Buyers Guide 2023

News 6 | Plant & Works Engineering www.pwemag.co.uk Annual Buyers’ Guide 2023 It has been confirmed that Manufacturing & Engineering Week will be returning to centre stage in June 2023. The week-long festival combines both live and digital events and celebrates the best that the UK industrial sector has to offer. The centrepieces of the week are four exhibitions – Design & Engineering Expo, Drives & Controls featuring AirTech and Fluid Power and Systems, Smart Factory Expo and Maintec that take place at Birmingham’s NEC. Commenting on the news, show organiser, Peter Jones, CEO of Nineteen Group said: “We launched the first Manufacturing & Engineering week this year and I referred to our ambition as being about building a Hannover Messe type event. However, in 2023, with the incredible additions we have made I think Glastonbury is a more relevant reference point. Something uniquely British that celebrates creativity and original thinking both on a large scale on our ‘main stages’, the centrepiece exhibitions, or on smaller stages, or virtually, where cutting-edge technology can be demonstrated, or industry thought leaders can inspire through a series of topical sessions. It’s about bringing like-minded people together to create momentum and throw a spotlight on this vital sector, inspiring them and, more importantly, ensuring that it is a memorable and enjoyable week.” 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. The centrepiece exhibitions take place on 7th and 8th June 2023. Design & Engineering Expo allows all design engineers and product designers to access the latest technology while connecting with and learning from their peers. Whether it’s the latest CAD/CAM advances from established technology leaders or bleeding edge R&D prototypes from start- ups, the event will showcase them all, allowing visitors to discuss their technical challenges and find new solutions. Maintec 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. A new addition for 2023, following Nineteen Group’s recent acquisition of The Hennik Group, is Smart Factory Expo produced by The Manufacturer and The Manufacturer.com. The event has a wealth of thought leadership content and is built on extensive market research and sector analysis. Other new additions for 2023, following their acquisition in September 2022, include 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 Drives & Controls magazine, visitors to the zone will be able to access an incredible variety of educational content, such as The Automation and Robotics Theatre, delivered as problem-solving case studies by their peers as well as recognised thought leaders. Working together with Grace Gilling, Managing Director of Hennik Research, Haf Cennydd, who oversees the Manufacturing & Engineering Week portfolio commented: “We are so pleased to have the addition of Smart Factory Expo and Drives and Controls, and its sister events incorporated within Manufacturing & Engineering Week 2023. The sheer scale of our ambition for Manufacturing & Engineering Week means that it will produce a momentum and a focus on the industrial sector that will benefit all. By bringing a large number of like- minded people, businesses and trade bodies together, we can effect real change in areas such as sustainability, the skills shortage, cyber security, energy costs, digital transformation and the supply chain.” Manufacturing & Engineering Week set to return in June 2023