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• Rockwell Automation Addresses the Challenge of Staying competitive at the World Drug Manufacturing Summit
• Rockwell Automation® Leads the Debate on Manufacturing Convergence at the European Manufacturing Strategies Summit
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Latest News announced in Automation Today 3-2009

• Rockwell Automation® Addresses the Challenge of Staying Competitive at the World Drug Manufacturing Summit
• Rockwell Automation Leads the Debate on Manufacturing Convergence at the European Manufacturing Strategies Summit

Rockwell Automation® Addresses the Challenge of Staying Competitive at the World Drug Manufacturing Summit

Rockwell Automation will be presenting at the 8th annual World Manufacturing Drug Summit in Berlin, (2-4 December 2009). As lead sponsor of the event, Rockwell Automation will be discussing how to stay competitive in an uncertain economy.

Joerg Erdman, Rockwell Automation’s business manager for Life Sciences, will explain how new solutions can ease the management of pharmaceutical products through their manufacturing lifecycle by allowing the same technology, S88 model and recipe structure to be used at all stages.

Marcel de Grutter, from Solvay, will talk about his experience in implementing an Electronic Batch Recording (EBR) systems. How to balance the need for investment against the achievable benefits; where the hidden pitfalls and additional value can be found; and the strategies for ensuring the inclusion of important design, recipe and review processes will all be covered in his presentation.

For further information about the World Drug Manufacturing Summit visit: www.drugmanufacturingsummit.com

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Rockwell Automation Leads the Debate on Manufacturing Convergence at the European Manufacturing Strategies Summit

Achieving operational excellence through Manufacturing Convergence will be the theme of Rockwell Automation’s headline workshop at the 5th annual European Manufacturing Strategies Summit in Dusseldorf, Germany, (12-14 October 2009).

Key decision makers from the areas of manufacturing strategy, processes and applications will join the workshop to discuss how Manufacturing Convergence is bringing together traditionally separate functions and systems to create unique new capabilities, delivering higher levels of business performance.

Rockwell Automation’s Dr. Jürgen Weinhofer, Director of Integrated Architecture, and Uwe Kueppers, Director of Information Solutions, will explain how Manufacturing Convergence is helping businesses respond to meet the four major market drivers – productivity, innovation, globalisation and sustainability – by enabling new combinations of technologies, people and processes. In line with its commitment to operational excellence, Rockwell Automation will also be the main sponsor of the Strategic Manufacturing Awards 2009, which brings together the leading manufacturing professionals from around the globe to celebrate manufacturing excellence across disciplines including IT in Manufacturing, Green Manufacturing and Innovation.

For further information about the European Manufacturing Strategies Summit or Strategic Manufacturing Awards 2009 visit: www.ems-summit.com