On 8th June, 2022, the simulationHub team visited ChemTECH World Expo in Mumbai. I(Manish Kamath) was part of the team. Here is my experience of the visit.

ChemTech World Expo is a series of international exhibitions and conferences that started as a simple idea of trade fairs and has continued to revolutionize the chemical industry. Valve manufacturers around the world participate in this Expo. The simulationHub team found this an excellent opportunity to introduce our application Autonomous Valve CFD to the valve industry

In this spirit, I assembled the simulationHub team consisting of Aaditya Ruikar, Ruturaj Patil, and myself (Manish Kamath). All the prerequisites like brochures, valve performance reports, flyers, and a Tab to demonstrate the application were ready. We were all set for the Exhibition!

Our journey to the Jio World Centre began as planned in the morning. The Expo featured 3 pavilions with over 265+ manufacturers of valves, linings, pressure vessels, and more. The Expo took place after 2 years. Due to COVID, several valve industries witnessed a downfall in the valve market. As a result, with the start of a new show after COVID, exhibitors were excited to exhibit their products to the world, and visitors were eager to see the evolving trends in the valve industry.

Our team's main objective was to understand the valve market situation and requirements of the industry. With this motto in mind, we visited the stalls and interacted with representatives of the companies. As it was my first visit representing "simulationHub", I was nervous at the beginning. But eventually, things fell back into place. Aaditya, Ruturaj, and I were a superb trio.

We interacted with various manufacturers of valves, liners, rotary valves, pumps, agitators, actuators, and IoT tools. It was interesting to experience a variety of valve designs and sizes, starting from ½-inch to 72-inch gigantic valves. Multi-purpose valves from steam to water, pharmaceutical applications to Nuclear applications. Our direct communication with the valve manufacturers gave us good insights into the challenges they face when testing a series of valves with multiple design iterations. The visit helped us understand the problem, which set the right direction for the next steps for the AVC app.

It was good to interact with new connections, and it's always great to see happy clients. The majority of our clients, such as GM Engineering, Delval, Bray, Aira Automation, etc., exhibited at the Expo. The trust of our clients gave us the sense that Autonomous Valve CFD has forged ahead in the valve world and is on the verge of achieving considerably.

Multiple companies expressed interest in how the AVC app can help them optimize their design workflow. The exhibitors loved the idea and were equally enthusiastic about working with us. Running out of CV reports and brochures was a sign of it.

Mumbai being Mumbai, we had difficulty getting a convenient place to stay, but we managed to do so. After the Expo, we were all extremely tired, which I think made the food taste even better. Our stay in Mumbai was enjoyable. We had a great time eating at Mumbai's famous restaurants and had a wonderful time retrospecting the visit. We headed back home with lots of memories and experiences.

Concluding the visit, we had a fantastic response and achieved what we set out to do. The opportunity to interact with valve industry professionals to understand their vision, and how our application AVC can help them accelerate towards their goals, was a wonderful experience. Witnessing such appreciation from well-known valve manufacturers was a proud moment for us.

All in all, it was a perfect visit!