Digitalising Manufacturing 2018 Grasping the opportunity
Leading change and capitalising on the benefits across industry
The two day conference brought together international authorities on digital manufacturing from German, France, Italy, Japan, Mexico and the UK, as well as other countries. Manufacturing leaders shared experiences with delegates, and underlined that the digital revolution opens up huge potential for UK manufacturers prepared to invest in skills and technology to reap the benefits.
We also welcomed keynote speaker Marcus Burton, director at Yamazaki Mazak and a member of the Made Smarter leadership team, who gave delegates an industry perspective on the expected impact of the initiative.
For more information on the topics of this year's conference, please download the conference agenda.

Location
The Advanced Manufacturing Training Centre, Manufacturing Technology Centre, Ansty Park, Coventry
Date: 29th October 2018
End Date: 30th October 2018
Sponsor Q&A: DXC Technology - Digitalisation can sound quite daunting, but it’s about thinking big and starting small
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Sponsor Q&A: Festo - equipping the UK workforce for the changes that will come with digitalisation
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Getting ahead with digital transformation
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Sponsor Q&A: OutSystems - digital disruption is both a huge opportunity and an existential threat
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Presenter Q&A: Marcus Burton, Director, Yamazaki Mazak
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Presenter Q&A: Chris White, Director, Institute for Industrial Strategy, King's College London
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Presenter Q&A: Terri Tuson, Founder, Eluceo
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Sponsor Q&A: Omron - not an 'on' or 'off' button
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Driving UK competitiveness by digitalising manufacturing
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European Innovation Council pilot Jury unveiled – 87 investment and innovation experts selected
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Growing the Artificial Intelligence Industry in the UK
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How are manufacturers filling their digital skills gaps?
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How are UK manufacturers embracing digital technology?
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HVMC CTO, Sam Turner, makes the case for 4.0 investment
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Industrial Strategy White Paper 2017
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Made Smarter Review
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New research finds 3 out of 4 firms failing at digitalisation
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Three 2018 Game-Changers for Manufacturing
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Three steps to drive digital innovation
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Prof. Juergen Maier
Siemens plc | Chief Executive
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Dr. Steven Barr
Hennik Edge | Managing Director
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Chris White
Institute for Industrial Strategy, King's College London | Director
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Clive Hickman
MTC | Chief Executive
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Dominic Gorecky
Kanton Bern and Smart Factory |
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Ennio Chiatante
COMAU | Head of Digital Transformation projects
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Ernst Stoeckl-Pukall
German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWi) | Head of Division - Digitalisaton and "Industrie 4.0"
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Ken Young
MTC | Technology Director
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Dr. Lina Huertas
MTC | Chief Technologist for Technology Strategy
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Marcus Burton
Yamazaki Mazak UK Ltd | Director
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Terri Tuson
Eluceo | Founder
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The packed two-day programme features thought-provoking and informative keynote speeches from leading UK and international figures in industry and government; insightful panel discussions; interactive workshops and digital manufacturing demonstrators - making this the 'must-attend' conference on this topic in the UK.
Download the full conference agenda here.
Agenda highlights
Day One: Leading Change
• Prof. Juergen Maier, Siemens - Made Smarter - one year on
• Marcus Burton, Yamazaki Mazak - An industry perspective
Panel One: International Collaboration and Learning
• Ernst Stoeckl-Pukall, Head of Division of Digitalisation & Industrie 4.0, German Ministry of Economics
• Ennio Chiatante; Comau, Head of Digital Transformation
• Abraham Tijerina-Priego, Strategy Coordinator, Nuevo Leon
Panel Two: Skills and Work environment
• Paul Rowlett; Director, AMTC
• Martin Kamp; (Germany) "Work, Education and Training", Platform Industrie 4.0
• Anu Kull; (Estonia) Ministry of Economic Affairs and Communications
• Dominic Gorecky; (Switzerland) "Kanton Bern" and "Smart Factory"
• Alejandro Nieto; (Mexico) Softtek, Vice President Global Sales
Day Two: Capitalising on the benefits across industry
Discover the information, knowledge and support available to position your business for the digitalisation journey.Moderated by Dr. Steven Barr of Edge Digital, day two will focus on the end-user with a series of topics, short presentations, interactive sessions, workshops and demonstrators. An array of speakers and presenters from across the industrial landscape will deliver a highly-interactive and knowledge-rich day designed to help capitalise on the benefits of digitalisation across industry.
Topics include:
• Asset utilisation
• Quality
• Time to market
• New business models
• Labour and human-centred work environments
Speakers:
• Peter Corby, Relationship Manager MTC
• Iain Crosley, Managing Director, Hosokawa-Micron
• Desi Macheva, Customer Validation Lead, HiETA
• Kostas Efthymiou, AR&T Technical Architect, Meggitt PLC
• Prof. Sam Turner, Chief Technology Officer, High Value Manufacturing Catapult
• Simone Pereira, Project Manager, DRL
Download the full conference agenda here.
Registration is now open! Click here to book your place.
We are offering SMEs 50% off the ticket price. Drop us an email for the discount code.
Two-day Conference Pass: £120 +VAT Available until 24th October 2018
Ticket includes entry to both days of the conference only.
Two-day Conference Pass - including networking dinner: £150 +VAT Available until 19th October 2018
Ticket includes:
- entry to both days of the conference
- networking dinner held on the evening of 29 October
Conference 2018 - Day One Presentations
Conference 2018 - Day Two Presentations
Conference 2018 - Sponsorship Brochure
Digitalising Manufacturing Conference 2018 Brochure
Sponsors

ATS Applied Tech Systems | Gold Sponsor
As Gold Sponsor, ATS Applied Tech Systems is proud to be able to lend its voice and its experience to the conference to help shape the conversation of where Industry 4.0 will lead us next.

DXC Technology | Gold Sponsor
DXC Technology is the world's leading independent, end-to-end IT services company, serving nearly 6,000 private and public sector clients from a diverse array of industries across 70 countries. The company's technology independence, global talent and extensive partner network help clients harness the power of innovation to thrive on change and guide their digital transformation journeys.

Omron I Gold Sponsor
Omron Corporation is a global leader in the field of automation. It provides a variety of products and services in the fields of industrial automation, electronic component industries and healthcare.

Outsystems | Gold Sponsor
Thousands of customers worldwide trust OutSystems, the number one low-code platform for rapid application development.

Bosch Rexroth | Silver Sponsor
As a global partner, Bosch Rexroth supports mechanical and plant engineering efforts around the world with its cutting-edge technology and unique industry knowledge.

Festo | Silver Sponsor
Festo is a leading international supplier of automation technology, technical training and educational equipment. Based in the UK, and with a world of manufacturing experience, they bring knowledge and expertise to clients, helping them compete and succeed in an increasingly competitive global marketplace.
iBASEt I Bronze Sponsor
iBASEt solutions replace a myriad of disparate shop floor and supply chain solutions – such as manual paper and email processes – with one integrated suite of software designed to synchronize data and foster collaboration between internal and external teams.

GAMBICA | Conference Partner
GAMBICA is the Trade Association for Instrumentation, Control, Automation and Laboratory Technology in the UK.

IET | Conference Partner
The IET is one of the world’s largest engineering institutions with over 168,000 members in 150 countries.

Manufacturing Technologies Association | Conference Partner
The MTA was founded as the Machine Tools and Engineering Association in 1910 and reconstituted as the Machine Tools Trade Association in 1919.

The Manufacturer | Media Partner
The Manufacturer is the premier UK industry publication providing manufacturing news, articles and insights while promoting best practice in the manufacturing industry.