EDITORIAL ROUNDUP

Over 31,000 at Manufacturing World Osaka

The 26th edition of Manufacturing World Osaka, held at INTEX Osaka in October,attracted 31,627 visitors and 1130 exhibitors. The exhibition also set the stage for 20 conference sessions featuring insights from 26 prominent speakers. According to the organiser, the wealth of knowledge and innovation shared during these sessions enriched the event, offering valuable takeaways for attendees. The event’s triumph was further magnified by its co-location with nine concurrent shows. Manufacturing World Osaka 2024 will take place on 2-4 October.
For further information www.bit.ly/3Z0MS0E

ITC introducese-commerce website

Industrial Tooling Corporation Ltd (ITC) is launching a new company website with enhanced accessibility to growing product lines and, importantly, an e-commerce platform where manufacturers can create an account and place orders, browse through stock and see everything the cutting tool manufacturer has to offer. By creating an account, customers will be able to return to their designated portal where they can check order history and review the status of existing orders, as well as pay invoices.ITC says it is fast and simple to sign up for an account.
For further information www.itc-ltd.co.uk

Nearly 9000 attend Advanced Engineering

Across the two days of the recent Advanced Engineering exhibition at the Birmingham NEC, 8943 attendees witnessed the latest innovations that the UK has to offer. Visitors arrived from companies such asAirbus, Rolls-Royce, IBM, Boeing, McLaren, BAE Systems, Catapult HVM, Jaguar Land Rover and many more. Attendees also had access to over 150 speakers across its forums. More than 400 companies exhibited, with 80% of exhibitor space already sold for the 2024 event, which will take place on 30-31October.

Roy Higginbotham, procurement contract specialist at Leonardo Helicopters, said: “The show was even better than last year. We had an agenda and a list of companies to see depending on the equipment we wanted to buy for the next five years. For us, it’s about having a one-stop shop where you can spend one or two days finding the supplier you need.”
For further information www.advancedengineeringuk.com

Investment boost for West Midlands

More than 1000 SMEs in Birmingham, the Black Country and Solihull are set to receive a major investment readiness boost with the launch of a new support package.Oxford Innovation Advice has been contracted by Business Growth West Midlands to deliver an Investment Readiness programme.Utilising over £1m of funding from the UK Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF), the initiative will help SMEs demystify the world of business finance, covering topics such as debt and asset finance, grant funding opportunities, equity, and the increasingly popular crowdfunding route.
For further information www.bit.ly/3MMeAJx

OAS expands

A state-of-the-art extension to Oxfordshire Advanced Skills (OAS), at the UK Atomic Energy Authority’s (UKAEA) Culham Campus, is now complete and ready to receive its first cohort of learners.Representing an investment of £13m, supported by Government funding from the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) through UKAEA, the custom-built facility adds over 2000 sq m to the original building to provide space for learners in four additional industrial sectors: automation and controls, space, renewable energy, and nuclear.The expansion will allow OAS to accommodate a larger number of future engineers.
For further information www.oas.ukaea.uk