{"id":1282,"date":"2026-08-26T14:03:29","date_gmt":"2026-08-26T12:03:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.smo.be\/?post_type=news&#038;p=1282"},"modified":"2026-09-30T09:34:36","modified_gmt":"2026-09-30T07:34:36","slug":"open-day-for-businesses","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.smo.be\/en\/nieuws\/open-bedrijvendag\/","title":{"rendered":"Open Day | Sunday 4 October 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1 dir=\"ltr\"><strong>You don\u2019t see that every day.<\/strong><\/h1>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">On Sunday 4 October, SMO, FleXiever, PINTRO and WIWAM will be opening their doors together as part of Open Business Day. Come and visit our brand-new premises in Eeklo and see for yourself how we build bespoke machinery and automation systems \u2014 from installations featuring dozens of robots to applications you won\u2019t find anywhere else.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>Sunday 4 October \u00b7 10.00 \u2013 17.00 \u00b7 Nieuwendorpe 14, 9900 Eeklo \u00b7 Free admission<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2 dir=\"ltr\">What can you expect?<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1287 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.smo.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/visual-4-fotos-300x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.smo.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/visual-4-fotos-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.smo.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/visual-4-fotos-1024x512.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.smo.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/visual-4-fotos-768x384.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.smo.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/visual-4-fotos-18x9.jpg 18w, https:\/\/www.smo.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/visual-4-fotos.jpg 1250w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Our engineers and technicians are on hand all day to show you what they\u2019re working on. Here are a few things you definitely shouldn\u2019t miss:<\/p>\n<ul dir=\"ltr\">\n<li><strong>A vehicle sawn in half live on air<\/strong> \u2014 see in real time how our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.smo.be\/en\/projects\/gantry-saw-with-diamond-cable\/\">portal saws<\/a> to set to work\n<ul dir=\"ltr\">\n<li><em>At fixed times: 11.00 \u2013 12.30 \u2013 15.00 \u2013 16.30<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>A system comprising 22 robots<\/strong> can be seen under construction<\/li>\n<li><strong>Our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.smo.be\/en\/projects\/automatic-cuffing-machine\/\">Pick &amp; Skewer<\/a> who makes her own kebabs<\/strong> \u2014 automation you can taste straight away<\/li>\n<li><strong>A system that looks after plants<\/strong> \u2014 technology with a green edge<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>And that\u2019s just the start: you can expect plenty more technology and interactive features dotted throughout the building<\/p>\n<h2 dir=\"ltr\">For young and old<\/h2>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">The SMO Open Day is a day out for the whole family. Whilst you take a look behind the scenes of mechanical engineering, there\u2019s also entertainment organised for the children. Feel free to pop in with your partner, children, friends or colleagues \u2014 there\u2019s something for everyone to see. You certainly won\u2019t go hungry here: chips are on offer, as are kebabs produced using our technology at one of our customers\u2019 sites.<\/p>\n<h2 dir=\"ltr\">Four brands, one building<\/h2>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Behind the doors of our premises in Eeklo, you\u2019ll find not one, but four specialist teams under one roof: <strong>SMO<\/strong> (custom machine construction), <a href=\"http:\/\/www.flexiever.be\"><strong>FleXiever<\/strong> <\/a>(screening solutions), <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pintro.be\"><strong>PINTRO<\/strong> <\/a>and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wiwam.com\"><strong>WIWAM<\/strong><\/a>. During Open Business Day, you\u2019ll get to know the whole group in a single visit.<\/p>\n<h2 dir=\"ltr\">Practical<\/h2>\n<ul dir=\"ltr\">\n<li><strong>When:<\/strong> Sunday 4 October, from 10.00 am to 5.00 pm<\/li>\n<li><strong>Where:<\/strong> Nieuwendorpe 14, 9900 Eeklo<\/li>\n<li><strong>Admission:<\/strong> free, no registration required<\/li>\n<li><strong>Organised by:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.openbedrijvendag.be\/\">Voka Open Business Day<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dit zie je niet elke dag. Op zondag 4 oktober zetten SMO, FleXiever, PINTRO en WIWAM samen de deuren open tijdens Open Bedrijvendag. Kom binnen in onze gloednieuwe gebouwen in Eeklo en ontdek met eigen ogen hoe wij maatwerkmachines en automatisatie bouwen \u2014 van installaties met tientallen robots tot toepassingen die je nergens anders ziet. [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":1286,"template":"","class_list":["post-1282","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Open Bedrijvendag | Zondag 4 oktober 2026 - SMO - Machinebouw<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.smo.be\/en\/news\/open-day-for-businesses\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Open Bedrijvendag | Zondag 4 oktober 2026 - SMO - Machinebouw\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Dit zie je niet elke dag. Op zondag 4 oktober zetten SMO, FleXiever, PINTRO en WIWAM samen de deuren open tijdens Open Bedrijvendag. Kom binnen in onze gloednieuwe gebouwen in Eeklo en ontdek met eigen ogen hoe wij maatwerkmachines en automatisatie bouwen \u2014 van installaties met tientallen robots tot toepassingen die je nergens anders ziet. [&hellip;]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.smo.be\/en\/news\/open-day-for-businesses\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"SMO - Machinebouw\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/SMOMachinebouw\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-09-30T07:34:36+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.smo.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/SMO-en-odb.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"758\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"505\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Estimated reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.smo.be\\\/nieuws\\\/open-bedrijvendag\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.smo.be\\\/nieuws\\\/open-bedrijvendag\\\/\",\"name\":\"Open Bedrijvendag | Zondag 4 oktober 2026 - SMO - Machinebouw\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.smo.be\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.smo.be\\\/nieuws\\\/open-bedrijvendag\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.smo.be\\\/nieuws\\\/open-bedrijvendag\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.smo.be\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/08\\\/SMO-en-odb.