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by Stephanie Neil, MA Editorial Staff
Posted on Sunday, June 29, 2008 3:00:00 AM Sign Up to receive Daily News Alerts in your E-mail Inbox    | Abstract: | By adopting cutting-edge software development techniques and incorporating BPM technology, Rockwell Automation solidifies its commitment to delivering a holistic suite of plant-wide information systems. |
| Keywords: | Scrum, Rockwell Software, plant management software |
It takes a lot more than a few strategic acquisitions to turn a hardware company into a software company. It actually requires a transformation in culture and talent, a feat not to be taken lightly. Just ask the executives at Rockwell Automation, who have been executing the commitment required to position the company in new market segments while innovating around applications.
That's the message that came through during Rockwell's RSTechED and Manufacturing 2.0 event, which took place in Orlando in June. Company executives highlighted some of the critical acquisitions that started in earnest in November 2005 when the automation vendor scooped up Datasweep, a purveyor of MES applications. Since then, Rockwell has made a handful of process-oriented acquisitions, the most recent being Pavilion Technologies, which makes predictive modeling software, and manufacturing intelligence provider Incuity.
While it's not unusual for automation vendors to diversify their product portfolios with application offerings based on such technologies as MES, analytics, and manufacturing intelligence, Rockwell has taken its commitment a step further, industry watchers said, by adopting cutting-edge software development techniques. Also, the company is moving into the area of business process management (BPM), a large leap for a vendor often pigeonholed as a PLC company.
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