{"id":78436,"date":"2026-02-09T11:04:12","date_gmt":"2026-02-09T10:04:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fhi.nl\/?post_type=news&#038;p=78436"},"modified":"2026-02-09T11:04:18","modified_gmt":"2026-02-09T10:04:18","slug":"ppa-2026-innovatie-en-praktijk-dichter-bij-elkaar-dan-ooit","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/fhi.nl\/en\/news\/ppa-2026-innovatie-en-praktijk-dichter-bij-elkaar-dan-ooit\/","title":{"rendered":"PPA 2026: Innovation and practice closer together than ever"},"content":{"rendered":"<header id=\"header\" class=\"header header--high header--branch\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"header__background header__background--high\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"header__background-image\" src=\"https:\/\/fhi.nl\/app\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Foto-1931-LabAutomation-2025.jpg\" alt=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\n\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"header__content\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"header__first\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"header__title\" >\n\t\t\t\t\tPPA 2026: Innovation and practice closer together than ever\t\t\t\t<\/h1>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"header__dots-line\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<svg width=\"431\" height=\"9\" viewbox=\"0 0 431 9\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M430.799 4.192a1.136 1.136 0 1 1-2.272-.001 1.136 1.136 0 0 1 2.272 0Zm-27.272 0a1.135 1.135 0 1 1-2.27 0 1.135 1.135 0 0 1 2.27 0Zm-27.27 0a1.136 1.136 0 1 1-2.272-.001 1.136 1.136 0 0 1 2.272 0Zm-27.272 0a1.39 1.39 0 1 1-2.78 0 1.39 1.39 0 0 1 2.78 0Zm-27.78 0a1.645 1.645 0 1 1-3.29 0 1.645 1.645 0 0 1 3.29 0Zm-28.29 0a1.9 1.9 0 1 1-3.799 0 1.9 1.9 0 0 1 3.799 0Zm-28.799 0a2.154 2.154 0 1 1-4.308 0 2.154 2.154 0 0 1 4.308 0Zm-29.308 0a2.41 2.41 0 1 1-4.819 0 2.41 2.41 0 0 1 4.819 0Zm-29.819 0a2.663 2.663 0 1 1-5.326.001 2.663 2.663 0 0 1 5.326-.001Zm-30.327 0a2.919 2.919 0 1 1-5.837 0 2.919 2.919 0 0 1 5.837 0Zm-30.837 0a3.173 3.173 0 1 1-6.345.001 3.173 3.173 0 0 1 6.345 0Zm-31.346 0a3.428 3.428 0 1 1-6.856 0 3.428 3.428 0 0 1 6.856 0Zm-31.856 0a3.683 3.683 0 1 1-7.365 0 3.683 3.683 0 0 1 7.365 0Zm-32.365 0a3.937 3.937 0 1 1-7.875 0 3.937 3.937 0 0 1 7.875 0Zm-32.874 0a4.192 4.192 0 1 1-8.384 0 4.192 4.192 0 0 1 8.384 0Z\" fill=\"#FFF960\"\/><\/svg>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"header__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>By: Hans Risseeuw<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"header__second\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"header__branch-logos\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/fhi.nl\/app\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Industriele-automatisering.svg\" class=\"header__branch-logo\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/header>\n\n\t<div class=\"header__meta\">\n\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"header__meta__category\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"header__meta__detail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div>Branch<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/fhi.nl\/en\/kennishub\/?_branches_kennishub=industriele-automatisering\" class=\"header__meta__detail--branch\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIndustrial automation\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"text bg--offwhite\">\n\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"text__content text__content--1-col\">\n\t\t\t<p><strong>On February 3, 2026, Congrescentrum 1931 in &#039;s-Hertogenbosch once again became the center of attention for the manufacturing and process industry during the annual Production Process Automation (PPA) event.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The day brought together professionals working on digitalization, production optimization, and automation. With a robust program, compelling end-user cases, and a dynamic exhibition floor, PPA once again proved its value as the leading practical knowledge platform for industrial innovation.<\/p>\n<h4>A day full of concrete insights from practice<\/h4>\n<p>This year&#039;s PPA program focused entirely on applicable technology. Four industrial end users shared their experiences directly from the production floor. Crux Agribotics demonstrated how operational AI is already delivering benefits in production processes today. Shell Global Solutions provided insights into unlocking value from complex industrial data sources. Yara Sluiskil demonstrated how even older digitalization tools are still perfectly usable in modern OT environments. Bunge concluded the module with a vision for future-proof industrial networks and the design choices involved.<\/p>\n<p>The power of these presentations lay in their concreteness: practical steps, challenges and results that companies can directly translate to their own situation.<\/p>\n<h4>Interactive demos and pitches as an accelerator of innovation<\/h4>\n<p>PPA distinguishes itself through its emphasis on seeing, experiencing, and doing. Exhibitors presented interactive demos ranging from smart sensors and energy-efficient measurement solutions to cybersecurity applications, alarm management, and data analysis. The compact pitches, a maximum of two minutes, allowed for a quick, clear overview of relevant technology solutions.<\/p>\n<p>This setup created a lively exhibition floor where visitors could easily engage in conversations, compare solutions and gain inspiration for their own automation challenges.<\/p>\n<h4>Knowledge exchange in the panel discussion<\/h4>\n<p>At the end of the day, an interactive panel discussion took place with the plenary speakers. Led by an experienced moderator, attendees and experts explored topics such as the speed of AI developments, the challenges of IT\/OT convergence, and the demands placed on modern industrial networks. The open format of the session fostered valuable exchange between end users, suppliers, and experts.<\/p>\n<h4>A compact format that works<\/h4>\n<p>PPA&#039;s refined format\u2014a single day, a limited number of plenary sessions, a clear focus on OT, demos, and plenty of interaction\u2014is proving successful. The powerful combination of practical application, in-depth content, and accessibility makes the event particularly relevant for engineers, technical managers, and integrators who want to take concrete steps toward digitalization and automation.<\/p>\n<h4>The bridge to WoTS 2026<\/h4>\n<p>While PPA offers a compact and practical format, WoTS 2026 in September represents the large-scale next step. From September 22nd to 25th, Jaarbeurs Utrecht will once again be the center of technological progress during the World of Industry, Technology &amp; Science. With three worlds\u2014Industry, Electronics, and Laboratory\u2014more than 400 exhibitors, and an extensive seminar program, WoTS demonstrates the breadth and depth of technological developments.<\/p>\n<p>For PPA visitors, WoTS 2026 offers the ideal opportunity to translate insights from the event into concrete implementations. Topics such as AI, cybersecurity, digitalization, machine learning, and predictive maintenance will be widely featured in Utrecht. 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