Emerson Industrial Automation Participates in 2008 China Elevator & Escalator Exhibition

- Showcasing Emerson Advanced Elevator Solutions 

LANGFANG, CHINA, April 22, 2008 —Sponsored by the China Elevator Association, the 2008 China International Elevator & Escalator Expo will be held on April 22-25, 2008 at the Langfang International Exhibition Center. Relevant divisions of Emerson Industrial Automation, Emerson business brand (NYSE: EMR), will once again join the exhibition after their participation in 2006. Emerson Industrial Automation will further showcase “Emerson Elevator Solutions” servicing the important and fast growing elevator industry in China. The solutions include: elevator control, drives, and engines from Emerson Industrial Automation.

“In recent years, the growth of the real estate industry and commercial building market in China has fueled the demand for elevators. In response, Emerson’s business in Industrial Automation has continually strengthened their design and development capabilities to provide optimum integrated solutions for our customers.” said Frederic Lambert, President of Asia-Pacific, Emerson Industrial Automation.

With numerous success cases, Emerson provides optimized “Elevator Solutions” to the global elevator industry. The integrated elevator solutions from Emerson Industrial Automation displayed in the exhibition include the Motor Drive Inverters and PLC of Industrial Automation China, AC/DC gearless & geared elevator motors from Leroy Somer and high performance AC&DC drives from Control Techniques. Below is a brief introduction for Emerson Industrial Automation’s elevator solutions.

• Awarded “Mainstream Elevator Drive Brand China 2007” by China Inverter Industry Entrepreneur Association，Industrial Automation China will present integrated solutions for elevators, escalators and automatic doors, EV3200 series for synchro / asynchro automatic door systems and the brand new technology for energy-feedback elevator driving solutions.
• Leroy Somer elevator motors and relevant solutions will also be displayed at the event. With a thirty-year history of designing and manufacturing elevator motors and close partnerships with major elevator producers around the world, Leroy Somer supplies a wide range of motors for use in elevators— from oil immerged motors used in hydraulic elevators to Inverter motors for AC VVVF elevators, from AC/DC Geared to Gearless Elevator Motors.
• The Unidrive ES – Elevator Solution of Control Techniques is regarded as the big star of the elevator industry, considered “Best in Gearless Performance”, Unidrive ES meets the fast growing demand for PM Synchronous Gearless applications in China. The drive can also be used in Geared elevator machines for asynchronous motors with the closed-loop vector or sensorless vector modes. Unidrive ES, designed for elevator applications has built-in elevator control functions and capability to provide the ultimate in passenger comfort and safety.

Emerson Industrial Automation can provide elevator industry customers optimized end-to-end integrated solutions suiting different demands and offer the China elevator industry professional service, as Emerson Industrial Automation always does. Emerson’s booth is located in Hall A, A262.

About Emerson

Emerson (NYSE: EMR), based in St. Louis, is a global leader in bringing technology and engineering together to provide innovative solutions to customers through its network power, process management, industrial automation, climate technologies, and appliance and tools businesses. Sales in fiscal 2007 were US$22.6 billion. For more information, please visit www.emerson.com (global) and www.emerson.com.cn (China).  

About Emerson Industrial Automation

Emerson Industrial Automation, a business of Emerson, delivers manufacturing solutions designed with leading technologies - including mechanical, electrical and ultrasonic - to provide the most advanced industrial automation possible for numerous and diverse industries worldwide. The company's wide range of products and systems used in manufacturing processes and other equipment includes motion control systems, plastics joining, precision cleaning, materials-testing equipment, fluid control valves, alternators, motors, and mechanical power transmission drives and bearings. Sales in fiscal 2007 were $4.2 billion. For more information, please visit www.emersonindustrialautomation.com or www.emerson.com.cn.