SPS Automation, Motek & Control India Creating Avenues for Technology Collaboration With Indian Manufacturers

MUMBAI, GANDHINAGAR, India and AHMEDABAD, India, October 13, 2015 /PRNewswire/ --

Support From Industry Associations Affirm the Platform's Growing Importance for the Business of Technology 

With the Indian industry making forays in almost all sectors of the economy, automated technologies and quality control is set to play an important role in the years to come. SPS Automation, Motek & Control India work towards the Make-in-India vision by providing a single point of reference to Indian manufacturers to explore advanced product developments in automation, assembly solutions and quality control under one roof.

Bigger than the previous shows, the combined platform is seen growing in tandem with the growth prospects of the Indian manufacturing sector. Automation, especially robotics, is gaining increasing significance on the shop floor of the automotive sector in India. Areas such as welding, material handling and dispensing are completely being handed over to robotics. With cost and regulatory pressures rising, auto component industry is also seen embracing automated technologies to meet global quality standards. India, being a crucial link in the global automotive supply chain, will thus drive strong demand for automation, robotics and quality control technologies through its USD 145 billion (INR 9582 billion) market*.

Among the six core industries in India, the oil & gas sector has continued to record rapid progress with fast developing prospects for oil and gas terminal automation market which includes eight product segments namely DCS, SCADA, PLC, PSS, HMI, blending controller, automatic tank gauging and security.

With the food & beverage industry being declared as the 'priority sector' in the state and growing emphasis on food safety regulations, demand for process automation and quality control solutions is set to surge. The expected ten-fold increase in India's middle class population by 2025 is also expected to drive the demand in good & beverage and subsequently in the packaging industry which is expected to grow at a CAGR of 15% annually and reach USD 32 billion (INR 2114 billion)**. Process and automation solutions that can offer precision, speed and quality are thus set to gain prominence in these sectors.

Automation is also becoming an important trend in the pharmaceuticals market because of the high regulatory and public health safety procedures in the growing USD 85 billion (INR 5617 billion)*** Indian industry. Moreover, as on November 2014, Gujarat clocked the highest growth rate in pharmaceuticals market at 22.4 per cent surpassing the industry growth rate of 10.9 per cent.

A 'petro-capital' State of India, Gujarat also offers 30% of petrochemicals, 50% chemicals and pharmaceuticals business while recording fast growth in gems and jewellery business.****

Apart from these key sectors projected to witness significant growth over the next few years, the heightened industrial scenario in the country is set to fuel demand for human machine interface (PLC-HMI), supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA), distributed control system (DCS), and electrical drives (AC, DC and servo drives).

Creating avenues for collaboration with Indian manufacturers, OEMs and SPMs looking to invest in automated process and technologies across these sectors in this high-growth market, India's premier technology fairs - SPS Automation, Motek & Control India 2016 - will create a single-source technology destination for sector players of process automation, factory automation and quality control solutions to showcase their capabilities and technological know-how to the Indian manufacturing sector.

Technology market leaders such as VIPA & Yaskawa, SICK India, Phoenix Mecano, Katlax, Pilz, Schmersal, Weidmueller, IFM Electronics, Elesa and Ganter India Pvt Ltd, Fischer Measurement Technologies, Cubic Computing, Geissel India Pvt Ltd, Intorq India Pvt Ltd are among some of the key players who will be present at the show to partner and network with Indian manufacturers for their technology requirements. Additionally, the platform also provides a forum for dialogue with customers and technology specialists through a dedicated 'Knowledge Seminar' for manufacturing professionals.

The co-located technology fairs, which made their debut this year, garnered strong support from the Government of Gujarat who is known to have led the industrial revolution in the country. Support from German association AMA, Indian PROFIBUS & PROFINET Association and Mechantronica Cluster have now come forward for the fairs indicating that the sector views the three fairs as a beneficial platform for the industry.

The co-located trade fairs will take place from 7 - 9 April 2016 at the Helipad Exhibition and Convention Centre, Gandhinagar, Gujarat.

For more information, please visit http://www.spsautomation-india.com;  http://www.control-india.com; http://www.motek-india.com

Source:

* 2016 figures as per market data on the Make-in-India website

** 2014 figures as per the Indian Institute of Packaging (IIP)

*** 2020 figures as per India Brand Equity Foundation

**** As per figures on the Official Gujarat State Portal

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