EVENT Smart Factory Expo 2022
Smart Factory Expo 2022: see the future of manufacturing
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mart Factory Expo is back for the seventh year running and will take place at the Exhibition Centre Liverpool from 16-17 November. Part of Digital Manufacturing Week, industry’s premier advanced manufacturing event, the Expo is free to attend for manufacturers and brings together all the technologies enabling the digital manufacturing revolution under one roof. The result is a carefully-curated shop window for manufacturers at all stages of their digital journey.
Smart Factory Expo features over 170 exhibitors across fi ve Technology Zones and two Innovation Zones including: • Automation & Robotics; • Digital Transformation; • IoT & Connectivity; • Industrial Data & AI; • Smart Infrastructure; • Innovation Alley; • Innovation Village.
Smart Factory Expo is the industry’s
largest digital manufacturing exhibition and a showcase for the latest innovations in digital technology, processes and concepts. Smart Factory Expo is much more than just an exhibition; it features: • 138 free-to-attend theatre presentations, delivered by experts.
• Exclusive University of Cambridge Institute for Manufacturing Masterclasses. • Regional site visits (part of Digital Manufacturing Week). • Innovation Alley – a dedicated startup corridor brimming with entrepreneurial energy.
• Innovation Village – a journey from fossil fuels to renewables, seeing the technological advances for transforming industry for a sustainable world.
• Best of British Showcase – a celebration of domestic manufacturing.
• Make new connections over drinks in our vertically-focused networking hours. • Dedicated STEAM afternoon – supporting the manufacturers of the future. • ‘Women in Manufacturing’ programme – addressing diversity in the sector.
What to expect at Expo 2022 Manufacturers can discover and learn from exhibitors about the best digital
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Smart Factory Expo 2022 will see all seven High Value Manufacturing Catapult (HVMC) research and technology centres coming together to form a 425m² Innovation Village. The aim will be to provide manufacturers with an immersive experience covering a wide array of technologies, with the underlying themes of digital transformation and sustainability on display throughout.
manufacturing solutions available and can also benefi t from a range of Solutions Theatres, each off ering free-to-attend presentations delivered by manufacturing and technology experts. Taking place within Smart Factory Expo
are the Institute for Manufacturing (IfM), University of Cambridge masterclasses, designed to help manufacturers tackle some of the most signifi cant challenges facing their organisations. Plus, there is also the Made Smarter Innovation Alley and Emerging Tech Pavilion, which is the start-up technology zone designed to showcase all the new and developing technologies that will change the manufacturing landscape over the next 5-10 years.
New at the Expo 2022 At this year’s Smart Factory Expo, one of the newest additions to the show will be the massive Innovation Village. Richard Watkins, Group Marketing
Director at the Manufacturing Technology Centre (MTC) – which is one of seven world-leading research, development and innovation centres that make up the High Value Manufacturing Catapults – provides some insights into what we can expect from the centre’s Innovation Village at Smart Factory Expo.
It will be an opportunity for manufacturers to get a better understanding of what the HVMC and its research centres do to help businesses progress along their industrial transformation journeys. The seven HVMC centres are:
● Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre (AMRC) – University of Sheffi eld. ● Centre for Process Innovation (CPI) – Redcar, Sedgefi eld and Darlington. ● MTC – near Coventry. ● National Composites Centre (NCC) – at Bristol and Bath Science Park.
● National Manufacturing Institute Scotland (NMIS) – Renfrewshire and Sheffi eld. ● Nuclear Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre – University of Sheffi eld. ● Warwick Manufacturing Group (WMG) – University of Warwick. “By raising awareness about not just what the Catapult centres do, but also how they collaborate frequently on projects, manufacturers will be able to see how it can all fi t together for them,” said Watkins.
Attending Smart Factory Expo 2022 If you’d like to attend Smart Factory Expo from 16-17 November at this year’s Digital Manufacturing Week, head over to
www.digital-manufacturing-week.com/expo and book your ticket. Admission is free for manufacturers.
Schools, academic institutions and press
representatives can also apply to attend. For even more value and greater insights, manufacturers should consider either Manufacturing Leaders’ Summit (from £150) or SME Growth Summit (from £119) – both of which include access to Smart Factory Expo.
CONTACT:
Smart Factory Expo
www.digital-manufacturing-week.com/expo
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