The Digital Manufacturing Summit 2025

AutodeskMFGCentre

Key Highlights of The Summit:

Insights from Autodesk manufacturing experts
Learn how the ARKANCE team help you deliver better manufacturing and business outcomes
Meet UK customers and product inventors and experience how they benefit from Autodesk digital tools
Meet industry partners that can help you to improve your production output
Experience technology and innovation in action in your factory tour of the Autodesk Manufacturing centre

Agenda

09:15	Arrivals & Breakfast
10:00	Welcome
10.15	Autodesk Digital Transformation – Demir Ali, Senior Solutions Engineer, Autodesk Autodesk, as the long-term partner for Design & Manufacturing, will provide insights on what is driving the manufacturing industry, where challenges exist and how they have helped with shared customer success stories.
10.45	Delivering Positive Manufacturing Outcomes – Scott Woolven, Customer Success Director, ARKANCE UK With more than 300 years combined industry experience, the ARKANCE UK team will share how they can help deliver positive outcomes in your business improving efficiency, productivity and profitability.
11.00	Customer Corner Successful Production with Autodesk Fusion – Opus International - Jack Siddall, Managing Director Opus International Products was set up in 2013 after the founders had accumulated many years’ experience in the automotive parts manufacturing sector. Experience how they deliver high quality production output with Autodesk Fusion. A Young Man and His Bedroom Workshop - Construct3D - Jacob Lord, Director of R&D Find out where the project came from, how it is progressing and how “One of the fastest 3D printers in the world”* was developed on Autodesk Fusion. *Source – CATAPULT – High Value Manufacturing
12.00	Lunch Network and meet our partners
12:40	Digital Transformation Workshops Join the sessions that interest you the most: Workshop 1: Increase Production Throughput Fusion's seamless CAD/CAM integration allows for quicker design iterations and faster production cycles. "CCCNC revolutionised our 5-axis machining—cutting setup times by 70%, programming time by 40%, and machine cycle times by 30%” - Peter Church, FB Chain In partnership with CAD CAM CNC Ltd Workshop 2: Digitising Processes Using Autodesk Fusion Manage to digitise processes can lead to transformative outcomes for businesses. Experience how to: Break down silos and foster collaboration. Connect your teams and improve communication. Measure and track your progress. Manage and share your BOM's. Connect your processes to your engineering, to reduce product delivery times. Workshop 3: Digitise Factory Operations and Fusion Machine Connect Primary outcomes revolve around achieving greater visibility, efficiency, and data-driven control within manufacturing environments. Understand how to: Digitise job cards Reduce waste and cost Shorten lead times Minimise shop maintenance Real-time dashboard and connected manufacturing
13:40	Workshop Rerun A chance to join a different workshop so you can explore more than one digital topic: Workshop 1: Increase Production Throughput Rerun as above. Workshop 2: Digitising Processes Rerun as above. Workshop 3: Digitise Factory Operations and Fusion Machine Connect Rerun as above.
14.40	Summary and Closing Session An interactive session to summarise your thoughts on the day.
15.00	Workshop Tour Experience how The Autodesk Technology Centre in Birmingham, UK, specialises in demonstrating new additive, subtractive, and fabrication processes that are transforming the way things are designed and made. Working with customers from a variety of industries, ranging from automotive and aerospace to consumer products and industrial devices, this centre provides a space to explore advanced manufacturing techniques and computer-aided manufacturing solutions. Here, teams examine how automation is unlocking a new era of design freedom where it’s possible to manufacture increasingly complex designs.
16.15	Close