Get ready for Talking Industry Live & Knowledge Hub at Fluid Power & Systems 2022

The BVAA are on stand D12, come along and say hello!

Fluid Power Show in action

The exhibition is kicking off today until the 7 April at the NEC in Birmingham. Fluid Power & Systems - together with its co-located exhibitions Air-Tech, Drives & Controls, Smart Industry Expo, and Plant & Asset Management - promises to be organiser DFA Media’s biggest, most content-rich and widely attended outing to date.

Indeed, the co-located event have achieved completely sold-out status, reflecting an extremely positive outlook within the world of UK manufacturing and engineering.

This year will also see the introduction of a physical version of DFA Manufacturing Media’s popular panel discussion series, Talking Industry. As well as continuing in its now firmly established format, the NEC event will see the series' expansion from the digital sphere to live panel discussions under the Talking Industry Live brand. Among the discussions that comprise Talking Industry Live over the three days of the event are:

Robotics & Advanced Automation – Chaired by DFA Manufacturing Media consulting editor Andy Pye, with a panel comprising Mike Wilson, chief automation officer, Manufacturing Technology Centre; Nikesh Mistry, sector head for industrial automation, GAMBICA; Asif Moghal, market development manager, Autodesk; and Vaibhav Boricha, Director at VIKASO.

Maintenance 4.0: The Future of Asset Management – Chaired by Professor John Ahmet Erkoyuncu, Cranfield University, with a panel comprising Dean Whittle, senior reliability engineer, RMS Reliability; Matt Grogan, technical sales engineer, SPM Instrument UK; and Daniel Phillips-Fern, UK & Ireland country manager, IXON.

Bridging the Engineering Skills Gap for Factories of the Future – Chaired by Aaron Blutstein, managing editor, Smart Futures and Plant & Works Engineering, with a panel comprising Dr Susan Scurlock, founder, Primary Engineers; wing commander Russ Barnes, youth and STEM, Royal Air Force; and Charlotte Swain, deputy director for delivery at the MTC’s Advanced Manufacturing Training Centre.

The Hidden Menace: Strategies to Avoid Cybercrime – Chaired by Ed Holden, editor, Hydraulics & Pneumatics, with a panel comprising Nicc Lewis, VP marketing, ASOCS; Anthony Green, founder, CTO and cybercrime expert, FoxTech; Markus Wünsche, engineering manager, processes methods tools, functional safety and cybersecurity industrial controls & protection division, Eaton Industries.

Adapting to the Smart Era – Chaired by DFA Manufacturing Media consulting editor Andy Pye, with a panel comprising Nicc Lewis, VP marketing, ASOCS; Andrew Tyrer and Mark Emerton UKRI, Made Smarter; Steve Brambley chief executive, GAMBICA; and Phil Lewis, senior vice president, solution consulting international (EMEA & APJ).

Fluid Power and Factories of the Future – Chaired by Paul Cooke, interim CEO, The British Fluid Power Association (BFPA), with a panel comprising Martin Hoskins, regional sales manager, Bosch Rexroth; and Martin Costin, drives & networks specialist, SMC.

The Future of Additive Manufacturing – Chaired by DFA Manufacturing Media consulting editor Andy Pye, with a panel comprising Dr Alberto Bordin, head of additive manufacturing programmes – Europe, ASTM International; Prof Chris Tuck, associate pro-vice chancellor for research and knowledge exchange (also director of Added Scientific Ltd), University of Nottingham; Simon Jones, chief technology officer, Domin Fluid Power.

Industrial Networks, IIOT, 5G and Communications – Chaired by Nikesh Mistry, sector head for industrial automation, GAMBICA, with a panel comprising Nicc Lewis, VP marketing at ASOCS; Stephane Remy, 5G solutions director, BT Enterprise; Dr Alejandra Matamoros, technology manager, MTC; Ste Ashton, broadband, 5G and connectivity manager, Worcestershire County Council; and Francois Disch, industrial automation consulting lead for UK & Ireland, Schneider Electric.

