

THE LEADING FORUM FOR IT/OT CONVERGENCE, AUTOMATION, AND DATA-DRIVEN MANUFACTURING
Navigating the Next Frontier in Automotive Manufacturing – Amid Global Uncertainty
NORTH AMERICA’S PREMIER GATHERING OF SMART MANUFACTURING LEADERS, INNOVATORS AND EXPERTS
Take part in this industry leading event where SMART & 4.0 leaders representing global OEMs, Tier1’s and key solution providers, explore future factory trends, innovations and disruptive technologies shaping the future of vehicle manufacturing.
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Accelerating the Next Generation of Automotive Manufacturing
Step inside the future of factory innovation—where intelligent systems, IT/OT integration, and real-time data are driving the next leap in productivity, resilience, and sustainability. Join the leading minds in automotive manufacturing as we decode the latest breakthroughs in connected production environments, AI-powered operations, and digital factory infrastructure.
From Unified Namespace to GenAI, from software-defined factories to predictive quality and energy optimization—this is where digital transformation becomes operational reality. Gain first-hand insights from OEMs, Tier 1s, and technology pioneers who are reengineering how vehicles are built.
Whether you’re modernizing legacy infrastructure or scaling smart manufacturing across plants, Automotive SMART Manufacturing USA 2025 delivers the insights, tools, and connections to stay ahead in a rapidly transforming landscape.
This is more than a conference—it’s your competitive advantage.
CONFERENCE
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Powering Automotive Production Through Data, AI, and Connectivity
The Automotive SMART Manufacturing 4.0 agenda is engineered to tackle the industry’s most urgent system-level transformation challenges—from IT/OT convergence to AI-powered production optimization. Developed in partnership with leading OEMs, Tier 1s, and digital manufacturing pioneers, the program delivers practical, technical insights to accelerate your smart factory strategy.
Explore high-impact sessions on unified data architectures, digital twins, real-time analytics, robotics, MES integration, and workforce redesign—grounded in real-world case studies and scalable implementation frameworks. Learn how to deploy cloud-edge infrastructure, harness AI for predictive maintenance, secure your OT environments, and drive sustainability through circular digital models.
Designed for technical leaders and transformation architects, this agenda provides the tools, benchmarks, and peer insights you need to future-proof your operations, boost resilience, and unlock performance across every layer of your manufacturing enterprise.
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Shape the Future of Automotive Production
Our agenda is driven by the real-world needs of automakers, suppliers, and digital transformation leaders navigating the complexities of Industry 4.0. We’re inviting technical experts, solution architects, and strategic innovators to contribute to the conversation by sharing practical insights, use cases, and forward-thinking strategies.
Are you leading advancements in IT/OT integration, AI-driven automation, MES implementation, or smart factory resilience? This is your opportunity to present alongside OEM and Tier 1 pioneers on the industry’s most respected stage.
The Automotive SMART Manufacturing 4.0 conference provides a platform to showcase your breakthrough implementations, operational frameworks, and transformational wins to a highly engaged audience of technical decision-makers.
Join a lineup of thought leaders shaping the next era of connected, agile, and intelligent automotive manufacturing.
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Position your company at the center of North America’s leading smart manufacturing event. Automotive SMART Manufacturing 4.0 brings together senior engineers, digital transformation leaders, and manufacturing executives from OEMs and Tier 1 suppliers who are actively searching for solutions that enable data-driven production, operational agility, and factory modernization.
Whether you’re delivering cutting-edge MES platforms, robotics, vision systems, IT/OT convergence solutions, AI/ML analytics, or cloud infrastructure—this is your opportunity to demonstrate innovation where it matters most: live, in front of the people driving digital transformation forward.
Secure your place on the show floor, gain direct access to strategic decision-makers, and showcase how your technologies are reshaping the smart factory.
Join the technology showcase powering the next industrial revolution.
Navigating the Next Frontier in Automotive Manufacturing – Amid Global Uncertainty
The automotive industry is confronting an era of unprecedented transformation—and growing disruption. While companies race to implement Industry 4.0 and build intelligent, connected manufacturing ecosystems, they now face heightened geopolitical volatility, including renewed trade tensions and tariff policies.
With tariffs on imports, automotive OEMs and suppliers face potential cost surges, supply chain restructuring, and operational recalibration. In this complex climate, digital agility and operational resilience are more critical than ever.
Automotive Smart Manufacturing 4.0 USA 2025, organized by WeAutomotive Group, is North America’s definitive technical conference dedicated to the digital transformation of automotive production. Built in collaboration with leading OEMs and tier-one suppliers, this agenda responds directly to today’s challenges—from supply chain instability and global cost volatility to the rapid deployment of scalable smart factory technologies.
Key agenda themes for 2025 include:
- IT/OT Convergence for enterprise-wide visibility and agility
- Generative AI for Production Optimization and faster decision cycles
- MES, Digital Twins, and Cloud/Edge Architectures for scalable automation
- Cybersecurity in Converged Environments and Critical Infrastructure
- Data-Driven Operational Resilience and Continuity Planning
- Workforce Transformation to Meet the Demands of Digital Production
- Smart Energy Management and ESG-Aligned Factory Design
In a climate where cost pressures, regulatory exposure, and political risks are redefining manufacturing strategy, this event will arm attendees with real-world insights, technical benchmarks, and peer-driven solutions.
