Rockwell continues process push

Further expanding its process automation software offerings, Rockwell Automation is buying Pavilion Technologies, a major player in advanced process control (APC), production optimization and environmental compliance solutions. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

Headquartered in Austin, Texas, with offices in Europe and the Asia Pacific region, Pavilion Technologies serves customers in consumer products, oil & gas, chemicals and other process industries. Pavilion Technologies software products will be integrated into the Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk integrated production management and performance suite, as well as the Logix control platform.

“This acquisition continues our investment in the process automation business and expands our capabilities to serve this major global market more completely,” said Steven Eisenbrown, Senior Vice President of the company’s Architecture & Software segment.

“Combining Pavilion Technologies’ predictive modeling capabilities with the already-robust ability of our Integrated Architecture to control process applications will help our customers create a more agile, efficient and consistent production environment. That translates into faster response to market demands at lower cost with better quality.”

“In terms of technology, no one comes close to Pavilion Technologies,” said Colin Masson, AMR Research. “They’ve got a stellar list of customers, and they have succeeded where many others have struggled in building a partnership with SAP.”