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Table of Contents

Message from the Chair .........................................................................................................4 President's Report - 2012 Accomplishments and 2013 Priorities ..............................................6 Board and Key Members (as of December 31st 2012) ...............................................................8 MESA Global Education Program .......................................................................................... 14 Marketing ............................................................................................................................ 16 Technical Committee ........................................................................................................... 19 WBF Merger ........................................................................................................................ 21

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Message from the Chair

For MESA, 2012 was a year of outstanding progress and

achievement. The International Board launched a strategy that

fundamentally transforms MESA as follows:

Relevance to the Enterprise Define the Real Time Operations Space, which

encompasses Education, Certification, World Class Content and Networking

Grow Membership and Revenue

As you will read in this report, much has been accomplished to turn our strategy into reality:

MESA merged with World Batch Forum (WBF) to create a new organization that is a significant net gain for members

Our Global Education Program trained over 300 people World class content continued to be developed, adding to the already rich base of webinar,

books, articles and white papers valued at over $13,000,000 (more on this in the technical committee section)

Several new members - Solution Providers, System Integrators and End Users - have combined to grow MESA by over 50% paying members!

MESA is providing a critical need. While we have accomplished a lot, there is a lot of work to do. Simply

put, the Transformation of MESA is still a work in progress. This is the primary reason we asked John

Dyck to return as the Chair of the International Board for the next two years. John brings both the

experience and the vision to guide us on the path forward. John has the full support of the new board

and the membership.

Looking forward, one of our key challenges and priorities is membership growth – specifically with

manufacturers/producers. The “voice of the customer” has never been so important in order to

influence direction of the real time operations space that we all live in. The launch of the new

membership program strategy took place at the 2012 Industry Week Conference in Indianapolis, and

MESA is the title sponsor at the 2013 conference in Greenville. If we are to grow MESA and realize our

vision we need to ensure that the companies who attended the conference, those who have been

involved in MESA over the years and those who are just learning about MESA join the organization and

begin to take advantage of our world class education and content.

I would like to take this opportunity to send a special thanks to Mike Williams from the Dow Chemical

Company. Mike and Dow have been huge supporters of both MESA and WBF for many years, and it was

Mike’s inspiration and vision that helped bring the two organizations together.

It has been an honor and privilege to serve as your Chair, and I look forward to continuing to serve MESA

as the Immediate Past Chair.

John Southcott

Co-CEO, Brock Solutions

Immediate-Past Chairman, MESA International

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President's Report - 2012 Accomplishments and 2013 Priorities

2012 marked MESA International’s Twentieth Anniversary, which

is quite an accomplishment given the changes in industry over

that time span. In the past twenty years, we’ve seen

unprecedented prosperity and growth followed by a crippling

global recession and economic hard times. We’ve seen some

industry leaders thrive, others stumble and some reinvent

themselves. And, we’ve also seen software and Information

Technologies (IT) explode in capability, reach and presence.

Who could have predicted in 1992 just how necessary a

community like MESA would be for learning how to leverage

modern IT solutions to drive Operations Excellence?

In 2012, MESA took steps to ensure our operational effectiveness and long-term sustainability. First, the

Board of Directors created the role of President and put an operational leader in place to supplement

the all-volunteer membership, committees and boards. The President’s role is to ensure the

association’s financial stability, drive growth in membership, support the needs of the global community

and determine how to fund on-going, strategic investments.

The MESA Global Education Program (GEP) is just such a strategic investment. The momentum built in

the GEP’s first year continued as the GEP team trained hundreds of industry professionals around the

world on the methodologies and business awareness of MES/MOM. GEP events were held on 6

continents in 2012, and the program materials were translated into German. The MESA GEP also earned

IACET Accreditation in 2012, which is a testament to the dedicated GEP team members and a validation

of the path the association is on with our global education initiative.

We also changed the membership structure in 2012, eliminating all free memberships and tying the

value of company manufacturer/producer memberships to education. Our goal is to establish a global

baseline of knowledge around MES/MOM that will benefit everyone – manufacturers/producers,

solution providers, consultants and vendors. Letting manufacturers/producers use their annual dues as

GEP credits helps companies get that baseline education across their organization, and it shows MESA is

putting our money where our mouth is when it comes to the importance of educating the marketplace.

Likely the biggest change to MESA in 2012 came with our merger with WBF, formerly the World Batch

Forum. WBF has a similar history to MESA and has served industry for almost twenty years themselves.

