# Rockwell Automation

> Rockwell Automation is the world's largest company focused purely on industrial automation and digital transformation. From its Milwaukee headquarters, it builds the controllers, drives, sensors, safety gear and software that run factories - Allen-Bradley hardware and FactoryTalk software - and increasingly the cloud platforms (Plex, Fiix) and AI tooling that connect the plant floor to the enterprise. With roughly 26,000 employees and about $8.3 billion in annual sales, it sits at the center of how physical goods actually get made.

- **Founded:** 1903
- **Headquarters:** Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States
- **Founders:** Lynde Bradley (Co-founder), Stanton Allen (Co-founder), Harry Bradley (Co-founder (joined 1904))
- **Team size:** ~26,000 employees
- **Products:** Allen-Bradley, FactoryTalk, Logix / Studio 5000, Plex Manufacturing Cloud, Fiix (CMMS)
- **Notable:** Grew from a 1903 rheostat startup into the world's largest company dedicated to industrial automation., Reached ~$8.34 billion in fiscal 2025 net sales with expanding operating margins., Acquired Plex Systems for ~$2.2 billion to build a cloud-native smart manufacturing platform.

## Products & services

- **Allen-Bradley** — The flagship hardware brand: programmable controllers (ControlLogix, CompactLogix), drives, motion and motor control, sensors, safety systems, and industrial components that physically run machines and production lines.
- **FactoryTalk** — A software suite spanning design, operations, maintenance and analytics for industrial applications - from edge to cloud - including FactoryTalk View (HMI) and FactoryTalk Historian.
- **Logix / Studio 5000** — Unified control architecture and engineering environment combining discrete, process, motion and safety control on one platform.
- **Plex Manufacturing Cloud** — Cloud-native smart manufacturing platform - MES, quality and supply chain management - acquired in 2021 for about $2.2 billion.
- **Fiix (CMMS)** — AI-enabled, cloud-based computerized maintenance management and asset management software for predictive and preventive maintenance.
- **LifecycleIQ Services** — Consulting, systems integration, cybersecurity, field service and training that support customers across the full lifecycle of their operations.

## Achievements

- Grew from a 1903 rheostat startup into the world's largest company dedicated to industrial automation.
- Reached ~$8.34 billion in fiscal 2025 net sales with expanding operating margins.
- Acquired Plex Systems for ~$2.2 billion to build a cloud-native smart manufacturing platform.
- Repeatedly recognized among the World's Most Ethical Companies by Ethisphere.
- Committing $2B+ over five years to plants, talent and digital infrastructure, largely in the U.S.

## Latest updates

- **2025-11** — Reported fiscal 2025 full-year sales of ~$8.34 billion, up ~1%, with total segment operating margin expanding to 20.4%; introduced fiscal 2026 guidance.
- **2024-11** — Reported fiscal 2024 sales of ~$8.26 billion; Intelligent Devices down ~7% amid softer demand while Lifecycle Services grew on process end-market strength.
- **2024-04** — Expanded technology integrations with Microsoft at Hannover Messe, connecting the physical and digital industrial worlds.
- **2024-03** — Announced collaboration with NVIDIA to scale AI in manufacturing, including accelerated digital twins.

## Links

- Website: https://rockwellautomation.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/rockwell-automation
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/ROKAutomation
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/RockwellAutomation
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rokautomation/
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/ROKAutomation/

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Last updated: 2026-08-13