TRADE FAIR CATALOGUE XIII EDITION 19 – 22 September 2017 PALACE OF THE PARLIAMENT, BUCHAREST, ROMANIA PARTNERS ORGANIZER www.ieas.ro OUTLOOK www.ieas.ro 1. CELEBRATING CHANGE. IEAS BUSINESS PLATFORM The new business platform Cătălin NEAMȚU proposed by IEAS revolves DK Expo President around four axes: connectivity, The trade fairs industry has changed in the past years, government-education- evolving from a formula of specific business events to more complex and multi-task communication platforms. International business partnership, Electric & Automation Show was launched in 2005 and since then it embodied a crucial interface between companies, the interconnected markets, and key decision-makers from integrated networking, and governmental or professional associations. brand management." The global evolutions supervened in the fields of automation, electrical equipment, and energy remain nevertheless influenced by factors as: digitalisation, growth of the Internet of Things, or the emergence of new markets. The IEAS event evolved in strong connection with these industry trends. Beyond any shadow of doubt, our transformation towards a complete business experience constituted a natural step and Furthermore, IEAS 2017 offers educational competitions such a response to the requests of our long-term customers and as the Student Technical Innovation Awards. partners. The 2017 edition of the International Electric & Automation The new business platform proposed by IEAS revolves Show is placed under the label of innovation, enjoying the around four axes: connectivity, government-education- patronage of prestigious professional structures and academic business partnership, integrated networking, and brand institutions. We strive to build a better and stronger Romanian management. The products and technologies which are business community, acting as a valuable partner in the traditionally perceived as the heart of every exhibition are now dialogue with the professional and governmental sector and accompanied by business networking events and high-level contributing to a better economic environment and a better matchmaking sessions. society. We remain faithful to our motto “Industry and Energy A landmark event of the 2017 edition of IEAS is represented in motion” and we hope to contribute to the promotion of by the National Energy Fair, organized by AFEER/AESR. Our innovation in higher education, as an essential tool in creating a collaboration with one of the most important professional sustainable future. association in the energy area has materialized also in an innovative conference concept, approaching topics such as: energy market trends, greening of energy ecosystems or the development of sustainable energy infrastructures. 3 WHERE ROMANIA TALKS BUSINESS 2. INNOVATION FUELS DEMAND FOR AUTOMATION IN ROMANIA Industry trends on the local market and abroad Demand for industrial automation equipment is set to grow at a global level this year, according to analysis by IHS Markit. The industrial automation equipment (IAE) market is expected to expand in 2017, reversing two consecutive years of contraction. While growth prospects vary by sector, 2017 Ovidiu POSIRCA growth – projected at 1.5 percent – will take place despite Senior Editor Business Review headwinds, mainly in the form of low oil prices, as well as a reduction in sales of heavy machinery, according to experts quoted by plantengineering.com. With the industrial automation sector set to create trillions The automation of industrial processes also supports the of dollars’ worth of value for the global economy in the next expansion of the robots market. According to the International decade, companies in Romania are becoming more open Federation of Robots (IFR), the worldwide supply of industrial to digital solutions that will help them build the products and robots is set to grow by a yearly average of 13 percent in the services of the future. 2017 - 2019 period. Forecasts say that the market will have 414,000 robots by 2019. This is why the 13th edition of the International Electric & Automation Show (IEAS), taking place this September, brings Furthermore, automated production is poised to contribute together suppliers of technical solutions, companies looking for more than USD 10 trillion to the global economy by 2030, innovative solution, policymakers and experts to get in touch according to Accenture. with the latest developments in the field. Various stakeholders “Romania has been a conservative market in the past few will talk about how the Romanian economy can pursue a decades from the point of view of adopted solutions in power sustainable strategy on automation and energy and the main distribution and automation applications. However, recent benefits for the country in the years to come. innovations in various fields of automation and new generations Businesses that are looking to make their operations more of engineering specialists have brought fresh flavors in all efficient and better suited to the digital economy will be able to industries related to automation and power distribution,” says find out more about the latest developments in the field directly Catalin Marius Lepinzean, business development manager at from companies in the exhibition areas and special workshops Phoenix Contact Romania, the partner company of IEAS 2017. and roundtables. Everything from automation to industrial The firm provides a wide array of products and solutions for all electronics to industrial lighting solutions and energy production aspects of electrical engineering and solutions. technologies will be covered during the three-day event. Lepinzean explained that the company patented almost a decade ago its Push-In connection technology for DIN rail terminal blocks. “Based on the worldwide success of this special connection technology, every year we have integrated it into more and more product groups from our portfolio, starting with field and heavy duty connectors, relay and interface components, power supplies and up to our high level PLC controllers and communication technology. The extremely fast, easy and error- free wiring of all our products with built-in Push-In connectivity offers tremendous advantages in terms of time, cost and space savings throughout the entire cabinet design and production processes. We are inviting all automation specialists to our IEAS booth, where they can discover the benefits of Push-In connectivity integrated in all our product groups,” he added. IEAS 2017 4 BUCHAREST MARKET TRENDS by “We are seeing an increase in companies in Romania interested in harness solutions (processed cables), usually with low complexity levels. Also, the number of companies involved in the development of automation processes and the number of used industrial robots have gone up,” said Dan Ionas, Sales and Marketing Manager, Lapp Kabel Romania. She added that in Romania there is growing demand for cables that have received Construction Product Regulation certification. Demand for all industrial automation solutions is coming from various players, including those involved in urban infrastructure, machine building, energy production and automotive. In the case of Phoenix Contact Romania, the emerging sectors are E-mobility charging infrastructure, cyber security for industry, road and railway infrastructure and building automation. In Romania, Phoenix Contact has an extensive presence in the individual production areas, providing everything from Wood processing, the food industry and wastewater specialized terminal blocks and connectors, marking solutions, treatment are some of the main business segments for interface and surge protection technology and power supplies Lapp Kabel Romania, which will also be present at IEAS. to high performance controllers and comprehensive software “We intend to build a strong dialogue platform, bringing packages. together companies and the governmental and academic Elsewhere, Schneider Electric reports that the lighting control area, and for this purpose we will invest all our resources in trend is gaining ground in office projects. this partnership for research and sustainable development,” concluded Catalin Neamtu, CEO of DK Expo, IEAS organizer Monica Bucurescu, BMS sales manager at Schneider Electric, of the upcoming event. At this year’s edition, IEAS will says that 70 percent of the energy consumed by an office feature interconnected industries: HORECA, residential, building is used for lightning and HVAC. oil & gas, and IT&C. “One of the key design principles for flexible offices is to have separate areas split into small modules of 25 to 50 sqm, each WORLDWIDE ANNUAL SUPPLY with its own electrical supply, its own system to manage lighting OF INDUSTRIAL ROBOTS* and air-conditioning, and its own utility bills. Depending on occupant needs, modules may be combined in units of varying Year Number of robots sizes,” explained Bucurescu. 2016 290,000 2017 322,000 Industry set to demand 2018 363,000 more energy 2019 414,000 Schneider Electric says that demand for energy will continue to *forecast grow, based on three megatrends: urbanization, digitization and Source: IFR World Robotics industrialization. In the next 30 years, some 70 million people will move to cities each year. In addition, over the next five years the number of devices connected to the web will grow 20 fold, which in turn will mean more traffic and greater need for storage TOP 5 EU COUNTRIES FOR ROBOTS IN AUTOMOTIVE and energy. Some 50 billion devices will be connected