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Join us and share your thoughts at a range of events and round table forums throughout the year. Use our Event Finder below to filter your results by category and date. Then simply click on the links to find out more and book your places.
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Past events
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Robotics as the engine for packaging agility
11/02/2026Be part of the conversation at Packaging Innovations & Empack 2026 as industry leaders, technology experts and manufacturers explore how robotics, AI and predictive maintenance are powering the next generation of agile packaging, helping businesses reduce downtime, boost flexibility and build more resilient operations.
Key lessons for successful automation adoption
03/02/2026Automation is reshaping UK manufacturing, helping businesses overcome cost pressures, skills shortages, quality challenges, and supply chain disruption. But adopting automation in a way that delivers tangible productivity gains and long-term resilience is not always straightforward. Join the UK Automation Forum at Southern Manufacturing & Electronics 2026 for an expert-led panel discussion exploring how manufacturers can successfully adopt automation in today’s rapidly evolving industrial landscape. The session will bring together industry specialists to share practical insights, lessons learned, and forward-looking perspectives drawn from real-world experience.
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Industry, Influence and the Future of UK Manufacturing
29/10/2025Be part of the conversation at Advanced Engineering 2025 as industry leaders, innovators and policymakers debate how SMEs can overcome funding gaps, skills shortages and automation hurdles to power the next wave of UK manufacturing.
How can your business bridge the skills gap?
24/09/2025At the PPMA Total Show, we hosted a lively and thought-provoking panel discussion exploring one of the most urgent challenges facing businesses: bridging the skills gap.
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Automation and the New Industrial Strategy
24/07/2025This UK Automation Forum event is a landmark, association-led event designed to evaluate and discuss the new Industrial Strategy and its impact on the UK manufacturing sector.
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How can manufacturers work more effectively with finance providers?
17/06/2025UK manufacturers see automation costs as a barrier, while lenders say funding is available but underutilized. The UK Automation Forum surveyed industry groups to address this disconnect.
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Learn how to adopt automation successfully...from those who have!
07/05/2025This Forum event was more than a panel discussion, it was a unique way of gaining invaluable information from fellow manufacturers who have adopted automation successfully.
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How can engineers ride the new advanced technology wave to benefit their manufacturing sites?
20/03/2025With technology advancing at such a breath-taking pace, the 2025 programme at A4E this year focused on how engineers can make the best use of emerging technologies and better understand the challenges and benefits, cutting through the hype to find out more about the realities of technology adoption. The technology panel discussion saw industry experts discussing the technologies that food engineers should be looking at to help them.
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How can Smart Industry Readiness Index deliver smart benefits for UK manufacturers?
06/03/2025The Smart Industry Readiness Index – or SIRI – was introduced by the World Economic Forum and establishes the readiness of industries to adopt and implement smart manufacturing practices. Such readiness is measured against the four key dimensions of technology, organisation, people, and ecosystem. It has been described as a powerful resource to help companies separate the substance from the noise and synthesise the essence of Industry 4.0 into an easy-to-understand universal framework to start things off on the right foot. The Forum gathered a host of experts to explain this further.
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Learnings from last year and how 2025 will play out.
03/02/2025This first event of 2025 will review the host of topics covered by the UK Automation Forum in its inaugural year asking has the environment for automation adoption in the UK changed. And with current economic pressures mounting on manufacturers, will this impact the rate of automation adoption across the UK this year
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