Advanced Factories
Latest event: Barcelona, April 8-10, 2025
Driving industrial digitalization from the heart of innovation
What is Advanced Factories?
Innovation in Automation, Robotics, and Industry 4.0
Advanced Factories is one of the benchmark events for Industry 4.0 and automation in Europe.
Each year, it brings together manufacturers, engineers, integrators, and technologists to discover the latest solutions in robotics, AI, industrial software, connectivity, and digitalization.
Geprom has participated since 2018 as an exhibitor and speaker, presenting its most innovative technological solutions together with Telefónica Tech.
Previous Editions
Our Participation in the Latest Edition (2025)
In 2025, Advanced Factories brought together more than 38,000 professionals at Fira Barcelona – Gran Vía. Geprom, together with Telefónica Tech and Telefónica Empresas, presented a demo of real and functional intralogistics, showing automation of internal movements in the plant to optimize times and costs.
Featured solutions
- Unified MOM platform, integrating all operational modules for more agile and efficient management.
- MES solutions for discrete and process manufacturing, improving traceability and precision.
- Advanced SCADA systems for real-time energy monitoring.
- Digital twin applications for process simulation and optimization.
- Automation from internal logistics to data capture in the plant.
- Robust OT cybersecurity proposal.
Challenges and topics covered
- The urgency of reindustrializing Europe and strengthening technological autonomy.
- Lack of technical talent, need for investment, collaboration in technological ecosystems.
Key data from the 2025 edition
- More than 1,400 innovations presented: AI, artificial vision, predictive maintenance, industrial 5G, OT cybersecurity, digital twins, MES-MOM integration.
- At the Industry 4.0 Congress, 427 speakers debated the new models of smart industry.
Our Participation in Previous Editions
2024
Smart Industry 5.0: the factory of the future in action
Geprom and Telefónica Tech showcased a complete production process in demonstrator format, which integrated key technologies such as 5G, industrial and collaborative robotics, artificial vision, 3D printing, and automated logistics with AMR. The demo also included traceability via blockchain, a cyberattack simulation, and predictive maintenance capabilities supported by augmented reality, demonstrating how OT-IT convergence drives the factory of the future.
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Lego Factory 4.0 and Fab Lab: applied innovation at Advanced Factories 2023
In the 2023 edition, Geprom and Telefónica Tech presented two main demonstrators: the Lego Factory 4.0, which simulated a continuous production process with the IoT/MOM Legato platform, and the Fab Lab 4.0, oriented to discrete production with MES and WMS integration. In addition, the success story of Stolt Sea Farm was shared, showing how to apply artificial intelligence to optimize production management and traceability. Geprom’s participation once again placed industrial digitalization and OT-IT convergence at the center of the congress conversation.
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Geprom and Telefónica Tech at Advanced Factories 2022: data, traceability, and applied intelligence
In 2022, Geprom participated together with Telefónica Tech, showcasing success stories focused on industrial digitalization and the integration of technologies such as artificial intelligence, digital twins, predictive maintenance, and virtual and augmented reality. In the Smart Factory Demo Center and FabLab 4.0 demonstrators, attendees were able to experience planning, traceability, quality management, and real-time production solutions. The joint proposal reinforced the vision of a connected industry where data drives efficiency, security, and sustainability.
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Advanced Factories 2020: solutions for the digitalization of industry
In 2020, Geprom participated in Advanced Factories presenting its main industrial automation and digitalization solutions. In a context of accelerated transformation, the company showed how its MES/MOM, SCADA, QMS, and CMMS systems allow factories to improve traceability, optimize production, and ensure quality in real time. In addition, Geprom highlighted the importance of integrating people, processes, and technology to move towards a more efficient, flexible, and connected industry.
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Advanced Factories 2019: interoperability and future of the connected industry
In 2019, Geprom had a prominent participation in Advanced Factories with presentations in expert panels on interoperability of industrial systems and digitalization of processes. In addition to showcasing its portfolio of solutions in automation and MES/MOM software, the company reinforced its message on the importance of connecting data, people, and machines to achieve more efficient and flexible production. This edition consolidated Geprom’s presence at the event as a benchmark in the implementation of Industry 4.0 technologies.
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Advanced Factories 2018: Geprom’s first participation in the leading Industry 4.0 trade show
In 2018, Geprom participated for the first time in Advanced Factories, presenting its value proposition in industrial automation and process digitalization. The company showed how its solutions in MES software, quality control, and digital maintenance contribute to optimizing production and ensuring traceability in industrial environments. This first presence marked the beginning of a consolidated trajectory in the event, which year after year has become a showcase for its latest innovations in connected industry.
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Would You like to Visit Us at the Next Edition?
Book a meeting with our team during Advanced Factories and discover firsthand our solutions for industrial digitalization and automation. We will be happy to show you our demos, answer your questions, and explore how we can jointly drive the transformation of your plant.