Located next to Somerset House on the banks of the River Thames, the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) provided the backdrop for the Manufacturing Technologies Association (MTA) to launch MACH 2026. The next edition of the UK’s largest exhibition for machine tools and manufacturing technologies will take place on 20-24 April 2026 at the Birmingham NEC, where 30,000+ attendees are expected.

More than 65% of the show’s floorplan is already taken, 16 months ahead of the event. The key theme for the 2026 edition will be unprecedented support from key industry associations such as Make UK, the MMMA, GTMA, BTMA, PTMA, Automate UK, Composites UK, BPF, BFPA, HVMC, and the Catapult Centres. Among key speakers at the press launch was Professor Rab Scott (pictured) of the IET’s Digital Futures Policy Centre.

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