Imagine the next!

Users’ conference to highlight technologies and practices enhancing safety, sustainability and production.

Emerson Exchange 2026 is scheduled for taking May 19-21 at the Dubai World Trade Centre. This, the company’s flagship users’ conference – being held in the Middle East for the first time – will bring together professionals from across the global industrial automation community to envision, shape and co-create the next era of innovation.

“With the theme ‘Imagine the Next’, this year’s users’ conference will call on delegates to look beyond today’s wave of digital transformation and envision the breakthroughs that will define tomorrow’s operations,” said Liam Hurley, president, Middle East & Africa at Emerson. “Our customers are striving to make faster, smarter decisions, advance towards truly autonomous operations and unlock new levels of performance and value. Exchange will provide them with the inspiration and insight they need to realise these goals.”

Set to attract more than 2,000 attendees from over 50 countries, Emerson Exchange 2026 will be a dynamic forum for innovation, collaboration and learning. Delegates can network with peers, industry leaders and Emerson experts to explore how advanced automation technologies are driving demonstrable gains in reliability, productivity and sustainability performance.

The conference will feature over 300 expert-led presentations across multiple tracks, covering topics such as intelligent automation, safety excellence, production optimisation, asset performance and reliability, sustainability and energy transition, and modernisation projects. A 5,000 square-metre interactive technology expo will showcase the latest innovations from Emerson and its partners, providing an immersive look into the future of automation.

A diverse range of user case studies will showcase how cutting-edge technologies are solving real-world challenges and maximising return on investment. Complementing these technical sessions, a series of executive panels will explore the forces shaping the industry, including sustainability, digital transformation and workforce development.

Hands-on training courses, with over 600 seats available, will foster personal and professional development, while specialised forums for key industries such as oil and gas, refining, chemical, power, life sciences, and metals and mining will address the global energy transition, cybersecurity, artificial intelligence and other emerging priorities.

“Companies across the Middle East region are embracing next-generation automation technologies to drive transformational improvements in operational efficiency, safety, reliability and sustainability,” said Hurley. “Their ambition to accelerate innovation and position the region as a global hub for advanced manufacturing makes Dubai the perfect setting for Emerson Exchange 2026, with its focus on sharing expertise and building a smarter, more connected world.”

Emerson Exchange events are usually fully booked and early booking is adviseable!

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Office opened to serve Middle East. Abdulla Al Hashmi hands over JAFZA Plaque to Andrew Dennant

HIMA is pursuing a strategy to strengthen customer partnerships in key markets and enhance collaboration between its partners, sales and engineering services. The latest example is the new head office in the Middle East region.

The company has been present in the Middle East region for over 20 years, serving an installed base across the 82 countries and building partnerships to be closer to customers. HIMA Middle East opened its new Head Office in Jebel Ali, Dubai, on the 28th of February, 2023, strengthening its presence in the region. During the opening event, Managing Partner Steffen Philipp, CEO Jörg de la Motte, CFO Michael Löbig and HIMA Middle East Vice President Andrew Dennant, welcomed customers, guests and the local authorities.

Dr. Michael Löbig, Andrew Dennant, Steffen Philipp, Jörg de la Motte

The HIMA Group continues to invest there as the business focus in the region transitions from serving traditional hydrocarbon processing industries to serving customers who are increasingly delivering energy from renewable sources.

"By expanding our market presence in the Middle East, we are confirming our long-term commitment to supporting our customers and partners in this important region", stated Steffen Philipp Managing Partner of HIMA.

As customers across the Middle East, Africa and the CIS countries, move towards digitalisation in functional safety in the Process and Rail industries, HIMA has co-located a wider range of expertise in the region.

“Our approach is to help customers within the region digitalize functional safety with added value. The investment in the new office is to enable further growth within the region in line with the long-term development of HIMA”, emphasized Jörg de la Motte, CEO at HIMA.

The facility houses a centre of excellence for Project Engineering, Lifecycle Services, and Product Support that is available 24/7 with a strong focus on sustainability. The installation of water-saving washroom facilities reduces the building’s overall water consumption by as much as 80%, and an air dispersal feature saves up to 30% of the annual electricity consumption, resulting in a potential 76% carbon footprint reduction in these two focus areas. The new HIMA Inspiring Work concept facilities hybrid working and collaboration with customers regardless of the nature of the expertise that is required.

