11 /13 Feb 2026
The conference concluded with a very clear message: automation, AI, and digitalization are not "trends," but concrete levers for boosting competitiveness and industrial capacity—even during a phase of profound reconversion and transformation in the automotive and aerospace sectors.
During these days, DRIVE2CHANGE has been working alongside CIM Competenze per Industria e Manifattura (CIM Competences for Industry and Manufacturing) to support and accelerate the digital transformation of companies and public administrations, with valuable content and discussions. Among the highlights:
1) Advanced Robotics: Evolutions, Impacts, and Prospects
In Enrico Pisino's presentation of the paper "Advanced Robotics in Industry: Technological Evolutions, Impacts, and Prospects" (in collaboration with ARTES 4.0 - Competence Center 4.0), I was struck by a powerful concept: today, the evolution of robotics requires expanding the "ingredients" needed to build effective solutions.
Traditional skills are crucially complemented by the ability to collaborate and interact with new machines and anthropomorphic cobots. And as with any recipe, there are no absolute rules: what matters is the ability to balance technologies, skills, and context with pragmatism and experience.
2) Round Table "Aerospace & Automotive: New Opportunities for Development and Innovation"
The message that emerged was clear: automotive and aerospace are different in terms of cycles and volumes, but they can share the same urgent needs—skills and industrial fabric—to remain competitive in terms of costs, quality, and time-to-market. To do this, end-to-end processes must be digitized and AI must be used effectively to improve design, industrialization, and operations.
The conversion from the automotive to the aerospace sector cannot be solely technological: it requires a structured path based on innovation, training and retraining, networking between SMEs and large players, and access to financing to support investment and growth.
3) "Integrate today to compete tomorrow": digitizing the factory, seriously
Antonio Tripodi (AEC SOLUZIONI srl) also gave a very concrete presentation: competitiveness comes from operational digitalization of the factory with MES solutions like JPIANO, now enhanced by new AI capabilities to address complexity, variability, and performance demands.
🔎 My personal summary: technology matters, but the real accelerator is the integration of strategy, processes, data, skills, and organizational culture. This is where the difference between "adoption" and "transformation" lies.
📩 If you'd like to discuss potential digital, organizational, or cultural transformation projects, DM me: I'd be happy to understand your priorities and explore a concrete path together.