On May 14, 2026, Istanbul hosted the Smart Factories Summit, Turkey's most influential smart factories event. Held at the prestigious Istanbul Marriott Hotel Asia Ataşehir, the gathering brought together industry experts and executives to discuss technological innovations, trends, and opportunities that will shape global manufacturing in the coming years.
The Epicenter of the smart industry in Turkey
With the optimized management of production centers as its central theme, the event featured several panels presented by experts and market leaders. Major industry references, such as Engin Alan, Co-Founder of Binovist and author of the book "Digitalization & CRM in AI Era," gave presentations that highlighted how process digitalization and automation bring crucial competitive advantages to companies, allowing for efficient time management, improved operational planning, and a substantial reduction in costs.

SoftExpert Suite: Complete technology for connected manufacturing
With a prominent presence at the event, SoftExpert took center stage in the panel “Completing What’s Truly Missing for Smart Factories: Working with Collective Intelligence”, conducted by Dr. Abdulkadir Gürsoy, chairman of Barca Dijital.
The highlight of the session was the demonstration of the SoftExpert Suite, a platform created by the company to support end-to-end digital transformation in organizations, from product design to execution on the production line.

The system's technological innovation caught the attention of attendees by directly addressing the event's central theme, since the platform integrates several operational management and compliance solutions into a single system.
