June 3 – 4, 2026 · United Kingdom
Smart Manufacturing Week 2026: UK manufacturers ask the right questions
Smart Factory Expo, Drives + Controls and the conference programme under one roof — and three questions that map straight onto the platform.
Events & engagements
NOVYRON attended Smart Manufacturing Week 2026 at the NEC in Birmingham, where Smart Factory Expo, Drives + Controls and the conference programme ran under one roof.
The questions UK manufacturers brought to the floor were the right ones: how do we connect pilots that never scaled, how do we trust an AI decision on the line, and who is accountable when the automation spans five suppliers.
Each of those maps onto what we build — production-cell digital twins, AI-driven visual inspection and multi-system orchestration — and onto the part the platform deliberately does not take over. Interlocks, regulatory control and the approved operating envelope stay with the plant and its equipment vendors, which is usually the first thing a production engineer wants settled.
Engagement details
- Event
- Smart Manufacturing Week 2026
- Dates
- Venue
- NEC Birmingham
- City
- Birmingham, United Kingdom
- Region
- United Kingdom
- Type
- Advanced manufacturing exhibition
Related capability
Continue a conversation we started on a stand
If you met the team at one of these events, or the problems above sound like yours, describe the process and the decision that is currently made by eye. A technical reply follows within two business days.