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Industry 4.0 in Practice Conference 2024

December 5 | 09:30 – 15:00 UTC+1

Join us for a detailed exploration of cutting-edge Industry 4.0 implementation projects. This event will highlight solutions that have impacted the entire digital landscape. We proudly support this conference with a special guided tour of the RICAIP Testbed in Prague, where you can experience Industry 4.0 technologies in action.

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Event Program

09:30–10:00 – Registration

10:00–10:10 – Opening Remarks

  • Jiří Holoubek, Confederation of Industry of the Czech Republic
  • Robert Keil, National Centre for Industry 4.0

Session I: Panel Discussion – The Current State of Industry 4.0
10:10–10:40
Panelists:

  • Robert Keil, National Centre for Industry 4.0
  • Jiří Holoubek, Confederation of Industry of the Czech Republic
  • Jana Polášek Filová, Škoda Auto
  • Karel Mayer, Czech Society for Maintenance

Session II: Conference Presentations

10:40–11:00 – Industry 4.0 Award Winner 2024 – FORVIA HELLA
Presentation on the creation of a universal fully automated lighting production system for the automotive industry using VR technology. Collaboration between teams from the Czech Republic and Slovakia.
Speaker: Aneta Hurníková, HR Marketing, FORVIA HELLA

11:00–11:20 – Implementation in a Manufacturing Company – Maxion Wheels Czech s.r.o.
Transition from sequential manufacturing to an in-line process with robotic intermediate storage and automated JIT scheduling, achieving 100% traceability of products and processes.
Speaker: Jiří Zaoral, Plant Manager, Maxion Wheels Czech s.r.o.

11:20–11:40 – Integrator (CZ) – PARTORY GROUP
Platform enabling distributed production using machine learning and AI-based pricing models.
Speaker: Milan Málek, CEO, PARTORY GROUP

11:40–12:00 – Integrator (SK) – Spinbotics
Integration of a modular and flexible robotic system for automating manufacturing processes.
Speaker: Michal Blažek, Chief Marketing Officer, Spinbotics

12:00–12:30 – Coffee Break

12:30–12:50 – Škoda Auto
Digitalization of production control centers in Škoda Auto’s factories in Kvasiny, Mladá Boleslav, and Pune, India.
Speaker: Bc. Markéta Schromová, PPD – Digitalization & Industry 4.0, Škoda Auto

12:50–13:10 – Vítkovice Cylinders
Design of a high-pressure hydrogen storage system.
Speaker: Ing. Marek Haša, Director of Industrial Automation, Vítkovice Cylinders

13:10–13:30 – Kinalisoft
Automated testing equipment for small-scale electronics production.
Speaker: Michal Kubín, Marketing Specialist, Kinalisoft

13:30–13:50 – VŠB-TU Ostrava
Dynamic production planning solution developed within the EDIH Ostrava framework.
Speaker: Zdeněk Macháček, Ph.D., Department of Cybernetics and Biomedical Engineering, VŠB-TUO

13:50–14:00 – Discussion, Q&A, and Closing Remarks
Moderator: Jiří Holoubek

14:00–15:00 – Guided Tour of the RICAIP Testbed in Prague
Join us for an exclusive guided tour of the RICAIP Testbed Prague, where you’ll see advanced Industry 4.0 solutions in action.

Please note: The event is primarily for professionals from the industrial manufacturing sector. Due to limited capacity, organizers reserve the right to determine the list of attendees for in-person participation.

Organized by National Centre for Industry 4.0, Confederation of Industry of the Czech Republic, in cooperation with partners NCP 4.0, RICAIP, and Škoda Auto.