Advanced Engineering 2017 is an event that sees the UK supply chain meet face-to-face with engineering management, spanning: process, control and plant industries; R & D; design; test; production & procurement from OEMs, integrators and top tier industry players within multiple industries.

The five co-locating zones within the show will have various discussions and keynote speakers during the two-day conference. Below is a brief insight into the issues that visitors can expect to be covered by each specialism.

Aerospace Engineering

• Denzil J. Lawrence, Boeing Commercial Airplanes – Innovation and technology effectiveness in the supply chain
• Professor Meiling Zhu, Exeter University – Self powered wireless sensing in Aerospace – piezoelectric and miniature turbine
• Simon Young, West of England Aerospace Forum (WEAF) – Want the Best? Look to the South West!
• Alex Martin, Vapormatt – The Science of Control: Wetblasting redefined.

Automotive Engineering 

• Dr Uday Phadke, Cartezia – The scale-up challenge for innovative engineering companies
• Far Composites – City car carbon fibre structures
• Andy Reilly, Granta Design – Materials information management for automotive product design and development
• Tony Dye, Epicam – Phase-change in Air – A New Source of Zero Carbon Energy For A New Generation Of All-purpose Engines
• Jon Fenton, Fetu – Roticulation – A new mechanical paradigm enables new possibilities.

Composites Engineering

• Faye Smith, Composites UK – Supporting growth and demand in the industry
• Chris Hare, NetComposites – Making Bad Composites for Good Reasons
• Ben Morgan, AMRC – Automation and industry 4.0 for SMEs
• Clive Chitiz, Plataine – Your Digital Assistant: AI and IIOT in the Service of Advanced Manufacturing Optimisation.

Performance Metals Engineering 

• Jan Lukaszewski and Ian Oliver, ALFED – The Future's Light – Advances in Aluminium Engineering 
• Dr Uday Phadke, Cartezia – The chasm II funding challenge
• Hywel Jarman, EEF, the manufacturers’ organisation – UK Manufacturing and Brexit –  an overview of latest insight and intelligence
• Dr Steven Moseley, Hilti AG, European Hard Materials Group and European Powder Metallurgy Association (EPMA) – Developments in Hard Materials -– Introducing the world of modern hard materials.

Connected Manufacturing

• Mike Wilson, BARA – Industry 4.0, smart factories and Autonomous (Mobile) Robots
• Martin Strutt, EEF – Leading factories of the future. How the fourth industrial revolution (4IR) is shaping a new leadership and skills dimension
• Paul Hingley, SIEMENS – Digitisation Keynote
• Grant Coffin, Rockwell Automation – Time To Value: implementing I4.0 solutions in the real world.

The show is CPD accredited, which acknowledges the effective professional development visitors of the conference can gain. Attending the conference will help visitors broaden their knowledge of the various advanced engineering sectors and the interesting and technical topics that will be discussed.   

Alison Willis, industrial divisional director at Easyfairs, organiser of the exhibition, says: “We’re very excited about the speakers at this year’s exhibition, with presentations from Boeing, Nissan NetComposites and Magna International we’re set to have an interesting two days. 

“The conference will provide insights into topics affecting the array of industries our show covers. We have something for everyone and expert industry keynotes will allow for interesting discussions and Q&As, especially around the hot-topic of industry 4.0.”

For more information on Advanced Engineering, or to secure your free ticket for the show, visit: www.advancedengineeringuk.com.