November/December 2024 www.drivesncontrols.com 8 Southern Manufacturing & Electronics 2025 4–6 February, 2025 Farnborough, UK The annual regional event returns to Farnborough, aiming to attract people involved in design, engineering production and procurement. They will be able to see the latest in production hardware, components, consumables and other technologies. The organisers are expecting more than 500 exhibitors and 9,000 visitors. https://www.southern-manufacturingelectronics.com Hannover Messe 2025 Hannover, Germany 31 March – 4 April, 2025 The main exhibition areas for the 2025 industrial megashow will be Smart Manufacturing, Digital Ecosystems, Energy for Industry, Compressed Air & Vacuum Technology, Engineered Parts & Solutions, Future Hub and International Trade & Investment. Drive and uid power technologies will be highlighted in the Motion & Drives areas. The conference programme will include around 1,600 speakers. The partner country for 2025 is Canada. www.hannovermesse.de/en Smart Manufacturing Week 4–5 June, 2025 NEC, Birmingham More than 450 exhibitors and 13,500 visitors are expected at the two-day event that includes the Drives & Controls show, Smart Factory Expo, Maintec, the Air-Tech exhibition, Fluid Power & Systems and the Design+Engineering Expo. Running concurrently are the Manufacturing Digitalisation Summit, the Industrial Data and AI Summit, and the Automation & Robotics Accelerator Symposium. www.smartmanufacturingweek.com n NEWS THE UK GOVERNMENT HAS identi ed advanced manufacturing as one of eight key sectors that its industrial strategy – the rst new one for seven years – will focus on in an attempt to deliver long-term growth for the nation. The business and trade secretary Jonathan Reynolds and the chancellor Rachel Reeves have published a green paper designed to kickstart the new industrial strategy. The strategy aims to drive long-term growth that is sustainable, resilient and distributed across the country. Reynolds believes the strategy will put Britain back on the global stage and help to attract investment into the most productive parts of the UK economy. “Our modern industrial strategy will hardwire stability for investors and give them the con dence to plan not just for the next year, but for the next 10 years and beyond,” he says. “This is the next step in our pro-worker, pro-business plan which will see investors and workers alike get the security and stability they need to succeed.” Clare Barclay, CEO of Microsoft UK, will chair the government’s new Industrial Strategy Advisory Council, which will help to guide the development of the new industrial strategy, working with business, trade unions, devolved governments, local leaders, academia and other stakeholders. In addition to advanced manufacturing, the other sectors that have been earmarked for support include clean energy and “digital and technologies”. The government points out that the top 30% of sectors ranked by productivity in 1997 have been responsible for around 60% of the economy’s entire productivity growth over the past 25 years. That’s why the industrial strategy will direct support to those sectors and geographical clusters thought to have the highest growth potential. Make UK CEO, Stephen Phipson, has welcomed the new industrial strategy, saying: “We live in a world which is massively dierent to a decade ago and simply leaving the economy and, industrial strategy, to the free market is an ideology which is long past its sellby date. This is a welcome rst step in addressing the Achilles heel of the economy which has left the UK an outlier among advanced countries. It sets out a clarity of vision for how the resources of Government and, in particular, each department can be convened towards a single objective of long term growth across all regions. With the Advisory Council being put on a statutory footing, he adds, “industry will no longer fear the constant chop and change in policy we have seen over the last decade or so and can focus on the long term – it is important that the Government is delivering on its promises.” Advanced manufacturing is a key sector in new industrial strategy Schneider Electric has appointed Olivier Blum as its CEO, after Schneider’s board dismissed his predecessor, Peter Herweck after 18 months as CEO “due to divergences in the execution of the company roadmap at a time of signicant opportunities”. The change is intended to “accelerate the execution of [Schneider’s] strategy and engage into the next phase of its development”. Blum, 54, is a French citizen who has been leading Schneider’s Energy Management business – its largest – since 2022. Rockwell Automation has appointed Gustavo Zecharies as president of its Emea (Europe, Middle East and Africa) region, succeeding Susana Gonzalez, who is leaving “to pursue other opportunities” after almost six years in the role. Zecharies was previously Rockwell’s vice-president for Latin America and earlier in his 18-year career with the company held roles in its Canadian operation. Zecharies, who will be based in Spain, will report to Rockwell senior VP and chief revenue o§cer, Scott Genereux. Electro Mechanical Systems (EMS) has appointed Mike Davies as managing director, following the retirement of Stewart Goulding. Davies, who has been with EMS for almost 30 years, is moving from his previous role as manufacturing director. Dave Walsha has been promoted to the position of sales and marketing director – a role which Goulding also lled. As MD, Davies will retain his oversight of shopoor operations, while focusing on advancing progress and e§ciency across EMS. Olsen Actuators & Drives has appointed Ian Walch as its new managing director. Founder Piers Olsen has moved to the role of chairman and will continue to focus on business development and strategic markets and applications. Walch was managing director of Sewtec Automation for almost ve years until January 2023. He has worked in sectors including aerospace, defence, and industrial, for companies including Octopus Dynamics, Misas Technology and Stirling Dynamics. UK business and trade secretary Jonathan Reynolds announcing the new industrial strategy at the government’s International Investment Summit in London
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