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"Get Ready for M&E Week 2024: A Preview of Drives & Controls, Air-Tech, and Fluid Power & Systems Exhibitions!"
Are you curious about what exciting developments are in store for the Drives & Controls, Air-Tech, and Fluid Power & Systems Exhibitions at M&E Week 2024? Wonder no more! Join us as we dive into a sneak peek of what's coming up in June 2024.
In this exclusive interview, Aaron Blutstein sits down with Haf Cennydd, the portfolio director at Nineteen Group, the driving force behind Manufacturing & Engineering Week!
Listen to the podcast here and learn about the latest innovations, industry insights, and what makes M&E Week 2024 a must-attend event for anyone in the engineering and manufacturing sectors.
Drives & Controls features suppliers of:
Bearings | Belts & Chains |
Brakes, Clutches & Couplings | Cables |
Display & Interfaces | EMC Equipment |
Enclosures | Gear Drives & Variators |
Hydraulic Drives | Hydraulic Pumps & Motors |
Industrial Electric Drives & Motors | Linear & Rotary Indexing |
Linear Motors | Machine Safety |
Motion Controls & Protection | Motor Control |
Numerical Control | PCs & Industrial Software |
PLCs & Positioning Systems | Pneumatic Motors & Cylinders |
Power Electronics | SCADA |
Speed & Position Sensing | Variable Speed Motors |

What's new for 2024?
Under new Management
Nineteen Group are pleased to have acquired the Drives and Controls Show and its sister events - Fluid Power & Systems and Air-Tech which fit perfectly with the rest of their rapidly growing manufacturing portfolio.
New dates
Drives & Controls and its sister events will move to a new June date line at the NEC in Birmingham to be part of Manufacturing & Engineering Week, running alongside other leading events in the industrial sector.
Investment in marketing
We have invested heavily in marketing to ensure our campaigns reach a wide but targeted audience with promotional activity arranged with a number of key media publications and association partners.
Creative brand update
We have spent months speaking to the market to make sure the event reflects the needs of the industry and feedback led us to undertake a brand update to give the website and creatives a fresh new look.
Featured Events Alongside Drives & Controls

Air-Tech
Air-Tech is the UK’s only dedicated exhibition for the
compressed air, generators and vacuum market. Supported by the British Compressed Air Society (BCAS), it looks at the very latest in air power technology and related products from companies from around the globe.

Fluid Power & Systems
Supported by the British Fluid Power Association (BFPA), Fluid Power & Systems, is the only UK exhibition focused on hydraulic and pneumatic equipment for the industrial and mobile markets, together with products that facilitate better electro-mechanic system design and application for improved process automation, control, monitoring and analytics.
New: Part of Manufacturing & Engineering Week
New date line in 2024
If you’ve been involved with Drives & Controls over the years, you are going to notice a big change in 2024. The event is moving date to be part of a wider series of manufacturing and engineering shows that create a one-stop-shop for the entire industry.
Drives & Controls and its sister events Air-Tech and Fluid Power & Systems will move and become part of
Manufacturing and Engineering Week 2024, celebrating the best in UK manufacturing and engineering excellence and innovation.
Can't wait until 2024?
Drives & Controls will be back sooner than usual in a dedicated zone at Manufacturing & Engineering Week 2023 - 7-8 June 2023, NEC Birmingham.
If you do not want to wait 2 years until the next event get involved and participate in 2023 and benefit from being part of the fastest growing industrial event of the year!
Limited spaces are available in the Drives & Controls Zone - get in touch today to see the latest floorplan and find out what space is available.