Previewed in this issue, Advanced Engineering 2019 is more than just the sum of its parts, and arguably offers some of the best opportunities to discover more about someone - or something - you never knew existed.

From the very beginnings of 2009’s Aero Engineering Show, event organiser Easyfairs will once again use Advanced Engineering’s umbrella to showcase the innovations within its six co-locating engineering sectors: Aero Engineering, Composites Engineering, Automotive Engineering, Performance Metals Engineering, Connected Manufacturing and new this year, Medical Device Engineering.

Around 15,000 exhibitors and visitors alike will descend upon this event. For stakeholders in our industry, the show’s Aerospace Engineering Zone will offer a wealth of R&D, design, test, inspection, production and assembly solutions, bringing together global OEMs and top tier manufacturers to see the latest innovations in the sector.

Easyfair’s Aero Engineering show zone will aim to give engineers the opportunity to work together with associations and international companies to improve processes, innovation and supply chain competitiveness. Within the busy Open Forums, speakers will cover topics, such as additive manufacturing applications; hybrid propulsion systems and Aerospace 4.0, among others.

It’s said that variety is the spice of life and this sentiment can be applied to what many manufacturing tradeshows spin us every year. Time and time again, we’ll meet and greet the usual suspects roving around the exhibition aisles, catch up, press the flesh and recount many fond memories.

Hopefully, Advanced Engineering 2019 will deliver fresh opportunities to exhibitors and visitors alike, so they can experience both new customers and new products – the kinds that they wouldn’t normally expect to see at these events.

Mike Richardson, editor