September 2011

Attend Automation Fair® 2011 to expand your knowledge and improve business profitability
Chicago, Illinois, USA, Nov. 16-17

Stay up-to-date on the latest automation industry innovations and technology. The 20th anniversary of Automation Fair is a great opportunity to explore a wide variety of smart, safe, sustainable manufacturing solutions geared toward improving your business profitability. And it's free.

At the Automation Fair event, you can:

• Expect countless learning opportunities, with dozens of demonstration workshops, hands-on labs, technical sessions and industry forums. Even earn Professional Development Hour (PDH) credits for the sessions you attend.
• Enjoy an enriching, unique experience. Read the list of exhibitors, including more than 100 partner companies and the pre-show program to find exactly who and what you need to improve your operation.
• Jump-start your Automation Fair week and attend the Safety Automation Forum or the Process Solutions User Group (PSUG) on November 14-15.

Register now for Automation Fair, the industry’s leading educational event. Learn more at www.automationfair.com.

Cost effectively and seamlessly deploy your
motor starters on Ethernet-based communication architectures.
With our new E1 Plus electronic overload relay and the optional EtherNet/IP communication module, you can streamline your processes with better control, protection, monitoring and diagnostic capabilities for improved operating efficiency.

Single unit, double the functionality.
New Guardmaster® dual input safety relays consolidate the functionality of two safety relays into one, offering significant cost and space savings compared to single function relays and simplifying purchasing, parts management and installation.

Reliable sensors, economical package.
WorldProx™ small barrel proximity sensors now include standard and 2x extended sensing distances, multiple housing options and a variety of body lengths, delivering a cost-effective solution for a wide range of your non-contact presence sensing applications.

Compact control panel solution.
Bulletin 100-KR contactor and 700-KR control relay offer vibration-proof wiring in a space-saving footprint for fast and easy wiring, secure connections and wiring flexibility.

Rockwell Automation acquisition of Hiprom expands your options.
Previously an Encompass Partner, Hiprom offers proven, repeatable solutions to help minimize risk and offers significant expertise in the growing mining and mineral processing industry segment.

New power generation industry website highlights integrated, distributed control and information solutions for biomass, fossil fuels, simple and combined cycle gas, hydroelectric, solar and wind.

Oil and gas customers: ICS Triplex has
a new home. Information on AADvance™ control system, Trusted™ control system, and turbo machinery controllers is now available at www.rockwellautomation.com/icstriplex/.

Stay on top of security alerts that may affect you. Over the last few months, we’ve noticed an increase in the number of security vulnerability disclosures issued by government agencies, security researchers and industrial controls vendors. We closely monitor and post advisories that could apply to you – advisories that expose risk and potential threats to safe, secure and reliable industrial control system operation.

At global RSTechED™ events, you’ll get information on products and solutions that can help you operate your business or plant with unparalleled efficiency. Attend lab sessions for valuable hands-on product demonstrations. Have your questions answered by experts. Listen to presentations given by Rockwell Automation leaders, as well as customers and industry experts within a relaxed, informal atmosphere. Registration opens soon for Australia Oct. 25-27, The Menzies, Sydney, New South Wales.

Join us for a tour of our Medium Voltage manufacturing facility in Cambridge, Ontario, Canada, following the Sept. 22 IEEE/PCIC Conference. The global headquarters for development and manufacturing of medium voltage drives, motor starters and smart motor controllers also features OEM products that control and protect motors from 400 kilowatts to 1200 megawatts. Learn more about the conference and tour.

Free configuration and production selection tools make buying automation easier.
The latest issue of The Journal From Rockwell Automation and Our Partners offers a free interactive PDF that can help answer questions such as, "How do I know which products will work best for my application?" and "Which technologies will integrate with each other and my system?" These product selection and system configuration tools – including Integrated Architecture™ Builder (IAB), ProposalWorks™ and Motion Analyzer – now include many referenced products from our Encompass™ partners.

Win $150 by telling us how you’ve benefited from a PartnerNetwork™ relationship.
Do you have an example of partnering in action? If you've benefited from a PartnerNetwork relationship, or if you're a PartnerNetwork company with a success to share, go to www.ab.com/onecontact/partners/ to automatically enter a drawing to win a $150 American Express gift card or donation to the charity of your choice.

Grizzly Oil Sands awards $4 million-plus order to Rockwell Automation.
This major win in the oil sands market includes architecture, software and power control in one PlantPAx™ process automation system, to improve plant-wide optimization and reduce extraction costs.