Rockwell Automation Completes Acquisition of Propack Data GmbH

    MILWAUKEE--March 6, 2002--Rockwell Automation today announced that it has completed the acquisition of Propack Data GmbH, a global market leader of manufacturing information systems for the pharmaceutical and other regulated industries, based in Karlsruhe, Germany.
    Rockwell Automation initially announced its intent to acquire the company in January 2002. The terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
    "The acquisition of Propack Data augments our Process Solutions business, gives us a broader market presence in the hybrid/batch market and enables us to expand our reach into the $50 billion manufacturing information market," said Don H. Davis, chairman and CEO Rockwell Automation.
    Since its founding in 1984, Propack Data has grown to employ approximately 230 people in France, Germany, Italy, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and the United States. As part of Rockwell Automation's Process Solutions business, the company will become the Global Manufacturing Solutions Competency Center for the worldwide pharmaceutical industry.

    Rockwell Automation, Inc. is a world-leading provider of industrial automation power, control and information solutions that help customers meet their manufacturing productivity objectives. The company brings together leading brands in industrial automation for Complete Automation solutions, including Allen-Bradley(R) controls and engineered services, Dodge(R) mechanical power transmission products, Reliance Electric(R) motors and drives, and Rockwell Software(R) factory management software. The company also is a leading provider of contact management technologies and applications that help companies more efficiently manage interaction with their own customers. Headquartered in Milwaukee, WI, USA, Rockwell Automation employs approximately 23,000 people serving customers in more than 80 countries.