Automation Fair Event Celebrates 25 Years

The Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta on November 9-10 is where industrial automation professionals from around the world will gather for the 25th annual Automation Fair® event. Attendees will find many opportunities to learn about the latest technologies and techniques through hands-on activities, exhibits and educational sessions that can help improve performance of plant operations.

All activities are designed to help illustrate how The Connected Enterprise® can help you achieve faster time to market, optimize assets, lower total cost of ownership and improve enterprise risk. With more than 110 sessions, including industry forums, technical sessions and hands-on labs offered for free, Rockwell Automation specialists, partners, customers and other industry professionals will share insights on industrial solutions that enable working data capital for better collaboration and more profitable decisions across enterprises and supply chains.

Learn how Rockwell Automation and member companies in its PartnerNetwork™ are integrating enabling technologies, including the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) and industrial mobility, with automation control, power and information software and solutions. You also can discover the latest automation technology at the event's exposition from Rockwell Automation and more than 100 affiliates in its PartnerNetwork.

Download the full preshow program in PDF format, or visit www.automationfair.com for more information.

Process Solutions User Group (PSUG) Annual Meeting

The week also features the popular Process Solutions User Group (PSUG) Nov. 7-8 at Georgia World Congress Center just prior to the Automation Fair® event. This annual event attracts more than 800 attendees who gather to learn about new technologies, process solutions and their peers' and leading industry authorities' best practices in diverse process industries.

PSUG is a great place to learn from people who are improving their processes and creating new revenue streams. This year's event offers a variety of hands-on labs, more than 20 technical sessions, 25 customer application sessions and four “Ask the Expert” sessions showcasing real results using the process solutions available from Rockwell Automation.

The participation fee for the two-day event is US$499 per person, and it covers event sessions, meals, refreshments and the Monday night hospitality event at the College Football Hall of Fame. Learn more.

Partner Companies Exhibit Solutions

At the 2016 Automation Fair® event you can examine top industrial technologies and services in one place!

More than 150 exhibits from Rockwell Automation and its PartnerNetwork program members — including Encompass™ Product Partners, OEM Partners and Strategic Alliance Partners — will showcase the newest and most advanced power, control and information solutions.

See our Exhibitor Directory, or visit www.automationfair.com to get the most up-to-date list, and be sure to visit the Exhibit Hall and talk to suppliers, see product demonstrations, and learn how exhibitors and their solutions can help you.

Hands-on Labs, Technical Sessions & Forums

The Automation Fair® event offers hands-on labs, technical sessions and industry forums that give you opportunities to learn best practices for your operations. New for this year, you will be able to register ahead of time for all sessions. After you register for the event, you can sign up for industry forums, hands-on labs and technical sessions in advance to help plan your day before you get onsite.

The popular hands-on labs, offered up to four times a day, allow you to work directly with Rockwell Automation products. Technical sessions are 60-minute presentations from leading industry and product specialists.

The industry forums provide real-world examples of how companies have increased their productivity and improved efficiency. Representatives from various companies will share their automation technology experiences and applications in the following industries:

• Food & Beverage: Wed., Nov. 9, 9:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
• Pulp & Paper: Wed., Nov. 9, 9:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
• Water Wastewater: Wed., Nov. 9, 9:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
• Automotive & Tire: Wed., Nov. 9, 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
• Life Sciences: Wed., Nov. 9, 1:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
• Oil & Gas: Wed., Nov. 9, 1:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
• Chemical: Thurs., Nov. 10, 9:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
• Global Machine and Equipment Builders (OEMs): Thurs., Nov. 10, 9:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
• Power & Energy: Thurs., Nov. 10, 9:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.

Visit www.automationfair.com for details.

Engineering Our Future

At booth #359, students will showcase their innovative ideas by demonstrating their robots for attendees. FIRST® (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) is a unique varsity sport of the mind that's designed to help young people see how interesting and rewarding it is to be an engineer.

Through programs such as FIRST, Rockwell Automation is building connections to support STEM education as well as corporate sustainability.

FIRST offers a progression of programs from the high school FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC) and FIRST Tech Challenge (FTC), to FIRST LEGO® League (FLL) and Junior FLL. Learn more about FIRST.

New Location for User Experience

For the fourth consecutive year, members of the Rockwell Automation User Experience Community will be gathering your feedback on the tools you use to do your job. This year, customers who use Rockwell Automation product selection, configuration and quoting tools — such as Integrated Architecture Builder® (IAB), ProposalWorks™, and Product Compatibility and Download Center (PCDC) — are invited to participate in user research activities in the same booth where they learn about these tools!

Take this opportunity to have a stronger voice in shaping the future of the Rockwell Automation tools that you need to do your job. Collaborate with the Rockwell Automation User Experience Community in the Product Selection, Configuration, and Quoting Booth, #1051.

Attendance is Free

The Automation Fair® event is free, including lunch and refreshments.

Download the free ROKEvents app from your smartphone's app store to plan for the event and use during your time in Atlanta.

Visit www.automationfair.com to register, or contact your local Rockwell Automation representative.

Also, visit www.automationfair.com to sign up for the free e-newsletter that will be published every day of the show with updates and highlights of educational events and exhibitor displays.

Check out our Automation Fair® event Exhibitor Directory and click on the links to learn more about the companies exhibiting.

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