RIEF 2025 became the place to present the most advanced solutions and know-hows for the energy sector.
Modern gas turbine engines, cables, rechargeable batteries, gauges, metering devices, IT solutions, off-roaders, and certification services — all these were on display at POWER & ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING International Exhibition arranged during the Forum.
At their stand, Rosatom Smart Utilities demonstrated software products of their own design. Visitors appreciated their Digital Resource Supply IT solution made to ensure smooth digital transformation for resource suppliers. This product can reduce losses and emergency rates thanks to smart data analysis, as well as promptly detect and eliminate non-routine events. Besides, they showcased a unique infrastructure IoT platform that was one of the first to be certified for operation at critical IT infrastructure facilities. Remarkably, it can model, which is copy functions from one computing system to another, operation in compliance with proprietary protocols for closed sensors in metering devices from non-amicable states.
Dmitry Krashennikov, Director of the Digital Resource Supply Design Office at Rosatom Smart Utilities, said that recently their Digital Resource Supply platform had won the Digital Apexes National Awards for the best IT solution designed for the energy sector. Besides, the company presented their independent import-substituted SCADA-based system, an infrastructural IoT platform. The director explained that in combination with the analytical system from the Digital Resource Supply platform, this software product can be used to run a boiler house, or a heating station. Their experience of these products introduction resulted in a remarkable cost saving rate.
INGC, a Moscow-based manufacturer of compressor and power equipment with two production sites in Perm, presented at the exhibition a prototype of their 2 MW radial gas turbine engine. “The prototype installed by INGC at their stand is a real turbine that can be used as a drive for a turbo-generator to produce electric energy in remote territories that have got no other energy sources but natural gas, or oil associated gas. GTEA-200 complex is called Irtysh, and it uses the drive named GTD AA 2000. The turbine weighs 2,5 tons and is capable of a rotation speed of 25 thousand rounds. GTD AA 2000 comprises special bearings with carbon fiber instead of typical babbit for safer operation. Every element of the drive was designed and produced in Russia. The only imported part of this first turbine is the forged element of the turbine rotor’s impeller made of special steel. Our metal industry has really got a lot of things on its plate right now, and they can’t follow the timeline we require,” said the representative of INGC at the exhibition. “Yet, for our industrial-grade serial prototypes, the forged element of the turbine will be Russian-made, which means GTD AA 2000 will be 100% manufactured locally. The drive can also be operated as part of mobile gas pumping units with a relevantly capable centrifugal compressor.
Incomsystem Research-Engineering Center is a manufacturer from Kazan that produces automated management systems and controller equipment as an alternative to the products offered by overseas industrial colossuses like Siemens. “We make, assemble, and supply every element for our control cabinets, and we can manage any process by means of Russian-made software. Such cabinets can be used in the petroleum and chemical industries, and it can also be applied to control parameters of equipment. All readings are displayed on the monitor to help the operator make the decisions as necessary,” the company’s officials explained.
SEVER Krasnoyarsk Amphibious Transport Plant impressed the audience with their vehicles, including Sever 650K airboat, which is their most popular model. The Ministry of Emergency Situations uses it in the Leningrad Region, in Moscow, and in more than 150 Russian regions. “This flagship model is capable of 1.5 tons and can seat 8 passengers. The vehicle exhibited is equipped with Chevrolet LS3 engine capable of 430 hp. Our vehicles are called amphibious as they are suitable for all weathers and can be operated in hard-to-reach places. This boat can travel across ice, bogs, and open water, which means it is suitable for all kinds of waters, as well as when waters are extremely low. Our company has designed it, and we have a full-range inhouse production along with a design studio,” the company’s official clarified.
SEVER Plant is especially proud of their airboat’s structural solutions. Its aluminum all-welded body is seagull-shaped, and the gravity centre is designed at a lower level at the back power plant for better control performance. However, the boat has a lot of other remarkable elements, in particular, the 6th gen gear system produced by the plant, the carbon screw made by a Kazan-based aviation factory, five-ply wearproof polyurethane, and other features.
When the plant’s official spoke about their other machine, Pickup Max, the snow and swamp buggy, he sounded as proud and affectionate. According to him, the vehicle had covered a distance of 10 thousand kilometres — “It left the factory and reached Chukotka.” The polar night, all the snow and ice, absolutely roadless terrain, minus 60 degrees Centigrade, navigator-only. For their six tires of 1,600 by 650 mm, the plant uses quarry grade materials instead of agricultural ones to ensure better adhesion. Thanks to its engine capable of 152 hp and the mechanical transmission, Pickup Max can transport up to 2 tons of cargo across the most remote locations.
Radar MMS Research and Production Enterprise showcased a result of their collaboration with Pribor Production Company, a breaker switch for HV lines with Sensor HV smart monitoring modules. This device makes it possible to monitor the status of a HV line and to control the equipment with the help of SmartUnity software platform. The enterprise’s official at the stand showed another conceptually new device, which was an MCL sensor for monitoring of 6 to 20 kV cable lines. It can help find the emergency location faster and speed up electric power recovery in extensive cable networks. Its advantage is easy installation, as it is equipped with noninvasive current sensors, Rogowski coils. As before, visitors were also presented with unmanned aerial vehicle systems provided by Radar MMS.