Knowledge Hub

Also, returning for the first time in four years will be the highly popular Knowledge Hub. With a strong emphasis on technology, the Knowledge Hub will bring together all aspects of hydraulics, pneumatics, robotics and automation, plant and asset management, energy efficiency, machine safety, drives, motion control, legislation, system strategies and technological developments. It will feature representatives from across industry, including government agencies, research bodies, trade associations and manufacturers. 

The Knowledge Hub – sponsored by Pilz – will reflect the ongoing global transformation to the smart manufacturing era and provide insight into the potential plants of the future. Leading experts will talk in depth about the Fourth Industrial Revolution, discussing the practicalities, technologies and issues surrounding transition and implementation of digitalisation within UK manufacturing. Among the discussions that comprise the Knowledge Hub over the three days of the event are:

Opening presentation by The High Value Manufacturing Catapult (HVMC)

Bringing Intelligence to Manufacturing from SMB to Gigaplants – Andrew Kinder SVP, industry & solution strategy sales, infor/David Threlfall, CIO, Britishvolt

Robotics and Automation: A New Perspective – Mike Wilson, chief automation officer, Manufacturing Technology Centre

How to Minimise Machine Asset Downtime with Sensor-Based Solutions – Martin Sime, IIOT systems engineering manager, Sensata 

Wake up to Automation – Nikesh Mistry, sector head for industrial automation, GAMBICA

Safe Human Robot Collaboration – Jamie Thomas CMSE (TÜV certified machinery safety expert) CECE (TÜV certified expert CE marking), Pilz Automation Technology

High Energy Savings in Vacuum and Compression – Rolf Hilfiker, CEO, Pneumofore

Asset Management and Maintenance of Fixed Plant Items - the Conventions, Legislation and Statutory Duties – Martin Barnes, technical engineer, Ambipar Response/Society of Operation Engineers (SOE)

Government Support to Help Companies Develop High Efficiency Drives Using Advanced Semiconductors – Andy Sellars, strategic development director, CSA Catapult

Energy Efficiency Gains in Compressed Air Systems – Vanda Jones, executive director, the British Compressed Air Society (BCAS)

Unlock the Advantages of Safety and Reliability Strategy Alignment – Colin Duncan, CEO, SEAM Group

Using Git for PLC Workflows: New Approaches – Darren Henry, VP of marketing, Copia Automation

Energy Efficiency in Motor Driven Pump Systems – Gary Wilde, technical services manager, BPMA

A Simple Guide to Sensors for Safeguarding of Machinery – Jason Reed CMSE (TÜV certified machinery safety expert) CECE (TÜV certified expert CE marking), Pilz Automation Technology

Predictive Maintenance Best Practices and Solutions – Niall Sullivan, VP marketing, Senseye

Using Condition Monitoring to Improve Plant Reliability – Dean Whittle, senior reliability engineer, RMS Reliability

Automation Trends in the UK – Nikesh Mistry, sector head for industrial automation, GAMBICA

Dynamic States of Safety – Alex Bryce CMSE (TÜV certified machinery safety expert) CECE (TÜV certified expert CE marking), Pilz Automation Technology

Innovation

Ryan Fuller, managing director, DFA Media Ltd, comments: “There is an almost palpable feeling in the air that every industry segment represented by our exhibitions is champing at the bit to move forward at pace in the wake of all the business and operational hurdles we have faced collectively over the past couple of years.

And there is indeed much to embrace in terms of innovative and technologically advanced solutions and services ready to play an important part within your own organisations' development roadmap - things that can give you a tangible competitive edge and translate into positive business growth. These exhibitions showcase the very best of manufacturing and engineering excellence within the UK and beyond, with regular visitor attendance of over 13,000.

As usual, an additional major advantage for visitors and exhibitors alike is the fact that the event will take place alongside the ever-popular MACH exhibition, expected to attract collectively over 40,000 visitors to the NEC over a single week. We look forward to seeing you there.”

BVAA endorsement

Among the list of exhibitors at this year’s event is the British Valve & Actuator Association (BVAA). The BVAA’s CEO, Rob Bartlett, says: “Our rationale for exhibiting at Fluid Power & Systems is a simple one, as we have a unique yet complex role in the fluid power industry. We are in many cases suppliers to the industry. We are also extensive users of the media, and of course major customers too, as fluid power control and actuation play a vital part in the control of process flow equipment.”

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Published: 28th March 2022