Hydraulics & Pneumatics March 2022

www.hpmag.co.uk HYDRAULICS & PNEUMATICS March 2022 49 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), infor 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,