Events Manufacturing & Industrial

Manufacturing & Industrial

MACH 2028

Trade-orientedLarge-scaleIn-personNational draw
📅 3 April 2028 – 7 April 🏛️ NEC Birmingham 📍 Birmingham, GB ↗ 🏢 The Manufacturing Technologies Association 🔁 biennial

600

Exhibitors

26,000

Attendees

The UK's premier manufacturing and engineering exhibition showcasing advanced machine tools, automation robotics, metrology, additive manufacturing, and digital software solutions for production efficiency.

Attendees: Manufacturing engineers, decision-makers, buyers, and specifiers looking to adopt and invest in advanced technology, tooling, digital production, and automated systems.

Exhibitor mix: Organized into specific technology zones including Machining Centers, Additive Manufacturing, Automation & Robotics, Metrology, Digital Software, and an Education & Development Zone.

Industrial MachineryAutomation RoboticsTools HardwareIndustrial EquipmentDigital Transformation machine toolsmetrologyadditive manufacturingengineeringmanufacturingroboticssoftwareproduction efficiency

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Venue

The NEC

Exhibition centre · 105,000 m² · 18 halls · ~15,685 people

The NEC is the UK's largest exhibition venue located in Birmingham. It offers 18 interconnected halls totaling over 100,000 sqm of indoor exhibition space, plus dedicated conference facilities and outdoor space, hosting major B2B trade shows, consumer exhibitions, and concerts.

📍 National Exhibition Centre, North Ave, Marston Green, Birmingham B40 1NT, UK

Operated by NEC Group

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Organizer

The Manufacturing Technologies Association

Nonprofit · Birmingham, United Kingdom · Founded 1910

A UK trade association representing companies in the engineering-based manufacturing sector.

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Why people attend

To source advanced CNC machinery, explore live automated manufacturing demonstrations, reduce production costs, and integrate digital technology into industrial operations.

Exhibitor categories

Machine Tool ManufacturersAutomation & Robotics ProvidersMetrology & Inspection SpecialistsAdditive Manufacturing SystemsIndustrial Software Developers

Sample matches

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Speakers

41 speakers at MACH

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Martin Bizot

Account Manager · Eplus3D

Bio

Martin Bizot has helped a number of companies to get the benefits out of 3D printing with polymer technologies (FDM, DLP, SLA, SLS). His role as Account Manager at Eplus3D is to guide professionals to get the most out of the SLM technology. He assists them to define the solutions and the equipment that will allow them to obtain the best possible production cost whilst producing parts with outstanding mechanical and cosmetic properties.

3D printingadditive manufacturingSLM technology

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Jan Godsell

Dean of LB and Professor of Operations and Supply Chain Strategy · Loughborough University

Bio

Jan Godsell is Dean of LB and Professor of Operations and Supply Chain Strategy at Loughborough University. She is also the founder and Director of the UK Supply Chain and Logistics Excellence Centre (SCALE), part of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Global SCALE network. Her work focuses on the pursuit of more responsible consumption and production through the alignment of product, marketing and supply chain strategy with consumer needs. Jan’s work considers the design of digitally enabled end-to-end supply chains to support responsibility, sustainability, resilience, productivity and a better future of work. As a chartered engineer, Jan has more than three decades of combined industry experience in product development, innovation, supply chain strategy and process improvement working for ICI, Astra Zeneca and Dyson. She has advised government and industry on supply chain strategy and its relationship to industrial and business strategy. Jan is a former member of the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) supply chain resilience advisory group. Jan is also a member of the advisory group for the Made Smarter Innovation (MSI) and the UK National Manufacturing Forum. She is also a member of the World Economic Forum (WEF) Global Futures Council (GFC) for Advanced Manufacturing and Value Chains.

supply chain strategymanufacturingsustainability

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Caroline Slinn

Communications Group Lead & Laboratory Services Manager · UKLA MWFPSG

Bio

Caroline is the Communications Group lead for the UKLA MWFPSG. She is a chemist by profession who has spent over 15 years in the metalworking fluids industry. Caroline is currently Laboratory Services Manager for a leading lubricants company based in the UK.

metalworking fluidsindustrial chemistrylubricants

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James Cameron

Mission Community

"The Launch of ‘Mission Manufacturing’: Building connections between Industry and the Armed Forces Community"

armed forces communitymanufacturing connections

Also speaking at The Commercial Vehicle Show, MACH

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Hann-Ju Ho

Senior Economist · Lloyds Bank

"Is manufacturing on the road to recovery?"

manufacturing economyeconomic recovery

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Stephen Phipson

Chief Executive Officer · Make UK

"The opportunities and challenges shaping UK manufacturing"

UK manufacturingindustry challenges

Also speaking at MACH, Advanced Engineering

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Philip Cupitt

Marks & Clerk

"Beyond the Wild West: Navigating IP Risks in Additive Manufacturing"

additive manufacturingintellectual propertyrisk management

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Tobias Eriksson

Marks & Clerk

"Beyond the Wild West: Navigating IP Risks in Additive Manufacturing"

additive manufacturingintellectual propertyrisk management

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Chris Dungey

Professor · AMRC

"AI for Advanced Manufacturing: A Strategy for UK Adoption and Example Use Cases"

AIadvanced manufacturingtechnology adoption

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Jon Stammers

Dr · AMRC

"AI for Advanced Manufacturing: A Strategy for UK Adoption and Example Use Cases"

AIadvanced manufacturingtechnology adoption

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Julie Holmes

Innovation, Technology & AI Expert

"Quicksilver or Quicksand: Five AI Shifts Reshaping Manufacturing Sales Right Now"

AI in manufacturingsales technologymanufacturing innovation

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Marco Chacin

HO Actuators and End Effectors · Airbus

"Why Robotics Progress Feels Fast – and Deployment Feels Slow"

robotics deploymentautomationmanufacturing robotics

Also speaking at Subcon - The Manufacturing Solutions Show, Manufacturing & Engineering Week 2026, MACH

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Alain Dilworth

Programme Manager · Made Smarter

"Technology Adoption: What Really Works for SMEs in Manufacturing"

technology adoptionSME manufacturingdigital transformation

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John Robinson

Founder and Creator · The Quorum Principle Limited

"Collaboration: The Key to Unlocking Manufacturing Value"

leadershiporganizational design

Also speaking at MWC Barcelona, National Manufacturing & Supply Chain Conference & Exhibition, Manufacturing & Engineering Week 2026

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Stuart Duff

Group Chairman · UKLA Metalworking Fluid Product Stewardship

"Marketing Claims for Metalworking Fluids – How to Ensure that the Fluids You Buy are Making Correct Performance Claims"

metalworking fluidsproduct stewardshipperformance claims

Also speaking at MACH

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Frequently asked questions

When is MACH?+
MACH takes place on 3 April 2028 to 7 April 2028.
Where is MACH held?+
MACH is held at NEC Birmingham, Birmingham, GB.
Who organises MACH?+
MACH is organised by The Manufacturing Technologies Association.
How many exhibitors attend MACH?+
MACH typically hosts approximately 600 exhibitors.
How often is MACH held?+
MACH is held biennial.

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