Manufacturing Engineering and Materials Best Practice Forum 2026

It’s an opportunity to celebrate our achievements, recognise great work, and engage everyone in our transformation journey to meet the Company’s future needs.

In the UK, the Forum will take place in Derby LDC on Tuesday 23rd June, where attendees will have the chance to explore stands showcasing the five core practices: Put Safety First, Excellence in Innovation, Keep it Simple, Make a Difference and Do the Right Thing.

Explore the 15 stands:

• Music WP2.9 - Mixed Metal Turbine Disc Welding
• Zero Defects Feature Capability Dashboard
• Industrilaising Adaptive and Additive Repair Technologies with AI Enabled Process Control
• START Safe - Stay Safe
• Reducing Melt Anomalies in Nickel Critical Parts/SAR3622 and Red Tops 710/000123 - Commercially pure Titanium Inclusion in Titanium (Ti and Ni)
• Build Line Serialisation MQI/MQI: Implementing MES Verification
• Supply Chain Engineering Transformation in Submarines
• Music RR2.2 Next Generation Linear Friction Welding
• 84EP IP Nut
• TSTL IT Incident - The Power of Teamwork
• Developing Part 145 Capability for Trent 1000 in Defence and Compressors facilities
• Fast Make - Pinion Gear "Spitfire Support"
• The "Min Wall Max Weight" Approach to Lower Cost Structural Castings
• IP Trim Balance
• From Microns to Millions - Turbine Blade Yield Improvement

In addition to the stands at the best practice forum there will be the opportunity to view other exciting work from:

• SMR
• Xenon
• Automation
• Visual Inspection Modernisation and New Technologies
• Submarines: Infrastructure challenge, focusing primarily on PCO expansion
• Submarines: Additive Manufacture – current production, future development and facility development
• Submarines: Heat Treatment – Improvements being delivered to production and technology development and future strategy
• Project EDGE

Whether you're looking to share ideas, learn from others, or see innovation in action, the forum is a chance to connect with teams across the business and celebrate the impact of great work.

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Host or Publisher Hailey Tesar