National Manufacturing Week (NMW) is expanding in 2015, with innovations from more than 180 exhibitors, live demonstrations and access to leading experts providing new ideas and inspiration for industry growth.
Running alongside Austech at the Melbourne Convention & Exhibition Centre, NMW 2015 will be laid out in 12 Product Zones to help visitors navigate the range of products and services on offer. A key focus will be to introduce updates in sectors and technologies that are driving industry growth: Digital Manufacturing, CleanTech/Sustainable Manufacturing, Engineering Services and more.
In line with the changing face of Australian manufacturing, there will be a large number of new exhibitors and new capabilities on display. Among these will be KPMG, with an update on government grants and research incentives, alongside internationalisation consultants Baden-Württemberg International and dozens of international specialist suppliers. In addition, some of industry’s established leaders – including the likes of BOC, BAC, Lincoln Electric, Klingspor, Supagas, Stratasys, Telstra – will bring new and innovative solutions to the event.
Demonstrations bring new technologies to life
NMW visitors will be able to see and try new technologies like never before, with this year’s event including live demonstrations of innovations that are reshaping manufacturing processes in steel finishing, metal marking, fastening tools and systems, welding, cutting and more.
The demonstration program on Day 2 of NMW will begin with Metal Science Technologies – at Stand 4818 – showcasing a technique for cleaning stainless steel welds. The demonstration will showcase new equipment that makes it possible to weld on-site or in the workshop, finishing with electropolishing technology that – without the need to immerse the item in an electrolyte solution – finish the weld with a chromium dense mirror-like sheen.
NMW’s Day 2 demo program will also feature the high-speed AutoFast Riveting System, a world-wide patented technology that sets new rivet-speed records with a time of one rivet per second.
The theme of welding innovation will return on Day 3 of NMW – Thursday 28 May – with Innovative Welding demonstrating K-Tig, the CSIRO-developed system that can make the welding process much faster, cheaper, simpler and less energy-intensive.
Industry leaders in R&D and Digital Manufacturing
NMW 2015 will also present an exceptional program of presentations, with world-class speakers sharing their expertise and leading discussions in two zones, the R&D Hub and the Digital Manufacturing Hub.
The R&D Theatre program focuses on innovation and bringing new ideas to market. Sessions will include:
- Phil Timbrell of Preformed Line Products – ‘Unusual approaches to getting an idea to a Fully Testable Product’;
- Dr John Blakemore – ‘What really are our options?’
- Mark Steiner, MD of Techome and Hetech – ‘Buying or Manufacturing Offshore? What to Look For’.
Complementary sessions in the Digital Hub will include RMIT University’s Gretchen Wilkins and Ian Nazareth profiling the Future Factory and Enhar’s Demian Natakhan speaking on Increasing Productivity.
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Plan now to make the most of your visit
Anthony Reed, Event Director for NMW 2015 comments: “NMW is going to be a very packed four days – with the demos running alongside presentations from industry experts, a full exhibition and thousands of industry visitors expected to attend.”
To help visitors make the most of their time at the show, NMW is this year launching a free online tool – My Event Planner – available from the NMW website. Visitors can use the tool to earmark the events, demonstrations and exhibitors that they most want to see.
“You can even use the planning tool to connect with key contacts ahead of NMW 2015,” adds Reed. “So you’re a step ahead when the doors open on May 26 in Melbourne.”
For full details of exhibitors, events and the My Event Planner, visit: