Rockwell Automation is the largest company in the world dedicated to industrial automation and information. Founded in 1903 with an initial investment of $1,000, it now employs over 25,000 people and operates in more than 80 countries. Its work sits at the intersection of hardware, software and services, integrating control and information across manufacturing enterprises to give customers real-time visibility into their operations.
The company's technical domains span industrial automation, industrial information systems, and the integration of control and information across connected industrial operations. Product lines include Allen-Bradley, its hardware range for industrial automation and control, and FactoryTalk, a software suite providing integrated control and information across the enterprise. Managed Services support connected, intelligent industrial operations, while the Connected Enterprise vision describes the company's approach to unifying control and information so that manufacturers can optimise their operations. Customers are drawn from manufacturing, pharmaceutical production, energy and power generation, and industrial operations more broadly.
Rockwell Automation describes its workforce as problem solvers and states a mission of connecting the imaginations of people with the potential of technology to expand what is humanly possible. The company reports a commitment to making the world more productive and sustainable, and says it fosters collaborative environments for makers, forward thinkers and engineers. Its stated aim for customers is to become more productive, sustainable and agile through connected, intelligent industrial operations.
