WBF - The Organization for Production Technology, is dedicated to supporting the process automation and operations needs of the technical and management professions in process manufacturing. WBF facilitates the interchange and development of information and knowledge in order to help its members succeed and to exert a positive influence on industry.

Automation processing is a common manufacturing method in the chemical, pharmaceutical, pulp and paper, and food and beverage industries. WBF membership is intended for manufacturers and suppliers associated with these and other similar industries. Activities or items of a commercial nature are limited to assure that WBF services and events retain an educational perspective.

The first WBF conference in 1994 was organized and underwritten by Michael Saucier and his company. Immediately following that conference, WBF was incorporated as a non-profit, non commercial end user oriented professional organization dedicated to promotion of the exchange of information related to the management, operation and automation of batch process manufacturing. Its mission over the succeeding years has grown to encompass a broad range of production technologies for most manufacturing and processing industries.

WBF - The Organization for Production Technology, is an association of end-users, vendors, consultants and academics with a strict, non-commercial agenda. In addition to hosting an annual conference with formal presentation and technical papers, WBF provides organization, management and structure to facilitate networking, and knowledge sharing among its members. WBF supplements the functions of ISA, AIChE, ISPE, CMA, and other related professional organizations by integrating a variety of management and technical disciplines needed to advance batch processing knowledge and technology.

Topics WBF addresses include:

• Production Management Techniques
• Information Integration
• Automated Equipment Design
• Control of Batch Process Operations
• Process & Production Automation
• Recipe Content, Format & Structure
• Safety & Environmental Concerns
• Compliance with FDA, EPA, OSHA
• Application of Industry Standards
• Evolving Technologies of Interest