From data to impact: discover the power of end-to-end digitalization
(this event will be hosted in Dutch!)
Product Lifecycle Management as a Catalyst for Sustainable Innovation
How can you develop customized products for your customers more quickly? And how can you use data intelligently to make better decisions and create real impact? Many companies are already experimenting with 3D models, simulations, digital twins, IoT, or smart systems, but still struggle with fragmented data, limited integration with the shop floor, or insufficient funding.
Yet connecting data across the entire product lifecycle offers major advantages:
- gaining insights and new knowledge to reduce risks,
- working more cost-efficiently,
- meeting increasingly stringent quality requirements, and
- managing growing product complexity.
On June 16, discover in Kortrijk how digitalization in product design and manufacturing can help move your business forward! Experts from both research and industry will share practical experiences and discuss the key challenges and opportunities within digitalization. VLAIO will also explain which funding opportunities can help accelerate your digitalization journey.
Register now and get inspired by strong real-world examples and clear insights into how an end-to-end approach is already delivering tangible results on the shop floor today.
Programme
9:30 a.m.
Reception
10:00 a.m.
Welcome address – Jean de Bethune, Chairman of POM West Flanders
Introduction to Product Lifecycle Management & Infinity Lab – Davy Pissoort, Professor of Electrical Engineering, KU Leuven & Bert Pluymers, Research Manager, KU Leuven
10:30 a.m.
The importance of IoT, end-to-end digitalization, and digital twins – Ruben Dejaegere, Senior Software Engineer, ML6
11:00 a.m.
Lab tour & expert talks (Part 1)
- Infinity Lab: using digital twins and lifecycle data to optimize products and processes
- Flanders Make: advanced technologies and shared innovation infrastructure for end-to-end digitalization
12:30 p.m.
Lunch
1:30 p.m.
Testimonials:
- How can industrial software and wireless sensors seamlessly connect machines and data? – Jan Croes, Founder & CEO, Forcebit
- How can 3D scanning, VR design, and commissioning leverage data to design, build, and start up industrial installations more efficiently? – Thibaut Derycke, Head of Projects & Filip Boels, CEO, Lybover
2:00 p.m.
Lab tour & expert talks (Part 2)
- Infinity Lab, KU Leuven and VIVES
- Flanders Make
3:30 p.m.
Funding opportunities for innovative SMEs – Cédric Dhaene, Business Advisor, VLAIO
4:00 p.m.
Closing remarks – Koen Maertens, CTO, Flanders Make
4:15 p.m.
Networking reception
6:30 p.m.
End
Lab Tour: Infinity Lab & Flanders Make
KU Leuven and VIVES recently opened Infinity Lab in Kortrijk, a state-of-the-art research lab designed to support companies in their digitalization journey.
The lab connects digital information from every phase of the lifecycle, from design to end-of-life, and brings together expertise in simulation, sensors, data analytics, AI, and augmented reality within one integrated approach. This provides concrete insights into applications such as predictive maintenance, energy optimization, and smarter product design.
At Flanders Make, you will discover several labs where advanced technologies, shared innovation infrastructure, and industry collaboration come together.
Explore how each of these environments contributes to innovation and the future of smart manufacturing.
