Your Maintenance Meeting Point "Get together" with EICHLER and Phoenix Contact
Seminar duration: 1 day plus optional pre-event program, from 08.30 a.m. to 04.15 p.m.
Participant fee: 99,00 EUR plus VAT.
Welcome to the Maintenance Meeting Point 2025! Your event for innovation, practical knowledge, and networking!
On November 5, 2025, EICHLER, in collaboration with Phoenix Contact, invites maintenance professionals, operations, and production managers to an exclusive exchange. Look forward to a diverse program with exciting keynotes, parallel sessions, and the unique opportunity for direct discussions with renowned experts from the field.
From current trends in maintenance to new technologies and practical solutions in Life Cycle Management, this event will provide you with valuable insights and actionable recommendations that you can immediately implement in your company.
For those who wish to arrive a day earlier, we have prepared an exclusive pre-event program on November 4, 2025. Explore the All Electric Society Park at Phoenix Contact in Blomberg and take the opportunity to network with the speakers and fellow participants. End the day with a relaxed dinner in a pleasant atmosphere.
Join us and engage with industry peers, learn about innovative concepts, and help shape the future of maintenance!
Included services
- Detailed materials ?
- Catering & dinner ?
- Free parking places ?
- Visit to the AES park ?
- Factory tour at Phoenix Contact ?
Agenda
Top speakers and experts from the industry will share their expertise on topics related to maintenance and machine life cycle.
The speakers and presenters
My topic: "Maintenance: External Influences and Strategies 2025+"
Hans-Günther Hensengerth, Head of Global Production Maintenance, DEUTZ AG
Hans-Günther Hensengerth, DEUTZ AG
Keynote I
My topic: “Maintenance: External Influences and Strategies 2025+”
- External influences
- Digitalization and visualization
- Strategy: AI & Robot support
My topic: "Generation Z - Challenges for Maintenance"
Dipl.-Ing. Jean Haeffs, Managing Director of the VDI Society for Production and Logistics, VDI Verein Deutscher Ingenieure e.V. (Association of German Engineers)
Dipl.-Ing. Jean Haeffs, VDI e.V.
Keynote II
My topic: "Generation Z - Challenges for Maintenance"
My topic: "Fundamentals of Industrial Cybersecurity"
Torsten Gast, Director Competence Center Services, Phoenix Contact
Torsten Gast, Phoenix Contact
Session Split I - Trends in Maintenance
My topic: "Fundamentals of Industrial Cybersecurity"
- Threat landscape and analysis of own systems
- Getting started and first steps
- Implementing key measures for self-protection
My topic:" Service Life of Safety Components"
Carsten Gregorius, Strategic Product Marketing – Safety, Phoenix Contact
Carsten Gregorius, Phoenix Contact
Session Split I - Machine-Life-Cycle
My topic:" Service Life of Safety Components"
- The impact of safety components on the life cycle of machines
- Actions to safely extend the service life
My topic: "Knowledge Transfer in Machine Service"
Sina Volkmann, CEO & CO-Founder, FINDIQ
Sina Volkmann, FINDIQ
Sessionsplit II - Trends in Maintenance
My topic: "Knowledge Transfer in Machine Service"
- The storage of data and documents as knowledge preservation, along with the use of generative AI (e.g., ChatGPT) for searching, often leads to erroneous results
- Why this method is a misinterpretation of knowledge transfer and how it can be done better, is demonstrated by FINDIQ GmbH for the past 3 years
- FINDIQ has developed an approach to sustainability utilize the tacit knowledgeof service experts- Best practice examples
My topic: "Retrofit & Machine Linking"
Henrik Vandieken, Group manager, Airport Hannover
Henrik Vandieken, Airport Hannover
Session Split II - Machine-Life-Cycle
My topic: "Retrofit & Machine Linking"
- Retrofit and Machine Linking for Efficient Use
- Legal and normative frameworks
- Support through the interpretation paper from the Federal Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs (BMAS)
My topic: "The Digital Factory"
Ramon Iglesias, Director Automation, Phoenix Contact
Ramon Iglesias, Phoenix Contact
Session Split III - Trends in Maintenance
My topic: "The Digital Factory"
- Collecting and analyzing production data for maximum benefit
- Efficient and transparent process chains
- Targeted optimization during ongoing operations
My topic: "When Old Parts Become a Risk - Time for Obsolescence Management in Maintenance"
Patrick Kroiß, General manager, Eichler GmbH
Patrick Kroiß, Eichler GmbH
Session Split III - Machine-Life-Cycle
My topic: "When Old Parts Become a Risk - Time for Obsolescence Management in Maintenance"
- How obsolescence arises and why it can become a maintenance trap
- Tools and strategies for managing obsolescence
- Practical examples
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Venue
A special event deserves a special venue. The Maintenance Summit will take place at the headquarters of Phoenix Contact.
In Bad Pyrmont, you’ll meet professionals and experts from the industry. At the neighbouring All Electric Society Park, you’ll experience firsthand how energy is generated, stored, distributed, and how energy consumption is optimised.
The partners
Phoenix Contact
Connecting, distributing, or controlling electrical or data flows – since 1923, we have been developing the right products for this
Eichler GmbH
Eichler GmbH has been Germany's leading repair service provider in the field of industrial electronics for almost 50 years.
FINDIQ
FINDIQ is a software company based in Ostwestfalen-Lippe, developing intelligent service solutions through the integration of knowledge management and assistance systems.
VDI Verein Deutscher Ingenieure e.V. (Association of German Engineers)
Approximately 130,000 engineers are members of the largest technical and scientific association in Europe, the VDI.
Deutz AG
The DEUTZ AG forms a strong alliance with experienced partners for engine service, spare parts, and mobile on-site support.
