AI, cybersecurity, and new regulations: how future-proof is your machine?
AI, cybersecurity, and new regulations: how future-proof is your machine?
Artificial intelligence, software-defined automation, and stricter European regulations are changing the way machines are designed, built, and maintained. What do these developments mean for machine builders and manufacturing companies? And how do you ensure your installations are ready for the future?
Industrial automation is evolving rapidly. Machines are becoming smarter, systems are becoming increasingly interconnected, and data plays a greater role in production processes. At the same time, new European regulations impose higher demands on the safety and digital resilience of machines.
For machine builders and manufacturing companies, this brings new challenges. After all, how do you leverage the possibilities of AI without losing sight of the reliability of your processes? And how do you keep existing installations safe and future-proof?
From Industrial AI to smart automation
Industrial AI offers opportunities to improve production processes and utilize available data more effectively. Examples include earlier detection of deviations, supporting maintenance, and optimizing machine performance.
Software-defined automation is also playing an increasingly important role. By making software and hardware less interdependent, new opportunities arise for flexible machine architectures and modernization.
But which technologies actually deliver added value? And where do you start as a machine builder or manufacturing company?
Cybersecurity and machine safety are becoming increasingly important
In addition to technological innovation, attention to safety is growing. With the European Cyber Resilience Act (CRA) and the new Machinery Regulation, manufacturers are facing changing requirements.
As a result, cybersecurity and machine safety are no longer topics that receive attention only at the end of a development process. They play an increasingly important role in the design, development, and maintenance of machines.
This also raises questions for existing installations. How do you deal with outdated control systems? What options are available for modernization? And how do you ensure that machines continue to function reliably?
Discover the possibilities during the knowledge day on December 10.
To translate these developments into practice, we organize Routeco and Rockwell Automation are hosting a free knowledge day on Thursday, December 10, 2026: Creating the Future of Industrial Operations – From Automation to Autonomy.
During this day, specialists share their knowledge on topics including Industrial AI, software-defined automation, cybersecurity, machine safety, modernization, and industrial data.
Visitors can choose from various knowledge sessions and discover which technologies and developments are relevant to their own machines, processes, and installations.
Practical information
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Date: Thursday, December 10, 2026
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Location: Van der Valk Hotel Woerden
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Time: 09:45 – 16:30
- Participation: free of charge, registration is required
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Organization: Routeco and Rockwell Automation
Do you want to know how to prepare your machines and production processes for the future?