The full FoodManufacturing.Live workshop and panel schedule - plan your day now

FoodManufacturing.Live and MachineBuilding.Live share one stage, so every session below is included in your free VIP badge, whichever event you're attending for:

09:30 - 10:10 | Panel: Making the Case for Robotics

Matthew Aldridge - igus UK, Ross Lacy - RARUK Automation, Paul Rivers - Guidance Automation

10:20 - 10:40 | Machinery Regulation 2027: What Machine Builders Need to Do Now

Jamie Thomas, Machinery Safety Specialist, Pilz Automation Technology

10:50 - 11:10 | The Best Axis Starts with the Right Question

Tom Oliveira, Pre-Sales & Solution Manager, Lenze

11:20 - 11:40 | Implementing Machine-Centric Robotics

Jason Johnson, Sales Manager UK & Ireland, B&R

11:50 - 12:10 | How much production are you losing to friction without even knowing it?

John Casey, Regional Sales Manager, SKF

12:20 - 13:00 | Panel: Alternative Customer Outcome Metrics

Leighton Chatfield - SICK, Grant Coffin - Rockwell Automation, Marc Vissers - Lenze, Barry Weller - Wittenstein

13:10 - 13:30 | MX System: Delivering Cabinet-Free Automation in Practice

Neil March, MX Product Specialist, Beckhoff

13:40 - 14:00 | Your CE Mark, Your Obligation: What the Cyber Resilience Act Means for Machine Builders

Sam Maesschalck, Senior Network and Cyber Security Consultant, SolutionsPT

14:10 - 14:50 | Panel: Machine-as-a-Service

Tony Coghlan - Turck Banner, Daniel Johnson - HEIDENHAIN GB, Andy Parker-Bates - Festo

Running alongside the main stage, hands-on IO-Link training returns with two dedicated sessions (10:00-12:00 and 13:00-15:00), delivered by Tim Beech CEng MIET of TGN on behalf of PI UK with real hardware, live training rigs, and a maximum of 16 delegates per session.

The full workshop programme is CPD-accredited and included free with your All-Access VIP Visitor Badge. With three weeks to go and the schedule now locked in, we'd recommend planning your day and registering now.

Free to attend, FoodManufacturing.Live and MachineBuilding.Live take place on Wednesday, 14th October 2026 at the NAEC, Stoneleigh Park.

Register your free visitor pass now