Mark Eaton, director of the specialist quality, innovation and productivity improvement enabler, Amnis, shares his expertise in the manufacturing sector when he addresses delegates to the Smart Manufacturing Conference, being held on 2nd and 3rd November at the Grand Hyatt Hotel, in Muscat, Oman. Eaton – a previous winner of the Viscount Nuffield Medal for his contribution to the UK manufacturing sector - is no stranger to Oman, having previously supported that sultanate in its efforts to create a national manufacturing strategy.