Rockwell Automation and its PartnerNetwork members will host the 2013 Automation Fair event on 13-14th November in Houston at the George R. Brown Convention Center.
The event offers learning and networking opportunities for attendees to hear about the latest in discrete and process control technologies that help enable effective and energy-efficient global automation solutions.
With the Fair taking place in the heart of oil and gas country for the first time, Rockwell Automation will feature an oil and gas pavilion with a large control-room simulation, cutting-edge customer cloud-computing applications, and a variety of industry-specific hardware and equipment.
“During the next decade, emerging market countries will contribute more growth than developed nations, and as a result, long-term demand continues to grow for resources, such as oil and gas, and manufactured goods,” said Keith Nosbusch, chairman and CEO, Rockwell Automation. “Whether their customer base is located primarily in emerging or developed markets, attendees can learn how to make the most of their automation, process control and information opportunities.”
Attendees will be able to visit more than 100 exhibits from Rockwell Automation, its PartnerNetwork members, universities and industry media. They can experience the latest products firsthand at 19 hands-on labs and participate in any of the 16 demonstration workshops or 83 technical sessions available. The event also will feature experts and customers at eight industry forums, which will demonstrate how to reduce product-development cycles, lower production costs, and meet changing regulation. The industries represented include automotive and tire, engineering and consultants, food and beverage, global machine and equipment builders, marine, oil and gas, power and energy management, specialty chemicals and water/wastewater.
The Automation Fair event extends beyond the two days of exhibitions to the Automation Perspectives global media forum and the Process Solutions User Group annual meeting. The Automation Perspectives global media forum will be held on November 12th; while the Process Solutions User Group meeting on November 11-12th is for members of the process industry to exchange ideas with peers and discover solutions to application issues.
