With its unique concept, Smart Production Solutions (SPS) covers the entire spectrum of smart and digital automation – from simple sensors to intelligent solutions, from what is feasible today to the vision of a fully digitalized industrial world. SPS, located in Nuremberg, Germany, is an innovative platform for the automation industry with topics on control technology, electric drive systems, HMIs, software, sensors and mechanical infrastructure. Whether keynote, expert lectures or panel discussions, the SPS 2024 lecture program brings together high-profile speakers across a wide variety of channels, providing additional exchange opportunities beyond physical boundaries. Industry 4.0 is changing the entire world of industrial manufacturing. Increasing digitalization and intelligent networking of machines, systems, and products along the value chain opens up a whole new range of possibilities.