Advanced Engineering 2026

Advanced Engineering is a two-day, free-to-attend exhibition at the NEC Birmingham where the UK's high-value engineering and manufacturing community meets suppliers, compares technologies and hears from industry leaders. It spans aerospace, automotive, defence, space, rail, maritime, energy and electronics, so visitors can find ideas that cross sector boundaries. The 2026 edition runs on 4 and 5 November in Halls 3 and 3a.

Show tracks

The exhibition and conference programme are organised into six tracks.

• Advanced Manufacturing and Industrial Machinery
• R&D and Design Engineering
• AI, Digitalisation and Automation
• Clean Energy and Net Zero
• People and Skills
• Government, Regional Hubs and Supply Chain

What's on the floor

Organizers promise 400+ exhibitors, six CPD forums, live demos and networking lounges, with zones for composites, automotive, aerospace and defence, and electronics.

• CNC machine tools and forming equipment
• Industrial robotics and automation systems
• Additive and hybrid manufacturing
• Tooling, workholding and fixturing
• Metrology, test and quality control
• Maintenance technologies and condition monitoring
• Materials and process technologies

Who attends

Directors of engineering, manufacturing and operations, plant managers, chief engineers, senior manufacturing and process engineers, SME owners and OEM or integrator leads, alongside innovation centres, catapults and universities.

Co-located events

One free badge also gives entry to Lab Innovations, for the UK laboratory community, and UK Metals Expo, covering the metals supply chain.