FANUC UK’s annual Open House will be held at the company’s UK headquarters in Ansty Park, Coventry on 12-14 November 2024.

Focussing on key challenges facing UK manufacturers and the ways in which automation can address them, the event will include speakers from major companies like Airbus, Amazon and Cummins and automation influencers from Make UK, Automate UK and FANUC Europe. 

In addition to 30+ exhibitors, live robot demonstrations and the live final of the WorldSkills UK Industrial Robotics competitions, there will be presentations, panel debates and discussions from over 20 automation experts on topics such as the current state of UK manufacturing, how to attract young people into manufacturing, and the adoption of robotics into SMEs.

FANUC’s Open House attracts a mix of over 600 manufacturers, robotics experts, academics, students, MPs and press. Each of the three mornings is focused on speaker presentations and panel debates, while the afternoon sessions are devoted to hands-on robotics experiences.

Each day will have a distinct theme. The Day 1 (Tues 12 Nov) theme is ‘Enabling Step Change for Automation Adoption’.  Following the opening address by Managing Director Tom Bouchier, Marco Chacin of Airbus and FANUC’s Oliver Selby will discuss the aerospace company’s automation journey in conjunction with FANUC. 

Further sessions will focus on ‘Successes and Challenges of Global Automation’, ‘The Current State of UK Manufacturing and the Future for the Sector’, plus a panel debate focusing on an SME stakeholder’s perspective.

Day 2 focusses on ‘Education for Automation Adoption’, highlighting the importance of inspiring and supporting the next generation of manufacturers. A panel debate with insight from automation influencer Mike Wilson and other UK Automation Forum members will also discuss what needs to be done to attract more young people into manufacturing. 

The final day will begin with an address from FANUC’s European President, Marco Ghirardello. Chris Corkan of Make UK will then consider the ‘State of the Nation: UK Manufacturing’, before Automate UK’s Peter Williamson discusses ‘Changing Culture and Policy to Drive Greater Robot Adoption in the UK’.

The event’s seminar programme will close with a panel debate by the West Midlands Robotics Cluster – featuring Mike Wilson, Tom Bouchier and Rachael Eade MBE – into ways to increase the adoption of robotics into SMEs.

To register your interest in attending the FANUC UK Annual Open House (12-14 November 2024, Ansty Park, Coventry), go to https://ukopenhouse.fanuc.eu