Strategic acquisitions

Strategic acquisitions, technology partnerships enhance Rockwell Automation process portfolio

Rockwell Automation has an established platform to deliver robust Process Solutions  through its Integrated Architecture, FactoryTalk Suite and Plant-Wide Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES) interface,. Now our process capability has been further enhanced by specialist capabilities arising from three acquisitions and a technology partnership.

As technology advances blur the distinctions between discrete and analogue control systems, Rockwell Automation’s automation solutions demonstrate the ability of Integrated Architecture to be used in traditional DCS environments.

Today, many companies use different control and information systems for each type of production discipline. This approach means difficult and expensive system integration, but even more importantly, decisions are made based on the limitations and boundaries of these disparate systems, diminishing the ability to make timely, fully informed decisions and take action.

Rockwell Automation’s expertise in the areas of drives, high-speed motion, safety, and discrete automation gives the company a significant established presence in process facilities. The ability to integrate high-speed discrete, drives, and motion control applications with process applications opens up a new realm of facility-wide optimisation for its core industries.