Production Planning & Digital Production Systems
MATCH event at MITC

Monday, February 19, 2026 | 09:00–15:00
Mälardalen Industrial Technology Center (MITC), Eskilstuna
Limited opportunity for hybrid participation for presentations

About the activity

A focused half-day connecting manufacturing companies with technology suppliers to find  concrete collaboration and pilot opportunities  in production planning and digital production systems.

This is  not  a sales pitch day. It’s a  structured matchmaking session  where we map real needs, explore practical solutions, and ensure you leave with clear next steps.

Who should participate?

Manufacturing company

• Production managers
• Production planner
• COO / Plant Managers
• Improvement leaders / CI managers
• Digitalization, IT and OT managers

Technology providers

• Production planning and scheduling solutions
• MES and digital production systems
• Visualization and decision support close to production
• Data-driven planning and optimization tools

You get this with you.

For manufacturing companies

• Structured mapping of your production planning challenges
• Overview of relevant solutions and what they require (data, integration, resources)
• Concrete next steps: follow-up meetings, needs analyses, pilot schemes or direct matchmaking

For technology providers

• Direct contact with 10+ manufacturing SMEs and selected industry partners who are actively exploring pilots
• Pre-matched introductions based on needs analysis
• Verification of real use cases and discussion of integration requirements
• Clear list of follow-up and business opportunities

Arrangements for the day

09.00 – Registration & coffee

09.30 – Welcome & context
Brief presentation from MATCH/MITC about the industry’s needs and how we support collaboration.

10.00 – Solution presentations
Shorter “lightning talks” from technology providers (~5 minutes per actor).

11.00 – Demo stations & show-and-tell
Interactive stations where you can see and test solutions hands-on in the MITC environment.

12.00 – Lunch

13.00 – Facilitated workshop
Guided workshop where we map together:

• Business needs → Solution capabilities → Action plan
• Identifies concrete pilot opportunities and next steps for dialogue

15.00 – Round-up & plan for follow-up

About MATCH
MATCH is a national collaboration project (2024–2028) supporting manufacturing SMEs in exploring, testing, and adopting digital solutions in collaboration with technology     providers, testbeds, and innovation partners across Sweden.