FANUC UK has revealed it bring together leading names from robotics and automation for a three-day showcase event at the firm’s Coventry HQ this November.
The event will demonstrate how automation can help manufacturers address key challenges such as cost pressures, sustainability targets, and labour shortages.
The FANUC Open House will feature over 30 exhibitors, 20+ speakers, 600+ visitors as well as the live final of the WorldSkills UK Industrial Robotics competition.
This event, from 14-16 November, will comprise a mix of live product demonstrations, panel debates and hands-on robot training. Attendees will also learn from peers and colleagues about the difference that automation has made to their operation.
FANUC UK’s MD Tom Bouchier, Stuart Whitehead of the Jefferson Group, new president & CEO of FANUC EU Marco Ghirardello and Phil Hadfield from Rockwell Automation will be among those taking part in panel discussions, debates and presentations.
Day 1 will focus on the future of UK manufacturing, looking at barriers to growth, the role robotics and automation can play in boosting productivity, and the latest technology to ease production and labour challenges.
Day 2 is devoted to sustainability, including ways to ease the transition to net zero and innovations to encourage energy efficiency across the manufacturing supply chain.
Education is the theme for Day 3. As well as the LIVE UK final of the WorldSkills Industrial Robotics competition, visitors can also hear testimonials from current apprentices.
“At FANUC, we understand the disparate pressures affecting manufacturers today – from rising energy and material costs to ever-increasing sustainability targets and the difficulties in recruiting both skilled and unskilled labour,” said FANUC UK MD, Tom Bouchier. “By shining a spotlight on these issues and bringing together leading industry names to debate ways to address them, we hope to unite the manufacturing community and advance awareness of the numerous benefits that automation can bring.”
Following the morning presentations, each afternoon will be dedicated to demonstrations, both from FANUC and its partners. As well as a 30-strong exhibition area featuring demonstrations from companies such as YMT Technologies, Cyber-Weld, Nikken and Loop Technology, there will also be numerous FANUC innovations on display, including:
- A CRX-10iA/L cobot tending a ROBODRILL vertical machining centre on a movable Zimmer trolley
- An all-electric ROBOSHOT injection moulding machine tended by an LR-10iA 6-axis robot arm
- The first UK unveiling of the upgraded CRX-25iA cobot, featuring a software update which has increased its payload to 30kg
“The FANUC Open House is a truly unmissable event,” said Stuart Whitehead. “Last year’s Open House was enjoyable, informative and so well organised it should act as a blueprint for all organisations planning similar events.”
To register your interest in attending, visit https://ukopenhouse.fanuc.eu
