This second issue of the year features an in-depth preview of Smart Manufacturing Week, taking place in Birmingham in June. The UK’s flagship industrial technology show will make its return to the NEC, and with a packed conference programme, global exhibitors and the Manufacturing Digitalisation Summit, it’s an event not to be missed.
We feature hard-hitting interviews with Stephen Phipson, Chief Executive of Make UK, and Rob Flello, CEO of Ceramics UK, who explains the current trials and tribulations of this much-maligned manufacturing sector.
The issue also includes site visits from three of last year’s The Manufacturer MX Awards winners; I Holland, Delta Fire and Bucher Municipal. Plus, we have a dedicated supplement to the vital topic of robotics and automation.
Download your issue today: The Manufacturer Magazine – Q2 2026.
Full contents
- Smart Manufacturing Week 2026
Powering the future of industry - The Platinum Partners
The must-visit stands at Smart Manufacturing Week 2026 - Manufacturing Digitalisation Summit
Digital ambition to industrial advantage
- Industry Focus: Ceramics
A sector feeling the heat - A clean sweep
A look at Bucher Municipal’s success story - High costs, big ambitions
Make UK’s Stephen Phipson discusses the UK’s competitiveness - The big cheese!
Inside Arla Foods’ new cheddar facility in Lockerbie - Opening doors
How Babcock is attracting more women in defence - A patient blend
How Chivas Brothers is mixing tradition and technology - Research strength to industrial scale
Turning UK innovation into competitiveness – Cambridge Industrial Innovation Policy
ROBOTICS & AUTOMATION SPECIAL SUPPLEMENT
- The Manufacturer’s Guide to Robotics
Adoption opportunities - Automate or fall behind
We ask BARA if time is running out - Changing the playing field
Omnifactory and the robotic future of agile manufacturing
SME FOCUS
- Firepower
How Delta Fire has turned sustainability into a competitive edge - Investment and innovation
A new era for Cofast - Prescription for success
I Holland: experts in exports - Where craftmanship never sleeps
Luxury bed company going from strength to strength
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