CHICAGO, IL

Rockwell Automation welcomed more than 13,000 attendees from 65 countries to the 2007 Automation Fair, held November 14-15 at the new McCormick Place West hall. The event included more than 100 solutions and product exhibits and over 85 technical sessions, hands-on training labs, and manufacturing industry presentations on key automation trends. This is the 16th such event, and Keith Nosbusch, chairman and CEO of Rockwell Automation, says, “Each year at the Automation Fair we have the opportunity to bring together customers and manufacturing professionals from around the globe. This [event] is an environment where manufacturers can bring their problems and walk away with solutions that will help them be more competitive in their businesses.”

For more on the Automation Fair, see Yolanda Simonsis's editorial in the December 2007 issue of PFFC, p10.