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Lunch Break & Networking

Get some coffee, get food, connect and chat with your peers – and enjoy the opportunity to actively participate in product and service demos on the expo floor.Read more

REFRESHMENT BREAK AND NETWORKING

Get some coffee, get food, connect and chat with your peers – and enjoy the opportunity to actively participate in product and service demos on the expo floor.Read more

Lunch Break & Networking

Get some coffee, get food, connect and chat with your peers – and enjoy the opportunity to actively participate in product and service demos on the expo floor.Read more

(1) LEADERSHIP CAFÉ: Manufacturing Leadership Strategies – Leadership Planning and Development in the Digital Age

How has the leadership role changed already?  How can a new style of leadership be developed and established within a manufacturing enterprise? What are (emerging) demands of the employees and how can they be adopted within a manufacturing context?  Where is leadership heading in the digital age? Read more

ICEBREAKER

What is the Icebreaker Session?  The Icebreaker session takes place on the evening before the event starts. Just when everyone arrives, we are inviting you to join us for some early networking and give you the chance to settle in the atmosphere of the event. This is the time and place to share yourRead more

Rethink! Smart Manufacturing World Cafés:

WHAT IS A WORLD CAFÉ? World Café session are designed to help you discuss with colleagues and peers similar issues and challenges that everyone is facing in the industry. Not only will the conversation be moderated by an expert speaker, the aim of the session is to find real solutions to real world problems withRead more

CASE STUDY: Entering the next step of the robotic revolution – Creating more flexible and effective production lines

Moving from the 3rd to the 4th robotic revolution to create the future-proof factory   Using the full potential of automation – Potentials of dynamic multi-purpose robots for more flexible and sustainable production lines  What are the specific challenges for Small and Medium Sizes Enterprise and how can they be answered?   Getting insights into real-world businesses cases fromRead more

(3) Continuous Improvement and OpEx Café: Operational Excellence and Leadership / Management Techniques for developing and maintaining the Manufacturing Quality of Suppliers

Challenges in Operational Excellence in the Ford Electronic Manufacturing Supply base How can we utilize human resources at the maximum level? How can we mobilize supplier`s leadership for Continuous Improvement and engaging cross-functional teams? Operational Excellence – What is the way forward to sustain a Zero-Defect Mindset in the manufacturing environment?Read more

CASE STUDY: Reducing Cost and Carbon Footprint with Industrial AI

Voith developed a proprietary AI Algorithm to reduce costs and carbon footprint in industrial processes: Predict quality parameters and optimize production setup / cost and resources Identify maintenance needs early on Predict and protect production interruptions and break events The AI builds an automated digital twin of the entire production/system including the dependencies (based onRead more

CASE STUDY: Process Optimization with Intelligent Automation, RPA and Co-Bots in the Welding Industry

For about two years the use of Co-Bots is booming in the welding industry. Especially for smaller and medium-sized enterprises the technology has a lot to offer. Not only is their acquisition cheaper than big industrial robots, additionally they are easier to program and use. Therefore, it is also profitable to use them in theRead more