4 ICNDT Journal
Vol 7 No 3 March 2006

The 3rd International Forum, 'Fuel-energy Industry of Ukraine: the Present and the Future', was held in the last week of September, 2005 in the largest exhibition site in the Ukraine - the International Exhibition Center. The Forum was organised by the Ministry of Fuel and Power Generation Industry of Ukraine and the company 'IEC', with the support of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine and Ukraine's Supreme Rada Committee on the problems of fuel-energy industry, nuclear policy and nuclear safety. The objective of the Forum was to unite the efforts of power, business, science and production in implementation of the state policy of reforming the fuel-energy industry of Ukraine; providing a reliable and effective functioning of the power network of the country, energy independence and safety.

Companies and plants of the fuel-energy industry, leading local and foreign manufacturers of equipment, products and services for the power, oil & gas and coal industry, research institutes and public organisations participated in the Forum. The Forum programme included seminars devoted to reforming the industry, implementation of the priority objectives on development, construction, upgrading, monitoring, repair and reconstruction of the main plants of the fuel-energy industry of Ukraine, round table discussions, business meetings, subjectoriented presentations of the most advanced technologies, services and equipment for the fuel-energy industry. Scientific-practical seminar A seminar entitled: 'Application of directed ultrasonic waves for testing extended limited-access plants' was held as part of the Forum.

The seminar was organised by the Ukrainian Society for NDT, the E O Paton Electric Welding Institute, and 'Plant Integrity Ltd', a division of TWI, Great Britain. It was devoted to the method of long-range ultrasonic testing of extended plants by low-frequency directed waves propagating for more than 50 m distance from the point of placing the array with ultrasonic transducers. This method, which is newly emerging in the Ukraine and of topical interest, is highly beneficial in testing such plants as, for instance, insulated pipelines, underground or above-ground, underwater or above-water insulated pipelines, supports of wind-driven electric plants, and other extended plants.

Plant Integrity Ltd participated in the preparation and conducting of the seminar. This company has considerable experience in development and operation of equipment for this kind of testing. Mr Davide Kleiner, specialist of this company, came to Kiev with the purpose of making a presentation on 'Application of TELETEST system of Plant Integrity Ltd (Great Britain) for long-range ultrasonic testing'.

A discussion was held on the possibility of applying the TELETEST system in the fuel-energy industry of Ukraine. The Ukrainian Society for NDT joined an International Consortium which will perform research in this field. This was the subject of the presentation made by Prof. V. Troitskij on 'Prospects for application in Ukraine of the long-range ultrasonic testing of pipelines without their uncovering and scraping. Setting up an International Consortium'. Results of theoretical and experimental studies already conducted at the E O Paton Electric Welding Institute on development of this testing method were presented in the paper on 'Features of controlled waves, propagating in waveguides, and their practical application in ultrasonic testing of extended plants'.

Altogether, 2500 specialists from more than 200 plants and 187 companies from 11 countries participated in the specialised exhibition. The Forum was presented in more than 50 specialised publications and internet-sites, as well as several TV channels. The next (4th) Forum will be held from 26 to 29 September 2006.

N Silova, International Exhibition Center,
A Shekero, E O Paton EWI
Non-Destructive Testing in the 3rd International Forum
'Fuel-energy Industry of Ukraine: the Present and the Future'
Davide Kleiner of TWI making his presentation The seminar on long-range ultrasonics was well attended

Business Bridge: Industry and Technologies
№ 11-12/2004, p.10

III International Industrial Forum “Production and Safety ‘2004” took place at the International Exhibition Center on November 30 – December 2, 2004. Great complex demonstration of enterprises’ technological powers and equipment for various fields of industry was organized by Ministry of Industrial Policy of Ukraine, State Committee of Ukraine for Technical Regulation and Consumer Policy, State Committee of Ukraine for Labor Protection Control, Ukrainian National Company “Ukrverstatoinstrument” and the International Exhibition Center Ltd, according to the assignment of Cabinet Ministers of Ukraine.

Perfectly organized, oriented for searching potential investors and customers, the Forum achieved its basic aim – to support the development of research and productive potential of Ukrainian machine-building industry, increase the quality of production and level of industrial safety.

The popularity of the event if proved by the constant growth of its participants’ number: if the last year’s Forum gathered 250 exhibitors from 13 countries, this year 300 leading enterprises from 21 world countries came to Kyiv to participate in the Forum.

Technopolis
December 2004, p.25

According to the assignment of Cabinet Ministers of Ukraine, III International Industrial Forum “Production and Safety ‘2004” took place in Kyiv. Among its participants were over 300 leading enterprises and organizations from 21 world countries, in particular – AMADA, HAAS, Knuth Werkzeugmaschinen and home industrial leaders. Machine-tool manufacturers from Russia claimed their willingness to cooperate with Ukrainian customers for the first time after many years.

At the opening ceremony the representatives of Ministry of Industrial Policy of Ukraine, State Committee of Ukraine for Labor Protection Control and Ukrainian National Company “Ukrverstatoinstrument” emphasized, that such a “trade stock” is of great importance for Ukraine, who has high industrial potential. This event is a very effective impulse for promoting the production into the world market, which is proved by its growing popularity among potential investors and customers.

Aqua-Term
№ 6/2004, p.56

International exhibition Forum “Protection Technologies ‘2004”, which took place on October 27-30 in Kyiv International Exhibition Center, showed that “protection” is far broader notion than it is commonly regarded to. It includes not only protection from break-in and fire, but also from wreck in water, gas, electricity supply systems and ventilation and air conditioning devices.

