{"id":1170,"date":"2026-01-30T09:56:16","date_gmt":"2026-01-30T14:56:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/teamcenter-manufacturing\/?p=1170"},"modified":"2026-03-27T09:08:47","modified_gmt":"2026-03-27T13:08:47","slug":"realize-live-americas-2026-manufacturing-process-planning-solutions-in-action","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/teamcenter-manufacturing\/2026\/01\/30\/realize-live-americas-2026-manufacturing-process-planning-solutions-in-action\/","title":{"rendered":"Realize LIVE Americas 2026: Manufacturing Process Planning Solutions in action"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Realize LIVE 2026 is coming to the Americas. Join us in the Motor City of Detroit, June 1\u20134, 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Siemens\u2019 largest digital transformation conference is meant for manufacturing experts such as manufacturing planners, engineers, industrial engineers, and simulation engineers to learn from real-world examples and share practical insights into manufacturing process planning. The event focuses on real challenges, from planning complex products to keeping shopfloor operations aligned with design and manufacturing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:37px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Save the date<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Realize LIVE Americas 2026<\/strong><br>\ud83d\udccd Detroit | \ud83d\udcc5 June 1\u20134<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-16018d1d wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/events.sw.siemens.com\/en-US\/realizelive\/americas\/pricing-packages-americas\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Get your pass<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:29px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Start your digital transformation journey at Realize LIVE 2026<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Are you struggling to keep design, manufacturing, and the shopfloor in sync?<br>How do you handle design changes without disrupting assembly plans?<br>Can you use manufacturing process planning solutions to improve planning accuracy, reduce rework, or speed up assembly planning?<br>Do you have the right tools to manage changes, keep plans aligned with design and manufacturing, and ensure assembly runs smoothly on the shopfloor?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At Realize LIVE Americas, all these questions and more will be addressed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons alignwide is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-16018d1d wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/events.sw.siemens.com\/en-US\/realizelive\/americas\/pricing-packages-americas\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Sign Up for Early Bird Pricing at Realize LIVE Americas 2026<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Manufacturing planners, engineers, industrial engineers and simulation engineers<\/strong> will come together at Realize LIVE Americas to explore how teams use <strong>manufacturing process planning solutions<\/strong> to solve real challenges and keep design, planning and production aligned. Hear from peers who have faced similar issues and discover approaches that can be applied directly in your own work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:39px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/61\/2026\/01\/Realize-LIVE-Americas-2026-Save-the-date--1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1173\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/61\/2026\/01\/Realize-LIVE-Americas-2026-Save-the-date--1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/61\/2026\/01\/Realize-LIVE-Americas-2026-Save-the-date--600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/61\/2026\/01\/Realize-LIVE-Americas-2026-Save-the-date--768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/61\/2026\/01\/Realize-LIVE-Americas-2026-Save-the-date--1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/61\/2026\/01\/Realize-LIVE-Americas-2026-Save-the-date--2048x1152.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/61\/2026\/01\/Realize-LIVE-Americas-2026-Save-the-date--395x222.jpg 395w, https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/61\/2026\/01\/Realize-LIVE-Americas-2026-Save-the-date--900x506.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:34px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:29px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What to expect at Realize LIVE Americas 2026<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:13px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Attendees at Realize LIVE Americas often discover more than they expected, gaining practical ideas, new approaches, and connections that improve their planning work. Here\u2019s a look at what\u2019s coming in 2026: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:61px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cb-carousel-v2 cb-carousel-block\" data-cb-slides-per-view=\"1\" data-cb-slides-per-group=\"1\" data-cb-space-between=\"15\" data-cb-speed=\"300\" data-cb-navigation=\"true\" data-cb-pagination=\"true\" data-cb-breakpoints=\"{&quot;768&quot;:{&quot;slidesPerView&quot;:3,&quot;slidesPerGroup&quot;:1}}\"><div class=\"swiper\"><div class=\"cb-wrapper swiper-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-cb-slide-v2 cb-slide swiper-slide\">\n<p class=\"has-teal-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-e7271963a4644295cd141706896c456c\" style=\"font-size:23px\"><strong>3000+ attendees<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Connect with a diverse mix of users, experts, and partners tackling real challenges in process planning, assembly, and shopfloor execution.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cb-slide-v2 cb-slide swiper-slide\">\n<p class=\"has-teal-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-0b8f046472009ce1b365a267eedc5fbb\" style=\"font-size:23px\"><strong>450+ sessions<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Customer-led sessions and demos highlight practical insights across digital manufacturing, including planning, assembly, execution, and collaboration<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cb-slide-v2 cb-slide swiper-slide\">\n<p class=\"has-teal-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-e1e42d6caff8d8b52444af73fe54bf73\" style=\"font-size:23px\"><strong>Proven value<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Attendees return yearly to learn practical insights that drive better performance and stronger collaboration.