Rockwell Automation

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company industrial automation company information technology company public company

Rockwell Automation is a leading American industrial automation and information technology company known for providing control systems, software, and services to manufacturing and industrial clients worldwide.

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All labels observed (12)

Label	Occurrences
Rockwell Automation canonical	27
Allen-Bradley	10
Allen-Bradley Company	3
Allen‑Bradley	2
Rockwell Automation Integrated Architecture	2
Rockwell Automation, Inc.	2
Studio 5000 Logix Designer	2
Allen-Bradley brand	1
ControlLogix	1
FactoryTalk	1
GuardLogix	1
Rockwell Automation PLCs	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T437060 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Rockwell Automation
Context triple: [Milwaukee, hasMajorCompanyHeadquarters, Rockwell Automation]

A. Siemens
Siemens is a major German multinational conglomerate best known for its leading roles in industrial manufacturing, energy, healthcare technology, and infrastructure solutions worldwide.
B. Honeywell
Honeywell is a multinational conglomerate best known for its aerospace systems, building technologies, performance materials, and industrial automation products.
C. General Electric
General Electric is a major American multinational conglomerate historically known for its leadership in industrial manufacturing, aviation, power, and healthcare technologies.
D. Westinghouse Electric Corporation
Westinghouse Electric Corporation was a major American manufacturing and broadcasting conglomerate known for its pioneering role in electrical equipment and its ownership of media assets such as NBC.
E. NCR Corporation
NCR Corporation is a global technology company best known for its point-of-sale systems, ATMs, and other financial and retail transaction solutions.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Rockwell Automation
Target entity description: Rockwell Automation is a leading American industrial automation and information technology company known for providing control systems, software, and services to manufacturing and industrial clients worldwide.

A. Siemens
Siemens is a major German multinational conglomerate best known for its leading roles in industrial manufacturing, energy, healthcare technology, and infrastructure solutions worldwide.
B. Honeywell
Honeywell is a multinational conglomerate best known for its aerospace systems, building technologies, performance materials, and industrial automation products.
C. General Electric
General Electric is a major American multinational conglomerate historically known for its leadership in industrial manufacturing, aviation, power, and healthcare technologies.
D. Westinghouse Electric Corporation
Westinghouse Electric Corporation was a major American manufacturing and broadcasting conglomerate known for its pioneering role in electrical equipment and its ownership of media assets such as NBC.
E. NCR Corporation
NCR Corporation is a global technology company best known for its point-of-sale systems, ATMs, and other financial and retail transaction solutions.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (53)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	company ⓘ industrial automation company ⓘ information technology company ⓘ public company ⓘ
acquiredBy	Rockwell International ⓘ
acquisitionYear	1985 ⓘ
areaServed	worldwide ⓘ
brand	Allen-Bradley ⓘ linked to: Rockwell Automation CompactLogix ⓘ ControlLogix ⓘ linked to: Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk ⓘ linked to: Rockwell Automation GuardLogix ⓘ linked to: Rockwell Automation Kinetix ⓘ PanelView ⓘ PowerFlex ⓘ
country	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
focusesOn	digital transformation ⓘ industrial internet of things ⓘ smart manufacturing ⓘ
formerName	Allen-Bradley Company ⓘ linked to: Rockwell Automation
foundedBy	Lynde Bradley ⓘ Stanton Allen ⓘ
hasSubsidiary	Allen-Bradley ⓘ linked to: Rockwell Automation Rockwell Software ⓘ
headquartersLocation	Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States ⓘ linked to: Milwaukee
inception	1903 ⓘ
industry	industrial automation ⓘ information technology ⓘ manufacturing technology ⓘ
notableClientSector	automotive industry ⓘ food and beverage industry ⓘ life sciences industry ⓘ mining and metals industry ⓘ oil and gas industry ⓘ
product	HMI software ⓘ SCADA systems ⓘ industrial control systems ⓘ industrial networks ⓘ industrial sensors ⓘ industrial software ⓘ manufacturing execution systems ⓘ programmable logic controllers ⓘ safety controllers ⓘ variable frequency drives ⓘ
service	consulting services ⓘ industrial automation services ⓘ maintenance services ⓘ system integration ⓘ training services ⓘ
spinOffFrom	Rockwell International ⓘ
spinOffYear	2001 ⓘ
stockExchange	New York Stock Exchange ⓘ
tickerSymbol	ROK ⓘ

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Referenced by (53)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Milwaukee → hasMajorCompanyHeadquarters → Rockwell Automation ⓘ

FIRST → hasPartner → Rockwell Automation ⓘ

Rockwell International → ownedDivision → Rockwell Automation ⓘ

Rockwell International → ownedDivision → Allen-Bradley ⓘ