PromMash Test, a company that has the biggest multifunctional test center in the territory of the Eurasian Economic Union, with 35 state-of-the-art laboratories, took part in the exhibition to consult about certification, as well as control and research tests intended for a wide range of products. “We test pipeline fittings, electric equipment, constructions, and many other things. We offer services associated with design, meteorology, labour protection, and industrial safety. Our company provides a wide range of services on a one-stop basis — whether your issue is design, equipment supplies, construction works, or commissioning into operation,” said Dmitry Ruzhenenko, the company’s representative.
ProfKiP invited the visitors to have a closer look at a large variety of measuring tools, all of them recorded in the State Register of Measuring Equipment. Some of the exhibits were lab-grade highly accurate voltmeters and kilovoltmeters from ProfKiP S500 and ProfKiP S502 series. Further, they exhibited their new UKU 21 breakdown plant, designed to test cables for insulation faults. Yet, the most expensive device at this stand was ProfKiP R40116 gauge emulator designed to emulate electric resistance to direct current. “It comprises serially connected equinominal precision resistors installed in every of the device’s 9 decades. The resistance range is 1*104 to 1*1012 Ohms,” the company’s representative explained.
PIK-PROGRESS has been focusing on telemechanical and energy resources metering systems, as well as automated systems used to control technological procedures for over 30 years. At their stand, one could see controllers, boxes, and software solutions. A new project they had brought was their INTEGRAL 325 software developed for industrial companies and the energy sector. This software is registered in the Russian Software Register. INTEGRAL 325 represents information on all the energy resources metered, including electric energy, gas, water, heat, and waste waters, in a single system. Moreover, it solves the tasks of collection, long-term storage, and analysis of technical parameters throughout the entire production chain. This ensures that technological information from every meter and recording device is stored in the one format. The company’s representative proudly demonstrated RTU 325 controllers, developed and produced by PIK-PROGRESS from printed boards to software. Moreover, they presented cabinets for meters and telecontrol devices that can be arranged in compliance with the project requirements. Products by PIK-PROGRESS have been successfully replacing European equivalents and used not only in Russia, but all across the post-Soviet territories, too.
Spetskabel Plant arrived with an assortment of differently purposed cables. At their stand, the company exhibited about 70 samples of different cables intended for various industrial sectors. All their cables are Russian-made. One of the new products was SKLON flexible cable suitable for operation at varied production sites and facilities. “This cable is especially remarkable, as its characteristics are four times better than in any other flexible cables offered by our competitors from abroad. It is the number of twists that does the trick, ensuring high reliability and extended operation times,” the company’s officials explained. Another group of exhibits they demonstrated were 5E and 7A classic twisted pair cables.
Scientific Research Institute for Optoelectronic Instrument Engineering showed their assortment of devices for technical monitoring and malfunction diagnostics in industrial-grade equipment at RIEF 2025, including TSP electronic digital tachometer, two types of vibration meters, KIS multifunctional measuring set etc. To show how these devices can be operated, a small simulation stand was installed in ExpoForum. Timely trouble-shooting in industrial equipment results in less emergencies and shutdowns in-situ. The devices are used to measure and study different parameters, including vibration rates, shaft rotation rates, and moreover they can be used for dynamic balancing of rotors right within their own supports. Such equipment pieces are needed in many industrial sectors, but first of all, in the energy industry, in particular, at atomic and heat electric stations. For 30+ years, Scientific Research Institute for Optoelectronic Instrument Engineering has been designing control and monitoring devices for industrial equipment.
Parus Electro brought their assortment of gel lead-acid cells of various sizes and capacities, including a 12 W rechargeable battery capable of 100 A/h, a rechargeable battery capable of 105 A/h, a rechargeable battery capable of 9 A/h, and a rechargeable battery capable of 55 A/h. But that wasn’t all — Parus Electro also brought an uninterrupted power supply source that can be used to protect electrical equipment from all kinds of electricity shortage.
RADIUS Avtomatika, the Russian designer and producer of 6 to 220 kV relay and automation devices, exhibited their latest products at the exhibition. The company’s employees showcased their new compact device called Sirius 2 L P designed for substations with alternate operating current. The device supports powerup from emergency current and debridging relays. The front panel is equipped with a Type A USB port so that configuration files and oscillograms could be recorded on a flash drive right from the device. Among the exhibits, there also was an upgrade for the company’s classical Sirius series and a Sirius BAVR high-speed automatic reserve input device. Besides, at the company’s stand visitors were demonstrated relay protection and control devices by Sirius brand that can replace the foreign equivalents. There were Sirius 2ML 02 with PIN2PIN adapters adjustment kit, and Sirius 2 L K with a socket panel adjustment kit.
RIVE-IMPORT, a Russian importer of China-made equipment, showcased the most advanced backup power systems — COWAY, JIEYO, and NOVCELL, all of them intended for country houses, commercial facilities, and industrial companies. What’s more, the company introduced visitors and participants of RIEF 2025 unique mobile portable electric stations produced by JIEYO (China) capable of 1.2 to 5 kW that can be used in everyday life and for commercial purposes. For example, they are good for long trips and journeys, outdoor recreation, corporate events, but also in mobile laboratories.