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"cb-pagination swiper-pagination\"><\/div><div class=\"cb-button-prev swiper-button-prev\"><\/div><div class=\"cb-button-next swiper-button-next\"><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:55px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/events.sw.siemens.com\/en-US\/realizelive\/americas\/pricing-packages-americas\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"728\" height=\"90\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/61\/2026\/01\/728x90_max.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1187\" style=\"width:840px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/61\/2026\/01\/728x90_max.jpg 728w, https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/61\/2026\/01\/728x90_max-600x74.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 728px) 100vw, 728px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:51px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Connect, explore and learn best practices<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:29px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Realize LIVE supports learning through real examples and open discussion. Sessions are designed to help manufacturing planners and engineers understand how planning decisions play out in day-to-day manufacturing and assembly work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:29px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-teal-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-772e85a00d638db8cdab55532bb7d988\" style=\"font-size:23px\"><strong>Breakout sessions<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Explore breakout sessions on Teamcenter Easy Plan, including hands-on demos and practical examples to improve process and assembly planning.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-teal-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-a67feaa8af7c05c72787297d21ca30f1\" style=\"font-size:23px\"><strong>Technical tracks<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Attend peer-led technical tracks with case studies, actionable planning tips and tricks, and updates on the latest Teamcenter Easy Plan release for manufacturing planning.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:29px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-teal-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-84a14801b112e1fa8bc911da22a583f4\" style=\"font-size:23px\"><strong>Training and certification<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Gain hands-on experience with Teamcenter Easy Plan through Siemens Xcelerator Academy, learning planning workflows and concepts you can apply directly to daily engineering and manufacturing planning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-teal-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-06b693e632d2ede776691a20aae28065\" style=\"font-size:23px\"><strong>Solution Center <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Visit the Solutions Center to meet experts, explore trial software, engage with partners, and see live demonstrations of manufacturing planning solutions.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:32px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:23px\">Insights from Customer Experiences<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Customer presentations are a core part of Realize LIVE. They show how companies actually use manufacturing process and assembly planning in daily work, including examples from users of Teamcenter Easy Plan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At Realize LIVE, you\u2019ll see presentations that highlight what worked, what didn\u2019t, and what might be done differently next time. These real situations and lessons learned provide practical ideas that can be applied directly on the shopfloor. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Presenters show how manufacturing planning strategies are put into practice, how engineering and production stay aligned, and how changes are managed without slowing down the workflow. Participants can ask questions, compare approaches, and gather tips from peers who have faced similar challenges.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Last year at Realize LIVE Americas 2025, speakers from BSH Home Appliances Group, <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/teamcenter-manufacturing\/2025\/11\/06\/inside-fords-digital-transformation-with-teamcenter-for-manufacturing-planning-and-quality-management-video\/\">Ford Motor Company,<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/teamcenter-manufacturing\/2025\/08\/25\/mission-success-with-siemens-digital-manufacturing-at-axiom-space\/\">Axiom Space<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/teamcenter-manufacturing\/2025\/11\/10\/northrop-grummans-approach-to-connected-manufacturing-planning-with-teamcenter-easy-plan-video\/\">Northrop Grumman Corporation<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/teamcenter-manufacturing\/2025\/12\/16\/shl-medical-goes-paperless-with-siemens-manufacturing-planning-and-simulation-solutions-video\/\">SHL Medical<\/a>, and Paslin shared  the practical examples of how they tackled their manufacturing process planning and shopfloor challenges. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" data-id=\"1183\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/61\/2026\/01\/Ford.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1183\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Ford Motor Company<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"506\" height=\"410\" data-id=\"1182\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/61\/2026\/01\/NGC.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1182\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Northrop Grumman Corporation<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:58px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Realize LIVE 2025\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/BOTaT0F7Yds?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Join us at Realize LIVE Americas 2026<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:29px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Bring your real-world challenge to Realize LIVE and gain practical solutions you can apply immediately. 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