Engineering Design Show returns with a sharper focus, and a new identity to match
ENGINEERING DESIGN SHOW PREVIEW EDS RETURNS WITH PURPOSE
ENGINEERING DESIGN SHOW
Engineering Design Show returns with a sharper focus, and a new identity to match
Engineering Design Show( EDS) is back, and it means business.
As the UK’ s home of design engineering, EDS has unveiled a new brand identity and a renewed sense of purpose ahead of its 2026 edition. The new look is anchored by a simple, powerful idea: EDS is where design engineers come to source the solutions to their design challenges.
Whatever the problem. Whatever the discipline. Whatever stage of the project. EDS has the products, the suppliers, the tools and the expertise to move it forward.
Embedded. Electronic. Mechanical. Engineered for Solutions.
More than a rebrand This isn’ t a cosmetic refresh. It’ s a realignment; a deliberate return to what has always made EDS the unmissable event in the UK engineering calendar.
Simon Bonell, Event Director, has worked on every edition of the show since it launched. For him, 2026 marks a moment that’ s been building for some time.
“ We’ re entering our 14th year and this is the evolution I’ ve been waiting to showcase. It’ s far more than a rebrand. It’ s a realignment with our core purpose and the community we serve. EDS is where electronic, embedded and mechanical design engineers come through the door to source components, suppliers, tools and expertise. That’ s what we’ ve always been. Now everything about the show reflects that.”
This isn’ t a cosmetic refresh. It’ s a realignment; a deliberate return to what has always made EDS the unmissable event in the UK engineering calendar.
From concept to prototype. From PCB to production. From design challenge to challenge solved.
EDS brings together thousands of engineers and hundreds of the UK’ s leading suppliers, solution providers and innovators— all under one roof, across two days.
Three disciplines. One destination.
EDS 2026 is structured around the three pillars of modern design engineering practice:
Electronic Design Source the components, tools and expertise that power the next generation of electronic products. Meet the suppliers driving innovation in PCB design, power electronics, connectivity and beyond.
Embedded Design From microcontrollers to real-time operating systems, EDS is where embedded engineers find the development tools, hardware platforms and technical knowledge to solve the challenges that matter.
Mechanical Design Materials, manufacturing, simulation, precision engineering. EDS gives mechanical design engineers direct access to the suppliers and solutions that take a product from drawing board to reality.
As one attendee put it:“ It’ s like being a kid in a sweet shop for engineers.”
The Advisory Board: the industry shaping the show
For the first time, EDS has established a formal Advisory Board, bringing together senior engineering leaders from some of the UK’ s most respected organisations to help shape the show’ s direction, content and feature areas.
Representatives from Jaguar Land Rover, Dyson, BAE Systems, Lotus Cars, Siemens Healthineers, Würth Elektronik and more will work alongside the EDS team to ensure the show continues to reflect the real challenges, technologies and opportunities facing today’ s design engineers.
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