{"id":85897,"date":"2026-07-14T14:41:36","date_gmt":"2026-07-14T12:41:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fhi.nl\/?page_id=85897"},"modified":"2026-07-14T14:41:37","modified_gmt":"2026-07-14T12:41:37","slug":"panel-discussion-smart-manufacturing","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/fhi.nl\/en\/panel-discussion-smart-manufacturing\/","title":{"rendered":"Panel Discussion Smart Manufacturing"},"content":{"rendered":"<header id=\"header\" class=\"header header--high\">\n\n\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\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"header__navigation-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"header__navigation-button__arrow\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/fhi.nl\/en\/wots\/world-of-industry\/programma\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg width=\"56\" height=\"33\" viewbox=\"0 0 56 33\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><rect x=\"56\" y=\"33\" width=\"56\" height=\"33\" rx=\"16.5\" transform=\"rotate(180 56 33)\" fill=\"#2A5CEE\"\/><path d=\"M22.262 22.456 16.294 16.5l5.968-5.956M39.706 16.5H16.293\" stroke=\"#fff\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\"\/><\/svg> Back to the program\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"header__subtitle\">Expert Panel Discussion \u2013 Smart Manufacturing<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"header__title\" >\n\t\t\t\t\tSmart Manufacturing in Practice: turning technology into business value\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\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<\/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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"header__meta__detail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div>Subject<\/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\/?_onderwerp_kennishub=industriele-automatisering\" class=\"header__meta__detail--categorie\">\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<\/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<div class='heading-wrapper'><svg width=\"13\" height=\"13\" viewbox=\"0 0 13 13\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><circle cx=\"6.394\" cy=\"6.5\" r=\"6.394\" fill=\"#000\"\/><\/svg><h2>2.30 \u2013 3.30 pm<\/h2><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"text__content text__content--1-col\">\n\t\t\t<p>Smart Manufacturing offers new opportunities to improve efficiency, flexibility and competitiveness in the manufacturing industry. But successful implementation requires more than adopting new technologies. Organizations need a clear strategy, realistic expectations and a strong focus on business value.<\/p>\n<p>During this interactive panel discussion, experts share their experiences with Smart Manufacturing projects and discuss what makes implementations succeed or fail. You discover how different organizations approach their digital transformation. You will be challenged to engage into the discussion about which technologies create real impact and where companies should start their journey.<\/p>\n<p>The panel explores practical lessons from both large enterprises and SMEs, including challenges around implementation, change management and translating technology investments into measurable results. You will gain insights that help you make informed decisions about the next steps in your Smart Manufacturing strategy.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Panel members:<\/p>\n<table style=\"height: 441px;\" width=\"1155\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"70\"><strong>Panel Role<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"100\"><strong>Name<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"100\"><strong>Company<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"126\"><strong>Role in the Value Chain<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"235\"><strong>Function<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"70\">Moderator<\/td>\n<td width=\"100\">Peter van den Heuvel<\/td>\n<td width=\"100\">Shell<\/td>\n<td width=\"126\">End user<\/td>\n<td width=\"235\">IDT Manager Monitoring &amp; Diagnostics<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"70\">Panel Member<\/td>\n<td width=\"100\">Rene Akkermans<\/td>\n<td width=\"100\">Rockwell Automation<\/td>\n<td width=\"126\">Supplier<\/td>\n<td width=\"235\">Digital Sales Executive<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"70\">Panel Member<\/td>\n<td width=\"100\">Ruud Litjens<\/td>\n<td width=\"100\">WIB and Cargill<\/td>\n<td width=\"126\">End user<\/td>\n<td width=\"235\">Regional Process Control and Automation Engineer<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"70\">Panel Member<\/td>\n<td width=\"100\">Sanjay Dave<\/td>\n<td width=\"100\">Honeywell<\/td>\n<td width=\"126\">Supplier<\/td>\n<td width=\"235\">Regional Solutions Consultant<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"70\">Panel Member<\/td>\n<td width=\"100\">Michel van Veen<\/td>\n<td width=\"100\">Schneider Electric<\/td>\n<td width=\"126\">Supplier<\/td>\n<td width=\"235\">Industrial Digitalization Consulting Lead<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"70\">Panel Member<\/td>\n<td width=\"100\">Anja Mrosowski<\/td>\n<td width=\"100\">Mitsubishi Electric<\/td>\n<td width=\"126\">Supplier<\/td>\n<td width=\"235\">Product Manager Software &amp; CRA Expert<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":61,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"branches":[],"events":[8],"secretariat":[],"categories":[58],"themes_tax":[],"class_list":["post-85897","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.1 - 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