Event director Grace Gilling shares how Smart Manufacturing Week has evolved into a must-attend showcase of innovation, talent, and thought leadership, spotlighting the latest advancements in manufacturing and engineering

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Discover how Smart Manufacturing Week 2025 is expanding horizons with an enriched STEM programme, a focus on diversity, cutting-edge technology showcases, and unique experiences that shape the future of manufacturing

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Part of the University of Cambridge’s Department of Engineering, The Institute for Manufacturing's (IfM) world-leading research focuses on a wide range of manufacturing issues. Here IP&E speaks to David Lott, CEO at IfM Engage, the knowledge transfer arm of the IfM, to find out about their plans for Smart Manufacturing Week 2025

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Featuring cutting-edge exhibitions, including Smart Factory Expo, Maintec, and Drives and Controls, Smart Manufacturing Week will highlight a range of key themes, such as advancements in Industry 4.0, from automation and AI to sustainability and workforce development. With expert-led sessions, live technology demonstrations, and a focus on bridging the skills gap, Smart Manufacturing Week is an essential opportunity to explore the tools and strategies shaping the future of the industry

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Featuring over 450 exhibitors, cutting-edge tech showcases, and educational sessions, Smart Manufacturing Week 2025 on 4–5 June will be a hub for innovation and collaboration

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The live events for Smart Manufacturing and Engineering Week 2024 take place at the NEC, Birmingham on the 5-6 June. Here we dig a little deeper into what visitors can expect at the event amid the myriad of activities taking place.

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Aside from the exhibitions themselves there are a multitude of events taking place 'on the fringe' at Smart Manufacturing and Engineering Week that range from the serious to the fun and light-hearted! Here Industrial Plant and Equipment looks at what’s happening away from the exhibition floor.

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Forming part of Smart Manufacturing and Engineering Week this June, Maintec will spotlight the latest technology and will feature an informative range of educational content, with one focus being the continuing evolution of maintenance engineering skill set.

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The Manufacturing Technologies Association's James Fudge and GAMBICA's Nikesh Mistry will be part of the panel of judges for the inaugural IP&E Awards

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Recent developments to IFS Ultimo’s EAM software spotlight improving collaboration. IFS Ultimo's ambition is to deliver the world's highest customer-rated EAM solution, empowering maintenance, operations, and safety teams to perform their jobs confidently and proactively.

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The award-winning Nineteen Group is pleased to announce the return of Manufacturing and Engineering Week in June 2023.

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A DELTA 3000 flow wrapper with automatic infeed will take centre stage on IMA ILAPAK’s stand (D10) at PPMA, demonstrating how food producers can reduce their line-side labour requirement whilst reliably and efficiently producing hermetically sealed MAP packs from latest generation films.

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A single demonstration line running on the Omron stand at this year’s PPMA Total Show will reveal how a dynamic manufacturing operation – in this case filling – can see dramatic efficiency and uptime improvements from the deployment of AI in at least two areas: intelligent machine control; and fault detection and remediation.

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AN INCREASING emphasis on energy, the ongoing importance of preventative maintenance and condition monitoring, and the impact of Industry 4.0 were among the talking points discussed by exhibitors at this year's Maintec in Birmingham.

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Sales of autonomous mobile robots and driverless lift trucks are taking off but the game-changing intralogistics technologies we will see at IMHX 2022 - taking place on 6-8 September at the NEC, Birmingham - go much further than the simple replacement of man by machine, says Rob Fisher

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Digital conferences are a great way of gaining industry insight without wasting time and money on travel as our live event demonstrated, writes James Snodgrass

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Southern Manufacturing & Electronics returns to Farnborough from February 11th to 13th 2020. As with previous years, the 2020 event will feature its diverse exhibitor list spanning a wide variety of engineering activities, from high-tech machine tools and automation to components and subcontract services. Firms from across the UK will be present, plus a sizeable number of off-shore exhibitors from across Europe, Asia and the Far East.

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Medical Technology Ireland 2019 took place at Galway Racecourse on 25-26 September 2019 with over 200 exhibitors across three floors and a two-day Conference Programme, featuring the hottest topics on the future of Medical Technology, as well as the Women in MedTech Forum, Start-Up & Innovation Academy and Breakfast Briefings on each days hosted by Raumedic and Fexco.

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Today’s plant automation systems provide transparent monitoring of system status, plus tools such as condition monitoring or predictive maintenance – all help to reduce unscheduled downtime. Hartmut Pütz, President Factory Automation EMEA at Mitsubishi, considers how to address brownfield installations with legacy equipment.

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Following the successful re-launch of Maintec in November 2018, IP&E contributing editor, Andy Pye looks forward to the next event (NEC, 30-31 October 2019) and how it is building on what was achieved then.

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Babcock Wanson offers customers a single-source solution by providing not only boiler house equipment, but also high-quality water treatment services to ensure equipment works to maximum efficiency and longevity.

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Babcock Wanson Fire Tube Boilers provide high quality dry steam, whilst maintaining low fuel consumption and operating costs. When fitted with a matched economiser and heat recovery system, efficiencies of 98% plus can be achieved

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The Verderflex® OEM range of tube pumps are designed for panel mounting or incorporation into 3rd party machines that need an accurate, low maintenance dosing solution that can be found in many applications such as printing, packaging, chemical dosing, vending machines, water treatment and more.

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MAT is a trolley that fits directly onto the distribution line HBS 50

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Typical consumables for the Verderflex® pumps are hoses, tubes, lubricants and accessories like pulsation dampers, custom base plates, quick change hoses and more. It is recommended that these consumables be used with Verderflex® pumps for better performance and low operational costs.”

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The Verderflex® Peristaltic Cased Tube Pump range are ideal for benchtop, laboratory and process environments. Tube pumps are perfect for lower flow rates, are fully programmable, with the option of multiple heads. These types of pump provide accurate dosing and repeatability and are capable of handling viscous and chemically aggressive liquids as well as shear sensitive products.

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Babcock Wanson’s range of services are designed to ensure you receive the best after sales support possible, whether you simply need a replacement part through to a maintenance service contract or training, right up to a complete boiler room refurbishment.

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Babcock Wanson thermal fluid heaters are multi-pass, fired heaters designed to operate in a diverse range of industries and with a wide variety of heat transfer fluids. A variety of liquid or gaseous fuels can be used. EPC EL electric heated units are also available.

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Babcock-Wanson has over 50 years of experience in the design and manufacture of electric boilers. Our electric boilers provide zero CO2 emissions on site. Simple to install, they offer high efficiency with ease of operation.

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HV Electrode Boilers are bespoke solutions to suit the site needs and electrical infrastructure. Typically 50:1 turndown, they can ramp from hot standby to full output in under 60 seconds. Boiler design pressures from 10 barg up to 85 barg depending on size.

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Multi-pass coil Steam Boilers with in-built combustion air pre-heater to give high operating efficiency, Babcock Wanson’s VAP RR, VAP LN & E-VAP have been designed for simple, reliable, long-life operation.

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Babcock Wanson Water Tube Boilers typically start at 10,000 kg/h up to 150,000kg/h and pressures up to 150barg. They are ideally suited to us in thermal power plants, (petro-)chemicals, paper, sugar factories, food & beverage, marine / ships, and district heating.

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Verderflex® Industrial peristaltic pumps are extremely robust pumps, ideal for heavy duty operations on intermittent or continuous duty cycles. They are a simple to use, easy to control, versatile and reliable way to pump liquids.

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With over 480 Thermal Oxidisers installed worldwide, Babcock Wanson has unrivalled expertise in Thermal Oxidiser technology.

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