Manufacturing & Engineering Week set to return in June

11 April, 2023

The week beginning 5th June 2023 is Manufacturing & Engineering Week with the centrepiece exhibitions Design & Engineering Expo, Drives & Controls, Smart Factory Expo and Maintec taking place at Birmingham’s NEC on 7th and 8th June. Other related exhibitions are also taking place at the NEC during the week and these include Automechanika run by Messe Frankfurt plus Med-Tech Innovation Expo and TCT 3Sixty from Rapid News Group. In addition, the centrepiece exhibitions will be surrounded by a number of related activities such as digital days, factory visits and student tours.

Manufacturing & Engineering Week 2023 will address the most pressing subjects, as outlined by its impressive advisory council, that includes the likes of Rosa Wilkinson, Director of Policy, High Value Manufacturing Catapult and Stephen Phipson CBE, CEO, Make UK and Manufacturing & Engineering Week Chairman. Because of the broad range of areas covered the event is appropriate for a large-scale audience regardless of seniority. The sheer scale of the event guarantees that there are more than enough relevant activities for everyone.

Haf Cennydd, Portfolio Director for M&E Week, commented: “We see M&E Week as being a festival and as a celebration of the industrial sector. We are bringing the world’s most established brands and start-ups together under one roof and presenting them on different stages and in different ways - just as Glastonbury does with its established headline acts and its new breaking act areas. We will also be showcasing creativity and presenting some things which will have our visitors say - Well, I didn’t expect to see that!”

A major differentiator of M&E Week is that it brings together a diverse array of the aspects of manufacturing and engineering – from design through to the delivery and creation of products. It covers the whole manufacturing process and the taking of products up the supply chain, as part of an OEM’s final product, and then out to the consumer. Due to this wide focus, it’s suitable for a manager or engineer to bring their whole team from operations, safety, maintenance, to design and much more. This connectivity encourages cross functional teams to attend together, despite the fact that they are responsible for different parts of the projects they work on. Multiple divisions, be that from a small or large business, can get value from attending because there are elements of the show that are specifically created for them. Rather than focusing on a specific vertical sector, all of the content, programming and associated activities are focused on job function.

Also added for 2023, following their acquisition in September 2022, are the Drives & Controls, Fluid Power and Systems and Airtech events. These will feature as zones in 2023 before returning as stand-alone events in June 2024. Drives and Controls is the ‘home of automation’ and with its sister events, will focus on the latest motor, drive, automation, power generation and transmission, compressed air and motion control technology. Supported by Hydraulics & Pneumatics, PWE, and Drives & Controls magazine, as well as Smart Machines & Factories portal, visitors to the zone will be able to access an incredible variety of educational content, such as The Automation and Robotics Theatre, delivered as problemsolving case studies by their peers as well as recognised thought leaders.

In addition, M&E Week will see the return of Maintec, which will inspire and celebrate the people, technology and tools used in the continual pursuit of uptime. Reflecting the fact that the Industry 4.0 and IOT revolution have changed the working life of maintenance professionals beyond recognition, the event will showcase both the latest predictive maintenance, condition monitoring and CMMS (Computerised Maintenance Management) technology as well as the bedrocks of MRO (Maintenance Repair and Operations) including bearings and lubrication.

Also, a new addition for 2023, following Nineteen Group’s recent acquisition of The Hennik Group, is Smart Factory Expo. The event has a wealth of thought leadership content and is built on extensive market research and sector analysis. The SME Growth Summit and Sustainable Manufacturing Digitalisation Summit running alongside the event, are designed specifically to equip leaders with the right ideas, connections and examples they need to scale up their business. The Manufacturing Top 100 Awards will also run alongside these two events, which will publicly recognise the heroes of UK manufacturing and those who stand out for their contribution to changing the face of industry. The popular ‘innovation alley’ feature will also be back, a central area where technology start-ups showcase the latest breakthroughs that will change the landscape of manufacturing over the next 5-10 years.

Other activities continue to be announced as they are finalised and are expected to include: a Manufacturers of the Future showcase, STEM programme and much more. It is encouraged to sign up for email notifications or to follow the event on social media because more details about these components will be revealed in the coming weeks. Visit www.mandeweek.co.uk for more details.

Haf Cennydd concluded by adding: “The scale of our ambition for Manufacturing & Engineering Week is that it will produce a momentum and a focus on the industrial sector that will benefit all that live and work within it. By bringing a large number of like-minded people, businesses and trade bodies together, we want to effect real change in how businesses tackle areas such as sustainability, skills, cyber security, energy, digital transformation and the supply chain - that are all current challenges for the sector. Plus, we want people to enjoy the “festival” experience and perhaps even let their hair down a bit - just without the questionable toilet facilities and mud!”

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