Their committees, forums and working groups gave the world B2MML and BatchML, and the quality

content they delivered to their members brought the total count in the MESA Resource Library to over

800 pieces valued at over $13,000,000. WBF was trusted as thought leaders and the unquestioned

authorities on “the batch problem”. But, over time, their members wanted the same thing that MESA

members want – tools and education on tying technology solutions in the plants to business value for

the company. We were talking the same language, often to the same people, and the timing was right

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for our two organizations to join forces and work together toward that goal. The merger went

smoothly, and we are excited about our future together.

Speaking of the future, 2013 is now upon us. We look at the new year with improved operating and

oversight structures and stronger financials but no less work to do. We’ll continue to invest in the MESA

Global Education Program, updating our current offerings and providing additional content, like training

on B2MML. The GEP will also offer online course options, making it easier for more people to learn

what MESA knows. We’ll continue to offer public training, private (in-house) training and additional

mixed-model options – all with the goal of raising the baseline of knowledge around the world.

You’ll likely see MESA in more places this year, too, as we look to support more regional activities

globally. We’ll launch our 5th ‘Metrics That Matter’ research project in 2013 and continue this valuable

initiative for our members. And, we’ll continue to look for more ways to deliver value for our members

– like offering vertically focused GEP programs, educating senior business leaders, and building tangible

tools and deliverables to help companies understand the value, benefits, justification and steps to

successfully leverage technology in production, thereby building a competitive advantage in doing so.

Perhaps our most important mission in 2013, however, is to be a unifying voice for our industry.

Throughout MESA’s existence, the individuals who make up our community have proven that there is

significant value in leveraging Information Technologies to drive manufacturers/producers toward

Operations Excellence. What they are still challenged with is continuing to show their business leaders

that value and how to make production operations a strategic competitive differentiator for their

companies. Together, through MESA, we can speak with a unified voice to tell that story, build the

necessary tools and deliverables and move our industry forward. We look forward to doing so together.

Mike Yost

President, MESA International

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Board and Key Members (as of December 31st 2012)

MESA International enjoyed participation from over 874 premium members from 425 companies in

2012. Our members came from 89 countries and membership was at its highest level since MESA’s

formation in 1992. In addition to this, basic memberships were held by an additional 3300 individuals. In

2012, MESA launched a new company membership structure for our manufacturer/producer members

with options for companies of all sizes. MESA’s goal is to be relevant to the enterprise and have the

company membership bring more benefit and opportunity to our members.

International Board of Directors 2012-2013

CHAIRMAN John Southcott Brock Solutions Co-CEO VICE CHAIRMAN Tom Troy Invensys Operations Management Director, MES Solutions TREASURER Scott Daugherty Cormetech, Inc. Sr. VP, Business Development IMMEDIATE-PAST CHAIRMAN and BOARD MEMBER AT LARGE John Dyck Rockwell Automation Director, Software Business Development PRESIDENT Michael Yost MESA International Board Member at Large Dennis Brandl BR&L Consulting, Inc. President Board Member at Large Sreenivasa Chakravarti Tata Consultancy Services Ltd. Head- Innovation & Transformation Group

Board Member at Large Juli Crenshaw Energizer System Coordinator Board Member at Large Dave Frede GE Intelligent Platforms Global Marketing Manager, Operations Data Management Software Board Member at Large EMEA Board Chairman Mike James ATS International BV Group Chairman Board Member at Large Fayez Kharbat Saudi Aramco Technical Consultant Board Member at Large Marc Leroux ABB Global Marketing - Collaborative Production Management Board Member at Large Ron Lowy IndustryWeek Publishing Director Manufacturing & Supply Chain Group

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Board Member at Large Andrea Mulas Siemens General Manager, Manufacturing Execution Systems Board Member at Large Erik Nistad Mondelez International Director Enterprise Business Services, Global Supply Chain Standards Board Member at Large Mike Purcell OSIsoft, LLC Industry Principal Life Sciences Board Member at Large Bill Wray Bayer MaterialScience Engineering Consultant

Board Member at Large EMEA Board Member at Large Karl Schneebauer MPDV Partner Manager Board Member at Large EMEA Board Member at Large Jan Snoeij CGI Principal Consultant Board Member at Large Kevin Totherow Schneider Electric Business Development Manager - MES Solutions Board Member at Large Mark Sutcliffe CDC Software President

Platinum Keystone Sponsors

ABB

ATS International B.V.

