Two free-to-attend conference streams addressing key issues, best practice and technological innovation will run alongside Subcon, The Advanced Manufacturing Show and The Engineer Design & Innovation Show this June.
Included in the conference programme will be speakers from global blue-chip organisations including Microsoft, Siemens, BAE Systems, Jaguar Land Rover, Bureau Veritas, Stratasys, Lloyds Bank and Renishaw.
Thirty-six sessions at the NEC Birmingham on 6-8 June, will cover topics ranging from virtual reality, additive manufacturing and Industry 4.0 to materials testing, updates to AS9100, magnesium components and big data.
The sessions will be held in two separate streams hosted by The Engineer and The Manufacturer respectively.
Microsoft’s Lars Knoke will be examining the potential for Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality in manufacturing and supply chains, while Phil Reeves of Stratasys and Professor Richard Hague of Nottingham University will be giving keynote presentations looking, respectively, at where to get the most valuable business benefits from AM and multifunctional 3D printing of complete components.
Marc Saunders of Renishaw will look at metal additive manufacturing as a viable series production process and Desi Bacheva of HiETA will look at its potential for lightweight automotive components.
The fourth industrial revolution – also known as Industry 4.0 – will also be well covered, particularly from the perspective of SMEs and what they can do to engage with the demands these new technologies bring.
Visitors can also attend three presentations focusing on innovation and excellence in engineering. Presentation speakers include Sid Shaikh, who will be talking about the automation systems that Ocado has developed to make sure that its retail operation delivers; Roy Gandy, founder and innovator behind the renowned top-end British HiFi manufacturer Rega Research; and Neill Briggs of the Briggs Automotive Company on the story behind the BAC Mono, the single-seat, road-legal supercar that was dubbed ‘amazing’ by Jeremy Clarkson.
The conference programme can be viewed at www.subconshow.co.uk/conference
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