Rockwell Automation
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{{Infobox_Company |
company_name = Rockwell Automation |
company_logo = [[Image:Rockwell Automation logo.svg|230px|Rockwell Automation logo]] |
company_type = Public<br/> | {{NYSE|ROK}} |
slogan = Listen.Think.Solve |
foundation = [[2001]] spun off from [[Rockwell International]] in [[USA]]|
location = {{flagicon|USA}} [[Milwaukee]], [[Wisconsin]]|
key_people = {{flagicon|USA}} [[Keith Nosbusch]],<br /> Chairman & CEO|
num_employees = 19,500 ([[2008]]) |
products = [[Industrial Automation]] <br/>Manufacturing Execution System|
homepage = [http://www.rockwellautomation.com/ www.rockwellautomation.com]
}}
'''Rockwell Automation''' {{nyse|ROK}} is leading global provider of industrial [[automation]] power, control and information solutions that help manufacturers achieve a competitive advantage for their businesses. The company brings together leading global brands in industrial automation that include [[Allen-Bradley]] controls, engineering services (field service and project engineering) and Rockwell Software factory management software. Headquartered in [[Milwaukee, Wisconsin]], the company employs about 20,000 people serving customers in more than 80 countries.
==Company History==
Rockwell Automation spun off from [[Rockwell International]] in 2001 and retained Entek. From there, Rockwell Automation went through a series of acquisitions, particularly [[Propack Data]] (now [[Rockwell Automation Solutions GmbH]]) in 2002, [[DataSweep]] in 2005, [[GEPA]] in 2006,[[ICS Triplex]] and Pavilion Technologies in 2007, and [[Incuity]] in 2008. On January 31, 2007, Rockwell Automation sold off their PowerSystems Division which consists of Dodge mechanical and Reliance Electric motors with headquarters in [[Greenville, South Carolina]] to [[Baldor Electric Company]].
==People==
*Keith D Nosbusch: Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
*Theodore D Crandall: Senior VP and Chief Financial Officer
==Products==
Rockwell Automation's industrial automation offerings in terms of hardware and software are numerous. Some examples are:
* Controllers: ControlLogix, CompactLogix, MicroLogix, PLC5, SLC500, PICO, etc.
* I/O: FlexIO, CompactIO, PointIO, etc.
* Industrial Safety Products: GuardLogix, SafetyIO, XM Vibration Monitors, etc
* [[Variable-Frequency Drive]]: PowerFlex Drives, Drive Systems.
* Software: [http://www.rockwellautomation.com/rockwellsoftware/design/rslogix5-500/RSLogix RSLogix5-500]
**[http://www.rockwellsoftware.com/ Rockwell Software] Brand: RSNetWorx, [http://www.rockwellautomation.com/rockwellsoftware/design/rslinx/ RSLinx], [http://www.rockwellautomation.com/industries/lifesciences/pmxmes.html PMX], FactoryTalk etc.
** FactoryTalk Brand: [http://www.rockwellautomation.com/rockwellsoftware/performance/view/ FactoryTalk View], [http://www.rockwellautomation.com/rockwellsoftware/data/historian/ FactoryTalk Historian], [http://www.rockwellautomation.com/rockwellsoftware/assetmgmt/assetcentre/ FactoryTalk AssetCentre], [http://www.rockwellautomation.com/rockwellsoftware/production/productioncentre/ FactoryTalk ProductionCentre], [http://www.rockwellautomation.com/rockwellsoftware/performance/metrics/ FactoryTalk Metrics], [http://www.rockwellautomation.com/rockwellsoftware/production/scheduler/ FactoryTalk Scheduler], [http://www.rockwellautomation.com/rockwellsoftware/data/transmgr/ FactoryTalk Transaction Manager], etc.
* Motor Controllers: MCCs [http://www.ab.com/mcc/] (Allen-Bradley's CENTERLINE MCC with IntelliCENTER Technology), industrial control (contactors, overloads, circuit breakers etc.)
* Condition Monitoring/Vibrational Analysis: Entek
==Trivia==
* Rockwell Automation/Allen-Bradley systems are used for roller coaster control at every [[Six Flags]] and [[Disney]] theme park.
* The [[Panama Canal]] control logic uses Logix family Controllers by Allen-Bradley. This is biggest project ever developed by Rockwell Automation.
* Rockwell Automation is a spin off of [[Rockwell International]]. Some of its spin off include [[Conexant]], [[Boeing Integrated Defense Systems]] and [[Rockwell Collins]].
==See also==
*[[Retro-Encabulator]], fictional Rockwell Automation device
*[[Allen-Bradley]]
*[[Engineer In Transition|Engineer In Transition (E.I.T.) Program]]
*[[Allen-Bradley Clock Tower]]
==External links==
*[http://www.rockwellautomation.com/ Rockwell Automation]
*[http://www.rockwellsoftware.com/ Rockwell Software]
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