Join over 400 automotive professionals involved in engineering, IT/OT architecture, and digital manufacturing innovation for an intense day of deep-dive case studies, high-impact panels, and unmatched networking.
If you’re rethinking your production strategy to prepare for tariff implications, supply chain disruption, and technology-driven transformation—this is the event that meets the moment.

CONFERENCE TOPICS
Next-Generation Cloud Architecture
In today’s rapidly evolving digital landscape, cloud architecture forms the foundation for scalable, flexible, and cost-effective IT infrastructure. Businesses are exploring advanced cloud technologies to optimize resource utilization, enhance data security, and facilitate seamless integration across diverse platforms and services. This topic delves into innovative approaches and best practices for designing and implementing cloud architectures that can meet the demands of modern enterprise environments.
Sustainability In Manufacturing Operations
As environmental concerns continue to escalate, the manufacturing sector faces increasing pressure to adopt sustainable practices. This conference topic addresses strategies for minimizing environmental impact, reducing energy consumption, and optimizing resource utilization throughout the manufacturing lifecycle. From eco-friendly production processes to sustainable supply chain management, attendees will explore practical solutions to align manufacturing operations with broader sustainability objectives.
Standardizing And Structuring Data And Processes
In the era of big data, standardizing and structuring data and processes are crucial for unlocking valuable insights and driving informed decision-making. This conference topic delves into methodologies and tools for establishing standardized data formats, implementing efficient data management protocols, and streamlining business processes across diverse functional areas. By standardizing data and processes, organizations can enhance data integrity, facilitate interoperability, and improve overall operational efficiency.
Cloud-Based PLM, MES, And ERP
Product Lifecycle Management (PLM), Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES), and Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems are essential components of modern manufacturing ecosystems. By leveraging cloud-based solutions, organizations can realize numerous benefits, including enhanced accessibility, scalability, and collaboration capabilities. This conference topic explores the potential of cloud-based PLM, MES, and ERP platforms to streamline operations, improve agility, and drive innovation across the manufacturing value chain.
The Emerging Role Of Artificial Intelligence
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is revolutionizing various aspects of manufacturing, from predictive maintenance to quality control and supply chain optimization. This conference topic delves into the latest advancements in AI technologies and their applications in manufacturing environments. Attendees will gain insights into how AI-driven algorithms, machine learning models, and predictive analytics can enhance productivity, efficiency, and decision-making in today’s smart factories.
3D Modelling And Computational Analysis
3D modeling and computational analysis play a pivotal role in product design, simulation, and optimization across industries. This conference topic explores cutting-edge techniques and tools for creating realistic 3D models, conducting virtual simulations, and performing computational analysis to validate designs and optimize performance. From finite element analysis to computational fluid dynamics, attendees will delve into the transformative potential of 3D modeling and computational analysis in accelerating product development cycles and improving product quality.
AI Within Automated Inspection Systems
Automated inspection systems powered by Artificial Intelligence (AI) are revolutionizing quality control processes in manufacturing. This conference topic examines the integration of AI algorithms, computer vision, and machine learning techniques into automated inspection systems. Attendees will explore how AI-driven inspection systems can detect defects, ensure product quality, and optimize production processes with unparalleled accuracy and efficiency.
Digitizing And Modernizing Operational Tech
Digitizing and modernizing operational technology (OT) infrastructure is essential for enhancing operational efficiency, agility, and competitiveness in the manufacturing sector. This conference topic focuses on strategies for leveraging digital technologies, such as Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT), edge computing, and advanced analytics, to modernize OT systems. Attendees will learn how digitization initiatives can optimize asset performance, improve predictive maintenance, and enable real-time monitoring and control of industrial processes.
Cybersecurity In Smart Manufacturing
As smart manufacturing systems become increasingly interconnected and digitized, cybersecurity emerges as a critical concern for safeguarding sensitive data, intellectual property, and operational continuity. This conference topic delves into the evolving threat landscape facing smart factories and explores proactive strategies for mitigating cyber risks. From identifying vulnerabilities in industrial control systems to implementing robust security protocols and incident response plans, attendees will gain insights into safeguarding manufacturing environments against cyber threats. By prioritizing cybersecurity, organizations can instill confidence in their digital infrastructure, protect against potential disruptions, and uphold the integrity of their operations in an interconnected world.
