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At the meeting, the first in the Iberian Peninsula, Rockwell Automation presented their system integrated architecture

Automation University meets in Barcelona to 700 companies and professionals in the industry

Javier García01/12/2006

The Rockwell Automation company brought together more than 700 companies and professionals in the industry the past 22 and 23 November at the Fira de Barcelona, Gran Via M2, Automation University programme, in which the multinational presented its latest advances in automation and industrial information technology. The meeting, aimed at manufacturers of machinery and consumer goods, as well as integrators of system and end users of Spain and Portugal, hosted more than 40 presentations, seminars and practical sessions in the more than 1,000 square meters of the event.

A life sciences Forum, dedicated to the industry of the Pharmacy and biotechnology, was also held in the Automation University sessions of consulting custom experts in engineering and solutions, as well as demonstrations of Rockwell and its partners in the range of solutionsproducts and services. Also, on November 24, already out of the program for companies, gathered 150 students of engineering universities and vocational schools in various autonomous communities, on a day focused on the training of new professionals.

One of the tasks of the multinational is achieved, through their work systems, connect the data from the factory with enterprise systems and supply chains to thus take decisions in time real, taking into account the standards of security and protection. The general manager of Rockwell Automation Spain, José Manuel Lado, pointed out that the aim of the meeting was to help manufacturers to understand how the automation that offers the company "can solve real business problems and improve their competitiveness through the latest technological advances". "We have joined forces with more than 25 partners and system integrators to offer the most comprehensive and varied range of knowledge and solutions to our European customers for two days and under the same roof", he added.

One of the six rooms of practical sessions with Rockwell Automation hardware.

System integrated architecture

Rockwell Automation is a provider of automation solutions, with a view to improve productivity and increase the effectiveness of the companies to respond more quickly to the demands of the market. In this line of work, the company introduced its integrated architecture system, designed to solve some of the basic problems facing the European manufacturers during the days. Main theme of the meeting, the system makes use of advanced software tools to get a broader view of operations at factory. In doing so it also has the Logix system, which integrates multiple disciplines of control on a platform that allows full sharing data between manufacturing and commercial systems, and software FactoryTalk, among other products.

The integrated architecture from Rockwell Automotion system allows you to reduce costs, improve productivity and enhance the effectiveness of the machinery

The system, which allows you to reduce costs, improve productivity and enhance the effectiveness of the machinery, is based on four pillars: shorter marketing times, thanks to a fast, reactive and flexible automated manufacturing; a lower total cost of ownership, through control systems; greater optimization and asset management, and a broader risk of manufacturing management. Side described him as "a multidisciplinary platform of control and information system designed for a wide range of applications, scalable, easy to use and with the lowest cost of ownership".

The meeting welcomed more than 40 presentations, seminars and practical sessions.

Present in over 80 countries

Rockwell Automation, with more than one hundred years of history, has sales of $ 5.5 billion, and about 23,000 employees, about 450 points of sale and assistance in more than 80 countries around the world. The company works for companies of AutoMotion of the level of BMW, General Motors, Ford, Ibeco, Bridgestone and Nissan; of the food industry (Coca-Cola, Kellogg, Philip Morris, Nestle...); the life sciences industry and the pharmaceutical (Pzifer, Eli Lilly, Johnson & Johnson, Merck, Abbott Laboratories and Sanofi). He also works for enterprises of drinks and beers such as Heineken, Pepsi Co. and Carlsberg, among others.