If there is one event guaranteed to draw a crowd from across the manufacturing and engineering sectors, it is the annual FANUC UK Open House.
This year’s event took place from 27–29 January and centred on The Future of Precision Engineering – a nod to FANUC’s ROBOMACHINE portfolio and the growing need for manufacturers to deploy the right machinery and processes to remain innovative and relevant in an increasingly demanding manufacturing landscape.
Alongside the right tools, businesses also need the right people, supported by ongoing training to ensure they can keep pace with evolving industry trends. Sierra 57’s attendance – acting as a primary sponsor, exhibitor, and panel discussion contributor – was focused on educating and informing visitors on how effective recruitment, training, and retention strategies can be implemented, regardless of business size.
Sierra 57 regularly delivers training at customer premises, enabling businesses to upskill and empower employees without compromising throughput. More recently, we have collaborated with FANUC UK to deliver injection moulding-focused training courses at FANUC’s Ansty Park facility, combining Sierra 57’s expertise with FANUC’s industry-leading injection moulding machinery. As such, our participation at the event was a good fit.
Too often, training is viewed as an expense or a ‘nice to have,’ rather than a strategic necessity built around having the right skills at the right time. This point was well articulated by Sierra 57 CEO Mark Lawson during the day-three panel discussion, Education and Training in Manufacturing.
Audience engagement was very good, with numerous questions from the floor covering topics such as equality, the next generation of talent, apprenticeship support, investing in and empowering employees through ongoing training programmes, maintaining competitiveness, future UK growth, and promoting polymer and automation education.
A similarly high level of engagement was evident on the exhibition floor, where Sierra 57 spoke with no fewer than 52 businesses about upskilling staff, improving retention, and empowering employees to enhance shop-floor morale.
There was also a clear appetite for training from within, with 38 businesses registering interest in Sierra 57’s polymer training programme – further evidence of an industry keen to nurture and retain talent.
The event was well-delivered and provided Sierra 57 with the perfect opportunity to discuss the need for training, and we look forward to participating in future events.
To find out more about the services that the Sierra 57 team can deliver, please visit:
https://sierra57consult.co.uk – recruitment
https://sierra57training.co.uk – training
Alternatively, please drop us an email at: contact@sierra57consult.com
To find out more about the FANUC/Sierra 57 training courses, delivered at Ansty Park, Coventry, please visit: TRAIN WITH SIERRA 57 – FANUC Academy