downtime.
Register for SICK’s Live Session
Control.com - 12:00 pm ET/9:00 am PT
A Hands-On Exploration of Modern Sensor Technologies
Control.com's Director of Engineering Content explains the use of various sensor connection technologies, from basic contacts and PNP/NPN sensors to industrial protocols like IO-Link, HART, and AS-i. Learn how these sensors interact with PLCs and explore some of the benefits and precautions for each sensor type.
Register for Control.com’s Live Session
NXP Semiconductors - 2:00 pm ET/11:00 am PT
Precision at the Edge: How Analog Front Ends Power Industrial Intelligence
Join us for a live demonstration of NXP’s latest precision sensing analog front-end (AFE) in action. You’ll see how software-configurable analog inputs and real-time signal conditioning enable flexible, high-fidelity data acquisition—empowering smarter decisions at the edge.
Register for NXP’s Live Session
You'll also receive emails containing event information from the BigMarker Live Session platform to remind you of upcoming registered sessions and grant access to on-demand content after the fact.
Make sure to have your phone handy with the calendar reminder or alarm, so you don’t miss the session—and listen along even if you’re hard at work.
Giveaway Packages and Grand Prize
All conference registrants are automatically entered into drawings for one of our giveaway prize packages of fun Control.com swag, along with the grand prize giveaway, which, for the first time ever, you’ll be able to choose your own prize!
The more sessions you register for and attend, the more chances you have to win!
Ready, Set, Go!
We're excited to share our Control Automation Day with the community. See you soon!