GE Intelligent Platforms

Invensys Operations Management

Rockwell Automation

Siemens

Gold Keystone Sponsors

Aptean

Brock Solutions

Lighthouse Systems

OSIsoft

Schneider Electric

Tata Consultancy Services

Premium Members

21st Century Mfg. Solutions LLC

Abbott

acs ag

Aegis Software

Aernnova Aerospace

AGX Corp

AIV Solutions

AKZO Nobel

Align Technology, Inc.

Allegro MicroSystems Inc

Alliant Techsystems

Almirall Alpla Werke Alwin Lehner GmbH & Co KG

Alta Via Consulting, LLC

Alto-Shaam, Inc.

Altra Systems

American Greetings

American Trim

Amertron Global

Amsted Rail

Amway

Anne W Associates

Apriso Corporation

ARC Advisory Group

Archer Daniels Midland

Arcondis AG

Arla Foods

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ASI

Aspen Technology Inc.

AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals

AT&P Journal

Atachi Systems

Atos

AUTENTO

AUTENTO

Automa

Automated Control Concepts, Inc.

Automated Control Solutions Ltd

Automation World

Autoware S.r.l.

AVEBE U.A.

Avery Dennison

AveryDennison

Avid Solutions, Inc.

Bayer MaterialScience

Bayer Technology Services

Beeond, Inc. Beijing Advanced Information and Control Ltd. Co.

Bergkvist Insjon AB

Bestuurslid Elpec

bioMérieux

Bloom Energy

Bluescope Steel

BR&L Consulting, Inc

Braskem

Bridge-Soft, LLC

Brückner Servtec

Brynild Gruppen

Bytes Systems Integration

California Steel Industires Inc

Cambashi Inc.

Camstar Systems, Inc.

CARBO Ceramics

Cargill, Inc

Carl von Ossietzky Universität Oldenburg

Carmeuse

Carpenter Technology

CCS Lanka Pvt Ltd

Cervecera de Puerto Rico

CGI

CGIP_UPC

Chemical Project Co-ordination Ltd.

Chemring

Chevron

Chr. Hansen A/S

Cinvestav

Cliniqa Corporation

CMAa , LLC.

CNH America

Coca-Cola Enterprises

Collaboration Synergies Inc.

College of the Canyons

Columbia College, MO

Complete Systems Automation

ConAgra Foods

Continental Automotive GmbH

CooperVision

Cormetech, Inc

Covidien

CRESCON (BVBA Ir. Bart Kindt)

Critical Manufacturing

Crossroads RMC

Crown Equipment

CSC

CSR

CSR Lightweight Systems

CTB, Inc.

Cummins Inc.

Dabur India Ltd

Danfoss Drives A/S

Dendreon Corporation

Department of Defense

DHBW Heidenheim

Doruk Automation and Software

Dow Chemical

Dow Corning

Ductmate Industries

DuPont

DYMO

Dynamic Group

Eastman Kodak Co.

Eaton Corporation

École de technologie supérieure

ECS Solutions, Inc.

Electronics Research Institute

Elkem Technology

Emerson Process Management

Energizer

EnPro Industries

Enterprise System Partners

EOH Mining & Manufacturing

Epic Data

eSolutions Group Limited

Essayons! Consulting, Inc.

Estee Lauder

Excel Industries

Fabrinet

Ferrex Engineering

FieldNet AS

Flanders Business School

Fonterra Co-Operative Group Limited

FrieslandCampina DOMO

G&O Automatisierungs GmbH & Co.KG

Gad Lauer

Gartner

Genentech

General Dynamics

General Mills

General Motors

Gerdau

Giesecke&Devrient

Glanbia Ingredients Ireland

Global Automation Partners

Glue Dots International

Grantek

Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, Inc.

Grundfos Holding A/S

Grupo Bimbo SAB de CV

Haldan Consulting

HallStar

Hansens Engineering

Hardy Instruments

HCL Technologies Ltd.

Hearth & Home Technologies

Henk van Beek

Henkel

Henkel China Investment Co Ltd

Hexcel

HLQ Ltd

Hogeschool Gent

Honeywell

Honeywell International

HPCL-Mittal Energy Limited

hsh systeme für prozess-IT gmbh

HUDstar Systems, Inc.

