Maintenance Fair 2026
Want to stay up to date on the latest in maintenance? Then we hope you'll head to Gothenburg, more specifically to the Maintenance Fair 2026! Between March 10-13, our own experts will also be offering live recordings of our podcast "Beyond Tomorrow – Maintenance," where you as a visitor and listener can take part in engaging discussions and insightful interviews with leading experts and specialists from Swedish industry.
The Beyond Tomorrow podcast - Entertainment
Beyond Tomorrow – Maintenance is the podcast where we at Plantvision the Maintenance Fair collaborate to offer visitors and listeners a unique and highly topical podcast, covering everything from important knowledge and new insights to industry trends. It will be an exciting mix of Plantvision's experts and interviews with subject matter experts from Swedish industry. You will gain access to the latest insights on a wide range of topics such as IoT, data-driven maintenance, digital twins, and AI, to name a few.
Come and listen live at our booth A03:12 or follow the podcast on your favorite podcast app and listen whenever you want – the future starts now!
TIP! On the podcast channels below, you can follow this year's events and listen to all the episodes recorded during the 2024 Entertainment Fair!
Podd program
Times refer to live recording in the booth. The episodes will be available on the podcast channel approximately 1-2 hours after recording. (Note: Times and speakers are subject to change.)
Managing Spare Parts Efficiently with Charles Mackenzie (SPARETECH)
How can we become more sustainable across every industry when it comes to spare parts? Why is there so much confusion that leads to friction, frustrated people, increased costs, and wasted resources? In this episode, Josef Forsman of Plantvisionspeaks with Charles Mackenzie from SPARETECH about the key challenges companies face.
11:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
Self-Sustaining IoT Sensor Systems for Sustainable Maintenance with Cristina Rusu (RISE)
In this episode, Plantvision’s Emily Hoordad and Cristina Rusu from RISE meet to discuss how the Internet of Things (IoT) and Industry 4.0 are increasing the need for efficient systems for monitoring, data collection, and sensor distribution. Miniaturized sensor systems are currently limited by their reliance on electrical cables and short battery life, which creates bottlenecks in many applications. One solution is to harvest energy from the environment, for example, through vibrations from motors and pumps, thermal gradients in internal combustion engines, or solar energy. Such energy-harvesting systems can be self-sustaining and operate throughout the entire lifespan of the application.
15.00 - 15.30
Plantvision experts speak at the fair
Operational reliability in automated industry – is predictive maintenance a must?
Andreas Eriksson | Senior Consultant
Ann-Sofi Fagerström | Senior Consultant
Time: Tuesday, March 10, 2:00–2:20 p.m.
Location: Innovation Stage
Predictive maintenance is no longer a vision of the future but a necessity in an industry that wants to be competitive, sustainable, and safe. As processes become increasingly automated, there is no manual backup—a stoppage can cost money, safety, and trust. Yet many hesitate to invest in predictive maintenance. Where is the line between what we can afford not to do and when is the time ripe to act? In this conversation, we explore the perspectives, drivers, and difficult trade-offs surrounding predictive maintenance.
Streamline maintenance work with mobile solutions
Andreas Eriksson | Senior Consultant
Robert Velén | Specialist Consultant
Time: Wednesday, March 11, 2:00–2:20 p.m.
Location: Innovation Stage
How can tablets and mobile phones simplify and improve the daily lives of maintenance technicians? By working digitally instead of with piles of paper, binders, and drawings, you can save time and improve the quality of your maintenance work. Using concrete and practical examples, Andreas and Robert show how mobile solutions support the entire maintenance process—from maintenance measures and safety inspections to fault reporting and work order management.
Digitization of production – From the design table to a modern factory
Josef Forsman | Senior Consultant
Lydia Söderlund | Senior Consultant
Time: Thursday, March 12, 12:30–12:50 p.m.
Location: Innovation Stage
In this presentation, you’ll gain insight into how digital solutions streamline plant construction for companies—from P&ID design to control systems and production monitoring. Using real-world examples from innovative companies in the field of sustainable recycling, we’ll demonstrate how reusing process data from the design phase creates an efficient flow of information, reduces duplicate work, and improves traceability. These methods not only increase quality and efficiency but also lay the foundation for more sustainable and future-proof production.
The digital thread through the factory
Lydia Söderlund | Senior Consultant
Time: Friday, March 13, 12:30–12:50 p.m.
Location: Innovation Stage
Discover how a fully integrated factory strengthens competitiveness and meets future demands for traceability, quality, and efficiency. From a uniform data structure to smarter working methods and AI-powered analytics that increase transparency, create consensus, and provide a better basis for decision-making to drive production forward.
Visit us at booth A03:12
Come and talk to our experts about how you can take your production to the next level. We offer insights into production management at different levels - from ensuring the operational status and reliability of your production facilities (to maximize utilization and minimize losses), to simulating, automating and improving your production processes. Given the many challenges in today's world, we also put a strong focus on cybersecurity, to protect your business against potential threats.
Contact us
Want to know more about the event or have questions? Do not hesitate to get in touch.
If you would like to participate in the podcast during one of our open times, please contact Lydia or visit our booth (A03:12).
Lydia Söderlund | Senior Consultant, Plantvision | plantvision | +46 730 39 30 89
Rigmor Dalin | Sales & Solutions Manager, Plantvision | plantvision | +46 730 91 82 69