Quality Excellence OnSite: September 23 - 24, 2026 Valmont Industries Inc. (Omaha, NE)

As part of the Quality Excellence OnSite series, this event will take place on 23 - 24 September 2026 in Omaha (NE). The host is Valmont Industries Inc., a company that specializes in the manufacturing of vital agriculture and infrastructure components. Valmont (VMI) is publicly traded on the NYSE and is the largest manufacturing enterprise in Nebraska.

Experience Quality Firsthand

Gain practical insights into the selection, implementation, and use of our quality management and assurance software at Valmont through engaging presentations and live demonstrations. Discover how the company created a holistic, practical, and future-proof quality management framework that stands out for its clear information structures and exemplary practical benefits. We are already looking forward to welcoming you to our Quality Excellence OnSite and are confident that your participation will be more than worthwhile.

Topics & Presentations

1. Quality Excellence from Shop Floor to Top Floor

How a dedicated quality software solution facilitates total quality
This presentation provides a brief introduction to CAQ.Net software and how it addresses every aspect of quality – thus enabling effective, quality management, assurance, and control.

In this presentation you will learn:

• how CAQ software provides solutions for every quality-related demand
  
• how the shop floor and top floor of quality are brought together through software
  
• how to seamlessly integrate quality software in your company’s IT systems

2. Valmont & CAQ: The Path to Quality Excellence

How to design, implement, and roll out a global quality system
This presentation will highlight how Valmont assessed its quality management requirements, scoped the market, and discovered its ideal software partner in CAQ AG. Learn how the company found its way to CAQ.Net and successfully implemented the software solution across multiple sites worldwide.

In this presentation you will learn:

• how to determine your company’s quality software requirements
  
• how to choose the right software partner and precisely why CAQ AG was selected by Valmont
  
• how to plan and perform an enterprise-wide rollout of quality software

3. AI in Quality: Embedded AI in CAQ.Net

How to harness and utilize artificial intelligence in quality assurance & management
In this presentation we will introduce you to our CAQ embedded AI functions: module-specific and cross-modular AI assistants, which support you throughout the implementation of various quality-related tasks in our software. Find out what is possible today, what will be possible tomorrow, and where the AI quality roadmap is leading us.

In this presentation you will learn:

• how to use embedded AI in quality management & quality assurance
  
• how to draw on exemplary best practice when implementing AI projects
  
• how to manage expectations, maximize efficiency, and avoid pitfalls regarding AI implementation

23. September 2026 – Evening Programme

The Quality Excellence OnSite will begin with an evening programme on Wednesday September 23rd. We would like to invite all participants to enjoy pizza and drinks at the rooftop bar of Pitch Pizzeria West Omaha on the evening prior to the actual OnSite at Valmont’s HQ the following day.

• 17:30 Get Together
• 18:00 Dinner
• 22:00 Closing Time

24. September 2026 – Programme & Presentations

• 09:00 Welcome and Introduction
• 09:45 Safety Instructions & Video
• 10:00 Break
• 10:15 Quality Excellence from Shop Floor to Top Floor
• 10:45 Valmont & CAQ: The Path to Quality Excellence
• 12:15 Q&A
• 12:30 Lunch
• 13:30 Q&A II
• 13:45 AI in Quality: Embedded AI in CAQ.Net
• 15:00 Summary and Feedback
• 15:30 End

TAKEAWAY

Why should you attend and what will you take away from this event?
This event is ideal for anyone who is interested in learning how quality assurance and management processes are holistically digitalized in practice using sophistcated software solutions.

• Industry Insights
  Gain practical insights into the selection, implementation, and use of shop floor & top floor quality software solutions - honest information right from the user, right from the field.

• Cutting Edge Technology at Work
  Find out in detail what the most cutting edge software solutions for quality can do for you - what can contempory AI solutions offer you and your company in matters pertaining to quality and what does the roadmap have in store?

• Networking & Best Practice
  Meet quality professionals from a variety of industries, from all across America and the world - exchange best practice ideas and feel the pulse of quality in a one of a kind opportunity.

Event Location

Valmont Industries, Inc.
15000 Valmont Plaza | Omaha, NE 68154-5215 USA

Hotel Recommendations

We have a room block reserved at Hilton Garden Inn Omaha West for September 23, 2026 through September 24, 2026. Booking your room is simple. Just follow the link to Hilton Garden Inn Omaha West.

ABOUT VALMONT

Since 1946, Valmont has been a global leader that provides products and solutions to support vital infrastructure and advance agricultural productivity. With agriculture and infrastructure, Valmont serves two primary segments which are divided into six markets: Utility, Lighting and Transportation, Telecom, Coatings, Irrigation and Ag Tech. The company manufactures products in 83 facilities spread across six continents and does business in over 100 countries. Valmont Industries Inc. (VMI) is publicly traded on the NYSE.