The best events for manufacturers in the UK

Digitalising Manufacturing Conference

Driving competitiveness and productivity of UK industry through digitalisation.

Digital Manufacturing is already here – but is your business ready to take full advantage and be at the forefront of this exciting new era?

Join us on 30th & 31st October, for our third Digitalising Manufacturing Conference and gain the know-how you need from worldwide leading experts. Now expanded to two days, the conference will address international collaboration opportunities, national policy as well as practical knowledge to drive industrial digitalisation from within UK value chains.

Headlining the conference is our keynote speaker Prof. Juergen Maier, Chief Executive of Siemens plc, who is leading the Industrial Digitalisation Review on behalf of the UK Government.

Innovate UK’s Lynne McGregor is also among the confirmed speakers, which will also feature representatives from the G20 presidency and the World Economic Forum.

Find out more and register here: Digitalising Manufacturing Conference

You can also follow conference updates on Twitter and LinkedIn via #mtcdigital2017

Advanced Engineering 2017

The UK’s largest meeting place for advanced engineering professionals.

Advanced Engineering is the place where the UK supply chain meets face-to-face with engineering management spanning R & D, design, test, production & procurement from OEMs, integrators and top tier industry players. On November 1 & 2 at the NEC, Birmingham, Advanced Engineering will once again host multiple co-located show zones, providing the largest collection of supply chain opportunities, technology case studies and innovation partnerships under one roof. Attend Advanced Engineering to meet and do business, not only within your own sector, but in those less familiar areas you would not otherwise discover at a single exhibition. Join us where the familiar meets the unfamiliar . . .

Integrating five multiple show exhibit zones with the UK’s largest free-to-attend engineering Conference programme, Advanced Engineering is the must-attend event where the supply chain meets with visiting engineering & procurement decision makers from OEMs and top tier organisations spanning: Aerospace; Automotive; Motorsport; Marine, Civil Engineering, and more.

Whether you are a visitor or an exhibitor, Advanced Engineering will not only provide you with a business forum and supply chain showcase for your own sector, but will also introduce you to new opportunities in industries using related technologies and services.

Co-locating as part of Advanced Engineering 2017:

• Aero Engineering
• Composites Engineering
• Automotive Engineering
• Performance Metals Engineering
• Connected Manufacturing – NEW FOR 2017

Find out more and register here: Advanced Engineering 2017

Smart Factory Expo

Smart Factory Expo is coming to the Exhibition Centre in Liverpool on the 15^th and 16^th of November – and you’re invited!

Smart Factory Expo attracts thousands of manufacturing executives every year with the biggest selection of ‘Industry 4.0’ exhibitors under one roof – and a range of high-tempo activities for you and your senior team.

Smart Factory Expo 2017 includes:

1. Four Exhibition Zones – over 90 exhibitors spread across four key zones: Smart Factory, Industrial Automation, Digital Transformation, Industrial Internet. Take a closer look at the new tools of the ‘Fourth Industrial Revolution’.
2. Solutions Theatres – learn from some of the biggest names in European manufacturing – BMW, ThyssenKrupp, JLR, Airbus, Tata Steel, SKF – free to attend for all Smart Factory Expo visitors!
3. Factory Tours – attend Smart Factory Expo, and register for one of our tours – visit JLR, Alstom, SciTech Daresbury, Liverpool Knowledge Quarter.
4. Free Workshops – organised by Cambridge University’s Institute for Manufacturing. Click here for more details.
5. Innovation Alley – 48 of the UK’s hottest manufacturing tech start-ups are lifting the lid on the future of British manufacturing in Smart Factory Expo’s dedicated innovation zone.
6. ‘Hack and Pitch’ – watch teams of industrial engineers as they are challenged to generate, map out and then present their solutions to a key manufacturing challenge. All of this happens in full view of show visitors – enabling everybody to see an industrial-grade brainstorm in action. Your own company planning sessions will never be the same again!
7. Mentor Clinic – drop in to a free manufacturing advisory service, provided by Hennik Edge the consultancy arm of The Manufacturer magazine.

