How We Develop the Intelligent Machines of the Future
Modern industrial machines - and the electronics behind them - are under pressure from all sides. Requirements for functionality, energy efficiency, and connectivity are increasing, while development cycles are getting shorter, supply chains more unstable, and compliance requirements constantly evolving.
At the same time, products are expected to have a lifespan of 10-20 years, remain secure and competitive, and support digital services long after launch. This means that early design choices are more critical than ever. Decisions made early on directly impact lifecycle costs, compliance risks, manufacturing robustness, and the ability to enable future upgrades.
Why You Should Attend
The morning briefing will give participants insight into how they can accelerate their electronics development without losing oversight - and how electronics design, compliance, and production should be approached as an integrated whole. We will do this by, among other things, focusing on how to:
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Design machines that create value - today and for the next 20 years
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Avoid compliance issues arising during the development process (when the rules are already well-known)
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Ensure that your design is truly production-ready - or at least independent of specific suppliers
As a participant, you will gain plenty of inspiration and concrete examples of how to handle these challenges, both from EKTOS’ own specialists and from several of our valued customers. This will better equip you to build scalable electronics platforms, reduce risk, and secure long-term value in your company’s industrial products.
NOTE: ALL PRESENTATIONS WILL BE DELIVERED IN ENGLISH
Who is attending?
On the day, you will also have the opportunity to meet other participants with extensive experience in the development, testing, and production of electronics - professionals who work with the same challenges both internally and in collaboration with external partners. These include R&D managers, product managers, compliance managers, HW/SW/test engineers, production managers, and other decision-makers responsible for long-lifecycle products and platforms.
Professionals who all work hands-on to bring solutions to market within areas such as:
- Industrial automation, machinery, and process equipment
- Pumps, fluid handling, HVAC, and thermal systems
- Sensors, measurement, and precision instrumentation
- Electrical, energy, and utility systems
- Telecom, connectivity, and industrial communication
- IoT, connected products, and data platforms
- Surveillance, safety, and monitoring systems
- Medical devices and regulated products
- Audio, imaging, and electronics OEMs
- Defense, aerospace, and high-reliability systems
We very much look forward to welcoming you on the day.

Practical Information
NOTE: All presentations will be delivered in English
The briefing will be held at:
IDA Conference
Kalvebod Brygge 31–33
1560 Copenhagen V
From 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM. We open the doors at 8:30 AM for registration, coffee/tea, and croissants.
There are good parking facilities nearby, and the venue is close to Copenhagen Central Station.
Ingeniøren Events reserves the right to decline registrations from outside the target audience or from direct competitors of our partners.
Program (all presentations will be in English)
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| 9:00 AM - 9:05 AM | Welcome to delegates and speakers from today's moderator | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 9:05 AM - 9:55 AM | This presentation explores what it truly means to develop next-generation smart machinery in an era where complexity has shifted from components to system-level orchestration. Modern industrial machines must integrate real-time control, edge intelligence, industrial connectivity, functional safety, and cybersecurity into one coherent architecture. The challenge is no longer adding technology — it is integrating it without increasing instability, compliance risk, or long-term redesign pressure. We focus on how structured system architecture and disciplined hardware–software co-development reduces technical risk, prevent costly redesign loops, and enable intelligence and connectivity to be introduced without destabilizing the product. CASE - RELIBOND: Supporting engineering reliability across generations of high-voltage testing machinery Project Director Sergii Gordienko, EKTOS Development ApS Director and Co-founder Jesper Holst, EKTOS Group | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 10:10 AM - 10:55 AM | How should the compliance process be organized to avoid unpleasant surprises? This presentation focuses on how to proactively navigate regulatory requirements to prevent critical issues with EMC (electromagnetic compatibility), RED (radio equipment), and LVD (low voltage) from only appearing late in the development phase- just before the product is ready to launch on the market. CASE - ISIC Systems: Avoiding late compliance surprises through structured compliance planning and ISO/IEC 17025 accredited testing. Managing director Henrik Brosbøl, EKTOS Testing and Reliability Services Head of Department Jens Denborg, EKTOS Testing and Reliability Services | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 11:10 AM - 11:55 AM | How do you design electronics that can withstand price pressure, component shortages, obsolescence, and long product lifetimes? This presentation answers that question by focusing on strategic design. We examine how to ensure robustness through multi-sourcing strategies, selection of industrial-grade components, and design decisions that take the production process itself into account. CASE - Factbird: From smart device to scalable industrial production. Business Development Manager Natalia Hudyma, TECHTO I-F Director and Co-founder Jesper Holst, EKTOS Group IoT Hardware & Operations Manager Martin Davidsen Kirkegaard, Factbird ApS
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| 12:00 PM - 12:30 PM | EKTOS invite all delegates for a sandwich and networking
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