Come and visit us!
Hall A1, Stand 441
- Let us show you the tried-and-tested 4.0 equipment!
- Let us introduce you to the surprising solution to the skills shortage!
- Let us demonstrate the savings potential and solutions for energy self-sufficiency in your systems!
Make an appointment now for IFAT@office IFAT on site
Digitalization, 4.0 network management, 4.0 equipment for stormwater tanks and wastewater treatment plants as well as 4.0 energy determine the decision-making processes in the wastewater industry through the KARL municipal wastewater directive. The worsening shortage of skilled workers is more of an opportunity for a more resilient wastewater industry than just a risk. NIS2 and KRITIS pose further challenges for the industry. HST is the only company in the water industry to offer networked solutions to these issues through system expertise.
From May 4 – 7, 2026, experience system expertise in all its facets and convince yourself of equipment for companies, plants and facilities in the water industry. Find out at our HST trade fair stand, Hall A1, Stand 441, how you can use
- 4.0 network management to make optimum use of existing storage space,
- 4.0 energy to secure the emergency power supply and achieve energy self-sufficiency,
- 4.0 equipment for rainwater basins and flood protection FortschrittMACHER!
You can look forward in particular to our world first: AI image processing to identify anomalies. You can find the first detailed information in our News 2026!
IFAT Lectures
We kick off our celebration evenings with prominent specialist presentations on the aforementioned topics. We warmly welcome you every day from 17:00 to meet up with friends and colleagues.
| Date | Lecture title | Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| 04.05.2026 17:00h | Photonic technologies for water analysis | Prof. Dr. Schnabel |
| 05.05.2026 17:00h | When cybersecurity becomes physical: The new reality for critical infrastructure | Prof. Dr. Zenger |
| 06.05.2026 17:00h | Emergency power and energy self-sufficiency - solutions for electricity and heat |
Dr. Maaß Florian Bleffert |
| 07.05.2026 tbd | Smart City - Network management |
Prof. Müller-Czygan Maximilian Wulfert |
HST IMPORTANT QUESTIONS ABOUT IFAT@Office
- How and how to reliably and accurately record and log overflow water volumes at weir thresholds, even with movable weirs or trash racks?
- How and with what can you reliably and calibratedly measure, control and regulate discharge and flow water volumes?
- How and with what can stormwater tanks and storm sewers be cleaned effectively with the least amount of energy and 4.0 technology?
- How and with what can we ensure less pollution and retention of microplastics at overflows and discharges into water bodies?
- How and with what can sewer networks and central and special structures in the network be protected against backwater and flooding?
- How and how can the storage volume of sewer storage tanks and stormwater tanks be increased without increasing the storage space?
- How and how can separation and overflow structures be designed in much smaller dimensions and thus with lower construction costs?
- How can intelligent sensors, automation and actuators be used to make better and networked use of existing and planned storage spaces?
- How and how can the tasks and scope of typical services in the company be reduced when there is a shortage of skilled workers, without restricting the legal requirements for self-monitoring?
- How to implement and improve modern business management and organization through digitalization?
- How and by what means can you successfully train and educate your own trainees in the IT sector, even without your own trainers?
- How to view, track and remotely control systems with technical equipment and processes from any location?
- What is the most cost-effective way to replace old control systems with a modern SCADA system?
- How can you organize your scheduled, repeatable and event-oriented tasks in operation, maintenance and repair using digitalization and save time?
- How to make IT systems secure in facilities and organizations?
- How and with what does the wastewater treatment plant obtain a secure and permanently inexpensive energy supply?
- How and with what can electrical and thermal energy consumption at wastewater treatment plants be checked and reduced?
- What effects and benefits can heat exchangers have on wastewater treatment plants?
- How and how can you design and use sedimentation or flotation systems for solids separation more efficiently and economically?
- How and with what can large quantities of water be removed from SBR systems without the risk of sludge discharge using an extraction device?
- How and why can turnkey and compact SBR wastewater treatment plants be built in the shortest possible construction time?
- How and with what can the sewage treatment plant-sewer network system be networked and what advantages does this offer?
- How and with what can you significantly reduce the energy requirements and wear and tear of pumps in pumping stations?
- How to construct very compact and economical flood pumping stations using special equipment?
- Which measurement and automation technology can turn your pumping station into a flexible and smart pumping station?
- How and with what can purely pneumatic pumping stations be energetically renovated?
- How to generate and store energy on farms, central and special buildings and retrieve it according to the processes in operation or in emergencies?
- How can you use warm wastewater for heating?
- Inventories and energy analyses as the basis for subsidies and 4.0 energy technology equipment?
- How can software and automation technology be used to improve load shifting, tariff utilization, balancing energy, emergency power supply, monitoring and efficiency?
We look forward to seeing you!
