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The official registration for the conference: Pick up your name badge, Have your Polaroid photo taken for the Community Wall, use our matchmaking app and its personalized suggestions to make first contacts, and schedule meetings with your peers and potential business partners. Welcome to the Manufacturing IT/OT Europe Summit!Read more

Optimizing asset performance is key to increasing efficiency, reducing downtime, and ensuring product quality in manufacturing. By leveraging predictive maintenance, predictive quality, and cloud technologies, companies can transition from reactive to proactive operations. This session explores how IT/OT convergence enables smarter decision-making, enhances operational reliability, and maximizes asset lifecycle value. In this Sesssion you willRead more

We start with the first 3 rounds, each round is 30 minutes long. After each round, change the Round Table according to the arrangement of the coffee cups on the back of your name badge.Read more

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Adopting new shopfloor technologies, including modern control systems and AI-powered solutions, can be challenging for employees. Success depends on more than just the implementation of new tools—it requires creating a culture of engagement and demonstrating the value of these technologies in daily operations. This session will explore strategies to motivate employees, from training and supportRead more

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In an increasingly digital manufacturing environment, seamless integration of Information Technology (IT) and Operational Technology (OT) is becoming a key enabler of efficiency and resilience. This session presents a real-world case study from Engro Corporation Limited, highlighting the challenges faced, solutions implemented, and tangible benefits achieved through IT/OT convergence. Discover how Engro broke down silos,Read more

Industrial digitalization is not held back by a lack of technology, but by fragmentation. Every layer, from IoT sensors and edge processors to controllers, applications, CAD, PLM, ERP, and MES produces its own data models and semantics. Across suppliers and partners throughout the supply chain, the standards multiply. These isolated silos create hidden barriers, makingRead more

WHAT IS THE ICEBREAKER SESSION? On the evening before the conference, we start with our Icebreaker Roundtables. The participants come together in an informal and pleasant setting to get to know each other before the conference starts and to get into conversation with each other at moderated round tables. The moderators have brought provocative thesesRead more

Is the current infrastructure equipped to support the modern production methods of smart factories, and if not, what are the primary challenges hindering its adaptation? What potential solutions can be implemented to meet the requirements of modern production approaches and overcome the obstacles in adapting the infrastructure? How can we maintain flexibility in manufacturing processesRead more