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We are working with customers around the world. These examples show how we listen to their challenges and work hard to help them save money, increase productivity, improve safety, and reduce downtime.

Caffè Borbone Integrates Global Tracking Solution

29 October 2018

Bibit software solutions and Rockwell Automation Integrated Architecture made it possible for this well-known coffee producer to obtain important food safety certification.

Integrated Processing Plant Maximizes Production

1 October 2018

This dairy needed to increase production capacity to meet increasing consumer demand. With PlantPAx DCS, the dairy reduced energy usage and increased production.

Serialization Solution Helps Pharma Company

1 October 2018

With a turnkey serialization solution, biopharma company is creating high-quality, life-saving medicines – and surpassing current and evolving regulatory requirements.

O&G Producer Reduces Downtime by 20 Percent

28 September 2018

With integrated condition monitoring and unparalleled local support, O&G producer reduced downtime of critical assets by 20 percent.

Combination System Saves Space – and Boosts Uptime

28 August 2018

Using advanced safety and analytics, Aagard optimizes end of line operations with integrated cartoner-case packer-palletizer system.

Entire Network at Geothermal Plant Modernised

6 August 2018

Rockwell Automation modernises network at geothermal plant; delivering higher performance, easier diagnostics, enhanced data capture and more robust cybersecurity.

MCNS Optimizes Production Through Data Utilization

27 June 2018

To increase efficiency, MCNS selected FactoryTalk VantagePoint to seamlessly integrate systems and organize, correlate and normalize disparate data.

Global Food Leader Meets The Connected Enterprise

8 June 2018

When IT and OT meet, efficiency among processes, people and geographies increases.

Hydro Tasmania Develops Hybrid Energy Solution

6 May 2018

Australia's largest generator of clean renewable energy, Hydro Tasmania, develops industry leading hybrid system on Flinders Island.

Arnott’s Upgrades Adelaide Production Plant

30 April 2018

Arnott’s embarked on a control and HMI system upgrade to deliver increased flexibility and agility for biscuit production.

Factory Upgrade Safeguards Gelatine Production

20 April 2018

To safeguard future production of a large-scaled gelatine manufacturing plant, an innovative risk management approach was undertaken to help identify and replace legacy equipment.

Pavillion8 Solution Optimises Dairy Production

19 April 2018

With a strong commitment to continuous improvement of current manufacturing assets, Miraka invested in a solution to optimise their milk powder process.

PlantPAx DCS Offers Real-Time Transparency

18 April 2018

Using the PlantPAx DCS, ZIPPE created a high-availability and powerful batch plant within one year.

Intelligent Motor Control Assists Explosives Plant

17 April 2018

A new explosives manufacturing plant in Europe invests in the latest motor control technology from Australia.

Heavy Industries Rely On Integrated Power Package

19 March 2018

End user achieves significant cost savings and simplified start-up.

Arkansas Steel Improves Process With Analytics

1 March 2018

Arkansas Steel needed to improve workforce utilization and make continuous improvements. Software from Rockwell Automation helped increase yield by at least 3 percent.

Vreugdenhil Automates its Milk Powder Plant

29 January 2018

A new facility in the Netherlands can produce 7.5 tons of milk powder per hour.

Deyu Lights Up Efficient Battery Production

9 January 2018

Deyu's winding machines help customers achieve higher productivity and lower cost in battery production, and enhance the reliability and energy density.

Chemical Company Migrates to Modern DCS

7 January 2018

Tomatic replaces unsupported black-box hardware & software at construction chemical company with modern, integrated, connected process control solution with Industrie 4.0 capabilities.

Connected Enterprise Improves Sinter Plant

2 January 2018

Connected, integrated control solution delivers greater process precision, enhanced energy management and comprehensive data-capture capabilities at Ukrainian sinter plant.

Large-scale Integrated PM Motor Control Solution

9 December 2017

AT Equipment and Services GmbH, was tasked with the development of a precision control solution for two large permanent-magnet (PM) motors deployed in a dual-chamber shredding unit.

iTRAK Addresses Throughput Challenges

6 December 2017

ECONO-PAK was approached by Lotte Wedel to develop a packaging/cartoner machine that would more easily cater for varieties in packaging formats and product counts.

Agile Bulk Handling Equipment

30 November 2017

Find out how Rockwell Automation works with Flexicon Corporation to help them achieve a cost-effective, flexible and customizable solution for their machine development.