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hulamin

Huron Inc

Hydro Ottawa Limited

Hyla Soft

i+o Industry Planning + Organization

iBASEt

IBM

IDC Manufacturing Insights

Imagen

Impala Platinum

Industrial Network Systems

IndustryWeek

INEA d.o.o.

Infor Journals

Innovative Control, Inc.

Innovative Manufacturing Solutions

Insist Avtomatika LLC

Intel

Intelligen, Inc.

Intergraph PP&M

Intertape Polymer Group

Ipesoft

Iyno Advisors

Jacobs Engineering Group

Jet Communications

Johns Manville

Johnson & Johnson

Johnson & Johnson Supply Chain

Johnson Controls

Johnson Matthey PLC

JVE Communicatie

KAIST

KBS Corp

Kirby Risk Service Center

KONE Ltd.

Kraft Foods

KRONES

Krosaki Harima Corporation

Landis + Gyr

LB Foster

Lenzing

Lexmark International

Life Technologies

Lion

LNS Research

M.E.S. Consult sprl

MAA, Inc.

Madison-Kipp Corporation

Managing Automation

Manufacturing Executive

Markem-Imaje

Mars Inc.

Material Handling & Logistics

Matrix Technologies Inc

MAVERICK Technologies

McCormick & Co. Inc

McEnery Automation

McKee Foods Corporation

McNaughton McKay Electric

McNeil AB

Medrad, Inc.

Medtronic

Merck & Co., Inc.

Merck Millipore

Merck Sharp & Dohme

Meridium

MES Africa

MES Engineering

Metalandes S.A.S

Microsoft Corporation

Milestone Solutions

MillerCoors

Miracom Inc.

Misonix Inc

Monaghan Mushrooms

Mondelēz International, Inc.

Morrison Products, Inc.

Motorola Solutions

Murata Power Solutions

N.V. Nederlandse Gasunie

National Office Furniture

Navistar, Inc.

NIST

NNE Pharmaplan

Noca

Novartis

NovaTech Process Solutions, LLC.

Nucleus Research, Inc.

Ocean Spray Cranberries

Olin Brass

Oman Cables Industry (SAOG)

Omni Technologies, Inc.

OneSteel

OP/Station

Osaka Systems Planning Inc.

Our Sunday Visitor, Inc.

Outokumpu

Owens Corning

Owens Illinois

Oy Delta-Enterprise Ltd

PACCAR

Paperless LLC

Park Avenue Solutions

Parmalat

PAS

Pathways to Manufacturing Excellence, LLC

Pemex

Penton Media

Pfizer, Inc.

Philips

Plant Engineering Magazine

Polycom Škofja Loka

PPI-Multitask

PQC, Inc.

Prediktor

Prevas

Process Plant Computing Ltd.

Proconex

Procter & Gamble

ProSys, Inc.

Putman Media, Inc.

Pyramid Solutions, Inc.

Qatar Shell GTL Ltd

Quad Infotech

Reckitt Benckiser

REM Services, Inc.

Resource Consumption Accounting Institute

Rho Consulting

Roche Molecular Systems

Rocla

Rogers

Rolls Royce

RoviSys

S&D Coffee

SABIC

SAGE Automation Ltd.

SAIC Motor

Samancor Chrome

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Samsung Electronics

Samsung SDS

Sandvik Materials Technology

sanofi pasteur

SAP AG Global Marketing, Inc.

Sappi

Sasol

Saudi Aramco

Savigent Software

SC Johnson

Scheduling Solutions

Schreiber Foods

Seabrook Research Ltd.

SIBUR

Sidel

Siegfried Ltd

Sigma Technical Services Ltd

Simul-Tech Pty Ltd

Sirrus Technology, Inc.

SKF Group

SMS India

Sorin Group

Sparton Electronics

SpiraTec-AG

SRC Electrical

Statoil

Stone Technologies

Straumann AG

Sub-Zero / Wolf Appliance

Supply Chain Digest

Synergistics Australia

Synthetis

Systematic I.S. Strategies Ltd.

Tailored Label Products, Inc.

Tata Motors Ltd

Tata Steel Europe

Tate & Lyle

Technik-Dokumentations-Verlag GmbH

Tempo Resources

Terumo Medical Corporation

Textilia

The Reliable Automatic Sprinkler Co.

