Drives & Controls Exhibition
Set To Take Centre Stage In 2016
The biennial Drives & Controls Exhibition
& Conference, co-located alongside;
Plant and Asset Management, European
Offshore Energy, Fluid Power & Systems,
and Air-Tech Exhibitions– is once again
set to return to Birmingham’s NEC (Halls
3/3A) from 12-14th April 2016, alongside
MACH 2016 and National Electronics
Week 2016. Collectively the exhibitions
will be the largest manufacturing and
engineering events of 2016, and will create
an unmissable event.
With only weeks to go until the biennial
Drives & Controls Exhibition & Conference
returns to the NEC as part of the colocation of events which also includes;
Plant & Asset Management Exhibition,
European Offshore Energy, Air-Tech and
Fluid Power & Systems Exhibitions, show
organiser DFA Media is excited about the
prospects for the upcoming events.
Drives & Controls
Drives & Controls Exhibition & Conference
2016 will again bring together key
Portescap; Ramsey Chain; ABB’s lowvoltage division, ABB Controls; Fibox, and
the Haley Group.
suppliers of state-of-the-art equipment
Among the many companies that have
representing the multi-tasking culture of
signed up recently to return to the Drives
today’s design engineer, covering critical
& Controls Exhibition following successful
areas such as energy efficiency, machine
appearances at previous shows are: Delta
safety, drives, motion control, robotics and
Line; Automation Experts; RS Components;
automation plus much more, all under one
Principle Engineering; WEG Electric
r oof. It is apparent that there is a diverse
Motors; Kormag; Danfoss Drives; Semikron;
range of automation companies of all sizes
Phoenix Contact; Beijer Electronics; and
supporting the event.
Vacon (which will be appearing on the
With a rush of new companies booking
Gambica pavilion).
stands, the new bookings include many
Several new overseas exhibitors have
first-time exhibitors – as well as companies
joined the line-up in recent weeks,
that haven’t attended the event for many
including the Indian motor manufacturer,
years. Among the newcomers are: Applied
Rotomag, the Swiss firm Technosoft, which
Automation, which will be taking part in
specialises in small motors and drives, and
the robotics demonstration area as well as
the Chinese business, Shandong Sound
having its own stand; Cornelius Electronics;
Metals & Machinery, whose wide-ranging
Mersen; Lovato Electric; Techni Measure;
portfolio includes tools and machining
equipment.