The acquisition significantly strengthens Rockwell Automations expertise in key process and batch applications to help its customers realize greater productivity and improved global competitiveness through process control and information management solutions.

Rockwell Automation, Inc. (NYSE: ROK) has acquired leading systems integrator MAVERICK Technologies to expand domain knowledge and help deliver innovative control and information solutions to customers in industries such as chemical, food and beverage, and oil and gas. The acquisition significantly strengthens Rockwell Automations expertise in key process and batch applications to help its customers realize greater productivity and improved global competitiveness through process control and information management solutions.

"Industrial control and information solutions are most effective when they result from close collaboration between a knowledgeable supplier and the user," said Ken Champa, Rockwell Automation senior vice president of Control Products and Solutions. "The combination of our global industrial automation leadership with MAVERICKs platform-independent domain expertise will help our customers reduce complexity and realize unprecedented productivity."

The acquisition supports the Rockwell Automation growth strategy to help customers increase global competitiveness by adopting The Connected Enterprise - a vision that connects information across the plant floor with the entire enterprise to drive new business value. This is particularly important to process customers whose uptime and continuous performance are critical.

"We will continue to deliver our domain expertise, now with the power of a Fortune 500 industrial automation leader at our side," said Paul Galeski, MAVERICK founder and CEO. "This creates the best combination available to help uncover the benefits of information that drives performance in process industries."

MAVERICK is located in Columbia, IL with 21 locations in the U.S. and over 300 engineers and technical salespeople. In July 2016, it was recognized by The Silicon Review magazine as one of the "2016 50 Best Companies to Watch."

About Rockwell Automation
Rockwell Automation, Inc. (NYSE: ROK), the worlds largest company dedicated to industrial automation and information, makes its customers more productive and the world more sustainable. Headquartered in Milwaukee, Wis., Rockwell Automation employs approximately 22,000 people serving customers in more than 80 countries.

About MAVERICK Technologies
Founded in 1999, MAVERICK is the largest independent systems integrator in North America, and is a global leader in industrial automation, enterprise integration and strategic manufacturing solutions for clients across a wide range of manufacturing and process industries. Leveraging its unique enterprise-wide perspective, MAVERICK identifies suboptimal operations and improves performance for greater safety, efficiency and overall profitability. The companys people, processes and technical capabilities ensure delivery of the right solution for every project, using the most appropriate technology. Organizations around the world depend on MAVERICKs responsiveness, results-driven approach and dedication to their success. Over the years, MAVERICK has completed more than 15,000 projects in 46 countries across six continents.