Gujarat s Automotive Revolution Triggers a Specialized Automotive Manufacturing Tech nology Exhibition in Gandhinagar * Gujarat strongly moving in the

direction of becoming India s prominent Automotive Hub. * Need for vehicle & component manufacturers to share platform with the sys tem integrators & Technology providers. * AES, the only show in the country ded icated to specialized solutions for automotive manufacturing moves to Gujarat. Mumbai, India, Tuesday - July 17, 2012 -- The sixth edition of the Automotive Engin eering Show (AES) 2012 , International Exhibition on Technologies for Automotive Man ufacturing will be held at Mahatma Mandir, Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India from 22 24 N ov 2012. The unique Automotive Engineering Show ( http://www.aes-show.com ) is o rganized by Focussed Events, a leading B2B exhibition organizer headquartered in Mumbai. The event is strategically being held in Gujarat, India as Gujarat is on the way to becoming the Automobile hub of India. By 2015-16, nearly one of every three cars that roll out in the country could be from Gujarat. In fact, in the next fi ve years, half the installed capacity for making cars in India will be located i n the state. With car makers from Maruti Suzuki, Peugeot PSA, Ford India and Kia Motors, apart from the Tatas and General Motors, making a beeline, the Gujarat government has cleared or is in advanced stages of negotiations for additional c apacity to make nearly three million cars per annum, starting 2014. This will cr eate tremendous opportunities for the automotive & engineering sectors. AES 2012 ( http://www.aes-show.com ) shall showcase Specialized solutions for au tomotive manufacturing particularly systems, technology, equipment and processes . The event not only offers a platform for Vehicle and Auto-component companies to deploy appropriate technology but also gives an opportunity to providers of s ystems and processes to access latest products & technologies to optimize effici ency, quality and costs. Over 100 exhibitors are displaying products and technologies as diverse as IT so lutions in Design, Development, Planning and Manufacturing , Automation systems, Factory Control and Sensors, Assembly Line System Integrators and Line builders , Machining Centers and Metal Cutting equipment including Laser cutting, Product ivity Enhancers, latest concepts in Tools, Jigs and Fixtures, Specialized soluti ons in Welding including Laser welding, End to end In-plant (Material) Handling systems, Automotive Painting equipment, Paint shop Integrators, Robotics, Metrol ogy, Quality Inspection & Vision System etc. Some of the biggest system suppliers in the world like ABB Ltd., Bosch Group, Co gnex, Demag Cranes, Eural Gnutti S.P.A., Festo Controls, Fraunhofer Institutes, Graco Inc. Gudel, Honeywell, Ingersoll Rand, KUKA Robotics, Mitsubishi Electric, Mitutoyo, PARI, Rockwell Automation, SAP, Sandvik Asia, Siemens Ltd, SHUNK, TAL Manufacturing Solutions, Trumpf, Yaskawa Motoman Robotics & many more has been a part of this global event. An added feature will be Exhibitor Seminars and new Product Presentations with attendance expected from hi-profile delegations from the Automotive, Ceramics & Petrochemicals Industries. Over 5000 business Visitors comprising of Vehicle manufacturers, Auto Components manufacturers, (OEMs, Tier 1, Tier II) Comprising CEOs, Plants heads, GM s, Product ion, personnel from Planning, Quality, Design, Capital purchase, Procurement, Ma intenance, R & D etc. are expected to visit the show. Concurrently, being held is Industrial Heat Tech 2012 an International Exhibition on H eating equipment & Technology Exhibition. This exhibitions focuses on new & upco ming technology used in efficient generation and utilization of heat, safe use o f various fuels, prevention and control of pollution from waste gases, heat reco very systems etc. For further information http://www.aes-show.com.

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