Twain Drewett, managing director Rockwell Automation says that the Frost and Sullivan Award for Company of the Year for PLCs recognises the commitment that Rockwell Automation has made to develop a product that meets customer’s needs.

Rockwell Automation has received the prestigious 2011 Frost and Sullivan Company of the Year Award for the Programmable Logic Controller in the South Pacific and South East Asia region.

The award recognises the leading role Rockwell Automation has played in developing cost-effective technology solutions with improved safety for programmable logic controllers (PLCs). It also confirms the commitment Rockwell Automation has made to the industry and the companyÕs position as a major participant in automation systems across many industries.

To qualify for the award, a company is measured on five key criteria: market share position, growth implementation, degree of innovation with products and technologies, gain in market share and leadership in customer value. Rockwell Automation scored consistently high in all five categories for the South East Asia, Australian and New Zealand region.

“Rockwell Automation winning this award confirms that the company’s customer value strategies are recognised by the automation industry, and in turn by the broader market,” said Twain Drewett, managing director Rockwell Automation Australia and New Zealand. “The PLC is continuing to evolve into a product that meets the customer’s requirements for plant-wide optimisation and sustainable production, while simultaneously helping to converge the IT arena into the manufacturing space. This value-add of Rockwell Automation Customer Services and Solutions and the strength of our network of partners, has provided the PLC with ‘Best in Class’ differentiation,” concluded Drewett.

The Company of the Year Award, now in its fourth year, is presented by Frost and Sullivan, a global industry analyst and growth consulting company with nearly 50 years experience. Frost and Sullivan are specialists in research and analysis that assists clients in making critical business decisions. The organisation’s reputation for rigorous research and methodology to identify best practices and world class performance has earned their awards global recognition from industry, media and investors.