Rockwell Automation, Inc. (NYSE: ROK) today announced it has
acquired ProsCon Holdings Ltd., a privately held engineering firm
offering proven and technically unique design solutions to the process
industry. Areas of expertise include process technology, control
systems and information technology. ProsCon also provides modular
solutions as an innovative and cost-effective approach delivering
faster implementation of new facilities as well as retrofits for
existing plants. This modular approach helps customers speed up their
time to market for new products.
Headquartered in Cork, Ireland, with an office in Dublin, ProsCon
primarily serves major customers in the pharmaceutical and
biotechnology markets. It has a strong reputation for helping
companies comply with regulatory standards and manage their business
risk. ProsCon's management team and its employees will join the
Rockwell Automation global solutions team and continue to serve their
customers locally and around the world.
"This acquisition is a vital step in increasing our global
solutions delivery capability to life sciences and process automation
customers in Ireland and the rest of the world," said Bob Honor, Vice
President, Life Sciences, Rockwell Automation. "The ProsCon team's
expertise gives us critical mass and increased presence in Ireland,
one of the fastest growing life sciences markets, as well as in
Europe, one of the largest life science markets in the world".
ProsCon Managing Director, Niall Foley said: "The acquisition will
strongly enhance ProsCon's ability to deliver innovative design
solutions and technology to customers. By combining ProsCon's process
industry knowledge with the technical expertise, broad product
portfolio, distribution channels, and financial resources of Rockwell
Automation, we will strengthen our ability to serve customers."
"This acquisition along with other recent acquisitions of Propack
Data, Datasweep and Caribbean Integration Engineers extends Rockwell
Automation's solid foundation and strong domain expertise for global
process and information solutions in the life sciences industry,
including the rapidly accelerating biotechnology field," said Terry
Gebert, Vice President and General Manager of Manufacturing and
Process Solutions, Rockwell Automation. "ProsCon further increases our
broad range of process solutions from completely integrated turnkey
projects to standalone control systems and now with special
capabilities in modular design/fast track implementation."
Rockwell Automation, Inc. (NYSE: ROK), is a leading global
provider of industrial automation control and information systems and
services that help manufacturers achieve a competitive advantage in
their businesses. The company brings together leading brands in
industrial automation, including Allen-Bradley controls and services
and Rockwell Software factory management software. Headquartered in
Milwaukee, Wis., the company employs about 19,000 people serving
customers in more than 80 countries.
