Events

The North West’s Best Aerospace & Defence Apprentice Awards are part of the annual New Talent Awards which are organised by the North West Aerospace Alliance (NWAA).

R2D2, C-3PO, Maria, Data, Nummer 5, Wall-E, Chappie – reality is drawing ever closer to the future visions of robots familiar from science fi ction movies. They are no longer mere fantasies of crazed fi lmmakers. Increasingly, robotics & advanced automation are permeating every area of life – including aviation. That’s why we have made them the topic of our fl agship event, ZAL Innovation Days 2019.

NWAA 2019 Annual Conference date announced!

The Business Isle of Man Agency is set to host the first joint Aerospace Cluster Summit in 2019. Members of the Isle of Man Aerospace Cluster (IOMAC), North West Aerospace Alliance (NWAA), and Enterprise Ireland Aerospace will come together to network, build B2B relationships, and create opportunities between clusters.

On the 1st June 2017 new legislation will be enacted which will have a significant impact on the materials, processes and coatings which can be used in aerospace manufacturing. How can you be sure that you will be compliant on time? What will this mean for you? What licenses and concessions apply? What new materials are available to be used as substitutes? Attend the WEAF REACH event to learn more about the issues involved so that you can ensure that your plans are in place

Rolls-Royce and the High Value Manufacturing Catapult invite you to contribute to the development of a National Strategy in Through-life Engineering Services (TES) at one of a series of workshops to be held around the UK.

You are invited to join a two-day aerospace mission of UK Tier 2/3 companies to meet German Tier 1s organised by UK Trade & Investment Germany in cooperation with BavAIRia e.V., the Bavarian Ministry of Economic Affairs and the German Aerospace Association BDLI. The programme includes an afternoon of B2B meetings with German companies in Munich as well as a visit to Augsburg.

Join PNAA in the world’s largest commercial aerospace cluster to gain crucial intelligence on the future of the aerospace manufacturing industry. Our speakers deliver the latest market intelligence on the most important issues -- helping YOU focus on the strategies needed to optimize your business for future growth. This 3-day event convenes a dynamic cross-section of all layers of the supply chain to learn from industry leaders and experts on the latest trends, forecasts and analytics impacting the industry.

Following the success of Mega Mission 2015 to Emerging Europe*, UKTI is organising the Technology is GREAT: Mega Mission 2016, a trade delegation of British companies to Poland, the Czech Republic and Hungary. Whether your expertise is in Advanced Manufacturing, the Internet of Things/E-commerce or FinTech, this is your chance to meet your future business partners and explore the potential that exists in this exciting region (see overleaf for further details).

NWAA Supply Chain Workshop 5 - Aerospace Growth Partnership: Key Theme - Technology. Tickets now on sale.

This event offers a fantastic opportunity for organisations to showcase their employment and training opportunities available at this time of year, such as apprenticeships, direct entry roles, seasonal recruitment and summer programmes and experienced hire, as well as graduate schemes for those recruiting year-round.

The 4th Midlands Aerospace Alliance conference takes place at the prestigious new Lloyds Bank Advanced Manufacturing Training Centre in Coventry on 17 March 2016.

The competitiveness of UK industry depends on keeping ahead of new developments in Tribology. New Challenges in Tribology has been established as a forum for engineers in industry to learn from the insights of leading researchers working in the UK and abroad.

The Northwest Composites Centre (NWCC) is proud to announce a two day course - Composite Materials Fabrication, Testing and Evaluation. The course will be taught by the NWCC team who have combined expertise in all aspects of composites manufacture, sample preparation, testing methodologies, evaluation and interpretation of results. Our portfolio of expertise covers a vast range of composite material types and the related structural applications.