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-08-26T12:03:29+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-09-30T07:34:36+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.smo.be\\\/nieuws\\\/open-bedrijvendag\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.smo.be\\\/nieuws\\\/open-bedrijvendag\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.smo.be\\\/nieuws\\\/open-bedrijvendag\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.smo.be\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/08\\\/SMO-en-odb.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.smo.be\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/08\\\/SMO-en-odb.jpg\",\"width\":758,\"height\":505},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.smo.be\\\/nieuws\\\/open-bedrijvendag\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.smo.be\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Nieuws\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.smo.be\\\/nieuws\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":3,\"name\":\"Open Bedrijvendag | Zondag 4 oktober 2026\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.smo.be\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.smo.be\\\/\",\"name\":\"SMO Machinebouw | Engineering & productie onder \u00e9\u00e9n dak\",\"description\":\"Engineering &amp; productie onder \u00e9\u00e9n dak\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.smo.be\\\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.smo.be\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.smo.be\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"SMO - Machinebouw\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.smo.be\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.smo.be\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.smo.be\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/03\\\/cropped-SMO-favicon.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.smo.be\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/03\\\/cropped-SMO-favicon.png\",\"width\":512,\"height\":512,\"caption\":\"SMO - Machinebouw\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.smo.be\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/SMOMachinebouw\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.linkedin.com\\\/company\\\/smo-machinebouw\\\/\"]}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Open Day | Sunday 4 October 2026 \u2013 SMO \u2013 Mechanical Engineering","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.smo.be\/en\/news\/open-day-for-businesses\/","og_locale":"en_GB","og_type":"article","og_title":"Open Bedrijvendag | Zondag 4 oktober 2026 - SMO - Machinebouw","og_description":"Dit zie je niet elke dag. Op zondag 4 oktober zetten SMO, FleXiever, PINTRO en WIWAM samen de deuren open tijdens Open Bedrijvendag. Kom binnen in onze gloednieuwe gebouwen in Eeklo en ontdek met eigen ogen hoe wij maatwerkmachines en automatisatie bouwen \u2014 van installaties met tientallen robots tot toepassingen die je nergens anders ziet. [&hellip;]","og_url":"https:\/\/www.smo.be\/en\/news\/open-day-for-businesses\/","og_site_name":"SMO - Machinebouw","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/SMOMachinebouw","article_modified_time":"2026-09-30T07:34:36+00:00","og_image":[{"width":758,"height":505,"url":"https:\/\/www.smo.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/SMO-en-odb.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Estimated reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.smo.be\/nieuws\/open-bedrijvendag\/","url":"https:\/\/www.smo.be\/nieuws\/open-bedrijvendag\/","name":"Open Day | Sunday 4 October 2026 \u2013 SMO \u2013 Mechanical Engineering","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.smo.be\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.smo.be\/nieuws\/open-bedrijvendag\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.smo.be\/nieuws\/open-bedrijvendag\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.smo.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/SMO-en-odb.jpg","datePublished":"2026-08-26T12:03:29+00:00","dateModified":"2026-09-30T07:34:36+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.smo.be\/nieuws\/open-bedrijvendag\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-GB","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.smo.be\/nieuws\/open-bedrijvendag\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-GB","@id":"https:\/\/www.smo.be\/nieuws\/open-bedrijvendag\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/www.smo.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/SMO-en-odb.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.smo.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/SMO-en-odb.jpg","width":758,"height":505},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.smo.be\/nieuws\/open-bedrijvendag\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.smo.be\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Nieuws","item":"https:\/\/www.smo.be\/nieuws\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Open Bedrijvendag | Zondag 4 oktober 2026"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.smo.be\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.smo.be\/","name":"SMO Machinebouw | Engineering &amp; production under one roof","description":"Engineering &amp; production under one roof","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.smo.be\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.smo.be\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-GB"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/www.smo.be\/#organization","name":"SMO - Mechanical engineering","url":"https:\/\/www.smo.be\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-GB","@id":"https:\/\/www.smo.be\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/www.smo.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/cropped-SMO-favicon.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.smo.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/cropped-SMO-favicon.png","width":512,"height":512,"caption":"SMO - Machinebouw"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.smo.be\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/SMOMachinebouw","https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/smo-machinebouw\/"]}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.smo.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/1282","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.smo.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.smo.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.smo.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1286"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.smo.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1282"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}