{"id":1538,"date":"2026-05-26T23:14:54","date_gmt":"2026-05-26T21:14:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nexelem.com\/en\/?post_type=blog&#038;p=1538"},"modified":"2026-05-26T23:25:33","modified_gmt":"2026-05-26T21:25:33","slug":"smart-factory-week-2026-nexelem","status":"publish","type":"blog","link":"https:\/\/nexelem.com\/en\/blog\/smart-factory-week-2026-nexelem\/","title":{"rendered":"Nexelem at Smart Factory Week 2026: Come and Meet Us in Birmingham"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Two days in Birmingham. You will leave with answers to questions you didn&#8217;t know you had, valuable contacts, and at least one idea to implement immediately. Smart Factory Week 2026 is returning to the NEC Birmingham on 3\u20134 June, and the Nexelem team will be there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This year&#8217;s edition is set to be the biggest yet. Thousands of manufacturers, engineers, and technology specialists will descend on Hall 5 for two days of hands-on content, live demonstrations, and peer-to-peer conversations that simply cannot be replicated in a webinar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Let&#8217;s meet at Smart Factory Week<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you are heading to Birmingham, let&#8217;s find half an hour.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It doesn&#8217;t matter where you are in the process \u2014 whether you&#8217;re seeking an early evaluation, trying to resolve a scheduling issue, or simply curious about what others are doing. Get in touch before the event and we&#8217;ll sort something out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Connect with us on LinkedIn<\/strong> and drop us a message: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/nexelem\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Nexelem on LinkedIn<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The more specific your challenge, the more useful the conversation tends to be. We are not there to pitch \u2014 we are there to think through problems with people who have real ones.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What Smart Factory Week actually is (and why it matters)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"youtube-responsive\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Smart Manufacturing Week 2025 Highlights!\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Rv-qwikPInk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Smart Factory Week is the UK&#8217;s largest festival of advanced manufacturing and engineering. It brings together six co-located events under one roof: <strong>Smart Factory Expo<\/strong>, <strong>MAINTEC<\/strong>, <strong>Design + Engineering Expo<\/strong>, <strong>Drives + Controls<\/strong>, the <strong>Manufacturing Digitalization Summit<\/strong>, and the new <strong>Factory of the Future<\/strong> showcase. Researched and produced by <em>The Manufacturer<\/em>, the event is not a generic trade show. Every content session is selected for practical relevance, not promotional value.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you work in production management, scheduling, or operational improvement, it is two of the most concentrated days on the UK manufacturing calendar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What&#8217;s on the agenda in 2026<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The 2026 program covers robotics and automation, maintenance strategy, engineering design, and the question most manufacturers are still working through: how to actually build data-driven operations, not just talk about them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A few things worth knowing before you go:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Smart Factory Expo<\/strong> is the heartbeat of the week \u2014 dozens of software and hardware vendors demonstrating live integrations, real-time production data, and the kind of shop-floor connectivity that turns an MES into a genuine decision-support tool rather than a glorified spreadsheet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>MAINTEC<\/strong> tackles predictive maintenance, asset management, and reliability engineering. Given that unplanned downtime still costs European manufacturers an estimated \u20ac864 billion per year (according to Siemens research), the numbers make it hard to treat as secondary.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The Manufacturing Digitalization Summit<\/strong> runs as a closed-door event alongside the main floor \u2014 senior leaders only, focused on strategic questions rather than vendor demos.