Water-Treatment Plant Deploys PlantPAx DCS

8 November 2017

In a recent clean water treatment project in Denmark, AB Electric A/S was tasked with developing and installing a comprehensive PlantPAx-based control and monitoring solution.

DuPont Increases Operational Availability

5 November 2017

Modernizing a plant in Brazil provided faster maintenance agility, better control of operating costs and gains in flexibility.

Smart Machine Helps Ease Safety Compliance

1 November 2017

Yalong’s gearbox assembly machine meets standard requirements for integrated safety, ultimately helping end users ease compliance and reduce costs.

Energy Efficiency in Modern Manufacturing Plant

1 October 2017

Bharat Forge Aluminiumtechnik provides innovative aluminium forging solutions for the automotive industry.

Chobani Uses the Latest in Control and Automation

27 September 2017

Chobani deploys the latest control and automation technology to build a new fully automated yogurt manufacturing plant.

Mountain View Quarries Enhances Productivity

26 September 2017

A state of the art crushing and processing plant incorporates the latest technologies in intelligent motor control.

Energy Monitoring System Improves Visibility

25 September 2017

Find out how this global company improved energy efficiency and reporting through a single energy monitoring solution.

System Conserves Space, Improves Load Stability

14 September 2017

The Columbia Machine FL6200SW combines high-speed stretch wrap technology with a contemporary, modular and clean-design palletizer.

PlantPAx Decreases Costs and Increases Efficiency

31 August 2017

With a standardized system enabled by PlantPAx, the modern DCS, KCC was able to improve efficiency, reduce engineering time, reduce downtime and improve maintenance.

ARC Resources Optimizes Artificial-Lift Systems

29 August 2017

ConnectedProduction well-manager solution helps ARC Resources maintain production levels from aging, depleting wells.

Rockwell Automation Improves Hydraulic System

29 August 2017

Thanks to Rockwell Automation servo drives and AC drives, Neotecman has reduced the design, installation and setup time of its hydraulic stamping equipment.

Integrated Architecture Reduces Costs and Time

22 August 2017

A global manufacturer of specialty papers and fibre-based engineered materials, wanted a new machine to connect seamlessly with a plant’s existing infrastructure.

Producer Sees Opportunity in Obsolescence

21 August 2017

Biopharmaceuticals producer upgrades skid control systems that are near the end of their service lives, and improves operations visibility and uptime in the process.

Sleeman Breweries Expands With Process Automation

16 August 2017

Sleeman Breweries needed to meet consumer demand. With an updated process automation system, Sleeman increased production capacity by 50 percent.

Intelligent Motor Control Simplifies Operations

21 July 2017

The E300 electronic overload relay helped to efficiently synchronize data between installed machines and devices.

Bottling Made Easy at Yalumba

20 July 2017

Yalumba implements new state of the art bottling lines to help reduce labour costs, increase production capacity and minimise occupational health and safety issues.

Combining Repeatability and Accuracy

5 July 2017

Liquid Pack worked with Rockwell Automation and NHP to design and manufacture a revolutionary new filling machine with uncompromised precision and accuracy.

Loparex Keeps Production Running

30 June 2017

The Sag-Correction System helped reduce sag-related downtime by 90 percent, annually saving $90,000 in lost production.

Repsol Unearths Benefits in SIS Migration

26 June 2017

Oil and gas company Repsol uses SIS migration to meet new internal safety requirements while minimizing obsolescence risks and improving visibility in the process.

Standardised Control Environment for Gas Network

20 June 2017

Bilfinger Greylogix creates standardised control environment at Gasunie across 15,500 km gas pipeline network.

Anglo American Upgrades to PlantPAx DCS

19 June 2017

Anglo American is one of the world's largest mining operations in the world with a capacity to produce 26.5 million tons of iron ore per year.

Improving Productivity and Footprint with iTRAK

18 June 2017

With variable pitch, higher speed and greater throughput forming the crux of a new assembly machine, Maga Active turned to Rockwell Automation with its innovative iTRAK® technology.

Columbia Pipeline Group Reaches 99.5% Reliability

12 June 2017

Systemwide integration technologies saves $2.3 million in maintenance and downtime.

Master Production with Independent Cart Technology

9 June 2017

KUKA evaluated the standard automation systems used in auto manufacturing facilities and saw an opportunity to create a system that would be flexible, efficient and cost effective.

Hiperbaric Machines Get a Connectivity Boost

7 June 2017

Enabled by EtherNet/IP network, the ControlLogix system helps perform remote management and maintenance tasks.

