Rockwell Automation, founded in 1903, makes industrial automation and information hardware, software and services, including Allen-Bradley controls and FactoryTalk software, for manufacturers worldwide.
Rockwell Automation is the world's largest company dedicated to industrial automation and information. Founded in 1903 on an initial investment of $1,000, it now employs more than 25,000 people and operates in over 80 countries. The firm supplies manufacturers with hardware, software and services intended to make production more productive, sustainable and agile, serving sectors including general manufacturing, pharmaceuticals and energy.
Its output falls into three main lines. Allen-Bradley is the hardware range for industrial automation and control. FactoryTalk is an industrial software suite for connected, intelligent operations and enterprise visibility. Managed Services supports connected industrial operations for manufacturers. Together these underpin the company's Connected Enterprise approach, which integrates control and information across an enterprise.
Technical work spans control systems, industrial information systems, enterprise integration and software. The company describes its culture as collaborative, valuing makers, forward thinkers and problem solvers, and states a mission to expand what is humanly possible while making the world more productive and sustainable. It traces more than 120 years of innovation from its 1903 founding.
