8 OKTOBER
2026
IT & OT

Where the Server Room meets the Shop Floor !

ABISS Kortrijk is the perfect fit for suppliers, designers, system partners and integrators who contribute to a specific or holistic connected, data-driven and secure solution for every industrial process or challenge. ABISS combines the three pillars of meaningful and valuable commercial interaction: Content – Concept – Context.

The relevance of ABISS begins where discussions about the sensor, camera, controller, switch or robotic arm end — namely all the digital technology, software and AI that, after data capture, organize, structure, analyse, secure and above all meaningfully validate that data.

 

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CONTENT

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Every successful summit depends on the relevance, scalability and neutrality of its content. Each 30-minute Expert Class is delivered by a neutral speaker with strong expertise and a practical and strategic message for both OT and IT professionals.
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CONCEPT

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ABISS stands for efficiency and relevance. In just 8 hours, experts, exhibitors and visitors meet in a focused and effective format. Free and relevant for visitors, cost-efficient and targeted for exhibitors. All-in participation for exhibitors. Free access including catering for approved visitors.
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Content and Concept only succeed within the right Context: the correct balance between keynote timing and quality, scalable technology demonstrations, relevant visitor profiles and strong networking impact.

 

"Real-Time Data, Real-World Results: The IT/OT Alliance."

The audience visiting ABISS is not looking for the latest sensor, camera, controller or robot. They are looking for software, applications and expertise to make that specific hardware more performant, smarter and more autonomous. All automation and robotics hardware can be found at trade fairs such as Indumation, where every type of hardware and software solution is extensively presented across 7 technology routes.

With this, we also clearly define what ABISS is “not”: manufacturers of hardware and components who also offer digital tools, apps or platforms purely to optimise and specifically for their own products – meaning not hardware-agnostic – are not part of the exhibition floor offering.

The audience (a combination of decision-makers, advisors and leads) visiting ABISS comes from all branches of Benelux industry, whether discrete or process manufacturing, whether machine building or chemicals.

VISITOR PROFILE

ABISS specifically targets the following visitor profiles:


  • Executive management
  • Owners
  • Board members
  • C-level to senior management
  • Department heads or leads
  • ...

Looking for relevant digital applications, tools and platforms to make their organisation, partially or from a holistic perspective, smarter, more autonomous, data-driven, connected and secure.

FROM THE FOLLOWING INDUSTRIES

Machine Building & Mechatronics
Industrial OEM, supply chain and component manufacturing
Food & Beverage Manufacturing & Processing
Aerospace – Automotive - Defense
(Petro)Chemicals - Pharma - Agrotech
Port & Logistics
Energy – Utilities – Infrastructure
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90 technology partners showcasing their solutions

14 Expert Classes within 3 thematic routes

Only 1300 free tickets available

Concrete solutions, insights, and sector expertise

VISITOR PROFILE

ABISS specifically targets the following visitor profiles:


  • C-levels
  • OT & IT managers
  • Engineering, production, maintenance
  • Logistics, planning, quality
Automotive & Aerospace
Machine Building & Mechatronics
Food & Food Processing
Chemicals & Pharma
Manufacturing Industry
Logistics & Ports
Energy & Infrastructure
...

What types of companies?

Every production company, industrial or not, belongs to this target audience. Every possible production company, regardless of whether we are talking about discrete or process industry, may be considered (manufacturing, chemical, pharma, mechanical engineering, food, agribusiness, metal, plastics, wood, textile, etc.)