The Manufacturer Directors' Conference 2013

The Centre is helping to tackle industry challenges by unlocking technological innovation in a way that revolutionises the sector, and by training future talent to ensure a supply of highly qualified engineering professionals.

We’re working with companies of all sizes to help them develop advanced processes and equipment in areas including energy management, robotics and automation, waste management and packaging design.

In 2014 we launched the UK’s first full-time MEng Food Engineering, developed in partnership with the Food and Drink Federation and the National Skills Academy for Food and Drink, and supported by industry partners including Coca-Cola, Nestlé, Mars and Mondelēz.

In conjunction with the leading automation equipment suppliers, The Manufacturer magazine has established the Automation Advisory Board to educate owner-managers and factory directors about what automation equipment can do and the benefits it can bring to UK manufacturers.

Automation needs to rise to the board level in companies of all sizes, but especially larger SMEs where the capital equipment could make a profound difference to winning contracts. Companies in non-auto sectors, who are unfamiliar with the range, capability and simplicity of automation kit, need and deserve to know what automation options are available.

The Automation Advisory Board is proudly supported by ABB, BARA, Colin Davis, Festo, Gambica, Mitsubishi Electric, MTC, Omron Electronics, PP Electrical Systems, Rockwell Automation, Siemens, Staubli Robotics and The Automated Technology Group.

Lean Management Journal is a leading publication on lean and continuous improvement offering in-depth analysis, comment, case studies and reviews to give insight into the most important issues facing the lean community.

Since its launch in 2009, LMJ has laid the foundations of a strong international readership community. Subscribers from Europe, United States, Argentina, and Australia benefit from the knowledge exchanges LMJ facilitates.

Breaking down traditional conceptions about lean, LMJ is a cross-sector publication with contributions in every issue from public and private sectors lean leaders in businesses specialising in everything from car hire to financial services, healthcare and telecommunications as well as the traditional manufacturing base.

Ten issues of the journal are published every year, providing updates on the latest events, debates and achievements from within the lean community.

Social Sift is an all-in-one social media management tool for marketing, sales and customer service; allowing companies to post, moderate and measure across multiple social networks, all from one central dashboard. It supports sentiment tagging, Boolean search and stream filters and it’s visualiser displays conversation analysis which allows you to identify volume, participation distribution and word clusters. Through the use of social analytic and workflow reports you can easily monitor and evaluate both campaign and team performance against established KPIs. #decodethenoise

The Manufacturer MX Awards (TMMX) is an annual awards programme delivered by The Manufacturer, in association with the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE).

TMMX was formed in 2015 by the merger of two of the industry’s leading awards programmes: The Manufacturer of the Year Awards and the Manufacturing Excellence (MX) Awards.

With a combined heritage spanning four decades, TMMX is dedicated to encouraging and promoting competitive manufacturing in the UK, and celebrating the very best in the industry annually.

With a range of categories tailored to suit manufacturing businesses of all sizes and sectors, these awards provide the opportunity to gain valuable business improvement advice and industry-wide recognition for your achievements, your employees and your business.

Hennik Recruitment is a specialist recruitment consultancy dealing with senior level appointments to the boards and senior management teams of the UK’s dynamic and vibrant manufacturing sector. With our expertise and passion for manufacturing, as well as, our unrivalled insight into the industry, we are able to draw upon a vast network of manufacturing contacts, allowing us to discreetly locate, engage and place the best people in the best positions.

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