Southern Manufacturing & Electronics 2026 brings the UK’s design and engineering community together under one roof. From 3–5 February 2026, Farnborough International Exhibition & Conference Centre will host hundreds of exhibitors and visitors focused on advanced manufacturing and industrial technology. At this year’s show, the GEM Cable Solutions team will be on the show floor to meet engineering, procurement and project teams planning their next programmes. We will exhibit throughout the show and will publish our stand number nearer the time so you can drop it straight into your visit schedule.
If you specify cable assemblies, manage complex platforms or are responsible for supply chain resilience, Southern Manufacturing & Electronics 2026 is an efficient way to review cable manufacturers face-to-face and stress-test your interconnect strategy. It is particularly useful if you are dealing with intermittent wiring faults and long supplier approval cycles, or you are worried about single-source assemblies on critical programmes. These issues often show up as lost test days and aborted trials, with extra pressure at design reviews and audits, and a focused day in Farnborough can help you put corrective plans in motion.
GEM Cable Solutions has spent more than three decades designing and manufacturing bespoke cable assemblies, wiring looms, harnesses, fibre optic solutions, and boxes and panels from our UK facilities. We operate as a practical, engineering-led partner rather than a catalogue-only supplier, working with organisations that need interconnects with full documentation and testing to demanding sector standards.
Southern Manufacturing & Electronics brings many of those organisations into one venue. You will find OEMs, Tier 1 and Tier 2 suppliers, system integrators and specialist manufacturers looking for partners who understand harsh environments, compliance requirements and through-life support. Exhibiting at Farnborough allows us to:
As a UK cable manufacturer with established sector approvals, we use Southern as a straightforward way to talk through real projects, answer detailed questions and let visitors decide if we are the right fit.
A trade show visit is only valuable if you leave with clear answers and next steps. On the GEM stand at Southern Manufacturing & Electronics 2026, you can sit down with people who work directly with drawings and build records every day. Most visitors start with a quick look at a drawing or a photo of the installation, then we work through practical options together.
Design, integration and reliability leads can use their time on the stand to:
If you prefer to keep discussions at concept stage, we can outline typical approaches for proof-of-concept builds, prototyping and First Article Inspection (FAI) so you can see the likely impact on lead times and cost before you move ahead.
For procurement, programme management and supply chain teams, Southern is a useful place to benchmark suppliers. At our stand you can:
We can also explain how we handle controlled data, secure file transfer and restricted programmes, so you can assess governance and information security alongside technical capability. Many buyers arrive with a short checklist of approval questions; if you share yours, we will work through it point by point.
Many visitors use Southern Manufacturing & Electronics to move stalled projects forward. If you are dealing with intermittent faults, obsolescence issues or re-wire requirements, bring a short description of the platform, any drawings or photos and your key constraints. On the stand we can outline practical upgrade or redesign paths and agree whether a follow-up site visit, sample build or formal quotation makes sense.
If you already know you want to speak with us at Southern Manufacturing & Electronics 2026, send us a short message via our contact form with your preferred day at the show and a brief outline of what you want to cover, and we will hold a slot on the stand for you.
Southern Manufacturing & Electronics attracts visitors from across advanced manufacturing, transport, defence, electronics and industrial technology. GEM’s sector coverage is designed to support exactly this mix. Here are a few of the areas where visitors usually find it useful to speak with us in more detail.
If you work on aerospace or defence programmes, you can use the GEM stand to check how a UK cable manufacturer manages configuration control, traceability and EMC on complex harnesses. We can walk through a typical build, show how we document AS9100-controlled assemblies and explain how we evidence compliance against your test or certification requirements. For more background, see our Aerospace and Defence sector pages.
For rail and wider transport projects, Southern is a simple way to sense-check a cable manufacturer against RISQS expectations and EN 45545-2. On the stand we can talk through typical loom and cabinet designs, discuss material choices for long service life and pick out any routes or vehicles that give you repeated problems. You can read more on our dedicated Rail sector page before the show.
Robotics, automation and motorsport visitors often arrive with motion diagrams or photos of tight spaces. We can review how a cable manufacturer approaches flex-life assemblies, weight-saving looms and modular junction layouts, then sketch practical options on the stand. Our Robotics and Motorsport sector pages outline some of the applications we support.
Harsh environments such as marine and nuclear sites place a premium on reliability and access planning. At Southern you can ask how a cable manufacturer selects jackets, insulations and gland systems, what test evidence we provide for ingress protection and how we support long-term inspection or replacement strategies. For more detail, you can review our Marine and Nuclear sector pages.
If you look after telecoms, data centre or wider network infrastructure, the stand is a good place to review fibre assemblies, high-density patching and cabinet layouts with a UK cable manufacturer. We can talk through your typical rack designs, change windows and patching policies, and show how our fibre and copper builds support them. Our Telecoms and Fibre Optic Solutions pages give more context.
Southern Manufacturing & Electronics is free to attend and brings together a wide mix of exhibitors and technical seminars.
To get the most from your visit:
Yes. Visitors who register in advance can attend Southern Manufacturing & Electronics free of charge; always check the latest details on the official show website.
Yes. You can contact GEM Cable Solutions in advance, share your preferred day and a short project outline, and we will reserve time on the stand with an engineer from our cable manufacturer team.
Bring non-sensitive drawings, outlines, cable schedules or fault summaries, along with any key standards or constraints. That context helps a cable manufacturer give specific, useful feedback in a short meeting.
Southern Manufacturing & Electronics 2026 gives you a rare chance to meet several suppliers in one place, compare approaches side by side and decide who you want to work with next. As a UK cable manufacturer with proven experience across aerospace, defence, rail, marine, motorsport, robotics, medical, nuclear and telecoms, GEM Cable Solutions will be on hand in Farnborough to talk through real-world requirements and options.
If you are planning to attend the show and would like to reserve time with our team, send us a short note via our contact form and let us know which day you expect to be on site. If it is easier to involve colleagues after the event, we can continue the discussion on a video call with your wider team. Alternatively, visit our About Us page to learn more about our capabilities before you arrive.
We look forward to meeting you at Southern Manufacturing & Electronics 2026, hearing what you are working on and seeing how our team might help.
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