A convergence of new business drivers, the urgency to adhere to emerging industry and government standards and regulations and the evolution of commercial off-the-shelf information technologies has resulted in an increased focus on the critical value of information generated from the manufacturing environment. Rockwell Automation and its strategic partners are making the conversion of manufacturing data into valuable business knowledge a much more attractive proposition - one with a wide range of real business benefits. Rockwell Automation contends that an integrated control and information system like the one offered through its integrated architecture can help manufacturers drive costs out of production, improve regulatory compliance and respond more quickly to changing market demands.
When SCADA meets the cloud Omniflex Remote Monitoring Specialists
SCADA/HMI
Engineers are faced with the challenge of unifying legacy SCADA systems with modern, IoT-based data platforms. The trouble is, when hardware from multiple manufacturers and generations are all used in the same system, compatibility becomes an issue
Read more...Sustainability as strategy Rockwell Automation
IT in Manufacturing
In today’s business landscape, sustainability has become a powerful driver of business differentiation. Rockwell Automation partners closely with customers to embed sustainable, data-driven solutions into their manufacturing operations.
Read more...Modernising critical water systems without disruption Rockwell Automation
SCADA/HMI
The region of Waterloo needed to upgrade its SCADA and PLC systems across 157 water facilities while ensuring continuous water availability for over 60 000 residents. Their success story, powered by Rockwell Automation technology, shows that modernisation doesn’t have to mean disruption.
Read more...Install and commissioning time cut by 50% thanks to digital twin insights Rockwell Automation
IT in Manufacturing
ECM Technologies, a world leader in the design and manufacture of innovative and modular low-pressure carburising industrial furnaces, has developed a solution that removes many of the installation and commissioning challenges relating to the development, testing and deployment of large-scale heat treatment plants.
Read more...HC Series hand controller
SCADA/HMI
The HC Series hand controller is a pre-qualified solution for demanding environments, and ensures safe and intuitive command where standard controls fail.
Read more...Becoming a leader in alarm annunciators Omniflex Remote Monitoring Specialists
SCADA/HMI
The rise of the digital age and PC-based systems and graphical interfaces led many to view the traditional annunciator market as obsolete. Omniflex explains how the company saw the market differently to then established players like Highland and Rochester, and how it reshaped the industry.
Read more...Mitigating cybersecurity threats Rockwell Automation
IT in Manufacturing
Wesco is a world leader in electrical, communications and utility distribution and supply chain services and a member of the Rockwell Automation PartnerNetwork programme. To build their cybersecurity portfolio, Wesco turned to two Rockwell Automation offerings, a security posture survey and threat detection services.
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