Advanced Engineering Exhibition 2026

Connecting the UK engineering and manufacturing community

Advanced Engineering is the event where the UK engineering and manufacturing community comes together to support innovation, cross-sector collaboration, and industrial progress. Our vision is to connect manufacturing and engineering professionals UK, inspire engineering decision-makers UK, and help shape the future of engineering and manufacturing UK through shared insight and partnership.

What is the vision behind Advanced Engineering UK?

Advanced Engineering unites the UK engineering community to accelerate innovation, spark ideas, and strengthen the future of engineering and manufacturing UK.

The event connects manufacturing and engineering professionals UK with new technologies, insight, and cross-sector engineering collaboration UK.

Its vision is to support engineering industry transformation UK, encourage sustainable manufacturing UK, and help drive UK industrial capability forward.

Advanced Engineering 2025 busy aisle

Why does Advanced Engineering matter to the UK engineering community?

Advanced Engineering matters because it gives the UK engineering community a place to connect, share ideas, and explore the future of engineering and manufacturing UK.

It supports engineering supply chain innovation UK, addresses the skills gap in UK manufacturing, and creates valuable connections across the sector.

The event also reflects the wider UK manufacturing innovation strategy, helping businesses respond to change and shape net zero engineering UK.

We shine a spotlight on innovation

We share the newest and best products, innovations and solutions from our exhibitors via the Innovation Trail. Make sure to also pay  visit to the Enabling Innovation zone to be the first to see the latest developments not yet brought to market.

Enabling Innovations
NCC wild water champion spearheads project for UK’s first sustainable kayak

We champion sustainability

We connect you to sustainable solutions to help you reach government net-zero targets. Follow the Sustainability Trail at the show to discover the exhibitors developing greener products. Make sure to look at the sessions covered in the sustainability track across all 5 forums.

We help you to learn and do

Covering all industries across four forums, we bring the expertise of the engineering industry to you over two days of knowledge-sharing. Visit the forums to be inspired for your future projects and discover how to easily put your new ideas into practice.

Manufacturing Technology display at Advanced Engineering

We inspire collaboration

As a cross-sector show, we attract the entire supply chain across all industries to enable new and unexpected collaborations and projects. This is the place for you to meet the entire engineering industry under one roof

Thank you to our strategic partners and supporters

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