{"id":23179,"date":"2024-09-02T11:08:42","date_gmt":"2024-09-02T10:08:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/?p=23179"},"modified":"2024-09-02T11:08:42","modified_gmt":"2024-09-02T10:08:42","slug":"less-than-two-weeks-to-go-until-northern-irelands-largest-manufacturing-supply-chain-conference-exhibition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/2024\/09\/less-than-two-weeks-to-go-until-northern-irelands-largest-manufacturing-supply-chain-conference-exhibition\/","title":{"rendered":"Less Than Two Weeks To Go Until Northern Ireland\u2019s Largest Manufacturing & Supply Chain Conference & Exhibition"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Industry leaders from across the UK and Ireland are set to arrive in Belfast for Northern Ireland\u2019s most significant event of its kind. The 5th annual Manufacturing & Supply Chain Conference & Exhibition will take place at TEC Belfast on September 12.<\/span><\/p>\n

The event will feature over a hundred trade stands as well as incorporating a comprehensive conference programme with free workshops and keynote speakers. Exhibitors will range from business services through to innovative companies displaying the latest technological solutions for the industry.<\/span><\/p>\n

Colin Murphy, Managing Director of organisers Premier Publishing & Events said: \u201cThe Northern Ireland Manufacturing & Supply Chain Conference & Exhibition will provide an ideal location for businesses to meet with Government agencies and supporting associations, and gain free advice from experts on how to improve operational performance.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThe Event will also provide networking zones to connect buyers and suppliers. Indeed, the layout of the Conference & Exhibition is intended to maximise the opportunity for visitors to network and make new contacts.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Throughout the day, the event will cover topical themes such as Manufacturing; Supply Chain & Logistics; Sustainability; Lean Productivity & Continuous Improvement; Automation & Robotics; Procurement; 3D Printing; Hi-tech Manufacturing & Precision Engineering; IoT & Industry 4.0; and Lean Productivity & Continuous Improvement.<\/span><\/p>\n

The event is sponsored by the Advanced Manufacturing Innovation Centre (AMIC), a \u00a3100m innovation centre led by Queen\u2019s University Belfast in partnership with industry, Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council, Ulster University, and supported by the UK Government and NI Executive through the Belfast Region City Deal.<\/span><\/p>\n

Sam Turner, CEO of AMIC, said: \u201cWe\u2019re thrilled to be back to partner with the Northern Ireland Manufacturing Conference and Supply Chain Conference and Exhibition for 2024. It\u2019s a fantastic event that showcases innovations in manufacturing and the cutting-edge research that underpins them.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThis is a great opportunity for us to talk to attendees about our \u00a3100m Advanced Manufacturing Innovation Centre (AMIC), which will turbocharge Northern Ireland\u2019s manufacturing capabilities and embed a culture of innovation to drive increased productivity. Through AMIC, we are supporting economic growth and prosperity for Northern Ireland by creating high-quality jobs and increasing inward investment through high-value manufacturing innovation clusters: driving industrial transformation, paving the way for future technologies, and competing globally with a more sustainable focus.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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Colin Murphy added that the event will serve as a forum for manufacturers and operators involved throughout the associated supply chains from across Northern Ireland to gather to discuss pressing issues facing their industry.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

He added: \u201cGenerating annual sales of about \u00a320 billion, manufacturing is crucial to Northern Ireland\u2019s economic development. Manufacturers directly employ 80,000 people while supporting further employment throughout the wider supply chain in every region of Northern Ireland.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThe manufacturing sector accounts for 13.4% of Northern Ireland\u2019s economic output, significantly higher than the UK figure of 9.8%. Northern Ireland\u2019s manufacturers also generate almost half of the country\u2019s external sales and more than half of export sales. The Northern Ireland Manufacturing & Supply Chain Conference & Exhibition will encompass the full manufacturing spectrum across the country, including the food and drink, biopharma, medtech, healthcare, engineering, transport, technology, building products, fabrics, polymers, packaging and renewables sectors.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Registration for the 2024 Northern Ireland Manufacturing & Supply Chain Conference & Exhibition on September 12 at TEC Belfast is free and tickets are available from <\/i><\/b>northernirelandmanufacturing.co.uk\/register<\/i><\/b><\/a>\u00a0<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Industry leaders from across the UK and Ireland are set to arrive in Belfast for Northern Ireland\u2019s most significant event of its kind. The 5th annual Manufacturing & Supply Chain Conference & Exhibition will take place at TEC Belfast on September 12. The event will feature over a hundred trade stands as well as incorporating … Continued<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23179"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=23179"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23179\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":23184,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23179\/revisions\/23184"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=23179"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=23179"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=23179"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}