08:30 am - 9:00 am
Registration and Networking

09:00 am - 9:30 am
Welcome & Opening Remarks
Keynote Address
Alexander Zoller
The Next Era of Smart Manufacturing and the Connected Toolroom

09:30 am - 10:00 am
Guest Keynote
Peter Doyle – President, Hirsh Precision
Inside a Modern Toolroom: Lessons in Precision, Process Control, and Scalable Efficiency

10 am - 10:30 am
Guest Speaker
Max Egan - President, Atlas Fibre
The Smart Factory Next Door

10:30 am - 11 am
Networking Break

11:00 am – 12:00 pm

Roadmapping Efficiency – ZOLLER System Strategy - Start with a Solution. Enter a System.

The Roadmap to a Fully Connected Toolroom and efficiency manufacturing process
How ZOLLER solutions create a closed-loop system from tool preparation to the CNC machine.

Topics include:

• Digital tool data flow
• Tool inspection and verification
• Automated tool management 
• Reducing scrap and increasing spindle uptime

12:00 pm - 01:00 pm
Lunch - German Cuisine

• Traditional German lunch and networking with ZOLLER experts

01:00 pm - 02:30 pm
Breakout Sessions - Round 1

Track 1 – User Track (TMS & Practical Implementation)
Optimizing Tool Management with ZOLLER TMS

• Managing tool data and assemblies
• Integrating presetting with CAM and CNC
• Tool lifecycle management
• Best practices from successful ZOLLER users

Track 2 – Executive Track
Manufacturing Outlook & ROI of Digital Tool Management

• Industry trends in aerospace and precision manufacturing – guest speaker – Aerospace Design and Engineering or AMT Forecasting
• The ROI of integrated tool management systems
• Reducing cost per part through data-driven tooling strategies

Track 3 – Inspiration Track
Automation in the Toolroom

• Automated tool management workflows
• Lights-out toolroom/manufacturing strategies
• Integrating automation into your shop floor 

02:30 pm - 03:00 pm
Coffee & Networking Break

03:00 pm - 04:30 pm
Breakout Sessions – Round 2

Track 1 – User Track
Deep Dive: ZOLLER TMS Advanced Features

• Tool crib automation
• Inventory control
• Integration with ERP and MES systems

Track 2 – Executive Track
Building a Business Case for Smart Toolrooms

• Calculating the productivity impact
• Real-world case studies
• Implementation roadmaps

Track 3 – Inspiration Track
From Toolroom to Smart Factory

• Connected manufacturing ecosystems
• Data-driven production optimization
• Preparing your organization for the next stage of digital manufacturing

04:30 pm - 05:00 pm
Day 1 Wrap-Up & Networking

06:00 pm - 08:00 pm
Happy Hour & Networking Reception

• German beer tasting/wine tasting or bourbon tasting
• Appetizers
• Live entertainment
• Informal networking with speakers and ZOLLER experts