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Advanced Manufacturing and Industrial Machinery

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Powering the possible in Advanced manufacturing & industrial machinery

Value proposition: Built for engineering and operations leaders who want factories that perform better, cost less to run and are ready for what comes next.

If you are responsible and under pressure to increase capacity, improve reliability and make smarter investment choices, this is where you belong.

From flexible automation and high-performance components to smarter maintenance and line upgrades, this track brings together suppliers and practitioners from across the advanced manufacturing industry.

Power your manufacturing growth

Quality and Testing Specialist

Meet face to face with OEMs, Tier 1 and Tier 2 manufacturers, seeing solutions, new suppliers and stronger supply chains.
Who visits

Electrical and Electronics Eng

Be part of the premier manufacturing meeting place and join the select suppliers that buyers rely on first.
Who exhibits

Materials Specialist

Meet new and hard-to-reach buyers, open doors to fresh markets and fast-track your sales growth.
Industries represented

Design Engineer

Showcase your products to buyers across12 focused manufacturing categories in one efficient, packet event
Find your category

Procurement and Buyers

Network with engineers, designers, and leaders who can unlock new ideas, partnerships, partnerships and business for you.
Networking opportunities

General Engineer and Manufacturer

Benchmark and spot new opportunities by hearing case studies from Airbus, Boeing, JLR, and others across 6 industry-focused forums.
Meet the speakers

What will you experience

  • Automation See where robotics and automation genuinely pay back in factories like yours, and how to introduce them without disrupting day‑to‑day production.
  • Next-generation machinery Explore what the latest machine tools, hybrid systems and additive processes can do for your parts, costs and lead times
  • Reliability, safety and obsolescence Keep critical assets running safely and reliably while you tackle ageing equipment, obsolescence and compliance.

Free entry. 400+ exhibitors, 5 CPD forums, live demos and networking lounges — all in one venue.

Who will you meet

  • Senior decision-makers Head and engineering leads, plan manager and senior manufacturing engineers from aerospace, automotive, defence, space, rail and more.
  • Technology providers Machine tool suppliers, automation brands, system integrators, metrology and quality specialists and more.
  • Innovation ecosystem Innovation centres, catapults, universities and regional manufacturing programmes.

Free entry. 400+ exhibitors, 5 CPD forums, live demos and networking lounges — all in one venue.

Meet some of the 2026 speakers

Who should attend

Put your brand in front of 9,000 buyers

  • Director of engineering / manufacturing / operations
  • Head of manufacturing or production
  • Plant manager or site leader
  • Engineering manager or chief engineer
  • Senior manufacturing / production / process engineer
  • Continuous improvement manager
  • Operations director
  • Managing director or owner (manufacturing SME)
  • Machine builder, OEM or integrator lead

Free entry. 400+ exhibitors, 5 CPD forums, live demos and networking lounges — all in one venue.

Who should attend

Discover the solutions that will transform your factory floor

Explore hundreds of exhibitors showcasing the latest machinery, automation, tooling and production technologies, including:

  • CNC machine tools & forming equipment
  • Industrial robotics & automation systems
  • Additive & hybrid manufacturing
  • Tooling, workholding & fixturing
  • Metrology, test & quality control
  • Maintenance technologies & condition monitoring
  • Safety systems & controls
  • Materials & process technologies

Free entry. 400+ exhibitors, 5 CPD forums, live demos and networking lounges — all in one venue.

Leading engineers attended from the following companies

Find out why professionals across the industry consider Advanced Engineering a must-attend

Join 9,000+ engineers this November

NEC Birmingham · 4–5 November 2026 · Free entry to visit

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