Inside the 2026 workshop programme at MachineBuilding.Live

Alongside the exhibition floor featuring over 200 specialist automation suppliers, MachineBuilding.Live, co-located with FoodManufacturing.Live, once again returns with a CPD-accredited workshop programme that gives visitors direct access to the engineers and specialists shaping the next generation of industrial automation, built around three key learning pillars:

Machinery Safety & Regulatory Compliance: the transition from the Machinery Directive to the new EU Machinery Regulation (EU) 2023/1230, UKCA marking, and the emerging impact of the Cyber Resilience Act.

Automation Architecture & Industrial AI: real-world use of machine-centric robotics, cabinet-free automation, and how AI is being applied on the factory floor today.

Industrial Networking & Connectivity: practical briefings on IO-Link, PROFINET and the diagnostics that keep connected machines running.

Confirmed speakers include Pilz Automation Technology, B&R, Beckhoff, Lenze, SolutionsPT and SKF.

On the event day, visitors can also follow one of the specialist Technology Trails, routes through the show floor covering Machinery Safety, Industrial Drives, Energy Efficiency, Industrial Networking, Electric Motors & Actuators, Machine Control, Machine Vision Systems and more, making it easier to find the right suppliers, fast.

As with North and South, workshop sessions are free to attend but places are limited, so early booking is recommended.

MachineBuilding.Live takes place on Wednesday, 14th October 2026 at the NAEC, Stoneleigh Park, Warwickshire.

Free visitor registration is now open. Register your free VIP visitor pass here