Mr V Gokul Das, Managing Director, HRS Process Systems Ltd was the guest of honour at the inauguration of the 6th edition of the Engineering Expo at Pune recently.

Speaking at the inaugural ceremony, Mr Das said, "The enormous contribution of the SME segment to provide and feed the larger companies with competent services is truly outstanding aspect in Pune's growth and success story. This has also largely been possible due to Pune's spirit of entrepreneurship!"

"Initiatives like the Engineering Expo 2011 offer a potent platform to discuss and highlight issues and challenges, to meet and connect with peers from the industry, to know and understand each other better and finally to realize that the moment and opportunities to collaborate and grow are here and now," he added.

The Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Commissioner Asheesh Sharma, R. Bhaskar, Plant Head - CVBU, Tata Motors Ltd, R V Krishnan, Chairman, Business Development Bureau (India) Pvt Ltd, C M Venkateshwaran, Chief Operating Officer, Aker Powergas Subsea Pvt Ltd, were the other invitees to share the podium at the inaugural function.

The Engineering Expo is a multi-location trade show focusing on engineering and manufacturing with over 15,000 business visitors from across the country exhibiting their latest technologies.

HRS Process Systems Ltd (HRS PSL) part of UK based HRS Group, is one of the leading heat transfer specialist that operates at the forefront of thermal processing technology. Established in 2003, with headquarters in Pune, HRS PSL has three regional offices in Delhi, Baroda and Hyderabad along with the group companies in UK, Spain, Germany, USA, Peru and UAE.

HRS PSL is ISO 9001:2008 certified along with ASME 'U' (The American Society of Mechanical Engineers), NBBI (The National Board of Boiler & Pressure Vessel Inspectors), HTRI (Heat Transfer Research, Inc.) and NSIC-CRISIL SE1A certifications.

The company offers effective heat transfer solutions for an extensive range of processing applications across a spectrum of industry sectors like chemical, petrochemicals/oil & gas, pharmaceutical, oil & fats, fertilizer, cement, steel, power, agro chemical, OEM (original equipment manufacturers), paint, paper & pulp, textile, automotive, sugar, distillery & breweries, dairy, food & beverage among others. Pioneers in the revolutionary corrugated tube technology for the process industry, HRS PSL offers innovative technology of international standard for thermal processing, evaporators, systems for food/fruit/beverage processing with modern pumping and filling technologies.