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AI Alone Is Not Enough. How to Build Resilient Digital Solutions? Advice from TAL 2026 Speakers
How can you design “Digital by Design” solutions that can scale and adapt without major interventions? And where should AI be applied so that it becomes part of everyday processes and still makes sense a year from now? Ahead of the Trends in Automotive Logistics conference, we asked this year’s speakers two questions that companies frequently face during digitalisation projects. Experts from Amazon, Škoda Auto and Aimtec share their perspectives. More insights and practical experience will be presented on 16 June 2026 in Pilsen. Expect real-world automation project stories and recommendations on how to avoid dead ends.
AI in Aimtec solutions: put to practical, purposeful and meaningful use
Without a clear goal, AI is only a costly experiment. “Artificial intelligence is no longer just a supporting tool, it’s become an active element in the digital ecosystem," says Aimtec’s Supply Chain Solution Director Rostislav Schwob. So what does an AI deployment that actually delivers measurable results look like? Here are several examples of how artificial intelligence runs through Aimtec’s solutions for companies in logistics and manufacturing.
Digital by Design: Digitalisation Is Not a Patch, It Is the Foundation
This year’s Trends in Automotive Logistics (TAL) conference marks a double milestone: the 25th edition of the event coincides with Aimtec’s 30th anniversary. Yet the significance goes beyond round numbers. The conference subtitle Digital by Design raises a question that many manufacturing companies are currently facing: how to approach digitalisation strategically without being constrained by the legacy of historical systems.
Zebra ZEC500: A Brain for a Modern Workstation
What if just a little box behind a monitor was enough to give you a powerful, secure and fully manageable enterprise PC? The Zebra ZEC500 Enterprise Computer does just that. This compact device is built on Zebra’s proven Android platform, which links the worlds of mobile terminals, kiosks, digital signage and the shop floor into a single smart ecosystem.
Digitalisation Doesn’t Work without People: How Safran Cabin Saved 75 Million Euros
What is the cost of digitalisation when it isn't used in your operations? And what decides whether people will adopt a new tool, or bypass it with Excel instead? At the TAL 2025 conference, Selim Caluwaerts, Chief Data Officer and DigiMaps Program Director at Safran Cabin, explained that the key is not technology; it’s working with people, processes and data. And that skipping steps doesn't pay off!
How can an upgrade done right save your operations? Aimtec’s Petr Stejskal has a clear answer
In our interview with Aimtec CTO Petr Stejskal, we look at lifecycle management, data security, the benefits of upgrading mobile terminals and more. See how mobile terminals are managed in manufacturing and logistics, with practical examples showing how a well-planned upgrade can make operations easier and more efficient – and the impact of form factor on hardware choices.
BMW iFACTORY: 36 Million Parts Each Day, One Digital System
BMW Group is going through a fundamental transformation. Each of its thirty global manufacturing plants is gradually becoming an iFACTORY – a modern operation that’s effective, sustainable and digital. This is not a pilot project, but a shift in its global manufacturing system towards comprehensive and innovative thinking. Forever. At Trends in Automotive Logistics (TAL) 2025, Tobias Mayr, BMW Group’s General Manager IT Inbound Logistics, provided a behind-the-scenes look at this transformation.
Vinyl Production at GZ Media Is Built on Expertise, Technology and a Good Team
System sustainability, availability and AI – where to focus development for long‑term value
Seven years ago, Jan Kocián joined us as the head of product development for Aimtec DCIx. Ever since, he’s been focused on managing this digitalisation platform’s development team, developing it and improving its features and technology. He says much has changed today: the solution has seen a major transformation, its team has doubled, and performance, security and flexibility demands keep on growing. We chatted about how the development approach has changed, why system sustainability and effective cloud management matter, and some ways to leverage AI in logistics and manufacturing.
From Pilot Project to Operations: How Škoda Auto Is Implementing AI in Logistics
What’s the best way to deal with 3,500 freight vehicles a day, 93 systems in logistics and rapid data growth? Škoda Auto is betting on a combination of digitalisation, standardisation and the targeted use of artificial intelligence. At Trends in Automotive Logistics 2025, the company’s logistics systems coordinator Mojmír Barák explained how it’s moving AI out of laboratory conditions into real operations and how to build people’s trust in new technologies.
Helping through Code: How a Life‑Changing Programming Contest Began
Can a hackathon for young programmers help solve a problem that’s been beyond the reach of medicine? Now we know that the answer is yes. #AimtecHackathon proves it. Competing teams address challenges sent in by specific people with disabilities and non-profit organisations. We spoke with its main organiser Petra Šteklová about the road that led to today’s version of this hacker competition.
Panel Discussion on the Future of Logistics: AI, Work with Data and a Clash of Generations
The era of merely collecting data is behind us. Now we have to decide: what’s the right way to use that data – and protect it? The “Digital. Future-Proof?” panel discussion at the Trends in Automotive Logistics 2025 conference this May touched on a number of fundamental questions related to the digitalisation of logistics. The panel’s experts shared their views and experience regarding artificial intelligence, cybersecurity and changing job roles, as well as how to bridge the generation gap in the workplace.
