Press Release
ProSTEP iViP Symposium
Digitalization of Products & Production
Darmstadt –16. February 2017–On 17 and 18May 2017,the PLM-Symposium for professionals and executives from all over the world will take place at the Colosseum Theatre in Essen, Germany.
Global competition, shorter development times, lower costs, Internet of things, Systems Engineering, increasing complexity of products and production are the issues that concern the manufacturing industry. Engineering and production have tobe closely interlocked–more transparency is needed. The management needs the right figures and prognoses to make decisions. This requires innovative thinking, new methods, and processes and in the end efficient software tools. All these aspects will be subject matters at the ProSTEP iViP Symposium 2017.
More than 40 lectures will present innovative conceptsand IT solutions for the manufacturing industry. Workshops and live-demonstrations at the accompanying exhibition should provide further information and insight. The complete conference program is available at
In addition to opening speakersDr. Hölz & Dr. Picard (thyssenkrupp), keynote speakers like e.g. Karl Heinz Zachries(CONTACT) und Ralf Waltram (BMW), Helge Engelhard (Ministerialdirigent, German Federal Ministry for Economy and Technology) and Prof. Dr. Armin TrostProfessor for Human Resource Management Furtwangen University)will share their thoughts with the audience.
The organizerProSTEP iViP e.V. expects about 650 participants from industry, research & science, and IT.
The symposium will be held for the 20th time and has become established as an independent conference in the area of Product Lifecycle Management.
Those interested can find more information on the registration and conditions of participation at
Media representatives enter the event at no-charge.
About the ProSTEP iViP Association
ProSTEP iViP is a leading, globally active, independent network of industry, IT and research. The industry-driven association focuses on the digital transformation in product creation and production. By designing the digital transformation in the manufacturing industry ProSTEP iViP defines and aggregates the requirements of manufacturers and suppliers, with the goal of defining standards and interfaces primarily for the digitalization of the entire product creation process – from idea to implementation.
The headquarters of ProSTEP iViP is in Darmstadt, Germany, and was founded in September 1993 by 38 industry and a number of IT companies as part of the German STEP initiative. Members of the ProSTEP iViP currently include almost 180 companies and organizations from 20 nations.
For more information on ProSTEP iViP, please visit
Contact:
ProSTEP iViP Association
Yvonne van der Steeg
+49-6151-9287-446
E-Mail:
ProSTEP iViP e.V. Dolivostraße 11 64293 Darmstadt Germany
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