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MILWAUKEE, June 9, 2022 /PRNewswire=KYODO JBN/ --

- Rockwell's comprehensive portfolio accelerates Manufacturing Execution

Systems transformation for more clients globally

Rockwell Automation, Inc. (https://www.rockwellautomation.com/)(NYSE: ROK), the

world's largest company dedicated to industrial automation and digital

transformation, announced it has been named as a Visionary for its

FactoryTalk(R) ProductionCentre and Plex Systems (https://www.plex.com/) named

as a Leader for its Smart Manufacturing Platform in the Gartner Magic Quadrant

evaluation of Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES).

Rockwell believes the positioning in the 2022 Gartner Magic Quadrant

demonstrates fast-growing market reach and industry recognition for its overall

MES portfolio. Rockwell customers can now benefit from an evolving "greater

than the sum of its parts" perspective reaching a wide range of industries.

"We welcome the recognition of Rockwell's MES portfolio in the 2022 Gartner

Magic Quadrant report," said Brian Shepherd, Rockwell Automation senior vice

president, Software & Control, who noted the interpretation of MES

functionality by Gartner now expands beyond the traditional definition to

include all plant-level functionality between enterprise-level business

operations, engineering systems, and plant automation.

"We're proud to see the Rockwell FactoryTalk solution recognized as a Visionary

for its game-changing orchestration of MES functions," Shepherd continued. "We

believe the positioning of Plex as a Leader also showcases the impact and value

the Smart Manufacturing Platform delivers to customers. We feel this

recognition of Rockwell's comprehensive portfolio by Gartner further

demonstrates the synergy between these offerings."

Rockwell's complete operations management portfolio includes Plex Systems and

FactoryTalk ProductionCentre solutions with capabilities including MES, QMS,

Supply Chain Planning, Production Monitoring, and Asset Performance Management.

FactoryTalk ProductionCentre offers the deep feature and functionality required

by highly regulated industries. Plex offers the only single-instance,

multi-tenant software as a service (SaaS) manufacturing platform operating at

scale, serving over 700 customers and managing more than eight billion

transactions per day. Together, the Rockwell operations management portfolio

provides the best solutions for the widest array of customers to achieve their

operational digital transformation journey.

Learn more about Rockwell's position as a Visionary here (

https://www.rockwellautomation.com/en-us/capabilities/mes/gartner-mes-magic-quadrant.html)

and Plex's position as a Leader here (

https://www.plex.com/resources/analyst-research/gartner-mes-software-vendor-report?top-slide=1),

in the 2022 Magic Quadrant for Manufacturing Execution Systems.

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Plex was acquired by Rockwell Automation and is recognized in this report as

Rockwell Automation (Plex).

About Rockwell Automation

Rockwell Automation, Inc, (http://www.rockwellautomation.com/)(NYSE: ROK), is a

global leader in industrial automation and digital transformation. We connect

the imaginations of people with the potential of technology to expand what is

humanly possible, making the world more productive and more sustainable.

Headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Rockwell Automation employs

approximately 25,000 problem solvers dedicated to our customers in more than

100 countries. To learn more about how we are bringing the Connected Enterprise

to life across industrial enterprises, visit www.rockwellautomation.com.

About Plex Systems

Plex Systems, Inc. (http://www.plex.com/), a Rockwell Automation company, is a

leader in cloud-delivered smart manufacturing solutions, empowering the world's

manufacturers to make awesome products. Our platform gives manufacturers the

ability to connect, automate, track, and analyze every aspect of their business

to drive transformation. The Plex Smart Manufacturing Platform includes

solutions for manufacturing execution (MES), ERP, quality, supply chain

planning and management, asset performance management, production monitoring,

process automation and analytics to connect people, systems, machines and

supply chains, enabling them to lead with precision, efficiency and agility.

SOURCE: Rockwell Automation