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Keynote – Unlocking the Next Era of Digitalization in Manufacturing: From Design to Operations

Join Paul Cutsinger, Director of NVIDIA Omniverse Ecosystem, to explore how the latest advancements in open standards, AI and robotics, and computer graphics are enabling manufacturers to digitalize and unlock new levels of innovation, automation, and efficiency, from design to operations.

Rethink: Accelerating Digital Transformation in B2B Manufacturing –
The power of data orchestration to unlock new opportunities for innovation, sustainability, and AI

In today’s dynamic manufacturing environment, digital transformation is imperative. Manufacturers must streamline processes, shorten time-to-market, and adapt to changing customer needs. Configuration Lifecycle Management is key, enabling digitization, minimizing custom engineering, and transforming product delivery methods.

Gartner states: “Strategic Planning Assumption (SPA): By 2026, configuration lifecycle management will transform 40% of manufacturers, reducing the amount of customer-specific engineering required to deliver products.”*

In this keynote, Henrik Reif Andersen, Chief Strategy Officer at Configit, will address the urgent need for manufacturers to revamp their digital transformation strategies. Henrik will explore orchestrating product data for a comprehensive, error-free data model, crucial for trends like sustainable product configurations and AI adoption. Henrik will also discuss AI’s transformative potential for configuration technology, including Virtual Tabulation®, urging manufacturers to embrace the digital future.

*Source: Gartner Report: Gartner, Top Strategic Technology Trends in Asset-Intensive Manufacturing for 2023, by Analyst(s): Alexander Hoeppe, Jonathan Davenport, Sudip Pattanayak, Simon Jacobson, Marc Halpern, Arjun Boparai, Christian Hestermann, Published 31 March 2023.GARTNER is a registered trademark and service mar k of Gartner, Inc. and/or its affiliates in the U.S. and internationally and is used herein with permission. All rights reserved.

Configuring Complex Energy Solutions for the Future

MAN Energy Solutions (MAN ES) offers a wide range of market leading solutions in maritime and industry sectors, all contributing significantly to decarbonization on a global scale: From the largest ship and powerplant engines running new carbon-neutral fuels to industry-scale heat pumps for district heating and solutions for carbon capture, utilization and storage across multiple sectors.

Such solutions are innovative, complex, constantly changing and highly adapted to local scenarios. Still, they share technology concepts and modules tailormade for the particular customer, industry, fuel/media, region, legislation and use case. The traditional ‘journey from ETO to CTO’ does not apply, more composite models like CTO+ must be incorporated. Facing the dynamic nature of technological and market challenges, MAN Energy Solutions has consistently leveraged configuration technology concepts developed in collaboration with Configit over the last 5+ years.

In this session, Jens Chemnitz, Vice-President, Head of ES: Engineering Architecture & Services, MAN Energy Solutions, will examine the future plans of MAN ES of implementing cutting-edge configuration management to manage the ever-growing complexity in such a dynamic environment.

Customer Keynote – Navigating Customization Challenges in Premier Tech – Configuration Lifecycle Management as part of the digital transformation strategy

Premier Tech is a global leader in horticulture and agriculture manufacturing, industrial and environmental products, packaging, material handling equipment and water-treatment systems. Faced with the challenge of balancing demand for customization with needs of standardization, Premier Tech realized a new business model was required. Premier Tech selected Configit as a strategic partner to streamline manual processes, enhance data and system interconnectivity among systems such as Salesforce, Oracle ERP and Siemens Teamcenter PLM. This collaboration aims to implement a transparent and cohesive configuration lifecycle management framework, as part of Premier Tech’s digital transformation strategy.

In this presentation, Wilhelm Bielert, CIO at Premier Tech, will describe the decision to work with Configit, the implementation plan to enhance business model flexibility, decrease rework through accurate interpretation of customer needs, and explore integration possibilities across other Premier Tech groups.

As the co-author of the book “The Secrets of AI Value Creation” Wilhelm Bielert will also touch upon the benefits of AI as decision support solutions for enhanced speed and quality.

Bio

Dr. Wilhelm ‘Wil’ Bielert, a global IIoT and artificial intelligence thought leader, is senior vice-president and chief information officer at Premier Tech. Wil has significantly contributed to digital transformation across industries and academia, leveraging his expertise in innovative strategies and multilingual leadership. His work includes pivotal roles at Capgemini, lectures at the University of Hamburg, and co-authoring “Secrets of AI Value Creation,” underscoring his commitment to advancing digital and ai transformation for future readiness.

Modular Transformation: How to Master Complexity and Streamline Configuration Processes – End-to-End

In recent years, B2B manufacturing has witnessed a surge in complexity, challenging companies to synchronize diverse customer demands, regulatory standards, and intricate supply chains within integrated IT frameworks. In this presentation, Dr. Jan Göpfert will elucidate the importance of mastering process and product complexity to gain a competitive edge.

Jan will showcase various customer examples to underscore how companies excelling in consistent modularization and standardization establish the bedrock for successful transformation projects. He will emphasize the critical involvement of business and IT needs, steered by top management and encompassing the entire global IT architecture.

Furthermore, Jan will highlight the significance of stable, modular product architectures as the linchpin for successful implementation across all configuration systems and sales channels. Additionally, he will discuss how adept management of product development and streamlined configuration lifecycle management can yield benefits such as optimized product variance, portfolio enhancement, and the transition from Engineer-to-Order (ETO) to Configure-to-Order (CTO) processes.

Panel Discussion – Transforming Industries: The Nexus of Configuration Management and AI

Industries today are at the forefront of unprecedented change, facing mounting customization demands, the imperative of operational efficiency, successful digital transformation, and adhering to globally diverse regulations. Amidst this landscape, the advent of AI and GenAI presents both promise and complexity. While heralded as transformative technologies, we are now uncovering their nuanced limitations.

Join the 2024 Configuration Lifecycle Management Summit for a panel discussion on May 15th that will explore the intersection of Product Configuration Management and AI.

A panel of industry leaders from global players such as PwC, MAN Energy and Premier Tech, will discuss the pivotal role configuration management solutions play in meeting the increased demand for customization and digital transformation.

Moderated by Rajesh Chaurasia, Associate Vice President, Engineering Services at Infosys, the panel will explore the impact of AI on operational excellence and digital transformation, as well as how increasing ESG and digital product regulations could be mastered with these new technologies in a better way. Looking ahead, our discussion peeks into the future of AI in product configuration and product modeling.

Don’t miss this opportunity to gain actionable insights to move your business forward.