ROBBINS & MYERS, INC.

LIMITED POWER OF ATTORNEY FOR SECTION 16 REPORTS

	The undersigned, in his capacity as a person required to file reports pursuant
to Section 16 (a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange Act"),
hereby appoints Linn S. Harson,  John McCann,  Joseph M. Rigot and each of them
individually, as his true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power
of substitution, to execute in his name, place, and stead and to file with the
Securities and Exchange Commission any report which the undersigned is required
to file under Section 16 with respect to his beneficial ownership of securities
of Robbins & Myers, Inc., an Ohio corporation, or any amendment to any such
report.

	IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this instrument as of the 20th
day of July 2006.

/s/ Christopher M. Hix