Make your factory future proof.
Virtual Industry Fair
Join the online Industry 4.0 conference
Nov 18, 2020
Join the biggest online conference for the BeNeLux production industry
and get inspired by the latest Industry 4.0 technologies.

Keynote speakers

Luc Clabout
Managing director,
Actemium
Think big, start small:
Building the sustainable Factory of the Future, together.

Piet Vandaele
CEO,
Waylay
Put your IoT data to better operational use:
5 key learnings from equipment manufacturers

Samuel Van de Velde
Founder and CEO,
Pozyx
Ultra wideband and applications in production industry

Peter Opregt
Sales manager,
Agidens
It's all about MES / MOMS

Gert Nomden
Digital factory consultant, cards PLM Solutions
Poka-yoke in production engineering

Bert Robbens
Sales manager,
Pentatec
How to implement cyber security without overkill

Gillian Vanhauwaert
Cyber Security Engineer,
Pentatec
How to implement cyber security without overkill

Lieven Van Nuffel
Business Development Manager, 3rd Wave
Why flow efficiency is becoming a gamechanger

Sven De Donder
Business consultant, Merino Services
The most advanced digital work instructions in the world

AM Track Schedule
18 Nov 9AM - 11:30PM CET
AM Track Schedule
18 Nov 9AM - 12PM CET
PM Track Schedule
18 Nov 12:30PM - 3PM CET
Did you know you can already register for the sessions you like?
Digital Supply Chain
Monitor the information flow, services and goods from procurement to manufacturing and delivery to the end consumer. Adopt innovative supply chain technologies to maximize customer value and gain a competitive advantage. Actively streamline your business's supply-side activities with the best MES, MOM and ERP systems.
Smart Sensors
Make your factory smart by the use of smart sensors that make data visible. Find out the benefits of machine vision for automatic quality inspection, process control, and robot guidance. Augment the use of smart sensors by interconnecting them with IIoT and predict operational effectiveness outcomes.
Data Insights
Turn data into management gold using analytics and create personalized dashboards for anyone. Analyze large amounts of data in real time and get actionable responses to issues that may arise using machine learning and artificial intelligence.
Advanced Manufacturing
Produce with all aspects of the value chain from concept to end-of-life in mind. Robotics and 3D printing gain significant importance because of their versatility. Simulation software gives insight in the consequences of changes in the production.
IT meets OT
When IT and OT are in sync, magic is created. Connect your machinery to the internet (IIoT) and find out how this intelligence makes your production agile. Protect against malicious attacks with cyber security and secure your data with cost efficient cloud computing.
Smart Maintenance and training
Predict maintenance, reduce downtime and increase the lifetime of machinery. What sensors to use and how to analyse the data? Support your operators with augmented reality or guide them remote. Train your people in a virtual environment.
Webinar speakers

Dennis Steegman
Commerical director, Nestinox
Supply Chain Management is becoming increasingly important in today's economy. This implies that the supply of parts is constantly being looked at in a different way. By reducing indirect costs to a minimum, you achieve an optimal result. The direct costs of the component are of secondary importance, whereby logistical solutions and availability are central. Process optimisation is the key to future success.

Stijn Wijndaele
Managing Partner, 24Flow
What’s your $100,000 problem? How Low-code Prepares Manufacturers for Industry 4.0

Jorg Hendrikx
Managing Partner, Vlegel technology
A guide to Cobot Safety. How close can you get to a collaborative robot? Is it always safe to go near one? Together with the prevention specialist Preventor we explain how you can set up a safe cobot installation according to ISO/TS 15066.

Aman Prasad
Consultant data science, Merino Services
AI and Industry 4.0 - Whats next?

Jesse Maesen
Prevention advisor, Preventor
A guide to Cobot Safety. How close can you get to a collaborative robot? Is it always safe to go near one? Together with integrator Vlegel Technology we explain how you can set up a safe cobot installation according to ISO/TS 15066.

Tom Van Leeuwen
Sr. Product Manager, Waylay
Waylay, the missing IoT link to scalable smart maintenance.
Waylay rule and orchestration engine processing raw asset IoT data and providing actionable information to the service engineer in Salesforce Service Cloud.

