Cooper Industries to Exhibit Innovative Oil and Gas Products and Solutions at OTC 2011

HOUSTON, May 3, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Cooper Industries plc (NYSE: CBE), a global provider of electrical products and solutions, is exhibiting its wide range of products and solutions for the global oil and gas industry at this year's Offshore Technology Conference (OTC), May 2-5, at Reliant Park in Houston. Multiple Cooper divisions, including Cooper B-Line, Cooper Crouse-Hinds, and two Cooper Safety businesses, Cooper HERNIS and Cooper MEDC, will showcase Cooper's range of oil and gas products at OTC 2011 in booth #2217.

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From upstream to midstream to downstream, Cooper's comprehensive and rugged product offering, specifically explosion-proof electrical equipment, the drive to reinvest in innovative technologies for the customer's benefit and its global manufacturing base make the company uniquely positioned to locally serve even the most remote facilities. 

This year marks the first time that Cooper HERNIS will join other Cooper divisions at the conference to showcase its high-quality Closed Circuit Television (CCTV) Systems for the marine, oil and gas industries. Cooper HERNIS' systems add to Cooper's extensive offerings for the industry with equipment characterized by low installation and maintenance costs and superior durability. CCTV facilitates centralized monitoring from one or several control stations that provide a complete view of all areas and processes on ships, offshore installations, production plants and refineries, adding to efficiency and safety. HERNIS' systems are tailor-made for hazardous and corrosive environments, and products can be tested at OTC.

Cooper MEDC is a leader in designing and manufacturing electrical equipment for potentially explosive atmospheres, including offshore projects such as platforms, floating production, storage and offloading, and drill rigs. Showcasing its innovative use of GRP (glass reinforced polyester) for rugged, corrosion-free products and reduced maintenance operation at OTC, Cooper MEDC offers first-class products for the offshore drilling industry. Cooper B-Line will display its metric slotted cable ladder, a fully metric slotted cable ladder with a unique I-Beam design with the strongest available side rail support and superior rung support, making it ideal for offshore projects. Cooper Crouse-Hinds experts will be on hand with innovative products including the Vaporgard™ and Champ® VMV LED industrial luminaires for hazardous environments, as well as the new, innovative ACE Series Explosionproof Variable Frequency Drives (VFD).

"With a breadth of products and solutions for the oil and gas industry from many of its divisions, we are proud to be an integrated, best-in-class partner, able to meet customer needs with our innovative products and solutions," explained Cooper Industries CEO Kirk Hachigian. "Products like Cooper B-Line's Metric Slotted Cable Ladder and Cooper Crouse-Hinds VFD are indicative of our dedication to providing superior products and expertise to the oil and gas industry. We are also excited about Cooper HERNIS joining us this year, because the addition of its offerings portfolio positions Cooper to provide even more solutions for the industry."

Founded in 1969, the Offshore Technology Conference is the world's foremost event for the development of offshore resources in the fields of drilling, exploration, production, and environmental protection. OTC is held annually at Reliant Center in Houston. Each year, OTC attracts more than 65,000 attendees and 2,000 exhibiting companies representing more than 110 countries.

Representatives from Cooper Industries and its divisions will be on hand throughout OTC.  Attendees and interested media are encouraged to visit Cooper at Booth #2217 or www.cooperindustries.com to learn more.

About Cooper B-Line

Cooper B-Line, a subsidiary of Cooper Industries plc (NYSE: CBE), is a global provider of innovative, labor-saving support systems and enclosure solutions for engineered facility subsystem applications.  Cooper B-Line's products are used in a variety of settings for the commercial, industrial, utility and OEM markets.  For more information, visit www.cooperbline.com.

About Cooper Crouse-Hinds

Headquartered in Syracuse, N.Y., Cooper Crouse-Hinds integrates a comprehensive line of electrical and instrumentation products with expert support, industry insights and local availability to improve safety and productivity in the most demanding industrial and commercial environments worldwide.  Cooper Crouse-Hinds manufactures over 100,000 electrical construction materials, including conduit and cable fittings; enclosures; plugs and receptacles; industrial lighting fixtures; controls and electrical apparatus and commercial outlet boxes and hubs. Cooper Crouse-Hinds electrical construction products are used in general construction or in harsh and hazardous environments across the globe, performing to the highest standard of safety and reliability. For more information, visit www.crouse-hinds.com.

About Cooper Safety

Cooper Safety is a leading manufacturer of emergency lighting, security, CCTV systems, fire detection and notification systems also offering lighting fixtures, and electrical installation materials. Our well-known brands and products can be found in a whole variety of industrial, commercial, and domestic settings providing protection to both life and property by offering fire and security detection, and escape route illumination in the event of an emergency. Under normal conditions our products offer professional lighting solutions and high specification installation materials. Headquartered in Royal Leamington Spa, England, Cooper Safety comprises 15 different operating companies located in the UK, mainland Europe and North America. Together these businesses utilise in excess of 1 million square feet of modern manufacturing and warehousing space, and currently employ over 2000 people. Cooper Safety is a division of Cooper Industries, Ltd., a USA based Fortune 500 company.

About Cooper Industries

Cooper Industries plc (NYSE: CBE) is a global electrical products manufacturer with 2010 revenues of $5.1 billion. Founded in 1833, Cooper's sustained success is attributable to a constant focus on innovation, evolving business practices while maintaining the highest ethical standards and meeting customer needs. The Company has seven operating divisions with leading market positions and world-class products and brands including: Bussmann electrical and electronic fuses; Crouse-Hinds and CEAG explosion-proof electrical equipment; Halo and Metalux lighting fixtures; and Kyle and McGraw-Edison power systems products. With this broad range of products, Cooper is uniquely positioned for several long-term growth trends including the global infrastructure build-out, the need to improve the reliability and productivity of the electric grid, the demand for higher energy-efficient products and the need for improved electrical safety. In 2010 fifty-nine percent of total sales were to customers in the industrial and utility end-markets and thirty-nine percent of total sales were to customers outside the United States. Cooper has manufacturing facilities in 21 countries as of 2010. For more information, visit the website at www.cooperindustries.com.

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