250-Acre Oil Tank Farm Streamlines Operations

6 June 2017

A U.S. liquid petroleum distributor implemented a virtualized distributed control system from Rockwell Automation in a new facility and reduced training and troubleshooting.

Tissue Machine Upgrade Future-Proofs Production

5 June 2017

Rockwell Automation Global Solutions leveraged their Integrated Architecture platform to deliver an industry leading tissue machine solution that future-proofs Asaleo Care’s production.

Data Analytics Help Boost OEE at Rockline

2 June 2017

A Rockwell Automation data-analytics solution helps Rockline Industries boost OEE by more than 20 percent.

Solving Obsolescence Issue with S88 Solution

30 May 2017

Optima Control Solutions solves obsolescence issues at leading UK biscuit manufacturer and delivers high quality S88-based batch control solution.

Madison Area Technical College Bridges Skills Gap

29 May 2017

The school teamed up with Rockwell Automation to create a new talent pipeline to fill growing need for skilled manufacturing technicians.

Logix Revolutionises Ship’s Systems Development

26 May 2017

Turkish maritime ship-board control provider leverages proven industrial hardware and software SCADA architecture to revolutionise ship’s systems development.

MedImmune Integrates Control With PlantPAx System

15 May 2017

Maker of FluMist nasal vaccine implements modern DCS to access critical information from disparate systems.

Shelf Ready Packing With Speed and Precision

12 May 2017

A leading food manufacturer upgraded their condiment production line to an end of line solution that takes the bottles and makes them ready for supermarket shelves.

Phosphate Producer Modernizes DCS and HMI

11 May 2017

The Mosaic Company enhances decision-making capabilities and reduces alarms by 50 percent with modern DCS.

MRA Pioneers Train Load Out Automation Technology

8 May 2017

Automating the train load out process delivers improved capacity, profitability and safety at Anglo American’s German Creek mine.

Dalian Metro System Cuts Energy Usage by 12%

1 May 2017

To better manage energy consumption, the Dalian China metro system implemented a FactoryTalk software solution ultimately reducing energy use by 12%

Potato Product Supplier Standardizes With PlantPAx

27 April 2017

Integrated production intelligence provides insight to real-time data, allowing operators to perform predictive maintenance procedures.

Quimikao Uses Process Automation Technologies

24 April 2017

A leading chemical producer increased production efficiency and improved product quality and consistency.

EMI Solution Gives Insight into Steelmaking

17 April 2017

To stay abreast of evolving technologies and customer demands, GrafTech utilized FactoryTalk VantagePoint software in its proprietary ArchiTech furnace productivity system.

New System Smooths Path to Consistency

10 April 2017

Industrial lubricant manufacturer reduces cycle time and product variance while batch and ingredient-management reports ease troubleshooting.

Prodesa Cuts 1,000 Hours of Engineering Time

8 April 2017

Using PlantPAx, Prodesa cuts 1,000 hours of engineering time in the development and implementation of the world’s second biggest wood pellet plant.

Wastewater Facility Standardizes with PlantPAx

3 April 2017

The City of College Station reduced energy costs by $65,000 annually while increasing production from 8.1 million gallons per day to 11.8 million gallons.

Tata Motors Migrates to New MES

22 March 2017

Indian automaker standardizes enterprisewide communication and connects plant floor to enterprise, opening door to production and efficiency gains.

Oil and Gas: Thinking Outside the Black Box

6 March 2017

Energy Control Technologies abandoned proprietary technologies in favor of an open-systems approach for a new turbomachinery process control solution.

MGE Automation Delivers Integrated Packaging Suite

1 March 2017

MGE Automation installs integrated packaging suite at a leading cereal bar producer, using a solution that lays groundwork for access to the connected Enterprise.

Upgrade Expands Process Flexibility

1 March 2017

Southwest Baking expanded its process flexibility and production by 5 percent with a batch system upgrade.

AGL Loy Yang drives long-term success

22 February 2017

An innovative drive solution – founded on the PowerFlex® 7000 medium voltage drive from Rockwell Automation® – helps streamline AGL Loy Yang’s mine conveyor system upgrade.

Manufacturing plant upgrade increases productivity

22 February 2017

The Global Solutions team applied their engineering capabilities to customise a partial line upgrade that integrates with the existing system to improve tissue production rates.

Steeling Time

22 February 2017

OneSteel Whyalla took advantage of a recent blast furnace repair to upgrade their critical skip hoist control system.

