Fraunhofer Institute for Nondestructive Testing IZFP 
Predictive Maintenance—proactive maintenance—goes hand in hand with the increasing digitalization across all industrial sectors. Particularly in cost-driven industries and within a challenging market environment, it has now established itself as a core maintenance strategy or is—in combination with other strategies—preferred for critical components. Thanks to intelligent sensor technology and sophisticated data analysis, understanding of a company’s own machinery is growing, and experienced maintenance engineers rave about the resulting reliability, increased resilience, and availability of their processes.
With the “Predictive Maintenance“ conference, TÜV SÜD provides a forum to learn about the latest state of the art, facilitate exchange among experts from the chemical and process industries as well as the energy sector, and benefit from colleagues’ success stories as well as the setbacks and missteps encountered during the implementation of these inherently smart maintenance strategies. Among the participants and on the conference’s expert committee are Germany’s leading maintenance managers, who are eager to share their experiences and knowledge.
The focus will be on sharing practical experience—which predictive maintenance approaches and methodologies have been applied, which modern monitoring, diagnostic, and testing methods have been used, and how these can be further improved. What makes sense and is economically viable for large corporations as well as smaller companies? In which areas are the new approaches superior to current maintenance strategies?
The conference is aimed at:
- Plant operators
- Grid operators
- Energy suppliers
- Component manufacturers
- Service providers and testing service providers
- Universities and research institutions
- Expert organizations
- Technical insurers
who are active in the fields of conventional and renewable energy technology, the process industry, the pharmaceutical industry, and grid supply, particularly in the areas of maintenance and servicing.
A special highlight: On behalf of Fraunhofer IZFP, Prof. Hans-Georg Herrmann is actively involved in the technical committee and helps shape the conference program.
The Call for Papers is currently open: Submit your contributions on topics such as condition monitoring, AI in maintenance, or supply security (deadline: May 13, 2026).