IIoT Workshops Linz 2026
Date: Wednesday, 14 October 2026, from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m CEST
Location: TECHCENTER Linz Hilscher Austria GmbH Hafenstraße 47-51 4020 Linz (AUT)
Lecturer: Jan Luginbühl (Technical Product Consulting Hilscher Switzerland, Solothurn)
Price: 150,00 EUR, 1+1 free of charge for the second participant
Language: German
Participants: max. 14 participants
Target groups:
- Automation engineers
- Software developers
- Computer scientists
- Product managers
Objective:
- Learn how to collect and process industrial data and make it securely available for edge or cloud applications.
- Learn how to securely operate, connect, and manage IoT apps in industrial environments.
- Gain an understanding of modern IoT technologies and how they work together based on real-world industrial applications.
Prerequisites: General technical knowledge, laptop with internet access and browser
What to Expect:
IT/OT Access Methods:
- Learn about different data acquisition methods for both existing and new systems.
Industrial IoT Protocols:
- OPC UA and MQTT
OT Security:
- Gain insight into IEC 62443, the CRA, and NIS2 – from secure boot and device identities to network segmentation and secure cloud connectivity.
Containers & Edge:
- Get started with software virtualization using Docker, and learn how to create, deploy, and connect your own IIoT applications.
Cloud Connectivity:
- Securely transfer industrial data to the cloud and process it further.
Device Management:
- Easily manage, monitor, and update devices through centralized fleet management.
Hands-On Exercises
- Read sensor data via OPC UA and make it available for further processing.
- Efficiently publish and exchange sensor data via an MQTT broker.
- Set up containers for processing and analyzing the data.
- Securely transfer sensor data to the cloud and integrate cloud data back into the application.
Methodology
- Theory with practical exercises on your own laptop
- Teams of two each work on their own real training system
- Working with an IIoT edge gateway and sensorEDGE with Docker environment and device management