Lab tour Liege
Guided tour

Sirris Liège lab discovery: shaping tomorrow’s products

Discover how Sirris helps companies accelerate product development, validate innovations and reduce development risks through expert talks, lab demonstrations and networking at Sirris Liège.

30 years of expertise supporting industrial product innovation

Industrial prototyping helps companies reduce development risks, validate new concepts and accelerate the journey from idea to industrial product. 
As Sirris Liège celebrates 30 years of supporting product development, we invite you to see how industrial prototyping helps companies move from concept to industrial product. It combines design, engineering, manufacturing, testing and validation to reduce risk before industrialisation. 
 

During this afternoon session, we will present the technologies and capabilities that support industrial prototyping, including: 

Through expert talks, lab demonstrations and guided lab tours, you will visit our facilities in Seraing and see how Sirris supports product development, testing and validation. 

For whom?

Join this event if you want to understand how industrial prototyping helps companies reduce risk, validate innovation and accelerate industrialisation.

  • Product developers and R&D managers
  • Innovation, technology managers and quality managers
  • Engineers active in design, manufacturing, materials, testing or validation
  • Companies developing new products, technologies or applications
  • Start-ups, scale-ups and technology companies developing new products or technologies
  • Research organisations and innovation teams looking to accelerate product development and testing
  • Organisations interested in Sirris expertise, labs and facilities
     

Key takeaways

  • Understand how industrial prototyping accelerates the journey from concept to industrial product
  • See concrete examples of how companies use Sirris expertise to develop and validate new industrial products
  • Learn how additive manufacturing, micromanufacturing and embedded technologies are applied in industrial products
  • See applications such as high-performance heat exchangers, 3D-printed soft magnetic components and tungsten parts for future fusion reactors
  • Learn how recycled and non-virgin materials can be integrated into manufacturing processes and understand the challenges compared to virgin materials
  • Learn how testing and validation reduce development risks and improve product performance
  • Visit the Sirris labs and demonstrators in Seraing
  • Connect with Sirris experts and fellow innovators
  • Discover how Sirris can act as a leverage for your own R&D efforts by providing expertise, equipment, testing and validation capabilities throughout the product development process
     

Programme

Time

Topic

Speaker(s)

12:15–13:00Reception lunch 
13:00–13:05WelcomeJacques Halleux - Sirris
13:05–13:15IntroductionBas Rottier - Sirris
13:15–13:25Test labs
Discover how Sirris supports product testing and validation for industrial applications.
Hilde Krikor - Sirris
13:25–13:35Micromanufacturing
High-precision manufacturing of microscale components and systems.
Denis Vandormael - Sirris
13:35–13:45Industrial prototyping
Explore how to accelerate the journey from idea to industrial reality.
 
13:45–13:55Sustainable product development
Learn how to create innovative products that combine performance, competitiveness, and sustainability
 
13:55–14:05Computer vision & Edge AI
AI-powered imaging and vision solutions for industrial applications
 
14:05–14:15Additive Manufacturing and the Future of Sustainable Industry
Discover how recent advances in additive manufacturing enable high-performance heat exchangers, 3D-printed soft magnetic components and tungsten parts for future fusion reactors.
Olivier Rigo - Sirris
14:15–16:15Guided tour of the Sirris innovation labs and demonstrators
Explore the Seraing facilities and see how Sirris expertise and equipment support the development, testing and validation of next-generation industrial products
 
16:15–17:15Networking 

 

Date

08 October 2026 | 12:15 - 17:15

Location

Sirris Liège

Liège Science Park
Rue Bois Saint-Jean 12
4102 Seraing
Belgium

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Price

Free of charge, but registration is mandatory. Priority will be given to industrial companies and product developers.

Language

English

Status

Open

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adres events@sirris.be

Date

08 October 2026 | 12:15 - 17:15

Location

Sirris Liège

Liège Science Park
Rue Bois Saint-Jean 12
4102 Seraing
Belgium

Google maps

Price

Free of charge, but registration is mandatory. Priority will be given to industrial companies and product developers.

Language

English

Status

Open