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AIA
organises Automation Tech 2004
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The
Automation Industry Association (AIA) organised
a one day symposium on the theme "Integrated
Industrial Automation Technologies for Global
Competitiveness" at the ITC Hotel Grand
Maratha Sheraton and Towers on 8th November
2004 in Mumbai.
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Mr.
Kapil Sibal, Minister for Science and Technology,
Government of India was the keynote speaker.
He stressed the role of the manufacturing
sector in India's economic growth, underlining
the need for Indian industry to adopt best-in-class
automation technologies, as India
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integrates
into the world economy and becomes a global force
to reckon with. He complimented the AIA for its
vision and objectives towards enhancing knowledge,
awareness, application and development of such
automation technologies..
The symposium was unique insofar as the speakers
represented market leaders from 'user industries'
across key sectors including power, metals, paper,
pharma & life sciences and automobiles. They
shared their experiences on how automation technologies
are currently being deployed in their premier
organizations and outlined their vision for the
future and the role of industrial automation in
achieving it.
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Speakers
from leading international consulting
organizations provided a global
market perspective and useful
technology insights. The eminent
speakers included Dr.JJ Irani
from Tata Sons, Mr. HS Kohli of
Reliance, Mr. Pradeep Dhobale
of ITC Ltd., Mr. T Sankaralingam
of NTPC , Mr. Arun Chandavarkar
- Biocon, Dr S Rama Iyer of Kvaerner
Powergas, Mr. AM Uplenchwar -
Indian Oil, Mr. Rakesh Verma -
Nestle, Mr. Andy Chatha, ARC Advisory
Group (Boston)and Mr. Ajit Kumar
- Accenture.
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CEOs and Senior Executives of the
member companies also presided over
the event. They included Mr. Andreas
Hermann, Siemens, Mr. Ranjan De,
Rockwell, Mr. Vinayak Deshpande,
Honeywell, Mr. J P Singh, L&T,
Mr. Rakesh Gada, Invensys, Mr. Ravi
Uppal, ABB, Mr. Sunil Khanna, Emerson
and Mr. R Sridharan, Yokogawa. |
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The
forum provided a common cross-industry
platform for information and knowledge
sharing on the development and deployment
of automation technologies, the benefits
that can accrue from automation technologies
and the challenges that both users and
automation solution providers have to
address. Around 200 delegates from across
the spectrum of user industries as well
as automation providers attended the symposium.
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"The
focus on optimisation and integration
of operations and processes is on
the rise, as manufacturers increasingly
leverage automation technologies
for enhanced productivity, efficiency,
quality and business performance.
Automation solution providers are
constantly developing innovative
technologies to help user industries
in this quest" said Mr. Ravi
Uppal, Vice Chairman and Managing
Director, Honorary President of
AIA, during his introductory address
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By
leveraging its competitive advantage,
Indian industry must maximize the
growth opportunities offered by
the domestic market and at the same
time position itself as an important
global sourcing base. Adopting cutting
edge automation technologies to
optimize manufacturing processes
will play a vital role in meeting
this challenge and AIA is committed
to facilitating and enabling this
process in every way" said
Mr. Andreas Herrmann, Executive
Vice President and Head-Automation
Technology and Drives, Siemens,
Vice President of AIA.
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AIA's founding
members include the Indian operations of ABB,
Emerson, Honeywell, Invensys, Siemens, Rockwell
and Yokogawa and engineering major L&T. The
association functions as an autonomous body, affiliated
to CII (Confederation of Indian Industry) and
supported by ARC Advisory Group, a leading global
automation consulting and research body.
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