The Timken Company

Thermadyne Inc

Thomas & Betts Corp

Thomas Industrial Media

Tine SA

Tongaat Hulett Starch

Toyota

Tudor Rose

TUSUR

Ubisense

Ultrafab

UNEG

Uniparts India Limited

UNIS,a.s.

United States Steel

Universidad del Cauca

Universität Siegen

US Army RIA-JMTC

Valio Ltd.

Vallourec

Valspar

VIA Information Tools, Inc.

Vifor Pharma

VION ICT Services BV

Visentic Solutions Pte Ltd

VITA Technology PVT, Ltd.

VMR Software

volac

W. L. Gore

Werum Software & Systems

Wipro Technologies

Wonderware West

Wright Medical Technology

Yokogawa

Zeelandia

Zimmer, Inc.

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MESA Global Education Program

The MESA Global Education Program (GEP) was launched early in 2011 and proved a successful MESA

initiative to provide a baseline education for our industry. In 2012, our two programs – the MESA

Certificate of Awareness (CoA) and Certificate of Competency (CoC) - were attended by more than 300

professionals globally. We successfully ran dozens of programs in 6 continents with our 5 authorized

instructors and translated program materials for German-speaking countries.

In November 2012, the GEP earned IACET accreditation, which was a major achievement for the team

and the program. This accreditation proves that our processes for developing content, reacting to

attendee comment and approving competent instructors is world-class. It also means MESA GEP

training offers IACET Continuing Education Credits (CEUs) for students who successfully pass the

courses.

MESA is truly committed to being the knowledge-broker for the MES/MOM space globally. The

association has stepped forward in the industry to build the GEP from the ground up and prove it can

run successfully around the world in a professional, accredited manner. We have also "put our money

where our mouth is" by making 100% of a manufacturer/producer's membership dues transferrable to

GEP training in order to help companies justify the cost of membership. We are working on additional

classes, such as a B2MML course planned for a mid-2013 launch, and remote training options to make

the classes more accessible to more people. We have also heard loud-and-clear the call to educate your

senior business leaders, and efforts are well underway to deliver on this need.

At the end of 2012, I stepped down as Chairman of the GEP after 3 years of exciting and rewarding work.

Mike Yost has taken up the baton and is already launching new programs. Knowledge and preparation

are everything in the world of MOM - attend a MESA GEP, learn and use expert knowledge to the

benefit of your company!

Mike James

Group Chairman, ATS International BV

Board Member at Large, MESA International

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Marketing

MESA has partnered with IndustryWeek to become the title sponsor of the 2013 IW Best Plants Conference located in Greenville, SC April 22 – 24. Expanding the 2012 conference relationship, MESA was invited to join the IW Best Plants advisory board, in an effort to create topical MESA related content geared toward technology. This partnership will raise MESA brand awareness and our value proposition to manufacturing executives. Why? Because manufacturing enterprise solutions is an important part of driving performance. And as we approach 2013, manufacturers can't afford to not know what MESAknows. MESA is committed to showing the world what our community knows – that there is significant business value in leveraging today's modern information technologies in their production operations. Our 2013 North American Conference is being held in conjunction with IndustryWeek's Best Plants Conference in an effort to show the industrial businesses' leadership typically associated with the event the deep domain expertise, experience and capabilities within MESA. When the world sees the value of knowing what MESA knows, companies will more seriously look within MESA to find the partners and resources they need to build a competitive advantage by connecting their plants to their enterprise. About the Conference The conference is dedicated to helping manufacturing facilities improve their operations. Its theme is continuous improvement. For nearly two decades, the conference has been produced by IndustryWeek magazine, the leading resource for manufacturing operations knowledge. Through plant tours, keynote presentations, numerous breakout sessions, networking events, and an exhibit hall, the conference provides manufacturing professionals with ideas they can bring back to their facilities and implement to improve their operations.