The world of advanced manufacturing is coming to Liverpool – register for your free ticket today.

The Manufacturing Management Show

The Manufacturing Management Show is the UK’s only event to bring everything you need to know about running a successful manufacturing site under one roof.

The show, being held on 22^nd and 23^rd November, is designed specifically for the diverse needs of manufacturing managers and is multi-faceted, innovative and steeped in lean thinking.

From maintenance and materials handling to Continuous Improvement and skills, the Manufacturing Management Show takes a multitude of different topics and brings them into one convenient place. This all-encompassing show is delivered in a time friendly efficient format.

Combining keynote conference sessions, practical workshops and exhibition, the Manufacturing Management show is an event for manufacturing managers cast in their own image: multifaceted, innovative and mightily efficient.

Find out more and register here: The Manufacturing Management Show

EEF National Manufacturing Conference & Dinner 2018

The 7th National Manufacturing Conference will be held at the QEII Centre in Westminster on Tuesday 20 February 2018. Attended by over 800 senior representatives from industry, Westminster and the media, the event provides a high-profile forum to celebrate, champion and demonstrate the strength and contribution of the sector.

The Conference will provide manufacturers with practical steps to embrace and capitalise on business opportunities and minimise risk. Business expertise and business improvement strategies will be shared in B2B workshops focused on Cyber Security, Post-Brexit Trading, Futureproofing your Workforce and Reducing Energy Costs.

Entitled ‘Global Britain: Change, Opportunity, Growth’ the Conference will provide delegates with the opportunity hear from and challenge leading policy-makers on the key issues of the day. Manufacturers are urged demonstrate their support for the sector by joining manufacturers across the country to show strength and advocate policies that play a critical role in the sector’s growth.

Finishing at 16.15, the Conference is followed in the evening by EEF’s traditional, black-tie Dinner at The London Hilton, Park Lane, London W1.

Visit www.manufacturingconference.co.uk for more information and to Book now!

Industry 4.0 Summit

Bringing together leading figures in Industry 4.0, IIoT, smart factories and advanced manufacturing, the Industry 4.0 Summit aims to answer the pressing issues on Industry 4.0 and what it means for your business. Over two days the Summit will have presentations from 30 leading experts on 4.0, IIoT, smart manufacturing with plenty of case studies of Industry 4.0 in action.

To remain competitive, thousands of manufacturers need knowledge, training and state-of-the-art information and communication technology to improve productivity, shorten product development cycles and mass produce customised products as efficiently and cost effectively as possible. They will find all of this and much, much more at Industry 4.0 Summit 2018.

Running parallel to the Industry 4.0 Summit, the FACTORIES OF THE FUTURE EXPO showcases the latest products and services for Industry 4.0, IIoT, smart factories and the digital manufacturing. The expo is attended by manufacturing professionals from the UK & continental Europe and provides an opportunity to see the latest advances & new technologies in automation, robotics, software, cybersecurity, sensors, virtual reality, augmented reality and other related areas.

Find out more and register here: Industry 4.0 Summit

Future Logistics Expo & Summit

A dedicated conference looking at the key developments in the age of the digitalisation of logistics. Organisations and people are better connected than ever before, and as such there are huge transformations underway in the world of logistics. Autonomous & connected transport, drones and logistics marketplaces are changing the industry’s thinking. We are living in an age with a revolution in how products are delivered.

But what about infrastructure and government policy in these Brexit days? How do manufacturers need to prepare? How will new tech such as big data, 3D printing, robotics impact haulage operators? Will driverless trains & trucks be a reality in 5 years?

While the Summit will bring the industry together to learn and debate the future, the Expo running alongside will be showcasing the latest technologies and solutions to make logistics smarter, more connected and more efficient.

Find out more and register here: Future Logistics Expo & Summit