Contact: Andy Balderson, Product Manager Parker CTC

News Release

For Release: Immediately Date: 09/15/07 Contact: Andy Balderson, Product Manager – Parker CTC 513-831-2340 [email protected] 5500 Business Park Dr. Rohnert Park, CA 94928 Parkermotion.com

Parker Highlights Distributed Solutions at Pack Expo, Booth # S-5322

Milford, Ohio, Sept. 15, 2007 – Parker’s Electromechanical Automaton Division, a leading supplier of motion control technology, announces the release of a new, affordable human- machine interface (HMI) solution that fully leverages the wide availability of the Internet and web browsing software to enable distributed HMI software, remote support and application sharing. The CTC-brand Interact Xpress™ combines a rich, graphical runtime interface with HMI development tools that can be accessed from either the HMI panel or a PC Windows® desktop. Not only will this robust HMI solution be demonstrated at Pack Expo – it will be controlling a multi-axis demo featuring our new ETHERNET Powerlink-based (EPL) motion controller and drives. The distributed capabilities of Interact Xpress and EPL complement each other in any application involving large machines. This demo area will feature Interact Xpress running on a wireless ultra-mobile PC, previewing a possible future product direction and highlighting the flexibility of Parker CTC’s HMI and control solutions.

Interact Xpress HMI applications are developed, edited, published and run in a browser- based environment that is intrinsic to the Web, allowing users and OEMs to easily publish upgrades and applications to any global location with an Internet connection and a web browser. This Web integration also simplifies implementation of remote diagnosis for support of machinery anywhere in the world.

With Xpress, HMI applications can be served and edited remotely from any standard PC Web browser – in real time. In this scenario, the HMI designer/editor is able to support multiple runtime versions, eliminating version control management issues. In addition to offering users online editing capability, development tools can be used offline to work on applications when a live Internet connection is not available.

Since Parker is including Windows development software with Interact Xpress runtime systems, HMI implementation costs will be reduced – with no licenses or keys to manage. Xpress will also allow applications to be developed, modified and published from the runtime system itself, using multiple levels of secure access to manage and administer system changes.

Developed using the Adobe Flash (formerly Macromedia) graphics engine, Interact Xpress software takes advantage of this ubiquitous Web browser plug-in to create an intuitive HMI development environment and generate highly rendered runtime graphics and animations with minimal processing and hardware system overhead. Interact Xpress will also bundle unlimited tags and more than 35 device communication drivers to provide an application- ready HMI solution at a competitive price point. Interact Xpress software comes pre-installed and bundled with Parker CTC’s new XPR PowerStation hardware, which is designed to optimize the performance, storage and connectivity features of Xpress HMI. The NEMA4/4X-rated XPR PowerStations are initially available with 6”, 8” and 10” TFT touchscreen display models, embedded CPU, 128 MB to 512MB DRAM and a full range of standard features such as CompactFlash storage, USB, RS-232 and RS-232/422/485 ports and a 100BaseT Ethernet port. With standard 128 MB CompactFlash storage, XPR models will come bundled with Interact Xpress HMI software using non-rotating storage media for high system reliability.

Interact Xpress HMI software will join InteractX™ and original Interact software to round out the Parker CTC line of HMI solutions, which range from simple pushbutton panel replacement to advanced HMI multitasking and database applications. Inspiring the look and feel of Interact Xpress, InteractX is a Windows-based, unlimited tags HMI software product that was honored as Control Engineering magazine’s 2003 Editors’ Choice and Engineers’ Choice awards in the HMI software category.

About Parker Electromechanical Automation A division of Parker Hannifin Corporation's Automation Group since 1987, Electromechanical Automation is a pioneer, developer and manufacturer of full-spectrum computer-based motion controllers, servo/step motor drives, servo motors and human- machine interfaces, positioning systems, gearheads and gear motors. These products automate the manufacturing of a significant fraction of the world’s goods and services. Electromechanical Automation products are sold via independent authorized Automation Technology Centers—a group of nearly 100 professional, highly trained organizations with more than 135 points-of-presence throughout the world—or directly from Electromechanical Automation by logging on to buy.compumotor.com. An informative and up-to-date Web site with downloadable libraries, tutorials, and background information on motion control and automation is located at www.parkermotion.com.

About Parker Hannifin With annual sales exceeding $9 billion, Parker Hannifin is the world's leading diversified manufacturer of motion and control technologies and systems, providing precision- engineered solutions for a wide variety of commercial, mobile, industrial and aerospace markets. The company employs more than 57,000 people in 43 countries around the world. Parker has increased its annual dividends paid to shareholders for 50 consecutive years, ranking it among the top five longest-running dividend-increase records in the S&P 500 index. For more information, visit the company's Web site at parker.mediaroom.com or its investor information site at www.phstock.com.