The place to meet engineering innovators

THE SHOW, now in its twelfth year, is set to attract thousands of attendees from all engineering disciplines and markets, all looking to meet and do business once again. You can register your attendance on the Advanced Engineering UK website.

This year, Advanced Engineering UK is introducing a new show zone dedicated entirely to space and satellite innovation. The zone will be part of Advanced Engineering UK’s existing Aero Engineering floor and will be supported by two of the show’s longstanding partners, the UK Space Agency and ADS Group. It will bring together the UK’s space and satellite manufacturers, research and development (R&D) partners and supply chain businesses spanning R&D, design, test, production, manufacturing and advanced materials, showcasing the UK’s incredible achievements in this sector. It will also be the home of Bruno, a prototype of the ExoMars rover, which was recently announced as a showcase at the event.

The Airbus Defence and Space UK prototype, Bruno is semi-autonomous and equipped with all the same technology as the final rover, including the sensors, actuators and cameras that allow the rover to see in 3D while navigating the red planet. The final flight rover will be equipped with a drill that can bore two metres deep, and metal wheels that have the same flexibility as rubber, without risking contamination to any life that it finds.

The ExoMars rover will be the first rover used to directly search for life on Mars as part of a joint mission between the European Space Agency (ESA) and Russia. The rover is just one example of how the UK’s engineering industry is leading the way in space and satellite innovation.

Satellite Applications Catapult

A new partner of the show, and speaking at the event, is Satellite Applications Catapult. One of ten catapults established to transform the UK’s capability for innovation and help drive economic growth, the technology and innovation company boosts UK productivity by helping organisations harness the power of satellite-based services. The company has been working on projects in the space sector throughout the UK, such as IFSAC, a collaboration with the agricultural sector to educate and demonstrate how satellite technologies can help optimise the production of rice, soybean, and table grapes.

The show will bring together many different areas of engineering — aerospace, composite materials, automotive, performance metals and connected manufacturing. The show is also located in the same hall as Lab Innovations, the UK’s largest annual event for the laboratory industry, making it even easier for visitors and exhibitors to discover the latest innovations from both new and familiar disciplines.

“Innovation cycles are so short now,” commented Simon Keogh, general manager at Siemens. “If you don’t come to events like Advanced Engineering UK, you stand the risk of falling behind the times with the speed of innovation.”

The presence of so many different sectors ensures cross-industry collaboration and allows attendees to meet professionals from all tiers of the supply chain, see the most innovative tech and set their business up for a successful start in 2022.

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