Rockwell Automation, the global specialist dedicated to industrial automation and digital transformation, and Sensia, Rockwell's joint venture with Schlumberger, will showcase innovative technology and services along with other industry partners at ADIPEC 2022, 31 October – 3 November in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

Plex Systems, a Rockwell Automation company and specialist in cloud-delivered smart manufacturing, has announced ZEVx has selected Plex Manufacturing Execution System (MES) to drive production of its electrification platforms.

REE Automotive, a manufacturer of rolling chassis for commercial electronic vehicles, plans to build a highly automated assembly plant in the UK to supply customers in Europe.

Rockwell Automation has announced it has earned the Diversity & Inclusion Program Award from The Society of Women Engineers (SWE). The recognition, from the world's largest organisation advocating for women in engineering and technology, highlights the company’s focus on encouraging all employees to bring full authenticity to their work and setting an example for other organisations to follow.

Engineers can now bring the performance and cost-savings benefits of the Allen-Bradley Compact GuardLogix 5380 controllers to more safety applications. Rockwell Automation has expanded the family of safety controllers with the addition of the new Compact GuardLogix 5380 SIL 3 controller.

Rockwell Automation has released a new app that will help operations managers, plant floor managers and IT/OT professionals gauge levels of operational risk within their connected infrastructures.

Rockwell Automation has announced the launch of the annual Corporate Responsibility Report (CRR), highlighting the company’s efforts during 2019. The CRR reflects Rockwell Automation’s commitment to placing corporate responsibility and sustainability practices at the core of its approach to customers, employees, and communities.

On 12th May, Rockwell Automation hosted the first in its series of free, online events called VirtualConnect. Taking place through an innovative and interactive web platform, the event featured everything you would expect from a physical event, and more.

To help industry understand how technology can solve strategic and operational challenges, Rockwell Automation is launching a series of free, online events, called VirtualConnect. The first event, 12th May, 10am to 2pm CET, includes specialised learning schedules, peer-to-peer and peer-to-expert networking, and the chance to ‘walk’ the digital show floor.

Rockwell Automation has announced the launch of its Management Perspectives Program, an online community resource designed to inform, inspire, and bring together managers and executives both in person and virtually.

Manufacturers can now realise the design and productivity benefits of On-Machine I/O modules on smart machines used in harsh applications. 

Rockwell Automation announced it has signed an agreement to acquire Italy-based ASEM, S.p.A., a provider of digital automation technologies. ASEM provides a complete range of Industrial PCs (IPCs), Human-Machine Interface (HMI) hardware and software, remote access capabilities, and secure Industrial IoT gateway solutions.

Rockwell Automation continues to add to its list of achievements in industrial cyber security to help industrial companies focus more on transforming their business and worry less about potential cyber security risks. The company recently received ISA/IEC 62443-2-4 certification, which defines security requirements for service providers.

The growing consumer desire for more product variety and packaging sizes is creating a need for smaller, more flexible machines. To provide a more cost effective option for OEMs building smaller machines, Rockwell Automation is introducing a new Kinetix 5100 servo drive, Kinetix TLP motor and cable that can function as a system without a controller.

The skills gap is challenging businesses across all industries. As companies implement advanced technologies, they often struggle to find workers with the skills to match. That is why hundreds of manufacturing and production leaders from across the Europe, Middle East and Africa region will gather 21st-24th October in Munich, Germany, to learn about the latest innovations in automation through training, executive keynotes and networking even...

Production facilities can contain thousands of technologies from different vendors. Cyber security threats only need to exploit one of them to steal trade secrets, stop production or even harm workers. To better secure today’s complex and often vulnerable production operations, the ISA Global Cybersecurity Alliance recently announced Rockwell Automation as a founding member.

Lonza has selected Rockwell Automation for the turnkey implementation of the Lonza strategic vision of bringing the digital factory to nine former Capsugel facilities that manufacture drug capsules. The Switzerland-based company, founded in 1897 with approximately 15,500 employees, chose Rockwell Automation’s PharmaSuite Manufacturing Execution System (MES) software to digitise the operations in their manufacturing environments.

Machine designers are required to design safety into more industrial systems than ever. To help them design more easily and meet their other application requirements, Rockwell Automation has seven new safety modules across three I/O platforms. This offers designers both local and distributed safety I/O options and a wide range of performance and connectivity attributes to help improve compliance and machine performance.

More than half of all respondents, to an LNS Research survey, said their industrial facility has experienced a cyber security breach. To help prevent such incidents and combat the unpredictable threats that cause them, industrial companies around the world can now manage cyber risk in their operations using the Rockwell Automation Threat Detection Services powered by the Claroty threat detection platform.

Rockwell Automation has opened a new 8,000 square-foot Electric Vehicle (EV) Innovation Centre at 111 North Market Street in San Jose, California, within its Information Solutions development facility. The centre will provide live manufacturing demonstrations, hands-on trials utilising new technology and events showcasing collaboration with industry experts and Rockwell Automation partners.