There are only two weeks to go until the Engineering Design Show 2015, find out what you can expect from this year’s show and 20 reasons why you should attend:
Be inspired: Attend the first conference session on Day 1 to hear about the UK’s entry in to the America’s Cup and how a world beating (hopefully) racing yacht is being created to bring the trophy to Britain for the first time ever.
Keep up with materials trends: Attend the various workshops on metal replacement by polymer alternatives, and learn just where engineering plastics are being, and why they are proving so popular within traditionally metal industries... perhaps be persuaded to make the move yourself!
Become ecological: Rolls Royce will give a talk on the importance of eco-material management and how engineers can apply more sustainable design techniques.
Get cost reductions: Explore workshop sessions and talk to companies about how to reduce the cost of assembly and manufacture, and how to engineer cost effective products without compromise elsewhere.
Hear from record breakers: EPM Technology will give a comprehensive talk on the work it has done with Channel 4 for the TV series ‘Speed’ which sees Guy Martin attempt numerous world record attempts, aided by engineering nous.
Be wowed: Walk through the Tunnel of Innovation and take a look at some of the most impressive products and technologies currently being used by UK industry.
Enter awards: Have a look at past winners of the British Engineering Excellence Awards in the Hive, see what it takes to be considered excellent... and find out how to enter next year’s awards.
Discover big data: Find out what big data actually is, how to get it, why it is important, and how it is set to revolutionise what you do.
Explore electronic possibilities: With the growing need to incorporate electronic components in to products to make them ‘smart’, this is the place to discover what the possibilities are and how to implement them.
Get simulating: No longer a tool for the experts. Talk to vendors and attend workshop sessions to see how simulation is now a must for design engineers.
Discover flexible automation: See the Cambridge Consultants stand to see a robot in action that offers a flexible and automated manufacturing solution for those that don’t have a repeatable product but could benefit from automation.
Set challenges, get solutions: Walk around the 6000m2 exhibition hall and talk to over 200 expert companies with engineers on hand to talk about your upcoming projects.
Get networking: Take plenty of business cards! Build business relationships at the show, find new suppliers, distributors and technology partners to take your business and ideas forward.
Discover the future of aerospace: Find out about the ‘cyclo-gyros’ that could usher in a new generation of UAVs and even manned air travel, as well as the next generation airship being developed in Bedford and also the technology behind Solar Impulse.
Be ethical: Attend this workshop by the Institution of Engineering Designers about the responsibilities that designers should employ to ensure that products are ethically sound.
Get exposure! Find an editor (Eureka and other trade media are all present) and tell them about your innovations. This is your chance to tell the team what you are up to and to get potentially featured in the magazine.
Find new techniques: Hear from the experts about what techniques are being developed to help the implementation of multi-material engineering, and what that means for joining and assembly of different materials.
Be creative: Get creative by looking at Coffee Time Challenges that have featured in the Eureka magazine and the products these have spurred. Could you do better?
Get 3D printing: A number of machines will be producing products during the show. See the process for yourself and discover how it’s being leveraged by companies to produce end-products.
Discuss the future of motorsport: Williams (F1) Advanced Technology will give a talk on the work it is doing with Formula-E and why it sees the series as a milestone to the future of motor racing.
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