Latest innovative solutions in Automation, IoT and AI showcased at the only exhibition of its kind in the region
HE Eng. Dawood Abdulrahman Al Hajiri, Director General, Dubai Municipality, recently opened the second edition of SPS Automation Middle East 2019.
The two-day event, at the Dubai World Trade Centre (DWTC), was co-located with Materials Handling Middle East, and opened to professionals from the logistics, materials handling, automation and E-commerce sectors.
HE Al Hajiri was accompanied by Simon Mellor, CEO, Messe Frankfurt Middle East, on a tour of the exhibition premises, meeting with prominent exhibitors such as Bsoche Rexroth, Beckhoff Automation, Sick, and Pilz.
“As the region’s only showcase for innovative solutions for the automation industry, it has been encouraging to see the positive turn out from colleagues and like-minded professionals,” said Mellor. “The industry is turning a corner as a flurry of new technologies is poised to shape how business is done,” he added.
Over the runtime of SPS Automation on 3 and 4 September, exhibitors and speakers discussed the region’s readiness for the 4th industrial revolution, and saw the unveiling of automation, IoT and artificial intelligence (AI) technologies that could improve the region’s global relevance and competitiveness.
Hosted on the show floor, the SPS Automation Middle East Conference delivered 28 sessions delivered from more than 30 expert speakers. Delegates heard speakers from industry leaders Obeikan, GE Digital, Aranca and AECOM.
SPS Automation Middle East was part of the SPS (Smart Production Solutions) worldwide network of events. The brand’s flagship event takes place in Nuremburg, Germany from 26 – 28 November 2019.
Media were addressed today at a round-table by representatives from Messago Messe Frankfurt, the organiser of SPS in Nuremburg, which in 2019 will feature 1,650 exhibitors from 45 countries spanning 136,000sqm, and is expected to attract more than 67,000 visitors from across the globe, including 500 from the Middle East region.
