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About Us
IED Communications Ltd. is a pioneering organization dedicated to promoting the industrial automation sector in India. As the organizer of the renowned Automation Expo, it provides a unique platform for industry leaders, innovators, and technologists to showcase the latest advancements in automation, robotics, and digital transformation. Established under the visionary leadership of Dr. M. Arokiaswamy, IED Communications has been instrumental in fostering innovation and knowledge-sharing through its events and publications like the “Industrial Automation” magazine. The Automation Expo, one of the largest trade fairs of its kind in Southeast Asia, attracts global participation and has become a key event for networking, business opportunities, and technological collaboration in the automation industry.
Our Founders
DR. M. AROKIASWAMY
Founder & Managing Director
The brain behind one of the most coveted industrial trade fairs in India.
MS. JYOTHI JOSEPH
Director
Plays a pivotal role in the organization and execution of the Automation Expo.
MS. BENEDICTA CHETTIAR
Director
Oversees onsite execution at Automation Expo & manages Industrial Automation Magazine.
Riding on success
Today, with its headquarters in Mumbai, IED Communications Ltd. offers the most sought-after publication – “Industrial Automation”, to a strong reader base in India and abroad encompassing topics on R&D labs, Testing Centres, Engineering Colleges, Manufacturing Companies, major dealers and distributors of Industrial products including Exporters.
Over the years, Dr M.Arokiaswamy became an integral part of several global industrial exhibitions and extensively toured the world from the Americas, Germany, United Kingdom, Italy, France, Japan, Taiwan, Korea, Singapore and so on.
This recognition helped him build a strong rapport with delegates from other countries while interacting with them at various press conferences. Having travelled extensively and witnessed industrial exhibitions across the world, Arokiaswamy was determined to bring home a similar trade fair and make the country proud.
With this thought, the Automation Exhibition in the year 2002 with a modest number of 157 exhibitors at the Nehru Centre, Mumbai. Started as a biennial show the exhibition turned into an annual extravaganza in 2011 to meet the increasing needs of the industry.