The Glastonbury of the industrial sector in 2023
Manufacturing & Engineering Week set to return in 2023
Trade show organiser Nineteen Group has announced that with the success of the inaugural Manufacturing & Engineering Week this year, it will return in June 2023 for a second iteration.
Combining live and digital events that celebrate the best that the UK industrial sector has to offer, the week includes four exhibitions: Design & Engineering Expo, Drives & Controls featuring AirTech and Fluid Power and Systems, Smart Factory Expo and Maintec – all taking place at the NEC in Birmingham.
Key highlights
- Success from this year leads to next year’s return
- Four exhibitions: Design & Engineering Expo, Drives & Controls, Smart Factory Expo, and Maintec
- Innovation, networking and education
- Digital & live events
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 no this vital sector, inspiring them and, more importantly, ensuring that it is a memorable and enjoyable week.”
The main exhibitions will take place on the 7th and 8th of June 2023. Design & Engineering Expo is aimed at all design- and product engineers to access the latest technology whilst connecting with and learning from their peers.
Maintec is aimed at inspiring and celebrating “the people, technology and tools used in the continual pursuit of uptime.” It will showcase the latest predictive maintenance, condition monitoring and Computerised Maintenance Management technology, as well as Maintenance Repair and Operations.
Smart Factory Expo will return in 2023 as a recent acquisition, featuring all sorts of industry innovations. Our editor, Tomaz, visited Smart Factory Expo last week in Liverpool, of which you can read his account here.
Drives & Controls, Fluid Power and Systems and Airtech events are also new acquisitions for 2023, featuring as zones in 2023 before returning as stand-alone events in 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.” There will also be a wealth of educational technology, as the event is supported by Drives & Controls magazine.
Manufacturing & Engineering week promises to be a spectacular event, with exciting opportunities for all sorts of sectors and with that much manufacturing going on, there is sure to be some metrology-relevant sides of it too.