MACH 2024 SHOW MACH 2024 James Selka DL, CEO of the MTA,
says: “The MTA is part of a united front of UK manufacturing organisations, along with the Manufacturing Technology Centre (MTC) and MACH 2024 Headline Sponsor Lloyds Bank, to increase the uptake of technologies such as automation and robotics. “Only by embracing what the hubs
are trying to achieve will the UK restore its position as a sovereign manufacturer, re-establishing itself as a major player on the global stage. “To have brand agnostic input from
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ACH 2024 will be bringing you a fantastic array of new technologies, engineering
services and machinery demonstrated under power. These will be displayed in Halls 17, 18, 19, 20 and 6 of the National Exhibition Centre, Birmingham (15-19 April 2024). Co-located with MACH 2024, The Engineering Supply Chain Show will be based in Hall 6, as a show-within-a-show. Entry to MACH is free and once inside the exhibition halls you’ll find the UK’s latest and best metal forming, metalworking, welding and manufacturing technologies. New Knowledge Hubs initiative at
MACH 2024 identifies when manufacturers should adopt new technology, designed to improve productivity, efficiency and reduce costs. Reversing UK manufacturing’s poor
record for adopting new technology will be tackled head on at MACH 2024 as The Manufacturing Technologies Association (MTA) launches its new Knowledge Hubs initiative, showcasing how to adopt new technology to improve productivity and efficiency in manufacturing. The programme showcases new
technology that is readily available to UK manufacturers, helping them to understand the potential adopting such technology can bring to their operation, as well as when to adopt it
and how to implement it to best effect. The Knowledge Hubs initiative will
have dedicated stands across the event, each focusing on a particular type of technology including Automation and Robotics, Sustainable Solutions, Additive Manufacturing, Consumable Tooling, and Data and Artificial Intelligence. In recognition of the importance
being placed on these hubs, each is being managed by one of the specialist centres from the High Value Manufacturing Catapult, such as the Manufacturing Technology Centre (MTC) and the Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre (AMRC). The Catapult network is recognised
for the cutting-edge research and development work being conducted at its various centres. The network collaborates with thousands of innovative businesses across a wide range of sectors, including manufacturing, space, health, digital, energy, transport, telecoms, the urban environment and many others. The MTA, which organises the MACH
event on behalf of the engineering-based manufacturing community, has been campaigning for greater adoption of new technology for some time. It will expand upon this at MACH 2024, by explaining that implementing proven, readily available techniques in manufacturing processes is the fastest way to boost the UK’s output.
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the High Value Manufacturing Catapult network, running our Knowledge Hubs, is an indication of the importance these organisations place on our initiative. Combined with the ability to see advanced technology, live and in action, in a fully working state – MACH 2024 is a must-visit for all the UK’s manufacturing community.” The need for this approach was
recently brought into sharp focus in a new report highlighting the UK’s lack of investment in technology and its poor adoption of robotics in industry. The figures, from the International Federation of Robotics, showed the UK languishing outside the top 20 developed nations in terms of the global use of industrial
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