Practical Information with Technical Relevance at the 2026 Control Expert Days
The Quality Assurance (QA) community will meet at the Control Expert Days in Stuttgart to exchange professional insights on the 20th and 21st of May, 2026
As a newly launched industry event, the Control Expert Days accompany and complement the Control international trade fair for quality assurance, which will now take place once every 2 years and thus for the next time in 2027. The Control Expert Days feature expert presentations, keynote speeches, panel discussions and a variety of networking opportunities. This year’s focus is on sustainability and AI. The event programme promises significant benefits for everyone involved, because its thematic content focuses on topics that are highly relevant to manufacturing as well as non-manufacturing companies.
The headline for the first day of the expert event reads “Quality Management Plus Sustainability: How to Get Your QM Department Ready for the Future”. This topic is highly relevant because numerous quality assurance measures have a direct impact on error prevention, the reduction of scrap, process efficiency, the conservation of resources and cost savings. Distributed over the course of the day, QA experts from various companies will hold presentations on topics such as laser ultrasound for inline testing of internal defects in production, intelligent data analysis and modern test process management. Event participants are looking forward to the keynote speech by Dipl.-Ing. Michael Salamon from the Fraunhofer Institute for Integrated Circuits IIS in Fürth, Development Centre for X-Ray Technology, on the topic of “Future X-Ray Technology – Sustainability in Quality Assurance and the Consumer Sector”. Not least of all, the moderated panel discussion on the topic of “Quality Management plus Sustainability” is also being eagerly anticipated.
Keynote Speeches, Panel Discussions and Best Practice Examples
The second day of the Control Expert Days will seek answers to the question “AI in Quality Assurance: Where Do we Stand Today?” Where is AI already helpful in quality assurance, and in which applications will it still be a while before AI can be used and quality assurance can be conducted on demand? In this regard, the keynote speech by Dr. Henrike Stephani from the Fraunhofer Institute for Industrial Mathematics (ITWM) entitled “AI in Quality Control – Opportunities and Challenges in Industrial Applications” will provide an up-to-date overview. Specific information and valuable food for thought will also be provided at the company presentations, which will deal with topics such as smart quality control through sensor fusion and integrated management systems in everyday practice, and will offer insights into how AR and AI can optimise visual quality inspection. The second day will also end with an exciting Control Expert Days talk within the framework of a moderated panel discussion on the topic of the day.
Two Days of World-Class Business and Communication
Quality assurance, innovation and sustainable business practices are closely interlinked. For example, QA is becoming a genuine driver of sustainable value creation in real-world practice thanks to predictive quality, because the use of AI permits the analysis of quality, process and usage data, thus making it possible to generate forecasts.
The QA community is looking forward to two interesting days at the event. The new QA industry event, which supplements the trade fair, combines various communication formats for the exchange of practical information. The objective is to gain new insights into how different QA measures support sustainable production and cost-efficient management, because companies are focused on becoming quicker, more efficient and more cost-effective – which also includes reducing scrap and avoiding waste, as well as optimising workflows and manufacturing processes. Participants at the Control Expert Days are sure to pick up highly valuable and practical information during the event.
Knowledge Transfer with Focus on Conciseness and Usefulness
Conciseness, efficiency and high levels of technical relevance will be the key features of this new format as a supplement to the trade fair. The 2026 Control Expert Days will take place from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on the 20th and 21st of May, 2026. The event will be held in hall 9 at the west entrance of the Stuttgart Exhibition Centre. Participants and expert visitors will benefit from the easily accessible location adjacent to Stuttgart International Airport, with parking available on site. Admission is free for interested experts who would like to take advantage of the opportunity for a personal exchange of ideas on both days.
