The country's largest expo on automation technologies 'Automation 2012' was held in Bombay Exhibition Centre between September 7 and 10, 2012. The four-day exhibition-cum-seminar was supported by organisations and trade associations such as Instrumentation Experts Club (IEC) Mumbai, Japan Electric Measuring Instruments Manufacturer's Association (JEMIMA) and Instrumentation & Control Society of Malaysia (ICSM).

Over 700 global companies from US, UK, Germany, China, Korea, Singapore, Italy, Switzerland and many other countries including India exhibited their latest automation systems that can be used for supreme efficiency and productivity at various levels for different industries.

The show presented latest technologies from an array of fields such as factory automation, process automation & control systems, motor, field instrumentation, robotics & drives, software solutions, wireless technology, and hydraulic & pneumatic automation in renewable energy, electrical control and protection devices, etc.

The expo exhibited large congregation of trade delegates, visitors, engineers, from private sectors, as the well as government departments of India.

Novatek Electro India Pvt Ltd participated in the expo to showcase its collection of microprocessor based devices and smart relays:

• Single phase voltage monitoring relays
• Three-phase multifunctional voltage monitoring relays
• Multifunctional time delay relays (2-channel, Model REV-201M)
• Programmable yearly timer with Astro functions and with external photo sensor and voltage protection (REV-302)
• Programmable weekly timer with in-built photo sensor and voltage protection (RN-16TM)
• Motor protection device (UBZ-301)
• Numeric motor protection device with RS232 & RS485 Modbus RTU communication for SCADA (UBZ-302)
• Numeric power management device with RS232 & RS485 Modbus RTU communication for SCADA (OM-310)
• Current overload relay (RMT-101)
• 16-channel USB flash drive event recorder data logger (RPM -16-4-312)
• Automatic phase selector (PEF-302)
• Temperature controllers & scanners, sequential & combinational timer with RS232 communication (TK-415), and
• Newly developed single phase submersible pump electronic soft starters with motor protection and water level sensor inputs (UBZ-115 & UBZ-118), etc.

The Automation 2012 expo was also attended by the Director of Novatek (Ukraine), the parent company. The company's engineers facilitated the visitors with their vast experience and knowledge for the product. The exhibition came out as a great platform for the company to search for further possibilities to enhance their performance and redefine its capabilities by developing and introducing new products taking into consideration the Indian industrial conditions and requirements.

Debashish Ghosh, Director, Novatek Electro (India) Pvt Ltd, Delhi.Telefax: 011-43089550, 43089581, 42143253. Email: debashish.ghosh@novatek-electro.com, novatek.india@airtelmail.in