Asset Management Services Keep Production Flowing

10 February 2017

Chobani’s commitment to the local Australian market to provide high-quality, fresh yogurt relies on maintaining a smoothly operating manufacturing plant.

DELIN Elettronica Implements PlantPAx DCS

8 February 2017

A system integrator based in Modena, Italy, deploys the PlantPAx DCS for a gas dehydration process with integrated safety management.

Cost Effective Process Safety Solution Delivered

22 December 2016

Inspec Solutions, a leading steel producer, addresses safety concerns and gains easily expandable solution, with less cost and engineering effort.

Research Lab Increases Capacity With PLC Migration

21 December 2016

New research facilities at a major laboratory needed increased capacity from a chilled water plant. A PLC migration reduced downtime during the expansion.

Partnerships Help OEM Create Smart Machines

19 December 2016

Machine builder Curt G. Joa partnered with Rockwell Automation to streamline its engineering workflow for faster delivery times and a virtualized solution for customers.

Tata One Step Closer to The Connected Enterprise

14 December 2016

InControl Systems deployed a modernised Rockwell Automation-based kiln control system at Tata Steel addressing obsolescence & reliability.

Modernising HMI SCADA in the Food Industry

13 December 2016

Major food industry supplier reduces downtime by modernising their HMI SCADA using FactoryTalk HMI software.

Post Consumer Brands Takes a Bite Out of HMI Costs

12 December 2016

Virtualized HMI system from Rockwell Automation improves visibility into production processes and consolidates hardware.

Keeping the Parts Moving at Ford Plant in Cologne

5 December 2016

Rockwell Automation and a SI have helped Ford in Cologne with the relocation and recommissioning of a conveyor-driven storage area from an older site into a live production environment.

PHA Czech Deploys New Door Module Assembly Line

5 December 2016

Global Solutions team tasked by PHA Czech s.r.o. with the development of a complete control solution for a turnkey door module assembly line and end-of-line test stations.

Plantwide Control For Arrium’s Iron Knob Mine

1 December 2016

Designing, installing and commissioning modular crushing and screening equipment to process and stockpile hematite iron ore with minimal downtime.

Legacy Controls Migrated to an Integrated Solution

14 November 2016

Livestock compound feed manufacturer sees simpler migration result in a faster, more robust and economically effective network and automation infrastructure.

Gancia Bubbly Gets New Life Thanks to the PlantPAx

4 November 2016

The complete modernisation of their sparkling process control enables F.lli Gancia to take one more step towards The Connected Enterprise

Tereos Sugar: Intelligent and Sustainable Refining

31 October 2016

Leading sugar producer replaces legacy DCS with PlantPAx to obtain and integrate boiler control for vital operations.

Andon Solution Delivers Better Decision Making

26 October 2016

Toyota appraised a number of technologies for its new digital Andon system and approached Rockwell Automation for a new solution based on more up-to-date and open technologies.

iTRAK Helps Slash Changeover Times By Up To 50%

26 October 2016

Optima and Intigena realize the benefit of iTRAK coupled to modern, flexible Integrated Architecture solution from Rockwell Automation. Changeover times cut by as much as 50%.

Fully Autonomous Wellsite Skids With PlantPAx DCS

20 October 2016

Frames Flow Control & Safeguarding has used PlantPAx and AADvance on nine fully autonomous well-site skids at the Nawara oil field in Tunisia.

Servo-Driven Palletizer Delivers Versatility

17 October 2016

Columbia Machine FL6200 palletizer features a floor-level design that combines robotic-like precision with the simplicity of a conventional system.

Vallourec Drilling Products Triples Output

13 October 2016

A leading global supplier of drill pipe for energy companies increases efficiency, reduces changeover times.

Drug-Maker Improves Compliance With MES Software

10 October 2016

By completely eliminating the paper-documentation burden from production operations, MES helps increase efficiencies, reduce costs and enforce compliance in real-time.

Milk Specialties Global Taps Data to Meet Demand

4 October 2016

Milk Specialties Global uses manufacturing intelligence to quantify and justify operational improvements, and to empower workers in plants.

Hillshire Brands Mobilizes Information

26 September 2016

Plant increases visibility for new US FDA food-safety regulations, improving compliance and reducing quality deviations and waste.

Eli Lilly Boosts Productivity With HMI System

20 September 2016

Eli Lilly experienced production delays due to a legacy visualization system. After upgrading its HMI system, the company has reduced downtime and improved productivity.