Automation Expo 2026, an exhibition for industrial automation, instrumentation, robotics, and digitalisation, will be held from 22 to 25 July 2026 at the Bombay Exhibition Centre in Mumbai.
Organised by IED Communications Ltd., the four-day event will host more than 700 exhibitors and bring together manufacturers, engineers, project teams, system integrators, startups, and decision-makers from India and overseas.
Under the visionary leadership of Dr. M. Arokiaswamy, founder of IED Communications Ltd., Automation Expo continues as a meeting place for ideas, business, and progress, where visitors can discover new suppliers, meet experts, explore partnerships, attend knowledge sessions, and understand where the industry is heading next.
A key highlight of this year is the Futuristic Control Roomon22, 23, and 24 July, a dedicated track on next-generation control rooms, integrated operations, and AI-led remote monitoring.
Futuristic Control Room will bring together plant heads, control room operators, project teams, and instrumentation engineers to address centralised monitoring, real-time decision support, digital twins, remote operations, operator effectiveness, safety, and reliability, topics organisers say are increasingly critical as industrial operations run more complex, large-scale, and interconnected assets.
Dr. Shrikant Patil, Chief Executive Officer, Maharashtra State Innovation Society, will attend as the Chief Guest.
Exhibitors at the wider expo will present process and factory automation, robotics, machine vision, control systems, sensors, Industrial IoT, AI, digital twins, predictive maintenance, OT cybersecurity, energy efficiency and industrial software.
“For exhibitors, Automation Expo 2026 is a direct line for the people who actually make purchasing and project decisions.” said organizers of the event. “Over four days, they get to demonstrate live applications to plant heads, project teams and procurement leaders from across India and overseas, and turn those conversations into real business.”
Organisers say the expo is also timed for project teams as new plants and expansion projects are increasingly designed with automation, digitalisation, cybersecurity, and energy efficiency built in from the start, the show gives EPC teams and consultants a chance to evaluate technologies at the planning stage itself.
An OT-Cybersecurity Workshop on 25 July will address risks and practical approaches to securing DCS, PLC, SCADA, and other industrial control systems, as factories become more connected.
The expo will also include an Innovation & Startup Zone featuring early-stage companies developing industrial technologies, alongside displays of drives, motion control, edge devices, test and measurement equipment, and safety systems.
Automation Expo 2026 is open to plant heads, project engineers, maintenance professionals, automation specialists, procurement leaders, startup founders, researchers, and students.
