TEST & MEASUREMENT Where the future of manufacturing takes shape


Smart Manufacturing Week (SMW), festival of advanced manufacturing and engineering, returns to the NEC Birmingham on 3-4 June 2026


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uilding on the success of 2025, which welcomed more than 13,500 visitors alongside 450+ exhibitors and over 200


speakers, Smart Manufacturing Week 2026 is set to be even bigger and more ambitious. With increased international participation expected, the event will deliver an expanded showcase of technologies, ideas and expertise shaping the future of manufacturing. 


Marketing Manager of Smart Manufacturing Week, noted: “Smart Manufacturing Week brings the    spark innovation.” SMW 2026 will feature a strong lineup of leading global exhibitors, including Beckhoff, Solutions PT,    view of the technologies driving manufacturing forward. 


 bringing connected, intelligent and sustainable manufacturing to life. Visitors will be able to see live,   predictive maintenance working together to make transformation tangible and bridge the gap between ambition and implementation.  competitive element located within the Drives &   with automation and robotics, a core event theme. Designed to encourage engagement and 


  made robots, and alongside professional teams, live   be open to visitors. Rather, organised teams will     


Fest showcases the need to engage and develop the next generation of engineers who must be   factories of the future. Education remains central to Smart


Manufacturing Week, with a free programme delivered across seven solutions theatres. Topics 


   & Sales, Workforce Development and Skills and Maintenance.


SMW 2026 will continue its commitment to


inspiring the next generation through its dedicated STEM Programme, Manufacturers and Engineers  two. Hundreds of students and apprentices will           challenges and unlock the full potential of digital  Grace Gilling, Event Director at Smart


Manufacturing Week said: “Smart Manufacturing Week 2026 is all about bringing the future of advanced manufacturing and engineering to life…   conversation, creating additional opportunities for networking, learning and inspiration.” Together, these features make Smart Manufacturing Week 2026  the destination for industrial transformation, and a glimpse of what manufacturing and engineering can  https://www.smartmanufacturingweek.com


32 January/February 2026 Irish Manufacturing


www.irish-manufacturing.com


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