April 20 – 22, 2026 | Houston, TX
This spring, Augmentir is attending the North American Manufacturing Excellence Summit (NAMES), taking place April 20–22, 2026 at the Hilton Americas in Houston, Texas. This event brings together senior manufacturing, supply chain, operations, quality, and continuous improvement leaders to discuss the strategies, technologies, and leadership approaches shaping the future of manufacturing.
As the world’s only AI-powered connected worker platform built for industrial frontline operations, Augmentir is excited to join the conversation around operational excellence, workforce enablement, digital transformation, and continuous improvement.
The summit convenes SVPs, VPs, Directors, Lean/CI/OpEx leaders, and plant managers from leading manufacturers for a focused exchange of ideas, practical lessons, and peer networking.
Learn more about the event here.
Why NAMES 2026 Matters
NAMES is designed for manufacturing leaders who are navigating rising operational complexity, workforce change, and increasing pressure to improve performance across safety, quality, productivity, and resilience. The event focuses on how manufacturers can modernize operations, empower frontline teams, and scale best practices across sites and functions.
With a program centered on manufacturing excellence, supply chain performance, quality, lean transformation, and operational leadership, NAMES offers a strong venue for industrial leaders looking to move beyond theory and into real execution.
For organizations investing in digital transformation, AI, and connected worker strategies, NAMES offers valuable insight into how modern manufacturers are building more agile, data-driven, and people-centered operations.
What You’ll See From Augmentir at NAMES 2026
Manufacturers today are under pressure to improve throughput, reduce variability, accelerate workforce readiness, and preserve critical institutional knowledge—all while adapting to rapid operational change. These are exactly the kinds of challenges Augmentir helps solve.
At NAMES, Augmentir is looking forward to engaging with manufacturing leaders about how AI-powered connected worker technology can help organizations:
- Digitize and standardize frontline work with smart digital work instructions and guided workflows
- Accelerate onboarding, training, and upskilling with skills-based workforce enablement
- Capture and scale tribal knowledge from experienced workers before it is lost
- Improve execution across maintenance, quality, safety, and operations processes
- Use AI-driven operational insights to continuously optimize frontline performance
In addition to these discussions, attendees will have the opportunity to experience live demonstrations of Augmentir’s Augie™ Industrial AI Suite, including our AI Agents for manufacturing operations. These interactive demos will showcase how AI can proactively guide workers, automate decision-making, and deliver real-time operational intelligence directly at the point of work.
As manufacturers evolve their operating models, Augmentir helps bridge the gap between strategy and execution—equipping frontline teams with contextual guidance, adaptive support, and continuous intelligence that improves performance over time.
Inside the NAMES Experience
At the North American Manufacturing Excellence Summit, attendees will explore:
- Keynotes and executive presentations from manufacturing leaders across companies such as Toyota, Intel, Estée Lauder, Nestlé Purina, Mondelēz, Tesla, 3M, Mattel, and Boeing
- Conversations around manufacturing operations, supply chain, quality, safety, lean, continuous improvement, and plant leadership
- Peer networking with director- and VP-level manufacturing executives and decision-makers
- Sessions focused on practical strategies for operational excellence, workforce performance, and manufacturing transformation
- Opportunities to learn how leading manufacturers are approaching modernization across plants, processes, and frontline teams
The event is built to foster meaningful discussions among leaders who are solving many of the same challenges—from labor and skills gaps to standardization, maintenance performance, process discipline, and operational agility.
Who Should Attend
NAMES is well suited for manufacturing and operations leaders including:
- SVPs, VPs, and Directors of Manufacturing
- Supply Chain and Operations leaders
- Quality, Lean, Continuous Improvement, and Operational Excellence executives
- Plant managers and site leaders
- Digital transformation and workforce enablement leaders
For teams focused on driving measurable operational improvement while enabling the next generation of frontline work, NAMES offers a strong opportunity to learn from peers and explore practical solutions.
Connect with Augmentir
If you’re attending NAMES 2026 and want to discuss how AI-powered connected worker technology can help improve safety, quality, productivity, and workforce performance, we’d love to connect.
