HMI Platform features 15 in. 1,024 x 768 TFT display.

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Designed to fit existing cutouts of 15 in. HMI products, PA15T PowerStation comes pre-installed with Interact Level 1 HMI software runtime and is 100% software-compatible with PS family applications. Passively cooled unit incorporates AMD LX700 CPU as well as 128 MB DRAM, 512 MB CompactFlash® card, 2 serial ports (one RS-232 and one RS232/422/485-configurable), and one 100 BaseT Ethernet port. With no rotating media storage devices or fans, platform suits harsh environments.



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New PA15T PowerStation is Parker's Largest PA Display Size Ever!



Milford, Ohio, December 19, 2008 - Parker's Electromechanical Automaton Division, a leading supplier of motion control technology, announces the release of a new, affordable HMI platform for the successful Interact software platform. The PA15T PowerStation family offers the largest display size ever in the PA Family. The PA15T is designed to fit into the existing cutouts of many common 15" HMI products, including Parker's own PS15 model.

Every PA15T PowerStation comes with the award-winning Interact HMI software runtime pre-installed, simplifying initial configuration and commissioning. Interact is a feature-rich software package that can be tailored to meet the needs of any Level 1 HMI project.

PA15T PowerStations are 100% software compatible with existing PS family applications - a replacement can be made by simply downloading the project into a PA15T. Every PA15T PowerStation includes a powerful new AMD LX700 CPU, 128MB of DRAM and a 512MB CompactFlash® card standard. In addition, the hardware includes 2 serial ports (one RS-232 and one RS232/422/485 configurable), 100 BaseT Ethernet port and 24VDC power. All PA15T units are passively cooled, allowing these units to be deployed in the harshest environments as there are no rotating media storage devices or fans of any kind. The PA15T family comes with a 15" 1024 X 768 TFT display standard. The PA15T makes an excellent replacement for existing PS12 and PS15 applications, offering drop-in cutout compatibility for the PS15 applications and only requiring a slightly larger cutout for PS12 applications.

Bundling Interact with the PA15T PowerStation gives users the best possible system performance with high reliability. Interact remains one of most powerful and expandable Level 1 HMI packages available, with basic panel tools, graphics, alarming and networking capabilities included in the base configuration. It also offers such options as recipes, reporting, historical trending, machine configuration and even custom user programs. It provides the ease of use of Windows® for development with a highly reliable runtime environment.

Parker's CTC HMI hardware and software are designed and tested under the same roof, and all PowerStations include an industry leading 24-month warranty.

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 $10 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.

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