PROGRAMME

The Learning Factories for Advanced Manufacturing in Education LCAMP conference 2024 will take place on 14-15 May 2024 at the OSTERTAG event Centre in Aalen, Germany.

DAY 1 | 14 May | 8:30 -16:15

DAY 1 | 8:30 -16:15

Morning sessions

8:30 – 9:00

Registration

8:30 – 9:00

Registration

9:00 – 9:30

Welcome and institutional opening

  • Prof. Dr.-Ing. Dr. Rainer Przywara, President of DHBW Heidenheim
  • Rikardo Lamadrid, Director General of Technology and Advanced Learning, Vice ministry of VET, Department of Education, Basque Government

9:00 – 9:30

Welcome and institutional opening

  • Prof. Dr.-Ing. Dr. Rainer Przywara, President of DHBW Heidenheim
  • Rikardo Lamadrid, Director General of Technology and Advanced Learning, Vice ministry of VET, Department of Education, Basque Government

9:30 – 9:45

Overview of LCAMP - Learner Centric Advanced Manufacturing Platform for Centres of Vocational Excellence (CoVEs)

  • Jon Labaka, Executive Director of Tknika, LCAMP Coordinator

9:30 – 9:45

Overview of LCAMP - Learner Centric Advanced Manufacturing Platform for Centres of Vocational Excellence (CoVEs)

  • Jon Labaka, Executive Director of Tknika, LCAMP Coordinator

9:45 – 10:15

Industry 4.0 in German VET: mapping didactical approaches for Learning Factories in Baden-Württemberg

  • Tobias Barthruff, Representative of the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport, Baden-Württembe

9:45 – 10:15

Education and Training in Dual Education for Lifelong Learning

  • Representative of the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport, Baden-Württemberg (tbc)

10:15 – 11:00

LCAMP’s approach to the Learning Factory

  • Unai Ziarsolo, LCAMP Scientific Coordinator, Basque Country
  • Prof. Dr.-Ing. Klaus Dieter Rupp,Professor at DHBW Heidenheim, Baden-Württemberg

10:15 – 11:00

LCAMP’s approach to the Learning Factory

  • Unai Ziarsolo, LCAMP Scientific Coordinator, Basque Country
  • Prof. Dr.-Ing. Klaus Dieter Rupp,Professor at DHBW Heidenheim, Baden-Württemberg

11:00 – 11:30

Coffe break & networking

11:00 – 11:30

Coffe break & networking

11:30 – 11:50

The Canadian Learning Factory: Approaches and Aspirations

  • Dr. Richard Gale, Director of Camosun Innovates, Camosun College, Canada
  • Imtehaze Heerah, Leading Edge Endowment Fund BC Regional Innovation Chair in Mechatronics & Automation, Camosun Innovates @ Camosun College

11:30 – 11:50

The Canadian Learning Factory: Approaches and Aspirations

  • Dr. Richard Gale, Director of Camosun Innovates, Camosun College, Canada
  • Imtehaze Heerah, Leading Edge Endowment Fund BC Regional Innovation Chair in Mechatronics & Automation, Camosun Innovates @ Camosun College

11:50 – 12:45

Company perspective

  • Connectivity for learning factories, Marc Froeschl, Head of Product Management at FORCAM ENISCO GmbH, Germany 
  • Digital Twins for Learning Factories, Mikel Ayani, CEO, Simumatik, Sweden
  • Arkite: A New Era in Operator Guidance, Dimitri Mestre – Sales Manager, ARKITE Belgium

11:50 – 12:45

Companie’s perspective

  • Manufacturing execution system for Learning Factories, Dr. Alexander Schließmann, FORCAM, Germany (tbc)
  • Digital Twins for LFs. Mikel Ayani, CEO, Simumatik, Sweden
  • Assistance technologies for Learning Factories, ARKITE, Belgium

12:45 – 14:00

Networking lunch

12:45 – 14:00

Networking lunch

Afternoon sessions

14:00 - 16:00

BREAKOUT SESSIONS

1.   The LCAMP Alliance
      Susana Espilla, Tknika 
      Alicia Gaban, EARLALL

2.  Job changes and skill needs in Advanced Manufacturing
      related to the green and digital transitions
      Hervé Danton, Mecanic Vallée
      Pascal Pichoutou, Mecanic Vallée 

3.  The Collaborative
      Learning Factory
      Irati Zabaleta, Miguel Altuna
      

14:00 - 16:00

BREAKOUT SESSIONS

1.   The LCAMP Alliance
      Susana Espilla, Tknika 
      Alicia Gaban, EARLALL

2.  Job changes and skill needs in Advanced Manufacturing
      related to the green and digital transitions
      Hervé Danton, Mecanic Vallée
      Pascal Pichoutou, Mecanic Vallée 

3.  The Collaborative
      Learning Factory
      Irati Zabaleta, Miguel Altuna
      

16:00 – 16:15

Closing and announcement of the 2025 LCAMP conference

16:00 – 16:15

Closing and announcement of the 2025 LCAMP conference

Evening

19:30

Conference dinner at the OSTERTAG event Centre

19:30

Conference dinner

DAY 2 15 May

Visiting cutting-edge manufacturing companies in the vibrant region of Baden-Württemberg.

Departure from Aalen 7:30 a.m / Return to Aalen 16:30

Study visits to companies

TRACK 3

To be confirmed