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I am a manufacturing and material\u2011flow simulation specialist with over 20 years in the automotive industry, focusing on digital twins of production lines, OEE improvement and Industry 4.0 maintenance concepts. I combine deep experience in production planning and process optimization with advanced discrete\u2011event simulation using Siemens Plant Simulation and custom Python tooling. Over the last decade, I have simulated and optimized nearly all combustion and electric engine lines at Audi Hungaria, providing decision support on capacity, layouts and buffers for designers and management. I developed PSPY, a Python\u2013Plant Simulation framework for automated result collection and cross\u2011model evaluation, and statistical capacity tools that speed up planning decisions. I also integrated machine\u2011learning structures (e.g. Scikit\u2011learn models such as Bayesian methods and decision forests) into simulation workflows for faster evaluation of change scenarios. My work includes concrete business impact, such as a 500 k\u20ac saving by virtually optimizing a production line and avoiding additional equipment investment. Beyond project work, I contribute to methodology and standards, including participation in process\u2011simulation working groups and contributions to automotive simulation libraries for engine mounting and machining.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","class_list":["post-42905","speaker","type-speaker","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":{"sd_profile_photo":"https:\/\/www.iottechexpo.com\/europe\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/marc-hermans.jpg","sd_job_title":"Senior Digital Manufacturing and Simulation Architect","sd_company":"Audi","sd_company_photo":"https:\/\/www.iottechexpo.com\/europe\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/f81d0292.jpg","at_europe":true,"at_global":false,"at_north_america":false,"at_virtual":false,"event_name":"","link_to_session":"","presentation_title":"","date_of_presentation":"","time_of_presentation":"","presentation_stage_name":"","extra_session_details":"","featured":false,"current":false,"previous":false,"sd_linkedin_url":"","sd_twitter_url":"","sd_website_url":""},"yoast_head":"\nMarc Hermans - Speaker - IoT Tech Expo Europe<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Marc Hermans will be speaking at Europe's largest Internet of Things Conference & Exhibition; 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