Rockwell Automation Hosts 14th Annual Automation Fair; World's Largest, Free Education Forum for Manufacturing Technology Draws Record Numbers

ST. LOUIS--Nov. 17, 2005--Automation Fair, the world's largest free educational forum for manufacturing technology sponsored by Rockwell Automation, Inc. , drew a record 14,000 people Nov. 16, 2005-17 in St. Louis, Mo.

Manufacturers from more than 70 countries participated in the event. The company hosted more than 50 technical sessions, hands-on training labs, and multiple manufacturing industry presentations on key automation trends. The largest private trade fair in the U.S. also included more than 150 solution and product exhibits.

"Automation Fair has emerged as the ultimate forum to help manufacturers understand how industrial automation can solve their business problems and make them more competitive," said Keith Nosbusch, Rockwell Automation chairman and chief executive officer. "It's an opportunity for us to bring together customers from around the globe, in a wide range of industries, to share best practices, explore new technologies, and discuss key issues facing their industries."

Among the most pressing issues are the ability to link plant-floor data with enterprise business systems and supply chains for real-time decision making, the growing role that manufacturing plays in meeting increased regulatory requirements and heightened concerns related to safety and security.

Also addressed was the critical issue of energy use and efficiency in manufacturing operations. At "Manufacturing Perspectives 2005," a special forum addressing global manufacturing trends and the role of technology in driving productivity, National Association of Manufacturers president and CEO John Engler announced a national energy policy initiative that calls upon manufacturers to support legislation that increases supply, keeps costs in line and builds an infrastructure for long-term growth.

The forum also featured a keynote from William C. Taylor, President and CEO, Mercedes-Benz U.S. International, who addressed the role of factory automation in improving global manufacturing competitiveness.

More information about Automation Fair can be found at www.automationfair.com.

Rockwell Automation, Inc. is a leading global provider of industrial automation power, control and information solutions that help customers meet their manufacturing productivity objectives. Headquartered in Milwaukee, Wis., USA, the company employs about 21,000 people serving customers in more than 80 countries.

AUTOMATION FAIR 2005
Exhibitors Listing

Partner Companies
1.  Accu-Sort Systems, Inc.
2.  Acme Electric Corporation
3.  Adaptive Micro Systems
4.  Advanced Micro Controls Inc. - AMCI
5.  AirLink Communications Inc.
6.  alpha gear drives
7.  American Power Conversion - APC
8.  Ametek Automation & Process Technologies
9.  Amphenol-Sine Systems
10. Autodesk
11. ARC Group
12. ARCO Electric Products
13. Bachelor Conrols, Inc.
14. Balogh T.A.G. Corporation
15. BCS
16. Belden CDT Electronics Division
17. Block USA LP
18. Bonitron, Inc.
19. Brady Corporation
20. Burkert Contromatic Corp.
21. Cisco Systems, Inc.
22. Cognex Corporation (DVT)
23. Commscope
24. Control Concepts
25. Cooper Bussmann
26. Cooper Crouse-Hinds
27. CSIA
28. Data-Linc Group
29. Datalogic, Inc.
30. Dataradio COR, Ltd
31. Denso TD Scan
32. Digi International
33. ECT International, Inc.
34. Electro Cam Corporation
35. Electronic Systems Technology - ESTeem
36. Elwood Corporation - Gettys Group
37. Endress + Hauser
38. Escort Memory
39. Ferraz Shawmut, Inc.
40. Festo Corporation
41. FieldServer Technologies
42. Fluke Corporation
43. Frontline Test Equipment, Inc.
44. Grace Engineered Products, Inc.
45. Hardy Instruments, Inc.
46. Helm Instrument Co., Inc.
47. Hilscher North America, Inc.
48. Hiprom Technologies
49. Hirschmann Electronics, Inc.
50. HK Systems
51. HMS Industrial Networks AB
52. Hoffman
53. Hubbell Wiring Device-Kellems
54. IDEAS Simulation and Control
    (formally Universal Dynamics)
55. Javlyn, Inc.
56. L. H. Controls, Inc.
57. Leviton Mfg. Co.
58. Marathon Technologies
59. Matrix Technologies, Inc.
60. Mettler-Toledo, Inc.
61. Microscan Systems Inc.
62. Microwave Data Systems
63. Miille Applied Research Co.
64. MTE Corporation
65. N-Tron, Inc.
66. Network Vision, Inc.
67. Numatics Inc.
68. Online Development Inc.
69. Panduit Corporation
70. Parker Pneumatic Division
71. Pepperl+Fuchs, Inc.
72. Phoenix Digital Corporation
73. Polytron, Inc.
74. Post Glover Resistors (formerly IPC Power Resistors)
75. Powerohm Resistors
76. ProSoft Technology, Inc.
77. Reimelt Corporation
78. Revere Control Systems, Inc.
79. Rice Lake Weighing Systems
80. River Consulting
81. S & C Electric Company
82. The Siemon Company
83. SMC Corporation of America
84. SoftSwitching Technologies
85. Sola/Hevi-Duty
86. Specter Instruments
87. Spectrum Controls, Inc.
88. Stone Technologies
89. SyTech, Inc.
90. Trans-Coil, Inc.
91. Thomas & Betts Corp.
92. TopWorx
93. Vishay BLH
94. Weed Instruments Co.
95. Westlock Controls Company
96. Woodhead Software & Electronics

Magazine Publishers
1.  A-B Journal
2.  Automation World
3.  Consulting-Specifying Engineer
4.  Control
5.  Control Design
6.  Control Engineering
7.  Design News
8.  Food Engineering/BMP Media
9.  ISA
10. Machine Design
11. Maintenance Technology
12. Managing Automation
13. Manufacturing Business Technology
14. Packaging Digest
15. Packaging World
16. Pharmaceutical Manufacturing
17. Plant Engineering
18. Plant Services

University Relations Program Schools
1.  California Polytechnic State University
2.  Cleveland State University
3.  Milwaukee School of Engineering
4.  North Carolina A&T State University
5.  Purdue University
6.  Texas A&M
7.  University of Michigan -- Ann Arbor
8.  University of Wisconsin -- Madison