INDUSTRY 4.0 SHOW PREVIEW
STELLAR LINE-UP
INDUSTRY 4.0
UK’s premier Industry 4.0 show returns
The New Year hopefully signals an end
to the inertia of 2019 where businesses
large and small faced constant uncertainty
brought about by our political leaders’
inability to resolve Brexit.
One place where manufacturers can be
certain of leadership and direction is at
the upcoming Industry 4.0 Summit & Expo,
an event that since 2017 has managed to
attract a stellar line-up of industry leaders
from government, academia & industry.
The 4th edition takes place once more at
the iconic Manchester Central Convention
Complex. A high-level conference with
a large trade show alongside, the event
connects manufacturers with technology
to look at the best practice and solutions
to improve manufacturing performance.
Since its launch the organisers have
managed to consistently deliver a
great speaker line-up that educates
manufacturers on what is taking place now
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and what is on the horizon, so that they
can take this knowledge and share it with
colleagues.
The programme has just been announced
and speakers include industry experts
such as Wayne Jones OBE, Executive
Board Director at MAN Energy Solutions;
Dr. Reinhard Geissbauer, Partner Strategy&
and Leader EMEA Industry 4.0 at PwC;
Paul Turner, VP Industry 4.0 Applications &
Analytics at Stanley, Black & Decker, plus
speakers from manufacturers like Airbus,
Nokia, H&T Presspart & MTU Aero Engines.
*STOP PRESS* Mark Chapman, Chief
Engineer & Engineering Director,
Bloodhound Land Speed Record project
will speak at 2020 Summit.
The exhibition alongside is a one-stop
shop for the latest smart technologies
to give manufacturers that competitive
edge. This includes robotics, 3D printing,
automation, big data, VR/AR, predictive
maintenance, sensors and other 4.0
technologies. Exhibitors returning include
the likes of Bosch Rexroth, Werma,
Forcam, IFM, Omron, & Total Control Pro
whilst new companies include Olmec,
Goodfellow, Lighthouse Systems, Hewlett
Packard & Honeywell.
Manchester Metropolitan University
returns as our Industrial Digitalisation &
Skills Partner. With expertise in artificial
intelligence, the Internet of Things, big
data analytics and cloud computing, they
will be showcasing what their specialist
digital manufacturing centre, Print City can
offer.
Event Director Gary Gilmour comments
“The event consistently attracts a very
senior level of visitor from manufacturing,
who I know do not got to many other
industry events. We think this is due to
the conference content being current and
insightful and provides them with ideas to
implement into their own organisation.”