Workshop: AI Applications for Confectionery Production — Valencia, March 24, 2026
A one-day, hands-on workshop for confectionery production professionals. Train a defect detection model on real gummy rejects, query your own production data in plain language, and leave with a working proof of concept — not a slide deck.
AI Applications for Confectionery Production
Valencia — March 24, 2026 · 08:15–17:00 CET
12 participants max · €780 per person
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Agenda
08:15 – 09:00 Coffee and Welcome
09:00 – 10:45 Introduction to AI Technologies What is AI? How can it "see" and "speak"? Can it "think"? Basic principles of how industrial AI systems work. Review of products on the AI market.
11:00 – 11:45 Map Your Production Challenges What's your OEE today? What's your ideal production outcome? Discuss the problems stopping you from getting there.
11:45 – 12:45 Standing Lunch
Solve Your Challenges:
13:00 – 15:00 Try it yourself: AI with Cameras
- Measuring gummy viscosity from camera images
- Capturing data off screens and paper with smartphones
- Defect detection using AI models
- Integration with off-the-shelf equipment
15:30 – 16:30 Try it yourself: AI for Data Analysis Working with recipes, sensors, and alarms:
- Ask questions in plain language and watch AI analyze the data
- Automate routine analysis tasks
- Privacy: keeping data inside your network
16:30 – 17:00 Peer review and closing discussion
Objectives of the workshop
- Gain understanding on which technologies could address your challenges today.
- Grasp the possibilities of AI in 2026 and the dramatic changes of the last 10 years.
- Get hands-on experience with cameras and data analysis AI software, so that you can understand issues in your line faster.
Materials Provided
- Workshop documentation
- Technical specifications for demonstrated systems
- 3-month access to Octanis web platform for testing of AI models
Your Instructor
Sam Sulaimanov — LinkedIn Co-founder and Engineer at Octanis Instruments. Sam develops camera and AI systems for equipment manufacturers and operators using cutting-edge software and off-the-shelf hardware.
With technical support from Makat Candy Technology, a Syntegon company. Deep expertise in mogul line operation, starchless production, and confectionery manufacturing processes.
Details
- Date: Monday, March 24, 2026
- Time: 08:15–17:00 CET
- Location: Valencia, Spain (exact venue confirmed upon registration)
- Price: €780 per person (includes lunch, materials)
- Group size: Maximum 12 participants
- Language: English
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Places are limited to 12. Register early to secure your spot.
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