Automation Expo 2022 to Focus on Sustainability through Innovative Technologies

12 Apr 2022

After two years of absence forced by the Covid-19 pandemic, Automation Expo – Asia?s second largest and India?s biggest international exhibition of automation technologies – returns with the 15th edition as a live event from 16th to 19th August, in Halls 1 & 2 of Bombay Exhibition Centre at NEC Complex, Goregaon, Mumbai. For close to two years, travel restrictions and health safety guidelines imposed by governments across the world in the wake of the deadly global pandemic had forced the cancellation of all global events. Several of these, including Automation Expo Connect 2021, were held successfully in digital format, but vendors and end users, as well as other stakeholders in the automation ecosystem including consultants, system integrators and the student community, were sorely missing the excitement and experience of the live show with its many networking opportunities. After two years of restrictions, 2022 has witnessed many positives, including the removal of air travel and other restrictions by India and the world at large. Poised evenly on the edge between crisis and recovery, this is the time for industry to adapt to the positive turn of events, and bounce back to normal, pre-Covid routine, while still observing the basic protocols, especially in terms of personal hygiene. “Automation Expo 2022 comes at an opportune moment when the pandemic has subsided substantially, and travel restrictions removed by most governments globally. The pandemic has also generated a renewed thrust for automation and digital transformation for most enterprises, finally helping them truly understand the benefits. When the stringent lockdown was imposed after the first wave of the pandemic, companies that had automated their operations and begun their digital transformation process were in a much better position to keep production going with minimum manpower. Automation Expo 2022 brings back the excitement of a physical event and the personal element of in person meetings,” says Dr M Arokiaswamy, Chairman & Managing Director, IED Communications, the brain behind this iconic event. Apart from the regular focus areas of Factory Automation, Process Automation & Control, Robotics, Field Instrumentation, Control Rooms, IIoT, Cybersecurity, Hydraulics & Pneumatics, Industrie 4.0 and other emerging technologies, Automation Expo 2022 has added two new zones this year: 1. The Building Automation Zone encompassing areas like HVAC (heating, ventilation and air conditioning), electrical, lighting, shading, Access Control, Security Systems, and other interrelated systems through a Building Management System (BMS). This is one of the fastest growing segments that fit in the overall quest for sustainability as well as optimization of energy use. As per a recent report, the global building automation and controls market is expected to witness significant growth in the next five years. 2. The Environment Protection Zone, which has special relevance with the growing support for „net zero emissions? goal pledged by over 130 countries, to be achieved by 2050. Rapid industrialization is one of the factors contributing to severe environmental damage. Toxic emissions from various industries pollute air, water and land. The environmental regulatory authorities need manufacturing industries to track pollutants through emission monitoring systems. The market for Emission Monitoring Systems is estimated to grow from USD 2.4 bn in 2018 to USD 4.4 bn by 2025 at a CAGR of 9.3%.