The Nordic Model-Based Enterprise Forum 2026 is a 2 day event that is held in Västerås, Sweden. Its sessions and workshops are focussed around „MBD Adoption, Standards & Engineering Transformation“ for the first day and „Digital Manufacturing, Quality & the Future of MBE“ the second.
Agenda:
Day 1 – Wednesday, 7 October 2026
- Opening Remarks – Miroslaw Chamera, ARIADNE Engineering
- MBD, Who’s Thread is it? – David Hook, Rolls-Royce
- Unlocking MBE: Our Path from Concept to Implementation – Fredrik Montelius, Hitachi Energy
- Characteristic Management in Model-Based Enterprise – Daniel Campbell, rubypoint
- Industry-Leading MBE with Designcenter NX – George Rendell, Siemens
- The State of MBE: Challenges, Advancements, and Solutions – Evan Kessick, Elysium Inc
- Create MBD Workflow in Your CAD System – Karl-Henrik Ryttersson, ARIADNE Engineering
- MBD-Driven Weld Automation: From CAD to Robot Programming – Aleksa Dopudja, Capvidia
- Model-Based Enterprise & Mechanical Variation Management – Ed Walsh, Sigmetrix
Workshops:
- Create Smart MBD Workflow in Your CAD System – ARIADNE Engineering, Karl-Henrik Ryttersson
- Creative Problem Solving with TRIZ – ARIADNE Engineering, Miroslaw Chamera
- QIF Hack-a-Thon – Rubypoint, Daniel Campbell
- MBD Characteristics with NX Designcenter – Siemens, George Rendell
- Solve Your Engineering Problem Using Modern Collaboration Tools – ANARK, Patrick Dunfey
- Standards Update – MBD Activities – ASME, Fredric Constantino
- Latest updates on ASME and ISO standards for Model-Based Enterprise
Day 2 – Thursday, 8 October 2026
- Scaling Model-Based Definition: Driving Enterprise Adoption and Unlocking Cross-Engineering Value – Dennys Gomes, Vestas
- Model-Based Engineering Transformation – András Eberfalvi, LEGO System
- Mapping Your Way to a Model-Based Implementation – Dan Feighery, Action Engineering
- 1From Design to Verification – simplifying manufacturing w Sandvik Manufacturing Lifecycle Management – Fredrik Svensson, Sandvik
- Content-Based Collaboration: Bridging the Gap – Patrick Dunfey, ANARK
- Expert Panel Discussion – The Future of Model-Based Enterprise
- Design for Manufacturability & Cost in Future MBE & AI Design – Leo Broers, Coresy
- Model-Based Quality & Inspection – Henrik Dahlgren, OGP Scandinavia
- Model-Based Characteristics: PC Tags, UUIDs and Digital Augmentations – Mark Nielsen, TechAzul
- Why Digital Thread matters: Enabling True Model-Based Enterprise Performance – Dr. Sven Kleiner, em engineering methods AG
- MBD – The beauty and benefits of color coding …. and beyond – Jan Stothfang, B&W Software
For more information on the event: https://mbeforum.se/
Registration: https://mbeforum.se/register/