84% of attendees hold senior operations and production management titles

Estimated attendance for the 2013 is 700+

65% of attendees are from companies with an annual sales volume of over $100M

96% of attendees would recommend this conference to a colleague A small sample of attendee companies include: 3M American Greetings Reynolds American Inc. Avery Dennison The Boeing Corp Carrier Corp Case New Holland Cummins DuPont Eaton Corp. Ford Motors John Deere Kohler Lockheed Martin Raytheon Timken Co. Toyota Wyeth Pharmaceuticals

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Sample of attendee titles include: CEO, COO, VP of Operations, President, VP, Dir of Engineering, VP of Global Operations, VP of Business Integrations, Plant Manager, Director of Manufacturing, Lean Manager, Engineering Manager… Complete information can be found at www.iwbestplants.com Monday, the day the conference begins, MESA has two dedicated sessions: MESA International Business Forum MESA unConference - Available to all IW Best Plants attendees! Tuesday & Wednesday Powerhouse keynotes, invaluable networking events, and educational sessions with real-life case studies. MESA brings the technology component to the conference. Not only will there be two sessions delivered by MESA members, but also a special on-going track called Manufacturing Technology Strategies.

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Technical Committee

2012 was a year of progress and transition for the MESA Metrics Working Group. Early in the year, the latest

MESA Metrics that Matter research report, Pursuit of Performance Excellence, was published and posted to

the Resource Library. This research had the largest response ever, and also resulted in industry-specific

findings reports for the Semiconductor and Medical Device Industries. New co-leaders, Ted Bobkowski and

John Jackiw, kept the momentum going on MESA’s liaison role for the ISO 184/SC5/WG9 Manufacturing

Metrics Standards, with European team members taking the lead. They also helped to initiate new activities

such as the Metrics Maturity Model, which is aiming to provide guidelines both on best practices for

performance measurement and a view into which metrics are more likely to be used by companies at

different stages of their maturity in metrics.

Under the leadership of Darren Riley, the Guidebook on ROI and Justification for MES/MOM has moved to a

relatively complete document that is due to be published in the first half of 2013. This Guidebook provides a

best practices guide for one of the burning questions since the founding of MESA, and provides clear language

that MESA members can use with their accounting teams to build a business case. This major piece of

content has had great contributions by many members, and the outstanding areas at the end of 2012 were

mainly in gathering case examples and finalizing wording.

In addition, the technical committee undertook to inventory and valuated all of MESA’s content. Over the

past 20 years we have produced 850 items from MESA and WBF:

400 Articles

8 Books & Guidebooks

50 Podcasts

700 Presentations

10 Studies & Surveys

40 Webcasts

40 White Papers

5 Glossary & assorted other materials

30 WBF Publications

7 WBF Standards updates

Software product instantiations of standards – B2MML Schema

Quite an accomplishment that all contributors over the years should be proud of! While it is never easy to

value content, we did ask several of our experienced members including industry analysts to do just that. The

reason being that one of the key reasons for organizations and individuals joining MESA is the content and the

associated value it brings. The results of the analysis was both insightful and rewarding – based on a

combination of actual sell price, time and quantity the total value of the MESA content is approximately

$13,000,000. This represents real value to MESA members.

Khris Kammer

Commercial Programs Manager, Rockwell Automation

Technical Committee Chair, MESA International

Julie Fraser

Principal, Iyno Advisors

Outreach Director, MESA International

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WBF Merger

2012 saw the merger between MESA and WBF, The Organization for Production Technology. WBF had an 18 year history of

supporting the process automation and operations needs of the technical and management professions in process

manufacturing through conferences, webcasts, standards, and educational seminars. WBF has been the major non-profit

organization supporting and promoting the ISA 88 Batch Control Standard, the ISA 106 Procedure Automation standard, the

ISA 95 Manufacturing Operations Management standard, and the ISA 99 cyber system security standard. The merger

provides WBF members access to MESA’s world-class content, Global Education Programs, and an expansive network of

solution providers and system integrators.

MESA and WBF had similar end users and sponsors, with MESA having more discrete manufacturing companies and WBF

having more process industry companies. With the merger of MESA and WBF, the new combined organization has

increased support for the needs of the process industries. The combined organization now covers the full range of industrial

companies; and can even be used in other industries because the best practices and world-class content can help any

company that is trying to improve its operations and increase its productivity.

WBF members and volunteers have been quickly integrated into the MESA committees, providing valuable new support and

insight. The merger also has seen the addition of the WBF library, with papers and presentations from 18 years of

conferences, added to the MESA library. WBF’s B2MML standard (Business to Manufacturing Markup Language) has been

rolled into the MESA Technical committee with a new version of the standard released in December under the MESA

logo. MESA is also working to add WBF content into the Global Education Program, expanding the coverage of the training

into new areas that support full range of industrial companies.

Dennis Brandl

President, BR&L Consulting Inc.

Board Member at Large and Chairman, MESA Americas Board

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