From February 26 to 28, 2024, Researcher Krisjanis Nesenbergs and Scientific Assistant Vladislavs Medvedevs from the Institute of Electronics and Computer Science (EDI) engaged in the Horizon Europe Chips-JU “Reliable Powerdown for Industrial Drives (R-PODID)” project workshop in Istanbul (Turkey). This collaborative endeavor saw them visiting the Arçelik Electronics Plant, where they conducted practical experiments as well as discussed IIoT connectivity development with fellow partners from Turkey (ARCELIK, BEWELL) and Portugal (ITAV).