Würzburg / Congress  /  October 21, 2026

Smart Process Manifacturing 2026

Congress on Digitalization in the Process Industry

The Smart Process Manufacturing Congress brings together experts from universities and research institutes, as well as specialists and executives from the focus areas Digitalization/Automation, Plant Engineering, Production/Operations, Maintenance, Project Planning, and Technical Service, to present solution-oriented and practical application examples from the chemical and process industries and to discuss the opportunities and challenges of the industry’s digital transformation in panel discussions. This year, the event will focus primarily on three key topics:

  • Agentic AI as the next evolutionary stage of generative AI
  • Inspection robots and autonomous robots in chemical plants
  • Open standards and interoperability as the foundation for digital transformation

Our expert, Dr. David Mogalle from the »Optimization« department, will be attending the event and providing insights into the topic of agentic AI for model-based process design.