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/