IAIF26 · Event retrospective

Intelligent Automation & Inspection Forum 2026

18–19 March 2026 CU.BE by Bosch Rexroth · Ulm

HD Vision Systems and its partners brought industry and research teams together in Ulm to explore how machine vision, sensors and edge computing work together in an automated production cell. Talks and demonstrations connected 3D sensing with collaborative robots and AI-assisted quality inspection.

01 / Highlights

From sensor to inspection cell

An evening dinner opened the forum. The next day, speakers covered open control platforms, robotics standards and the use of synthetic training data in AI. Two tours took delegates into the Model Fab to see live demonstrations.

Christoph Garbe demonstrated light-field measurement with LumiScan. Asutec presented a medical-device handling cell, MKey Solution discussed picking reflective parts, and Mühlbauer Technologie showed how it uses LumiScan to inspect vehicle exterior components.

The forum was designed for up to 80 guests working in production, quality assurance and digitalisation. Sessions on synthetic training data included Layout-to-Image and Text3Daug.

Keynote at CU.BE
CU.BE tour
Networking
Technology panel
Live demonstrations

02 / Programme

The programme

18 March

18:00 · Networking dinner and conversation about projects and applications.

19 March

Talks, Model Fab tours and application reports in Ulm.

01 Welcome and industry perspectives

08:00–09:00
Registration and coffee
09:00–09:10
Opening remarks
Christoph Garbe · HD Vision Systems
09:10–09:15
Welcome to CU.BE
Praveen Tamang · Bosch Rexroth
09:15–09:30
Scaling vision applications with open ecosystems
Hans Michael Krause · Bosch Rexroth
09:30–09:50
Trends in machine vision and metrology
Peter Ebert · inVISION
09:50–10:15
Bringing AI from research into production
Oliver Wasenmüller · Hochschule Mannheim
10:15–11:00
Coffee break or first Model Fab tour with live demos
Dan Freisem · Bosch Rexroth

02 Precision sensing

11:00–11:20
Robotics standards for manufacturers and users
Jens Müller · Müller & Partner Sachverständige
11:20–11:40
Interpreting RadarImager data with AI
Dominik Track · Balluff
11:40–12:00
Time-of-flight and SWIR cameras in inspection
Torsten Wiesinger · LUCID Vision Labs
12:00–12:20
SmartRunner 3D sensing with onboard algorithms
Annika Felhauer · Pepperl+Fuchs
12:20–13:30
Lunch and networking at CU.BE
13:30–14:00
Coffee break or second Model Fab tour
Dan Freisem · Bosch Rexroth

03 Measurement and handling

14:00–14:20
High-speed 3D and infrared sensing for chip inspection
Daniel Seiler · AT Sensors
14:20–14:40
Light-field measurement with LumiScan and its partners
Christoph Garbe · HD Vision Systems
14:40–15:00
Coffee and networking

04 System integration and applications

15:00–15:20
Designing a medical-device handling cell for validation
Javier García Gerpe · Asutec
15:20–15:40
Picking reflective parts using light-field data
Michael Kunze · MKey Solution
15:40–15:50
Inspecting automotive exterior components with LumiScan
Andreas Klemm · Mühlbauer Technologie
15:50–16:00
Closing session
Christoph Garbe · HD Vision Systems