12 | Plant & Works Engineering www.pwemag.co.uk April/May 2024 Smart Manufacturing & Engineering Week 2024 Preview Across its two halls, six exhibitions, two summits and eight education theatres Smart Manufacturing & Engineering Week 2024 (SM&E Week) addresses the key issues that concern manufacturing and engineering businesses, irrespective of the market sector they serve. The main themes that the wide-ranging event covers are innovation, the supply chain, sustainability, digital transformation and people and skills. To those familiar with SM&E Week it will come as no surprise that education and peer to peer learning plays an important role. This year Maintec has its own dedicated Solutions Theatre that will host a keynote address on each day of the event as well as a schedule of end user led sessions and new technology presentations with a particular focus on how AI AI takes centre stage at Smart Manufacturing & Engineering Week The live events for Smart Manufacturing & Engineering Week 2024 take place at the NEC, Birmingham on the 5th and 6th June. PWE takes a look at what visitors can expect both at the event overall and particularly at Maintec. technology is beginning to permeate the maintenance sector. The Maintec Solutions Theatre Keynote address on 5th June is presented by Jonathan Peedell, Head of Maintenance at Bentley Motors. Jonathan’s presentation, The implementation of a Smart world – seamlessly integrating new and old will look at the continued use of standalone and nonconnected equipment and its place in a costconscious Industry 4.0 factory. The presentation will cover wireless and smart sensor technology and how best to make a timely implementation without expensive changes to hardware and software. How to integrate new and old technology and how to continue using old equipment but make it smart and wirelessly connected. Plus, how to make use of Data to create an AI driven, predictable maintenance model for both new and old assets. On day two of the event, 6th June, the Keynote will be delivered by Philip Dewson, Head of Maintenance and Facilities at Brompton Bicycle. Philip’s talk is on the subject of Beyond Bolts and Bearings: Holistic facilities and maintenance management and impact on culture. This presentation unveils a transformative approach to facilities and maintenance management and how to foster a thriving organisational culture to in turn discover how a diverse and innovative maintenance and facilities team can go beyond fixing equipment and impact culture and the bottom line. As well as these keynote addresses there is a full schedule of presentations in the Maintec Solutions Theatre. For example, ERIKS’ Lewis
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