Leading players from global industrial automation sector will discuss key safety solutions installed across numerous rail, transport and infrastructure projects at an upcoming summit in Dubai, UAE.

To be held from March 8 to 9 at Dubai World Trade Centre, the Middle East Rail 2016 summit will see companies showcase their high calibre regional projects including the Dubai Metro network and ongoing infrastructural developments in Lusail City, Qatar.

The industry leading infrastructure and automation partners expect a busy conference, especially with Expo 2020 looming in the near future, said the event organisers, Terrapin.

During the transport conference and expo, these innovative companies will educate attendees about the essential safety solutions they have installed across numerous rail, transport and infrastructure projects, they stated.

Rockwell Automation, a major company dedicated to industrial automation and information, and Avanceon, a global provider of sustainable smart solutions, have announced co-sponsorship of this year’s event.

The global automation companies who have implemented the tunnel ventilation system (TVS), the environmental control system (ECS) and the emergency shutdown system (EDS) for the red and green lines of the Dubai Metro will present Avanceon’s seamless solutions combined with Rockwell Automation’s state-of-the-art technology, SIL-2 Application.

“We invested over 83,000 man hours bringing the Dubai Metro to life; it is our biggest project of its kind to date and certainly one very close to the heart of this truly vibrant region,” said Bakhtiar H Wain, Avanceon CEO.

“I’m proud of the high safety and ventilation specifications we implemented across this landmark network, it means that commuters can breathe easily,” he stated.

Avanceon said its bespoke engineering design relates closely to the Rockwell Automation SIL-2 redundant ControlLogix system, the backbone of world class automated safety systems.

"Our Controllogix system is built into the very foundations, a key factor in providing safer control of temperature regulation and quality of air inside the tunnel infrastructure," remarked Neil Enright, the regional sales director, Rockwell Automation Middle East.

“We provide centralised situational awareness by monitoring of life critical equipment during an emergency such as a fire,” he added.-TradeArabia News Service