“We are excited about the opportunities that Emulate3D’s software offers our customers,” says Fran Wlodarczyk, senior vice-president of Rockwell’s architecture and software segment. “They will have the ability to improve their time-to-market and operational productivity through digital machine prototyping and virtual commissioning. It also marks another investment by Rockwell Automation to bring the Connected Enterprise to life.”
“As a former Rockwell Automation Encompass partner, we established great working relationships with Rockwell Automation and its customers,” adds Ian McGregor, Emulate3D’s global sales and marketing director. “We look forward to building on those relationships under our new ownership. Rockwell Automation’s installed base and our engineering software provides a great opportunity to better address customer needs in today’s rapidly changing, technologically-advanced manufacturing environment.”
Rockwell Automation will add Emulate3D’s technology to its digital design portfolio for use in automotive, logistics, material-shandling, and other industrial applications. The software will be sold as Emulate3D by Rockwell Automation, as part of Rockwell Automation’s FactoryTalk DesignSuite.
Emulate3D’s software integrates automation software with 3D CAD models. In 2014, the company, based in Reading, UK, received a Queens Award for Innovation.