Accelerate innovation with us at Smart Manufacturing Week 2025

Taking place 4–5 June at the NEC Birmingham, it brings together more than 13,500 manufacturers to explore the very latest in industrial innovation.

If you’ve ever wondered what happens when Formula 1™ thinking meets manufacturing, head to the PurpleSector stand: C82, Hall 5.

Experience the fast lane of manufacturing innovation

The PurpleSector team aren’t just talking about improvement — they’re engineering it with tools forged in the heat of racing and fine-tuned for factory floors.

Are you a podium performer? Take on the Pit Stop Challenge, race your colleagues and competitors to the top of the leaderboard and find out first-hand how F1-derived sensors, analytics, and optimisation tools are helping manufacturers dial up processes, sharpen quality, and drive out waste.

Create a culture which thrives on change

Join the crowd at the Industrial Data & AI Solutions Theatre at 11.00am on 4 June for a turbo-charged 20 minutes on how F1 techniques are solving complex manufacturing challenges.

Mark Ireland (Manufacturing Sector Director) and Chris Lark (Data Science Team Lead) will explore how gamification is energising teams and enabling great ideas surface, stick and scale.

Can’t make it? Catch the rerun at 11:30am on 5 June in the Digital Transformation Theatre.

Be part of the buzz

Follow the latest updates and join the conversation on LinkedIn using #PurpleSector and #SMW25 or connect with me - Matthew Bawtree, Commercial Operations Manager.