Advanced Engineering is back with a bang in 2021
The UK ’ s largest annual gathering of engineering professionals , Advanced Engineering , will return to the NEC , Birmingham on November 3 and 4 , 2021 . Here , the UK ’ s talented and vast engineering industry can meet again for the first time in almost two years to do business , make new connections and discover innovation .
This year , there will be seven show zones — aerospace , composites , automotive , performance metals , connected manufacturing , medical devices and , new for 2021 , space and satellite . Also , for the first time , Advanced Engineering UK ’ s sister show , Lab Innovations , will take place in the same hall . Advanced Engineering UK hopes that having so many sectors under one roof will enable crossindustry collaboration and the formation 90 FDPP - www . fdpp . co . uk of new business relationships after 18 months of limited interactions .
There will be four forums held during the two-day show , featuring some of the leading voices from engineering and manufacturing . A huge topic at the aerospace forum this year is decarbonising aviation . During the show , there will be presentations on electrification , zero-carbon aviation and hydrogen propulsion from the Aerospace Technology Institute , Rolls-Royce , Ampaire , ZeroAvia and ID TechEx . Supply chain management is a concern for many companies this year , so Advanced Engineering UK will welcome talks from Airbus UK and ADS on supplier expectations and supply chain excellence .
On day two , the forum will have a whole morning dedicated to space and satellite engineering , with talks from the UK Space Agency , Skyrora , D-Orbit UK and the Space Applications Catapult .
At the automotive forum , electrification and sustainability will also feature as major themes , with talks from JCB , Ford , the Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre ( AMRC ), Jaguar Land Rover and many more .
On the composites stage , visitors can find out more about what digitalisation means for composite manufacturing , the 3D printing of composite parts and how composites are enabling the UK ’ s move towards its net-zero carbon emissions targets . Composites UK CEO , David Bailey will return along with the National Composites Centre ’ s Head of Digital Engineering , Marc Funnell . BAE