Advanced Engineering and Lab Innovations will be co-located at the NEC, Birmingham on October 29 and 30, 2025
Advanced Engineering 2025, the UK's annual gathering of engineering and manufacturing professionals, will be co-located with Lab Innovations, the dedicated trade show for the laboratory industry
Located at the NEC, Birmingham, on October 29 and 30, the joint events will facilitate a cross-sector platform designed to accelerate innovation and foster collaboration across disciplines.
With the recent announcement of the UK's Industrial Strategy, which highlights investments in life sciences, clean energy, and digital technologies, inspiring cross-sector collaboration is an ideal way to reach these ambitions. The previous year's co-location saw 400 exhibitors from Advanced Engineering, and a further 200 from Lab Innovations.
The partnership has proved beneficial, leading to new opportunities for both visitors and exhibitors, with companies such as Scimed showcasing at both events. Scimed used both exhibitions to ensure it can provide innovative products through collaboration. Matsuura also used the opportunity to present its CNC and 3D-printing machines, which have broad applications in manufacturing and research.
The collaboration demonstrates the growing number of sectors operating across industries, including chemical process engineering, pharmaceuticals, and medical devices, that need solutions implemented in advanced materials, precision instrumentation, and stringent testing environments.
Engineers creating next-generation manufacturing processes depend on lab-grade data to validate and enhance their designs, while laboratory professionals benefit from automation, robotics and digitalisation.
Hosting both communities under one roof enables Advanced Engineering and Lab Innovations to create a natural meeting point for exchanging expertise and products that can address shared challenges. With speakers covering themes across the aerospace, automotive, composites, and additive manufacturing sectors, attendees can gain insights to enhance their own industries.
Simon Farnfield, event director at Advanced Engineering, said, “Collaboration between engineering and laboratory science has never been more important. By co-locating with Lab Innovations, we provide a platform where different industries can come together, exchange ideas and accelerate progress in areas that demand both scientific precision and engineering efficiency."
Farnfield added, “The engineering sector can learn a lot from our sister show. There are highly sophisticated labs that boast state-of-the-art analytical equipment as well as robotics and automation technologies. The cross-pollination can bring ideas to using sustainable materials and flexible manufacturing. We’re looking to build on the momentum of last year’s success, offering a packed programme of knowledge-sharing, live demonstrations, and networking opportunities.”
To register for Advanced Engineering UK, visit: Advanced Engineering UK 2025
