Rockwell Automation, founded in 1903 with an initial investment of $1,000, is the world's largest company dedicated to industrial automation and information. Headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, the company employs more than 25,000 people and operates in over 80 countries. Its core business spans industrial control systems, automation hardware, software, and managed services for manufacturers and industrial operators across sectors including pharmaceuticals, energy, and general manufacturing.
The company's principal product lines include Allen-Bradley hardware - covering industrial control and automation equipment - and FactoryTalk software, which supports data visibility, analytics, and operations management. Alongside these, Rockwell offers managed services to help industrial organisations run and maintain connected operations. Together, these offerings are designed to integrate control and information across an enterprise, enabling real-time visibility and operations optimisation - a concept the company terms the Connected Enterprise.
Rockwell's technical work spans a broad range of disciplines, including industrial control systems, automation engineering, software development, and connected operations. The company works across use cases such as improving production efficiency in pharmaceutical manufacturing and reducing waste in energy plants. With over 120 years of operating history and a global footprint, it sits at the intersection of traditional industrial engineering and modern digital transformation.