On this occasion, the seventh edition of Advanced Factories, which will take place at Fira Barcelona - Gran Vía, will bring together industrial companies as well as technological companies and manufacturing manufacturers with the objective of establishing synergies and promoting technology transfer in the industrial sector.
What is Advanced Factories?
Advanced Factories is an annual Expo and Congress for industrial leaders and SMEs looking for solutions in industrial automation, robotics, new 4.0 technologies and 3D Printing, to improve their industrial competitiveness. Along with the Industry 4.0 Congress, it is the largest European congress on industrial innovation. For three days, more than 20,000 industrial professionals will be able to discover the latest solutions and innovations in industrial automation, robotics, additive manufacturing, etc. through the more than 380 exhibiting firms, who will show more than 20,000 square meters focused on innovation, more than 700 market-leading solutions. During the event, the Industry 4.0 Congress which will address the strategies and steps to follow to face the modernization of the industry and will focus the debate on the use of low-power and zero-defect equipment, solutions such as supply chain visualization, and technological trends such as post-quantum cryptography or the metaverse. Thus, sustainability will once again be one of the central themes of the Industry 4.0 Congress, which will analyze the importance of having low consumption equipment with a lower impact on the environment without neglecting a more efficient production with zero defects. In turn, there will also be space for concepts such as “virtual commissioning” or the use of virtual simulation technology to design, install or test machinery in the virtual environment.
Other events
As in previous editions, during this new edition of Advanced Factories, the Industry Startup Forum, a space that brings together business leaders in the sector, potential partners, investors and entrepreneurs with the objective of sharing their innovative solutions, establishing synergies and developing the most disruptive projects applied to the intelligent and connected factory. At a time when the sector must move towards a more competitive and sustainable industry, collaboration between industrial companies and startups is key to boosting innovation in the sector. That is why the Industry Startup Forum has opened the convocation so that the most innovative startups can make their projects and disruptive solutions known to the main leading companies in the sector, potential partners and specialized investors. Until March 5, all those entrepreneurs, technology centers and startups with innovative solutions in automation, robotics, data analytics, artificial intelligence, digital twin, cybersecurity, etc. that help define new business models and new manufacturing processes in the industry, can submit their applications. The selected startups will be able to make a pitch and publicize their project at the Industry Startup Forum, in addition to taking advantage of the three days of Advanced Factories to connect with the Spanish industrial ecosystem and find partners to develop their project. In turn, during the Advanced Factories, the Factories of the Future Awards 2023 to reward innovation and the implementation of 4.0 technologies in the industrial sector. Interested parties can submit their nominations until February 28 to be eligible for one of the seven prizes, which are defined as:
- Leadership Award in the digital transformation of the industrial plant
- Award for Research and Development of Artificial Intelligence (AI) applied to industrial plants
- Award for the Best Robotics Project
- Award for Excellence in Sustainability, Industrial Eco-Development and Circular Economy
- Award for the most disruptive startup in the industrial field
- Award for the Best Industrial Equipment or System for the Factory of the Future
- Award for the Most Sustainable Manufacturing System