Joshua Scharnweber
Sales engineer,
Waylay
Getting the most out of your Industrial Assets - A journey from raw asset data to field service intervention

Bert Waltniel
Founder, Rhinox
We revolutionize your training, simulation and visualization needs through our VR/AR modules!

Marcel Laes
CEO, Cimpro
A lot of Industry 4.0 challenges need to be addressed. Where can we achieve the best ROI’s? Where do we start? Local dashboarding or running in the cloud? Guidelines to digitalize your factory floor.

Kevin Verresen
Consultant digital transformation,
Actemium
From idea to implementation: that is where we start. What misconceptions are there on data analytics, and how can an inspiring workshop reveal opportunities? We think big, but start small. After the theory, we get into practice and present a case on the optimization of a CIP with data analytics.

Fran Audenaert
Sales engineer, Actemium
Finding their way into the Factories of the Future, cobotics are still often – incorrectly – labeled as ‘too expensive’. We dive into the cost/benefit world of robotics and cobotics and get to know their real potential.

Igmar Peeters
Managing partner, Xplodata
As we all now data is the perfect catalyst to streamline every production process. Through our pragmatic approach we unlock the fullest potential of your data. How? In three words: :unify, analyze and operationalize. Discover this three stage rocket towards data driven manufacturing!

Rob Van Agteren
Co-Founder & Managing partner, 3rd Wave
Being able to help your customers as quickly as possible will definitely give you a competitive edge. However, in the high mix/low volume market, with few standard products and small series, this is quite a challenge. In this webinar we give insights in how an order flow's through a furniture company starting from orderpromissing, orderintake, planning & simulate capacity and excicution.

Tom Capiau
Principal ICS Consultant, Agidens

Stef Van Looveren
Managing Partner,
Vlegel Technology
Modular production using smart sensors and autonomous mobile robots. Manage high mix low volume production by an optimal man-machine collaboration

Kris Vidts
Sales manager, Schunk Intec NV
Clamping and gripping: Which choices to make on the basis of material and diversity of workpieces in different production conditions and environments.

John van Hooijdonk
European Industry Marketing Manager, Omron
High-Mix Low-Volume en End-Of-Line Packaging: Robot based solutions (industrial pick & place robots, cobots & mobile robots)

Olga Goldova
Sales engineer, Actemium
From idea to implementation: that is where we start. What misconceptions are there on data analytics, and how can an inspiring workshop reveal opportunities? We think big, but start small. After the theory, we get into practice and present a case on the optimization of a CIP with data analytics.

Vincent Haerinck
Principal ICS Consultant, Toreon
If you ever wondered how we help bring IT and OT departments together, we'll present some helpful tips on how to do it yourself. We'll also briefly cover the evolution on IT and OT collaborations.

Vincent Theunynck
Managing partner,
Vintecc
Practical session about techniques Vintecc often applies to create smarter machines. The future of machines is smart, virtual, connected and artificial. If you use it wisely through the complete lifecycle, magic happens…

Koen Uyttenhove
Corporate Business Transformation Manager, Ad Ultima Group
Digital transformation: a story of challenges and opportunities

Yves Vael
Corporate Business Transformation Manager, Ad Ultima Group
Digital transformation: a story of challenges and opportunities

Stijn Brilman
Additive Manufacturing Pre-sales Consultant, cards PLM Solutions
Additive Manufacturing on Industrial Scale

Sven Voeten
PLM Consultant, cards PLM Solutions
Increasing efficiency of Mill-Turn machines using a Digital Twin.

Glenn Aesaert
Project Manager, Vintecc
Vintecc will demonstrate how to use off the shelf components which lead to smart sensors. This will be explained through 2 use cases where optical sensors are used to leverage automation.
Partners
A virtual main stage where CEO's share their story in a 20 min 'TED-talk' with 2.000 participants.
Virtual interactive webinar sessions where a certain topic or use-case is discussed.
Virtual 1-on-1 networking where you meet professionals in your field of interest. Limited to 5 minutes to guarantee a fast way of expanding your network.
A virtual expo where you can visit booths of up to a 100 technology companies
All recordings are accessible after the event
Previous edition by the numbers
1500
attendees
94.3%
satisfaction rate
36
tech booths
86
speakers