The Industry 4.0 Conversation Is Missing Something
Registration is Now Open for the 2026 NFFS Innovation Summit
Everyone is talking about "Industry 4.0" in the foundry industry.
- AI
- Digital twins
- Enterprise automation
- Smart factories
- Massive transformation initiatives
And yes, those conversations matter. But here’s the reality for most foundries. They are not sitting around asking:
- “How do we implement AI across the enterprise?”
- “How do we justify a multi-million-dollar automation project?”
- “How do we build a digital twin?”
They’re asking:
- How do we get operators to consistently record defects?
- How do we stop tribal knowledge from retiring out the door?
- How do we improve communication and scheduling with the systems we already have?
- How do we actually USE the data we’re already collecting?
- What improvements can we make next quarter without massive capital investment?
THAT is why the NFFS Innovation Summit 2026 is different. This event is built for foundries focused on practical innovation, not buzzwords.
In collaboration and with the generous support of Gecko, NFFS is bringing together foundry leaders, engineers, supervisors, operators, and decision-makers to share real-world solutions that are working RIGHT NOW inside foundries. These foundries are:
- Reducing scrap
- Improving quality
- Increasing efficiency
- Strengthening profitability
- Simplifying operations
- Supporting the workforce closest to the process
No fluff. No “future-state” theory disconnected from reality. No billion-dollar transformation road maps.
Just actionable ideas, proven strategies, practical technologies, and foundry-led success stories that attendees can take home and apply immediately.
Because innovation doesn’t have to mean massive disruption.
Sometimes the biggest breakthroughs come from solving the everyday operational problems better than anyone else.
The NFFS Innovation Summit 2026 is designed to help foundries work smarter, solve problems faster, and create measurable operational improvements without needing enormous budgets to get started.
If you want to be part of the foundry event focused on REAL operational innovation, now is the time to register.