After the success of the 2023 Manufacturing Industry Conference hosted by MAKE│NZ and SouthMach, we’re bringing the conference north to Auckland for EMEX 2024.

You can join us on Wednesday May 29th 2024 at 10am to 5:30pm, with an additional hour of networking afterwards, in the function room at the ASB Showgrounds. There will be time before, during, and after to have a look around EMEX downstairs

The Programme:

Three Focus Areas

*Reaching out beyond the manufacturing sector to improve productivity and profits
*The role of (good) design in improving productivity and profits in manufacturing
*Long-term demographic trends and their impact on workforce availability

The Schedule

(Click to find out who’s presenting)

9:10 – 10:00 ~ EMEX doors are open

10:00 – 10:05 ~ Welcome and Introduction

10:05 – 10:25 ~ How government will be supporting manufacturing in New Zealand

10:25 – 10:55 ~ Government support for manufacturing in Australia – What works, and what doesn’t?

11:00 – 11:30 ~ How to collaborate successfully / productively with academics

11:35 – 11:55 ~ Working with VisyPET and CAMEX to develop more efficient injection moulding tools

11:55 – 12:15 ~ Understanding expectations and drivers on both sides to achieve effective University/Industry engagement

12:15 – 13:15 ~ Lunch Break

13:15 – 13:35 ~ Designing a new product family to prepare for future growth in a plastics manufacturing business

13:35 – 13:55 ~ Product design for manufacturing – and what happens, if you don’t

13:55 – 14:25 ~ Product design and flanking measures to reduce Scope 3 emissions

14:25 – 14:45 ~ Off-the-shelf or DIY: when to use which when (re-) designing your manufacturing
processes

14:45 – 15:05 ~ Optimising process automation when redesigning manufacturing processes

15:05 – 15:35 ~ Afternoon Tea

15:35 – 16:05 ~ Leading-edge developments in Industry 4.0 and the use of AI in manufacturing (Recorded video interview)

16:05 – 16:25 ~ Protecting mental wellbeing at work – by design

16:25 – 16:45 ~ Redesigning ownership structures to prepare for further growth

16:45 – 17:05 ~ The trend is not our friend – demographic changes in New Zealand’s population and implications for the manufacturing workforce

17:05 – 17:15 ~ Wrap up

17:15 – 18:30 ~ Social Hour