innovation dinner

The road to digital manufacturing

An evening with Royal Boon Edam

Everyone wants to produce smarter, faster and more flexibly. But how do you go from a few digital steps to truly digital manufacturing?

It is about more than technology alone. To truly manufacture digitally, all parts of the business need to be seamlessly aligned: from design to production, from planning to delivery.

Standardization, just-in-time delivery and customer focus require a new way of thinking. And that brings its share of challenges, especially for SMEs.

HOW DO THEY DO IT AT ROYAL BOON EDAM?

During this Innovation Dinner, Aron Waas of Royal Boon Edam talks openly about the digital challenges of one of the best-known manufacturers in the region. Because they differ less from those of the average SME than you might think.

Come and hear Aron Waas - Global Supply Chain Director | Royal Boon Edam

Royal Boon Edam is a Dutch family business that has been active for 150 years in entrance solutions for buildings around the world, from revolving doors to secure access systems.
The company works with partners worldwide and has production sites on three continents.
During the dinner, Global Supply Chain Director Aron Waas shares how digitalization helps align production and collaboration within such an international supply chain.

Waas offers an honest look at practice: where do you start, what does it deliver and what turns out to be harder than expected?

During the Innovation Dinner
we discuss the future of manufacturing in a connected supply chain. What does digital manufacturing mean in practice, and how can data, people and machines reinforce each other?
In an informal setting with peers, you exchange experiences and hear how others are taking the step toward digital manufacturing.
You can join on your own, but you will get even more out of it together with a colleague.

What does it cost to join this innovation dinner?

Thanks to the European EDIH program, participation is free of charge. We do ask for a signed state aid declaration.

The road to

digital manufacturing

Innovation Dinner with Royal Boon Edam

Time:

5:30 PM - 8:00 PM

Date:

Wed, November 26, 2025

Venue:

3dmz, Oudeweg 91 - 95, Haarlem

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Disclaimer:

We aim for a balanced mix of participants. For this reason, your registration may not automatically lead to participation. We reserve the right to select participants based on criteria that best match the goals of our events and meetings.

This Innovation Dinner is made possible in part by: