Automation Expo 2017 has attracted a record number of exhibitors with over 900 companies from about 24 countries represented at the event. The 12th edition of the show will be held from 9 to 12 August 2017, at Hall No. 1, Bombay Exhibition Centre, in Mumbai. The exhibition, spread across an area of 23,000 sq m, will have on display a vast array of products and innovations from global leaders in the field of Industrial Automation, now entering the era of Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT). The show is supported by the Department of Science & Technology, Government of India, and a host of other professional bodies.

The mega automation show will be inaugurated by B Narayan, Group President (Procurement & Projects), Reliance Industries Ltd, in the presence of an august gathering of industry stalwarts and automation professionals.

The four-day extravaganza will witness on display state-of-the-art products and cutting-edge technologies from the field of Process Automation & Control Systems, Factory Automation, Industrial Automation, Field Instrumentation, Smart Sensors & Controllers, Robotics & Machine Automation, Motors & Drives, Software Solutions, Bus Technologies, Wireless Technologies, Building Automation, Automation in Hydraulics & Pneumatics, Automation in Renewable Energy, Safety & Security Systems, etc.

M Arokiaswamy, Managing Director, IED Communications Ltd, the brain behind this mega exhibition, says, ?Automation is no longer an emerging trend or a cutting-edge technology for the future. It is the reality we need to live with, here and now. Today, there is a pressing need for every industry in India to embrace automation to take on global competition.?

The 12th edition of the show is expected to get more than 50,000 visitors from various OEMs and industries.