The Forum proved that present-day Ukrainian customer can be provided by practically any innovation in this domain. Among the participants were over 130 leading manufacturers of special equipment and machinery, research institutions from Ukraine, Russia, Belarus, Netherlands, Germany, Poland, Hungary and other countries. The main tasks which organizators determined for the Forum were: reflecting the state of things in the sphere of prevention and liquidation of emergencies of any origin, support of perspective researches and implying innovations into safety means’ production and use, and also potentially dangerous objects’ state control.

Aqua-Term
№ 6/2004, p.56

Support of the State Program on Reforming and Development of Housing Services Sector of Ukraine – 2003-2010 became the main task of the “Communtech ‘2004” exhibition, which took place in International Exhibition Center (Kyiv).

Among the participants of the exhibition were over 70 Ukrainian and foreign enterprises, organizations and firms, as well as state and regional establishments from Ukraine, Russia, Germany, China, Denmark, Belarus, Moldova and other countries.

Present-day technologies, equipment, scientific researches for reforming and development of housing services displayed at the exhibition helped the visitors to choose the equipment, which could minimize the costs for communal services and increase their quality.

Building Business
November 2004, p. 25

II International Water Forum was held on September 21-23 this year, according to the assignment of Cabinet Ministers of Ukraine. “Aqua Ukraine ‘2004” included exhibition of Ukrainian and foreign water enterprises and scientific conferences and seminars.

The main task of “Aqua Ukraine ‘2004” Forum was to draw the attention to the problems of water economy and water recourses protection of Ukraine and to demonstrate present-day technologies and equipment for water preparation, water supply, drainage, recourse saving and drinking water purification.

The volume of the exhibition was twice larger than it was last year. Production of 15 countries was presented by 170 companies from Ukraine, Russia, Belarus, Uzbekistan, Italy, Germany, Poland, Sweden, Austria, Netherlands, Great Britain, Turkey and other countries.

Over 27 000 people visited the Forum during its working days.

Camouflage
December 2004, p. 16-17.

1st International specialized exhibition “Arms and Security ‘2004” and 3rd International exhibition Forum “Protection Technologies ‘2004”, which took place in the end of October at Kyiv International Exhibition Center, were demonstration of modern technical development of home security institutions, various saving services and defense industry achievements.

The exposition included stands of over 200 participants from different countries. It is necessary to admit that it was the first exhibition event of such volume dedicated to security issues. Its other characteristic was visual demonstration of various kinds of special machinery.

Great attention was paid to the samples of different service ammunition and small arms.

In general the exhibition “Arms and Security ‘2004” and International exhibition Forum “Protection Technologies ‘2004” gave a possibility to demonstrate research potential of Ukrainian and foreign companies in the spheres of guns and other protection means manufacturing to the wide range of experts from state and commercial structures.

Esta: Energy Saving Technologies and Automatization
№3 (43)/2004, p.20-21.

“…II International Forum “Fuel and Energy Complex of Ukraine: Present and Future” recently took place in Kyiv. Among its organizers and principals were Ministry of Fuel and Energy of Ukraine and the Committee of Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine on Fuel and Energy Complex, Nuclear Policy and Nuclear Safety.”

“Great attention was paid to innovational development directions of energetic sector and energetic safety of Ukraine and Europe in general. Within the bounds of the Forum the Seventh international conference “Energetic Safety of Europe in 21st Century: Innovation Priorities” was held, which included presentation of the book “Fuel and Energy Complex of Ukraine in the Context of Global Energetic Processes”.

“Beside technical aspects the Forum also touched upon economical problems. A number of meetings and round table discussions on very urgent topics were held within its bounds, such as: “Investment Potential and Attractiveness of Ukrainian Energetics”, “Privatization Processes in Fuel and Energy Complex Branches and Their Influence upon Ukrainian Economy” and “Peculiarities of Fuel and Energy Complex Enterprises Crediting”.

“…Due to such Forums Ukrainian energetics becomes synergetic. It means that all sides – experts, customers and equipment manufacturers – mutually gain new knowledge and methods, consuming the best experience in the branch. Consequently, the branch itself becomes more complete, reliable and secure…”

“Hunter”
№13 (4/2004), p. 65:

“Visitors’ attention at the exhibition “Arms and Security – 2004”, which took place on October 27-30, 2004 at the International Exhibition Center, was focused on the problems of social security system improvement and further development of relationship between manufacturers of up-to-date technologies, contemporary arms and specialized machinery, and their customers. The event gave its participants a chance to survey the latest scientific and constructors’ achievements, demonstrate their own production and manufacturing potential to the wide range of experts from Ukraine and abroad, and to establish business relationships.

Over 200 participants from different countries presented their stands at the exhibition. It is worth noticing that this was the first large-scale exhibition event, dedicated to security issues.”

Ukrinform
November 2, 2004

“Agroforum ‘2004 and VII Universal Agroindustrial Exhibition “Farmer of Ukraine” have been opened today at the International Exhibition Center. The main topics of the event are: agricultural machinery, equipment and pare parts; mechanization means for farmer’s estates, small agricultural enterprises and country plots; up-to-date technologies of production, harvesting, storage of crops; feeding production: technologies and equipment, the newest feeding allowances for animals, concentrates and premixes, forage and vitaminous additives; gardening and wine-growing; ecological aspects of plant growing technologies, irrigation and contemporary seed-farming system; biologicals; agricultural science and education and others. Among the participants of “Farmer of Ukraine” exhibition were over 120 companies from 16 countries – Ukraine, Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Holland, Denmark, Germany, Poland, Russia, the USA, Hungary, Finland, Czech, Sweden and Switzerland.

A substantial program of scientific and practical conferences and seminars was completed. The Forum included presentations of home and foreign manufacturers and dealers specializing on production for agricultural complex and all-Ukrainian contest for the best farmer’s estate, farmer’s collective and subsidiary economy.”