The Bavarian Brunch for Component Manufacturers
Our popular manufacturer event at SPS has become a well-established tradition - and a great success year after year. On Wednesday, 26 November 2025, from 9:30 to 12:30, we invite you to join us for the Bavarian Brunch, where you’ll gain exciting insights into the EPLAN Data Portal, hear best practices directly from industry experts, and enjoy valuable networking opportunities with other component manufacturers.
Enjoy traditional Bavarian specialties like Weißwurst and pretzels, exchange ideas on the latest developments in device data, and take advantage of an exclusive guided tour of the joint EPLAN and Rittal booth.
The event will take place in room Athen (NCC Mitte, level 1) at the NürnbergConvention Center.
| 09.30 – 09.40 am | Opening, general update and worldwide view on the EPLAN Data Portal Company: EPLAN Presenter: Tim Stegmann, Head of Sales and Business Development DDBS |
| 09.40 – 10.00 am | High-quality product data – The key to digital transformation and sustainable growth Company: HIK (EPLAN Application Partner) Presenter: Stefan Kessler, Business Development Manager This practical presentation explores the challenges and benefits of high-quality product data for users. It highlights current issues from multiple perspectives and then presents strategies for acquiring high-quality product data. The advantages are illustrated through real-world examples, demonstrating how quality data drives efficiency and success. |
| 10.00 – 10.20 am | 15,000 product variants, one system – Best practice for scalable data creation Company: iCONTEN (EPLAN Technology Partner) Presenter: Darijo Baricevic, Manager How can more than 15,000 product variants be efficiently represented digitally – without data chaos and with maximum quality? In this best-practice presentation, you’ll learn how to successfully scale product data creation – and how a well-designed system can help you automatically generate and keep your digital product data up to date. |
| 10.20 – 10.35 am | Coffee Break |
| 10.35 – 10.55 am | Collaborative engineering with ECLASS and the Asset Administration Shell Company: Phoenix Contact (EPLAN Strategic Partner) & EPLAN Presenters: Josef Schmelter, Master Specialist Classification @ Phoenix & Johannes Geyrhalter, Partner Manager @ EPLAN This presentation demonstrates how the Asset Administration Shell (AAS) and ECLASS standards ensure data consistency throughout the industrial value chain. It covers the application of ECLASS (including ECLASS Advanced) and presents practical AAS use cases, a demonstrator, and plans for the productive implementation of the standard. |
| 10.55 – 11.15 am | EPLAN Smart Sourcing – Building the bridge between engineering and purchasing Company: EPLAN Presenter: Maurice Molinari, Business Owner DDBS This presentation gives an overview of the new product EPLAN Smart Sourcing (ESS) which enables EPLAN users to access product information from distributors and manufacturers as early as in the engineering process. It explores how ESS solves a huge pain point in engineering and how distributors and manufacturers benefit from this as well. |
| 11.15 – 11.30 am | Summary and EPLAN Data Standard Champions Award Company: EPLAN Presenters: Presenters: Tim Stegmann, Head of Sales and Business Development DDBS & Josefine Heck, Business Owner DDBS |
| 11.30 am – 12.30 pm | Bavarian Brunch |
| 12.45 – 13.45 pm | Optionally: Guided tour on the joint booth of EPLAN, Rittal and Cideon |