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The exhibition opens at 09:30 each day (VIP entry from 09:00), with a drinks reception on the Wednesday evening from 16:30 \u2014 which, if past years are anything to go by, is where some of the most useful conversations actually happen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Why the Nexelem team is attending<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We build production management software \u2014 specifically, an integrated suite covering <a href=\"https:\/\/nexelem.com\/en\/blog\/what-is-aps\/\" id=\"https:\/\/nexelem.com\/en\/blog\/what-is-aps\/\">Advanced Planning and Scheduling (APS)<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/nexelem.com\/en\/blog\/what-is-mes\/\" id=\"https:\/\/nexelem.com\/en\/blog\/what-is-mes\/\">Manufacturing Execution (MES)<\/a>, and Industrial IoT (IIoT) \u2014 and events like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.smartmanufacturingweek.com\/\" id=\"https:\/\/www.smartmanufacturingweek.com\/\">Smart Factory Week<\/a> are where we stay honest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>\u2014\u00a0What does it mean?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Staying honest means listening.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It means walking the floor, sitting in the content sessions, and paying close attention to what production managers and planners are actually struggling with in 2026 in the UK,  not what we assume they are struggling with from behind our monitors. The gap between vendor assumptions and factory realities is one of the most predictable sources of software that nobody uses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It also means connecting with people who are thinking hard about the same problems we are: how to make production schedules that survive contact with reality, how to close the loop between planning and execution, and how to turn shop-floor data into something genuinely actionable rather than just a dashboard that someone glances at once a week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Let&#8217;s connect during the upcoming production festival.<\/p>\n\n\n\n        <section class=\"container-fluid block-faq-accordion standard-margin\" id=\"acf-block-6a160d4ec0c8a\">\n            <div class=\"container\">\n\n                <div class=\"row\">\n\n                    \n                        <div class=\"col-12 block-section\">\n                            <h2 class=\"mb-0\">\n                                FAQ                            <\/h2>\n                        <\/div>\n\n                    \n\n                                        \n                        <div class=\"col-12 block-section block-description\">\n                            <p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n                        <\/div>\n                    \n                    \n\n                    <div class=\"col-12 col-lg-10 block-section\">\n                        <div class=\"accordion\" id=\"faq-accordion-acf-block-6a160d4ec0c8a\">\n\n                            \n                                    <div class=\"card\">\n\n                                        <div class=\"card-header\" id=\"heading-1-acf-block-6a160d4ec0c8a\">\n                                            <div class=\"card-h2\">\n                                                <button class=\"card-title\" type=\"button\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-target=\"#collapse-1-acf-block-6a160d4ec0c8a\" aria-expanded=\"true\" aria-controls=\"collapse-1-acf-block-6a160d4ec0c8a\">\n                                                    When and where is Smart Factory Week 2026?                                                    <i class=\"fa-solid fa-chevron-down\"><\/i>\n                                                <\/button>\n                                            <\/div>\n                                        <\/div>\n\n\n                                        <div id=\"collapse-1-acf-block-6a160d4ec0c8a\" class=\"collapse show\" aria-labelledby=\"heading-1-acf-block-6a160d4ec0c8a\" data-parent=\"#faq-accordion-acf-block-6a160d4ec0c8a\">\n                                            <div class=\"block-description\">\n                                                Smart Factory Week 2026 takes place on 3\u20134 June 2026 at the NEC Birmingham, Hall 5. The exhibition opens at 09:30 each day, with VIP entry from 09:00.                                            <\/div>\n                                        <\/div>\n\n                                    <\/div>\n\n                                \n                            \n                                    <div class=\"card\">\n\n                                        <div class=\"card-header\" id=\"heading-2-acf-block-6a160d4ec0c8a\">\n                                            <div class=\"card-h2\">\n                                                <button class=\"card-title\" type=\"button\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-target=\"#collapse-2-acf-block-6a160d4ec0c8a\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"collapse-2-acf-block-6a160d4ec0c8a\">\n                                                    Is Smart Factory Week free to attend?                                                    <i class=\"fa-solid fa-chevron-down\"><\/i>\n                                                <\/button>\n                                            <\/div>\n                                        <\/div>\n\n\n                                        <div id=\"collapse-2-acf-block-6a160d4ec0c8a\" class=\"collapse \" aria-labelledby=\"heading-2-acf-block-6a160d4ec0c8a\" data-parent=\"#faq-accordion-acf-block-6a160d4ec0c8a\">\n                                            <div class=\"block-description\">\n                                                Registration for a visitor pass is free. You can register directly at smartmanufacturingweek.com                                            <\/div>\n                                        <\/div>\n\n                                    <\/div>\n\n                                \n                            \n                                    <div class=\"card\">\n\n                                        <div class=\"card-header\" id=\"heading-3-acf-block-6a160d4ec0c8a\">\n                                            <div class=\"card-h2\">\n                                                <button class=\"card-title\" type=\"button\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-target=\"#collapse-3-acf-block-6a160d4ec0c8a\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"collapse-3-acf-block-6a160d4ec0c8a\">\n                                                    What events are co-located at Smart Factory Week?                                                    <i class=\"fa-solid fa-chevron-down\"><\/i>\n                                                <\/button>\n                                            <\/div>\n                                        <\/div>\n\n\n                                        <div id=\"collapse-3-acf-block-6a160d4ec0c8a\" class=\"collapse \" aria-labelledby=\"heading-3-acf-block-6a160d4ec0c8a\" data-parent=\"#faq-accordion-acf-block-6a160d4ec0c8a\">\n                                            <div class=\"block-description\">\n                                                Smart Factory Week hosts six events under one roof: Smart Factory Expo, MAINTEC, Design + Engineering Expo, Drives + Controls, the Manufacturing Digitalisation Summit, and the new Factory of the Future showcase.                                            <\/div>\n                                        <\/div>\n\n                                    <\/div>\n\n                                \n                            \n                                    <div class=\"card\">\n\n                                        <div class=\"card-header\" id=\"heading-4-acf-block-6a160d4ec0c8a\">\n                                            <div class=\"card-h2\">\n                                                <button class=\"card-title\" type=\"button\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-target=\"#collapse-4-acf-block-6a160d4ec0c8a\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"collapse-4-acf-block-6a160d4ec0c8a\">\n                                                    Will Nexelem be exhibiting at Smart Factory Week 2026?                                                    <i class=\"fa-solid fa-chevron-down\"><\/i>\n                                                <\/button>\n                                            <\/div>\n                                        <\/div>\n\n\n                                        <div id=\"collapse-4-acf-block-6a160d4ec0c8a\" class=\"collapse \" aria-labelledby=\"heading-4-acf-block-6a160d4ec0c8a\" data-parent=\"#faq-accordion-acf-block-6a160d4ec0c8a\">\n                                            <div class=\"block-description\">\n                                                Nexelem will be attending Smart Factory Week as visitors in 2026. If you would like to arrange a meeting, please connect with us on LinkedIn ahead of the event.                                            <\/div>\n                                        <\/div>\n\n                                    <\/div>\n\n                                \n                            \n                                    <div class=\"card\">\n\n                                        <div class=\"card-header\" id=\"heading-5-acf-block-6a160d4ec0c8a\">\n                                            <div class=\"card-h2\">\n                                                <button class=\"card-title\" type=\"button\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-target=\"#collapse-5-acf-block-6a160d4ec0c8a\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"collapse-5-acf-block-6a160d4ec0c8a\">\n                                                    What does Nexelem do?                                                    <i class=\"fa-solid fa-chevron-down\"><\/i>\n                                                <\/button>\n                                            <\/div>\n                                        <\/div>\n\n\n                                        <div id=\"collapse-5-acf-block-6a160d4ec0c8a\" class=\"collapse \" aria-labelledby=\"heading-5-acf-block-6a160d4ec0c8a\" data-parent=\"#faq-accordion-acf-block-6a160d4ec0c8a\">\n                                            <div class=\"block-description\">\n                                                Nexelem is a production management software suite developed by VirtusLab, covering Advanced Planning and Scheduling (APS), Manufacturing Execution System (MES), and Industrial IoT (IIoT). 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