Rockwell Automation Hosts 16th Annual Automation Fair Event

CHICAGO.— Rockwell Automation, Inc. (NYSE:ROK) will host an international gathering of nearly 10,000 manufacturing customers, financial and industry analysts, as well as business partners this week during its 16th annual Automation Fair event. As the world’s largest free educational forum dedicated to manufacturing, the Automation Fair event features workshops, technical sessions, industry forums, hands-on labs and exhibits.

“Over the last 16 years, manufacturers have experienced a significant amount of change in their businesses – from new technologies to an expanded global marketplace,” said Keith Nosbusch, Rockwell Automation chairman and chief executive officer. “Automation Fair has evolved with the industry and grown into a leading industry event to provide manufacturers with skill development, education and insight into best practices and future manufacturing trends.”

In conjunction with the Automation Fair event, Rockwell Automation will host Manufacturing Perspectives on November 13. This full-day forum is an opportunity for industry executives and analysts, as well as the media, to address global manufacturing

trends and discuss the effects that automated manufacturing technology has on productivity. Manufacturing Perspectives will feature international specialists from Cisco, IBM, Microsoft, Wyeth, Endress+Hauser, Renewable Energy Group, American National Standards Institute, Underwriters Laboratories, American Electronics Association and International Electrotechnical Commission.

More information on the Automation Fair event can be found at http://www.automationfair.com.