Abdulla Al Hashmi, Chief Operating Officer, Parks and Zones, DP World UAE said:

Abdulla  Al Hashmi hands over JAFZA Plaque
to Andrew Dennant

"At Jafza, safeguarding the interest of our customers has always been one of our top priorities. We are proud to have companies like HIMA Middle East, that share our commitment to safety, as part of our Jafza family. The company has focused on enhancing safety in the Middle East for over 20 years, playing a vital role in safety and security, and we are delighted to celebrate the inauguration of its new office and expansion in Jafza."

"We have industry, application, cybersecurity and product expertise headquartered here in the UAE. Our goal is to be as close to our customers as possible as we double our safety-related automation solutions business within this region, and our new head office are a key enabler of our plans", commented Andrew Dennant Vice President at HIMA Middle East.

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Electrical Utility solutions combat energy costs.

Cost reducing and efficiency increasing solutions such as Predictive Maintenance solutions, Optical Gas Imaging Camera, Industrial Acoustic Imaging Camera, HD Thermal Camera on Display.

Cutting Energy Costs, Reducing Loss and Downtime, Teledyne FLIR, is all set to showcase their Electric Utility Solutions product portfolio at Middle East Energy 2023 scheduled from 7th to 9th March at World Trade Centre (Dubai). Exhibiting at Stand H4.E50, on display will be Energy saving solutions such as FLIR HD Thermal Camera with Viewfinder, Industrial Acoustic Imaging Camera, Optical gas imaging camera, and Extech Test & Measurement Solutions for Utilities Industry. Visitors at FLIR Teledyne stand can experience new energy solutions and technologies and perfect their own energy strategies.

Middle East Energy provides a unique platform for energy leaders to debate and shape the future. Experts from across the region and beyond join forces to plot the best route through the energy transition.

The ground-breaking product on display is Teledyne FLIR T1020 HD Thermal Imaging Camera. For decades, electrical and mechanical industries worldwide have recognised the importance of predictive maintenance programs, with thermal imaging cameras playing a significant role in their effective delivery. With an impressive temperature measurement range of -40˚C up to 2000˚C, up to 3.1MP resolution thermal imaging using FLIR’s UltraMax technology and a choice of 3 high-fidelity OSX precision HDIR lenses, the T1020 is a powerful tool for maintaining industrial systems.

In addition to this FLIR will also showcase the FLIR Si124 industrial acoustic imaging camera.
The FLIR Si124-PD acoustic imaging camera can help you detect partial discharge from high-voltage electrical systems up to 10 times faster than traditional methods. Built with 124 microphones, this lightweight, one-handed solution produces a precise acoustic image that visually displays ultrasonic information, even in loud industrial environments. The acoustic image is transposed in real time on top of a digital camera picture, which allows you to accurately pinpoint the source of the sound. The Si124-PD features a plugin that enables users to import acoustic images to FLIR Thermal Studio suite for offline editing, analysis, and advanced report creation. Field analysis and reporting can also be done using the FLIR Acoustic Camera Viewer cloud service. Through a regular maintenance routine, the FLIR Si124-PD can help facilities save money on utility bills. 

Available in additional models which include a cordless battery option: the Si124-LD for leak-detection applications, or the Si124 for both electric utility and leak-detection applications.

Electrical utilities use SF6 as insulator gas. This is very useful but harmful for environment. Environmental protection agencies have the responsibility to make sure that these emissions fall within governmental and international policy guidelines. To help them with that task environmental protection agencies can use the FLIR GF306 optical gas imaging camera. This camera visualizes sulfur hexafluoride (SF6) and other gas emissions without the need to shut down operations. GF306 inspections are faster than traditional leak-detection tools, and capable of detecting SF6, anhydrous ammonia (NH3), and ethylene (C2H4). Thus, improving the efficiency and reducing the revenue loss.

Commenting on FLIR’s participation at Middle East Energy, T P Singh, Senior Director of Sales – Instruments in Middle East, said, “Teledyne FLIR designs, develops, manufactures, markets, and distributes technologies that enhance perception and awareness. Teledyne FLIR strives to strengthen public safety and well-being, increase energy, and time efficiency, and contribute to healthy and intelligent communities. Middle East Energy is a perfect platform to showcase our solutions which are designed to maximise efficiency, safety and uptime in a multitude of industrial environments for Industries in Utilities & Oil & Gas sector."

