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Southern Manufacturing & electronicS returnS to farnborough


large proportion of participants have exhibited at the show since the beginning and the percentage of returnees is very high. Many regular participants are already signed up for 2023, which is the show’s 25th anniversary year. Companies looking for new ideas on how to bolster their order books and keen to find new business opportunities in these turbulent times will do well to visit what is undoubtedly one of the most important engineering shows in the UK calendar. The event, which merges the worlds of


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mechanical engineering and electronics in approximately equal measure, has grown continuously from a small, regional show to one of international significance, now attracting visitors and exhibitors from all over the world. Having in the same place the very best that mechanical engineering and electronics can offer gives the event a unique character. It is the go-to place to address multiple sourcing requirements efficiently, especially in times when supply chains are under pressure. Although it is a multidisciplinary event, that does


not mean it is fragmented. There is no demarcation between the areas, so people can walk easily between stands exhibiting many diverse engineering disciplines. Visitors often say this is one of the show’s main attractions, as it often leads to the discovery of companies and technologies that would otherwise be missed. Firms with expertise in similar areas are grouped together, allowing Technology Trails to guide visitors logically around the showground. High technology production equipment and


components, a vast array of high technology mechanical, electrical, electronic, optoelectronic, electromechanical, hydraulic and pneumatic assemblies and components, automation systems, sensors, connectors, cables, HMIs, data acquisition technology, metrology equipment, labelling equipment, business


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outhern Manufacturing & Electronics, the UK’s largest and longest running engineering show, returns to the Farnborough International Exhibition and Conference Centre in early February. A


and engineering software, financial consultancy, freighting services and much more will be exhibited by many hundreds of companies. There will also be a wealth of firms offering subcontract manufacturing services. It is this huge variety of participants that makes the event perennially popular. Those needing to source components will be


spoiled for choice. Take electrical connectors, for example. Advanced Chemical Etching, Aerco, Broadband Technology 2000, Cembre, CIE Electronics, Coax Connectors, Gem Cable Solutions, Hitaltech UK, ODU UK, Schurter, Selwyn Electronics, Shoal Group and TFC will all offer them. Another example of strength in depth at the


show will be cables, including for EV charging, assemblies, looms, harnesses, jointing products, design services and identification. Many of the above companies offer such products, plus another couple of dozen exhibitors, according to the show catalogue. It is remarkable considering that the electrical/ electronics sector forms just half of the show. Temperature, pressure, acceleration, data


acquisition and other sensors will feature strongly. Aerco, Broadband Technology 2000, Brownell, Keyence UK, Lascar Electronics, Process Parameters and RDP Electronics will all exhibit products. Likewise automated handling, inspection and storage solutions in both mechanical engineering and electronics will abound, with offerings from Accelonix, Blum Novotest, Sempre Group, Denny Bros Engineering, INDUS Engineering, Randex and Robafoam. Numerous launches have been announced.


Accelonix will showcase for the first time its new Neotel Neostation, a smart, light guided assembly station integrating assembly, soldering and even visual inspection for low volume, high mix manual PCB assembly. E-MAX Systems will show for the first time


at Southern Manufacturing a new cloud product combining the cost savings, improved security and greater flexibility of that technology with automatic software updates and a reduction in the need for IT resource. Europac3D will demonstrate LEO, the world’s first wireless, AI-driven 3D scanner that simplifies reverse engineering and inspection. Additive manufacturing equipment suppliers,


service bureaux and subcontractors specialising in this area will be very much in evidence as well, as befits a technology that is being increasingly adopted by industry. Established names in the field will include Advent 3D, Bowman Additive Production, Boxford, CDG 3D Printers, CREAT3D, Central Scanning UK, Europac3D, GTX Europe, IPFL, Laser Lines, Matsuura Machinery, MHP Industries Rowan Precision and SYS Systems. Alongside the exhibition and demonstration


areas, over the three days there will be an extensive technical seminar programme, which will be especially strong this time. It will give visitors and exhibitors alike valuable learning opportunities, with a particular focus on the technical, managerial and environmental issues facing manufacturers today. There will be two programmes, one covering mechanical engineering and the other electrical and electronic engineering. Southern Manufacturing & Electronics 2023


opens from 7 to 9 February and will co-locate again with AutoAero, a specialist theme within the exhibition devoted to aerospace and automotive engineering. There is a regular, free bus service between Farnborough’s Main and North Camp railway stations and the show. Admission and parking are also free of charge. More information and tickets are available from www.industrysouth.co.uk


Southern Manufacturing & electronics www.industrysouth.co.uk


January 2023 Instrumentation Monthly


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