Factory 2050: The Smart Factory

10 July 2016

F2050 event

The AMRC and partners present a UK vision for the fourth industrial revolution (Industry 4.0).

The conference will break through the hype to demonstrate the technologies which are driving Industry 4.0. Affecting all manufacturing sectors, you'll learn how Industry 4.0 technologies will impact and transform your business in the short and medium term.

Presenters and demonstrators from: Airbus, Atos, ATS, AMRC, BAE Systems, Cisco, Delta Sigma, Festo, Hexagon Manufacturing Intelligence, IBM Watson, Laing O'Rourke, Lanner, Microsoft, PTC, Rolls-Royce, Siemens, XpertRule, with many more to be confirmed.

Email Gualberto Cigala at g.cigala@amrc.co.uk to book your place

Digitally assisted assembly

Over the course of two days there will be cutting edge presentations, AMRC guided demonstrators and AMRC partner demonstrators. There will also be a dinner and drinks reception on the evening of Wednesday 7th September.

Presentations will include:

  • Automotive factory of the future
  • Digital aircraft factory
  • Cloud based manufacturing
  • Data security for the 4th Industrial Revolution
  • Construction and the 4th Industrial Revolution
  • AI for Factory 2050 - Watson Standards for the Smart Factory
  • Manufacturing data analytics and the cloud
  • The connected factory


Demonstrators will include:

  • Process and machine monitoring
  • Countersinking verification using analytics
  • Digital work instructions
  • Assisted work instructions
  • Digitally assisted assembly cell
  • Part tracking
  • Data analytics
  • Cobots
  • Inline inspection and on the fly programming for robotics
  • Drone monitoring
  • Dashboarding for the factory
  • Legacy connectivity solution

Hotels and promotions

Enter the dates you wish to stay and in the promo code box enter JIDUST070916 (valid until 24th August)

  • Hilton Hotel Sheffield
    For best rate go to http://eventsathilton.com/showV2/57aae64c4be1b2b94e9acbc3
  • Holiday Inn Royal Victoria
    For best rate call 0114 252 6511
  • Holiday Inn Express Sheffield
    For best rate call 0114 252 6500
  • Sheffield Metropolitan Hotel
    For best rate call 0114 220 4000
  • Mercure St Paul's
    For best rate call 0114 278 2068

Email Gualberto Cigala at g.cigala@amrc.co.uk to book your place

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