Published date: 1 May 2026
Author: SSG Insight
3–4 June 2026
NEC Birmingham
Stand M20
On 3-4 June at the NEC, Birmingham, Aptean will be joining thousands of manufacturing professionals at one of the UK’s most important industrial technology events. We’re bringing our team, our technology, and—this year—two expert speaking sessions to the floor.
Whether you’re focused on improving asset reliability, reducing unplanned downtime, optimising production performance or figuring out what AI actually means for your plant operations, we’d love to have a chat.
Two Speaking Sessions You Don’t Want to Miss
Our experts will be taking to the stage on both days of the event, sharing practical insight on the questions we hear most often from manufacturers right now.
One View to Run Your Plant: Connecting Asset Management and OEE With AI
Maintenance Stage | 13:30 | 3 June
Tom Kirk and Brian Armstrong will explore how connecting your enterprise asset management (EAM) and overall equipment effectiveness (OEE) data – underpinned by AI – gives operations and maintenance teams a single, reliable view of plant performance. If your teams are still working from different systems and different versions of the truth, this session is for you.
AI in the Plant: What’s Real, What’s Hype, and What Actually Drives Results
AI and Industrial Data Stage | 12:30 | 4 June
Lloyd Reilly and Brian Armstrong cut through the noise on AI in manufacturing. You’ll hear what’s genuinely delivering results on the shop floor today, what’s still overpromised, and how to build a realistic roadmap that creates value without disruption.
Both sessions are free to attend as part of your Smart Manufacturing Week registration.
Come and See Agility AI in Action on Stand M20
Visit the Aptean stand and see first-hand how Agility AI could enable your teams to work smarter and make decisions faster.
- Ask Agility in natural language — query maintenance data, pull reports, and interrogate asset information, without needing to navigate reports or know where to look
- Instant insights from your data — Agility AI analyses work order data, asset records and maintenance history to surface recommendations, flag at-risk assets, and identify areas for improvement
- AI-generated reports and analytics — Generate plan vs actual labour analysis, asset performance comparisons, and custom reports on demand
- Your data quality, clearly scored — See how AI-ready your Agility data is, with prioritised recommendations for improvement
- Ask questions live — Our AI will be live on the stand, so you can interrogate the data and explore what it’s capable of in real time
Our team will walk you through how our fully integrated EAM/CMMS and OEE capabilities help your operations and maintenance functions work from the same source of truth, and how Aptean Intelligence surfaces real-time insight that helps your people make faster, better-informed decisions.
No lengthy demo scripts—just a straight conversation about your operation and whether our technology can help.
Book a Meeting Before You Arrive
If you’d like to make the most of your time at the show, you can book a meeting with our team in advance using the form on our event page. It’s the easiest way to make sure you get dedicated time with the right people.
Can’t pre-book? Come and find us on stand M20—we’d love to talk.