The University of Nottingham and PROFACTOR are organizing the IPAS 2020 Conference (https://www.ipas-seminar.com/) . The 9th edition of the seminar will have a specific focus on informatics, AI and smart technologies for precision assembly. Originally conceived by the micro-assembly community, the seminar has now grown to include a wide scope of assembly processes and applications from micro products to large aerostructures where precision, cost-efficiency and quality are of critical importance.