Manufacturing and Engineering Week is all set to return in 2023. | So Good News

Nineteen Group has announced the relaunch of Manufacturing and Engineering Week in June 2023.

The week-Fri festival combines live and digital events and celebrates the best the UK industrial sector has to offer. At the center of the week are four exhibitions: Design and Engineering Exhibition; Drives & Controls, including AirTech and Fluid Power and Systems; Smart Factory Expo and Maintec take place at Birmingham’s NEC.

Commenting on the news, Peter Jones, CEO of Nineteen Group, said: “We’ve launched our first Manufacturing & Engineering Week of the year, and it alludes to our ambition to build a Hannover Messe-type event. However, with the incredible additions we’ve made in 2023, I think Glastonbury is a more relevant reference for our ‘main stages’, big shows, or smaller stages. Or a series of British, themed sessions celebrating great creativity and original thinking on a grand scale that showcases cutting-edge technology. To bring like-minded people up to speed, highlight and inspire this important sector and, more importantly, ensure it’s a memorable and fun week.”

Manufacturing and Engineering Week 2023 will address the most pressing subjects outlined by its advisory council, Rosa Wilkinson; policy Director High Value Manufacturing Catapult and Stephen Phipson CBE; CEO Chair of Make UK and Manufacturing & Engineering Week. . Due to the wide range of fields, the event is suitable for large audiences regardless of age. The sheer scale of the event ensures that there are more than enough relevant activities for everyone.

The exhibition will be held on June 7th and 8th. The Design and Engineering Expo gives all design engineers and product designers access to the latest technologies while connecting and learning with their peers. Whether it’s bleeding edge CAD/CAM developments from established technology leaders or R&D prototypes from startups, the show allows visitors to discuss their technical challenges and find new solutions.

People who use Maintec in continuous pursuit of work time; Technology and tools will be inspired and celebrated.

The latest in predictive maintenance, reflecting the fact that Industry 4.0 and the IoT revolution have changed the working lives of maintenance professionals beyond recognition. Including condition monitoring and CMMS (Computerised Maintenance Management) technology as well as the foundations of MRO. bearings and lubrication.

A new addition for 2023 following Nineteen Group’s recent acquisition of The Hennik Group is the Smart Factory Expo, produced by The Manufacturer and The Manufacturer.com. The show includes a lot of thought-provoking content and is built on extensive market research and sector analysis. The SME Growth Summit and the Sustainable Manufacturing Digitalisation Summit provide leaders with the right ideas, tools and services they need to grow their business. Specially designed to provide connections and samples. The Manufacturing Top 100 Awards will run alongside these two events, which will publicly recognize the heroes of UK manufacturing and those outstanding for changing the face of the industry. The trendy ‘Innovation Alley’ feature is also a hub showcasing the latest technologies that will change the manufacturing landscape over the next 5-10 years. Smart Factory Expo replaces the previous manufacturing expo and further strengthens digital transformation.

Drives & Controls for 2023 following their acquisition in September 2022; Includes Fluid Power and Systems and Airtech events. They will join as zones in 2023 before reverting to separate programs in June 2023. Drives and Controls is the ‘core of automation’, along with its sister events; The latest motor, drive automation; We will focus on power generation and transmission. compressed air and motion control technology. Powered by Drives & Controls magazine, visitors to the Zone will have access to an amazing variety of educational content, such as The Automation and Robotics Theater, which presents problem-solving case studies from their peers and recognized thought leaders.

Grace Gilling, who oversees the Manufacturing & Engineering Week portfolio alongside Hennik Research’s managing director Haf Cennydd, said: “We are delighted to bring together Smart Factory Expo and Drives and Controls as sister events to Manufacturing & Engineering Week 2023. Our ambitious scale for Manufacturing & Engineering Week is that it will accelerate manufacturing and benefit the industrial sector. It will be focused. By bringing together a large number of like-minded people, businesses and trade groups, we can effect real change in areas such as sustainability, skills shortages, cyber security, energy costs, digital transformation and supply chain.”

Confirmed businesses include Kimberly Clark; CRC Industries; Toyota Material Handling UK; Omron, Fluke, if Ultimo Software Solutions; FLIR, Wurth Electronics; Includes LG Motion and much more.

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