KTN and Innovate UK are once again returning to Smart Factory Expo 2020 part of Digital Manufacturing Week 2020, but in a different format this year.

Working closely with partners The Manufacturer, Digital Catapult, HVM Catapult, EEN, STFC and Made Smarter, KTN and Innovate UK are providing an innovative way for industrial digital technology innovators to engage with the thousands of manufacturers that will be attending Smart Factory Expo 2020.

Virtual audiences will be attending from around the world to take part in conference talks, workshops, pitching events and the exhibition.

Through funding from Innovate UK there is an opportunity for 50 innovators to take part in the virtual Made Smarter Emerging Technology Show (formally Innovation Alley), which takes place on Friday 13th November 2020, to SME solution providers who have a value-adding solution for manufacturers.

Do you meet the following criteria?

Are you an SME digital innovator that has developed a new product or service within the last 2 years?

Could this innovation support manufacturing productivity?

Does the technology align with one of the Manufacturing Made Smarter Industrial Digital Technology Areas?

  • IIOT & Connectivity
  • Immersive Technologies
  • Robotics & Automation
  • Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning & Data Analytics
  • Additive Manufacturing

Exhibiting

Each exhibitor who has been allocated a place will be asked to sign up to the event conferencing technology as a virtual exhibitor. You will be invited to give a 15-minute pitch about your business and innovative solution for manufacturers at a predefined timeslot and will need to be available throughout the day to meet with event attendees through the video conferencing technology. There will also be an opportunity to collaborate with other solution providers and event attendees.

Registration

If you meet the criteria and want to take part, register your interest in the Emerging Technology show here. The closing date for applications is October 23rd.