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Rockwell Automation is a global provider of industrial automation
Automation

Automation or industrial automation or numerical control is the use of control systems such as computers to control industry machinery and industrial processes, reducing the need for human intervention....
, power, control and information solutions. Brands in industrial automation include Allen-Bradley
Allen-Bradley

Allen-Bradley is the brand-name of a line of Factory Automation Equipment manufactured by Rockwell Automation . The company, with revenues of approximately US$4.5 1,000,000,000 in 2006, manufactures programmable automation controllers , human-machine interfaces, sensors, safety components and systems, software, drives and drive systems, co...
 and Rockwell Software.

Headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Milwaukee is the largest city in Wisconsin and List of United States cities by population in the United States. It is the county seat of Milwaukee County, Wisconsin and is located on the southwestern shore of Lake Michigan....
, the company employs about 20,000 people.

well Automation spun off from Rockwell International
Rockwell International

Rockwell International was the ultimate incarnation of a series of companies under the sphere of influence of Willard Rockwell, who had made his fortune after the invention and successful launch of a new bearing system for truck axles in 1919....
 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
GEPA

GEPA can mean:* Grade Eight Proficiency Assessment - New Jersey student assessment* Gepa The Fair Trade Company - Europe's largest alternative trading organization...
 in 2006, ICS Triplex, ProsCon and Pavilion Technologies in 2007, and Incuity in 2008.






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Rockwell Automation is a global provider of industrial automation
Automation

Automation or industrial automation or numerical control is the use of control systems such as computers to control industry machinery and industrial processes, reducing the need for human intervention....
, power, control and information solutions. Brands in industrial automation include Allen-Bradley
Allen-Bradley

Allen-Bradley is the brand-name of a line of Factory Automation Equipment manufactured by Rockwell Automation . The company, with revenues of approximately US$4.5 1,000,000,000 in 2006, manufactures programmable automation controllers , human-machine interfaces, sensors, safety components and systems, software, drives and drive systems, co...
 and Rockwell Software.

Headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Milwaukee is the largest city in Wisconsin and List of United States cities by population in the United States. It is the county seat of Milwaukee County, Wisconsin and is located on the southwestern shore of Lake Michigan....
, the company employs about 20,000 people.

Company History

Rockwell Automation spun off from Rockwell International
Rockwell International

Rockwell International was the ultimate incarnation of a series of companies under the sphere of influence of Willard Rockwell, who had made his fortune after the invention and successful launch of a new bearing system for truck axles in 1919....
 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
GEPA

GEPA can mean:* Grade Eight Proficiency Assessment - New Jersey student assessment* Gepa The Fair Trade Company - Europe's largest alternative trading organization...
 in 2006, ICS Triplex, ProsCon 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
Greenville, South Carolina

Greenville is a mid-sized city located in the upstate of South Carolina. It is the county seat of Greenville County, SC and the principal city in the Greenville-Mauldin, South Carolina-Easley, South Carolina Greenville-Mauldin-Easley metropolitan area ....
 to Baldor Electric Company
Baldor Electric Company

Baldor Electric Company markets, designs, and manufactures industrial electric motors, mechanical power transmission products, drives, and generators....
.

Products

Some examples of Rockwell Automation's industrial automation offerings are:

  • : CompactLogix, ControlLogix, FlexLogix, SoftLogix5800 and DriveLogix
  • : PICO, MicroLogix, SLC500, PLC5 and Datasite RTU
  • I/O: FlexIO, CompactIO, PointIO, etc.
  • HMI
    User interface

    The user interface is the aggregate of means by which people—the User s—Interaction with the system—a particular machine, device, computer program or other complex tools....
    : PanelView Standard, PanelView enhanced, PanelView Plus, VersaView, etc
  • Industrial Safety Products: GuardLogix, SafetyIO, XM Vibration Monitors, etc
  • Variable-Frequency Drive: PowerFlex Drives, Drive Systems.
  • Software:
    • Brand: RSNetWorx, , , FactoryTalk etc.
    • FactoryTalk Brand: , , , , , , , etc.
  • Motor Controllers: MCCs (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
    Six Flags

    Six Flags, Inc is one of the world's largest chains of amusement parks and theme parks, based on quantity of properties. The company maintains 21 properties located throughout North America, including theme parks, water parks and family entertainment centers....
     and Disney theme park.
  • The Panama Canal
    Panama Canal

    The Panama Canal is a man-made canal which joins the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Ocean oceans. One of the largest and most difficult engineering projects ever undertaken, it had an enormous impact on shipping between the two oceans, replacing the long and treacherous route via the Drake Passage and Cape Horn at the southernmost tip of South Am...
     control logic uses Logix family Controllers by Allen-Bradley. This is the biggest project ever developed by Rockwell Automation.
  • Rockwell Automation is a spin off of Rockwell International
    Rockwell International

    Rockwell International was the ultimate incarnation of a series of companies under the sphere of influence of Willard Rockwell, who had made his fortune after the invention and successful launch of a new bearing system for truck axles in 1919....
    . Some of its spin offs include Conexant
    Conexant

    Conexant Systems Inc. is a publicly listed United States semiconductor company, which was formerly the semiconductor division of Rockwell International....
    , Boeing Integrated Defense Systems
    Boeing Integrated Defense Systems

    Boeing Integrated Defense Systems , based in St. Louis, Missouri, Missouri, USA, is a unit of Boeing responsible for Arms industry and aerospace products and services....
     and Rockwell Collins
    Rockwell Collins

    Rockwell Collins, Inc. is a large United States-based international company headquartered in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, primarily providing aviation and information technology systems, solutions, and services to governmental agencies and aircraft manufacturers....
    .


See also

  • Retro-Encabulator, fictional Rockwell Automation device
  • Allen-Bradley
    Allen-Bradley

    Allen-Bradley is the brand-name of a line of Factory Automation Equipment manufactured by Rockwell Automation . The company, with revenues of approximately US$4.5 1,000,000,000 in 2006, manufactures programmable automation controllers , human-machine interfaces, sensors, safety components and systems, software, drives and drive systems, co...
  • Engineer In Transition (E.I.T.) Program
    Engineer In Transition

    The Engineer In Transition program, at Rockwell Automation is a 6 month training program for newly hired Engineers. Those accepted into the program are usually intended for Field Service assignments for Rockwell Automation, but will sometimes end up in other areas of the company....
  • Allen-Bradley Clock Tower
    Allen-Bradley Clock Tower

    The Rockwell Automation Headquarters is an office building located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin....


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