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Vision systems commitment to Middle East strengthened.

FLIR recently celebrated the grand opening of FLIR Systems Middle East (FSME), a newly combined service and support center based in Dubai.

Brand new facility reaffirms FLIR commitment to region with strong growth potential

Conveniently located next to Al Maktoum International Airport, the new 33,000+ square foot (3,110 square meter) facility will house state-of-the-art service and repair capabilities. The building features two service labs designed to meet the unique needs of the company’s Industrial and Defense Technologies businesses and products. It will be the new home to FLIR employees working in the United Arab Emirates – a group comprising skilled technicians, engineers, marketing and business development staff, and more.

“During my recent travels to the UAE, I visited our facilities and met with teams in Dubai and Abu Dhabi,” says FLIR President and CEO Jim Cannon. “I was impressed by their collaboration, as well as their technology innovation and deep focus on the customer experience. With this large new space, FLIR now presents a single face to our industrial and defense customers in an important part of the world where business is growing.”

FLIR has maintained a service and sales capability in the UAE for more than 13 years. After Cannon’s visit, the company decided to create additional workspace to sustain growth and better support customers in the region.

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Serving the Arabian Peninsula.

Serving the region,from the region!

Endress+Hauser is strengthening the Group’s presence on the Arabian Peninsula with the establishment of Endress+Hauser Middle East. The new organization, headquartered in Dubai, will lead and support all regional solutions, sales and service activities, including Endress+Hauser sales centers and sales representatives in the Middle East region.

Tariq Bakeer

Endress+Hauser Middle East will complement and optimize the existing sales and service structures. The reorganization is designed to ensure the Group’s sustainable success in the region. Streamlined operations will allow the creation of greater value for customers and free up capacity to develop better customer relationships. The underlying guiding principles of openness, transparency, cooperation, customer centricity and innovation are reflected in the company’s modern offices in Motor City.

Effective 1 July 2020, Tariq Bakeer assumed overall responsibility for the region as Regional Managing Director of Endress+Hauser Middle East. He has been with Endress+Hauser for 14 years in various roles and looks back on a highly accomplished career. He will be supported by a regional management team committed to effectively implementing the new structures and processes.

“We have realigned and simplified our regional organization to achieve better market focus and execution. The well-established set-up in the Middle East has been amended to increase customer proximity, ensure ongoing high quality of sales and service operations, expand all customer-focused activities and create a lean and future-oriented business,” he said.

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Seal Analytical publishes program of international expos!

SEAL Analytical has announced its participation in a series of international events that will include North America, Europe and the Middle East. Company President Stuart Smith says: “The latest models of our highly automated segmented flow and discrete analysers are proving extremely popular, so we made a decision to expose them to as many prospective users as possible.

“We will also launch a major new product in 2014, so we anticipate a great deal of interest in our booths.”

With manufacturing facilities in the USA and Germany, SEAL is a regular exhibitor at Pittcon and Analytica, but this year the company will also participate in the Ocean Sciences global meeting in Hawaii and Arablab in Dubai.

SEAL Analytical’s booths at these events will feature the company’s latest innovations in discrete and segmented flow automated colorimetric analysers.

The QuAAtro, for example, is the latest generation of the original world-class Technicon™ Segmented Flow Analysis (SFA) systems and the new QuAAtro 39 high performance microflow analyzer will be of particular interest to visitors. More flexible than its predecessors and offering up to 33% more capacity, the QuAAtro 39 enables the operation of a greater number of simultaneous analyses and improves laboratory efficiency. Importantly, this new instrument also further lowers the detection limits of the QuAAtro platform.

The latest version of the AA1 dual channel, automatic SFA will also be unveiled. This model features a larger pump and integrated distillation module for online analysis of Phenol, Cyanide and Ammonia. In addition, the new gas diffusion method for Ammonia will be shown.

The SEAL Analytical booths will also feature the AQ series of Discrete Analyzers, the AA3 SFA and a programmable block digestion system.

Summarising, Stuart Smith says: “Our analyzers have been developed for specific market sectors, so we are looking forward to meeting laboratory professionals involved with the testing of seawater, surface waters, wastewater, drinking water, soils, fertilizer, plant materials, tobacco, beverages, food and animal feeds.”