EXHIBITOR CATEGORIES
Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES)
track and document the transformation of raw materials into finished goods, providing real-time production management to drive enterprise-wide compliance, quality and efficiency
Distributed Control Systems (DCS)
use decentralized elements to control dispersed systems, such as automated industrial processes or large-scale infrastructure systems
Computerized Maintenance Management Systems (CMMS)
help organizations track and manage maintenance and repair activities for their facilities, equipment and other assets in one place
Asset Performance Management (APM)
combines process, operational and machine-level data through dashboards to monitor machine and plant health
Design & Visualization
tools transform raw ideas into intuitive HMIs and immersive VR simulations for smarter, faster production
Power Control
drives continuous flow of valuable process and diagnostic data that informs the design environment, visualization systems and information software
Industrial Control Systems
improve processes and production quality at every stage of your operation and provide seamless data exchange
Smart Devices
are self and system-aware assets that acquire, process and monitor operating data
Robotics
accelerate autonomous / semi-autonomous operations and contribute to systems that are more intelligent, intuitive and flexible
Analytics
use data to solve manufacturing bottlenecks, optimize output and quality and provide new insights, tapping into the power of Industrial AI
Production Logistics
delivers an orchestrated, agile, zero touch material flow through manufacturing operations with autonomous mobile robots (AMRs)
Quality Management Systems (QMS)
standardize and automate quality documentation, processes and measurements
Supply Chain Planning (SCP)
combines data from multiple departments to sync demand and supply forecasting to improve inventory accuracy and production management
Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP)
automates front- and back-office processes across business management and related functions
Production Monitoring
provides seamless connectivity to machines on the plant floor, delivering transparent, real-time operational KPIs like Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE)
ATTENDEES BY COMPANY SMX USA 2025
Lucid Motors, Rivian, ONE | Our Next Energy, Tesla, Ford, GM, Stellantis, Amazon, BDTRONIC, Apple, Lyft, AVL, BMW, Google,BrightVolt, JLR, BYD, CATL, Clarios, Cummins, NIO, SERES, MAHINDRA AUTOMOTIVE NORTH AMERICA, Custom Cells, Daimler, EaglePicher, Samsung, EnerSys, BYTON, ENOVIX, Uber, EnPower, EoCell, Polestar, Canoo, Factorialx, FISKER, First National Battery, Fluence, Gogoro, Gotion, CARESOFT, Group14, GS Yuasa, Harley Davidson, Honda, Hyundai, John Deere, LG, MATHWORKS, Lion Electric, Mercedes Benz, Milwaukee Tool, Mitsubishi, Natron Energy, Nissan, Panasonic, Polaris, PolyPlus, Porsche America, QuantumScape, Robert Bosch, Rolls Royce, SAFT, Sion Power, SIONIC Energy, DUPONT, Solid Power, Solid State Battery, TRUMPF, South 8 Technologies, Lamborghini, StoreDot, DASSAULT SYSTEMES, Teledyne, Texas Instruments, Toshiba, Toyota, Triathlon Batterien, Volkswagen, Volvo, Yokohama, AMPCERA, ASPEN AEROGELS, Ferarri, AVERY DENNISON, BASF, A123 Systems, ABB, Daimler Truck North America, Morgan Advanced Materials, SCANIA, Total Energies, Wevo
ATTENDEES BY JOB TITLE SMX USA 2025
Industry 4.0 Implementation Manager, Automotive EV/HV Product Development Engineer, Design Manager, Industry 4.0 Engineer, Analyst-Digital Manufacturing | Project Management, Lead Cross-Functional Systems Engineering Teams, Design Analysis Engineer, CAE and Model Based Systems Engineer, Business Development/Technology Manager, Global Head of Cyber Security for Enterprise, Cloud, Engineering Manager – edrive Testing And Validation, Future Mobility Research and Consulting, Industry 4.0 and Digital Manufacturing Supervisor, Engineering Specialist – Automation, Powertrain Simulation Manager, Ford Advanced EV Development Manager, Software Engineer Leader, Director Charging & Energy Services, Data Tools for Design Innovation Manager, Vice President Global EV Programs, Global Technology Strategy, Research and Advanced Systems Director, Factory Automation, Manufacturing Technology Team Leader, Director Manufacturing Engineering Global Architecture, Manufacturing Transformation Leader, Chief Engineer – Manufacturing, Operations Director, Manufacturing Engineer Lead, Director of Manufacturing Strategy, Director Manufacturing Transformation, Director – Global Vehicle Manufacturing Engineering, Industry 4.0 Specialist, Digital Manufacturing Supervisor, Technical Leader Additive Manufacturing Research, Digital Layout & Industry 4.0 Team Leader, Senior IT Manufacturing Systems Development Supervisor, Manufacturing Engineer, Exec. Director Global Manufacturing Engineering, Manufacturing Programs Chief Engineer, Manufacturing Transformation Leader, Director of Manufacturing, IT Executive | Digital Transformation, Manufacturing Team Lead, Battery Assembly Manufacturing Team Leader, Vice President Global EV Programs, Lead Digitalization and Industry 4.0, Global Digital Manufacturing Manager, Digital Twin Lead, Senior Innovation Engineer, Plant Manager, Assistant Plant Manager, Operations Manager, Director Global Manufacturing Quality, Senior Vice President of Manufacturing, Director of Manufacturing, Vehicle Programs, Director-Global Manufacturing IT, Manufacturing Engineer, Digital Manufacturing Engineering, Industry 4.0