Engineers can more quickly design, build and commission automation systems using the newly enhanced Rockwell Software Studio 5000 integrated development environment. The latest software release includes a new user interface that provides a common, modern look across all Studio 5000 applications, and includes updates to help engineers improve productivity from design to deployment.

  Rockwell Automation took visitors at Tire Technology Expo 2018 on an in-depth journey through enabling technologies, smart manufacturing and modern data analytics solutions.

Plant-floor personnel have the difficult task of monitoring and maintaining a growing number of IoT devices on their networks. Rather than using complex or unfamiliar IT tools to do this, they can use the new FactoryTalk Network Manager software from Rockwell Automation. It allows them to monitor the health of their Allen-Bradley Stratix managed switches, troubleshoot switch issues and quickly configure new managed switches all from one easy-to-u...

  Rockwell Automation has been recognised by the Ethisphere Institute as one of the 2018 World’s Most Ethical Companies. This is the tenth year that the Ethisphere Institute has named Rockwell Automation to the distinguished list of 135 global companies that influence and drive positive change and improve ethical leadership and corporate behaviour.

In order to create diagnostic analytics solutions in industrial operations, we have long required expert data scientists with a deep understanding of the specific application to be analysed. Those experts then require weeks, months or even years to understand and model the system. That expertise has been boxed in the new Project Sherlock artificial intelligence (AI) module unveiled today by Rockwell Automation at their Automation Fair event in Ho...

  Machine and equipment builders are already using tight integration between the HMI and controller to help increase productivity in large applications. With the new Allen-Bradley PanelView 5310 family of graphic terminals, they can now bring these integration benefits to smaller applications.

Industrial companies that want to use IIoT data to make better business decisions must first make sure workers can access that data when and where they need it. New scalable compute offerings from Rockwell Automation give decision makers access to real time data to solve analytical challenges and adapt to changes at every level of an organisation. This helps improve productivity and efficiency in a Connected Enterprise.

A number of industrial companies are implementing digital technologies aimed at optimising operations. Whether targeting point solutions or undergoing a full digital transformation, most organisations need support to plan for, deploy, and maintain new solutions, or to help them reap the most value from digitalisation. To meet the information infrastructure and security needs, Rockwell Automation employs its Connected Services offerings, and ...

The Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) has increased the availability of information throughout the enterprise by orchestrating data from multiple sources and applying machine-learning applications. However, the power of new IIoT tools to improve machine performance is limited when those with access to information are not experts on the machine, leaving powerful machine information untapped.

As connectivity and computing power continues to spread throughout industrial enterprises, the availability of data has revolutionised how companies solve issues and adapt to changes. However, producers continue to be challenged by the complexity of making data useful at the right place and time. They also lack in-house expertise for data management from the device through the cloud.

  Rockwell Automation has announced its investment in a Silicon Valley innovation fund and co-creation studio, The Hive, to gain access to an ecosystem of innovators and technology start-ups with a focus on applications of Artificial Intelligence (AI) to industrial automation.

Rockwell Automation has introduced its Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) offering to address these challenges. A secure and robust network infrastructure is essential to improving overall competitiveness in a Connected Enterprise. But designing, deploying and maintaining this infrastructure can be complex and time consuming for many companies, and is often too costly for their capital budgets.