Rockwell Automation: Boost Productivity & Uptime with a Unified Control Platform
February 18, 2026
DCS: Does Your Distributed Control System Still Think It’s … 2011?
Is your legacy DCS system risking (or reducing) your productivity, revenue or market share? See 5 ways to deliver more with less…
Managers: if you are operating a legacy distributed control system (DCS), reduced productivity is already a given.
A 2025 survey of over 500 IT professionals says 62% of organizations rely on legacy software systems. And analysts estimate up to 70% of IT budgets are spent on managing legacy systems.
Despite known security and performance risks, countless IT teams support outdated codebases, navigate end-of-life products or manage fragile integrations.
Finally, Process & Power Control on a Single Platform
In today’s manufacturing landscape, reliable production is non-negotiable. So, Rockwell Automation created a unified power control platform to help solve the problems companies face when relying on legacy and fragmented process and power control systems.
By combining process, power and motor control in one architecture, you get a connected, intelligent system that simplifies operations, delivers real-time decision-making data and keeps your business moving. This combined core provides clear visibility to real-time production and energy data in one place, making your facility more efficient, productive and profitable.
5 Ways to Produce More with Less
When production systems are fragmented – operational risks increase. Troubleshooting takes longer, downtime costs soar and profitability suffers. A unified control platform introduces a proactive, insight-driven model that helps you stay ahead of problems.
Rockwell Automation’s industrial control system offers an integrated architecture that helps streamline system design and deliver real capital and operational savings. You can produce more with less.
1.) Boost Productivity & Uptime with Predictive Operations
When power and process data converge, you gain early fault detection, predictive analytics, preventative maintenance, and automated corrective actions. It helps reduce unplanned downtime and troubleshooting costs
2.) Faster Recovery When Issues Arise
Operators instantly know what tripped, why it happened and whether it’s a power or process issue. Accurate root-cause isolation accelerates recovery time and keeps production on track. Core features in Rockwell Automation’s unified power and control architecture help increase uptime and recovery through options such as Automatic Device Configuration
3.) Consistency Across Every Facility
Standardized control libraries, repeatable engineering and familiar HMIs create a seamless experience across sites – reducing training time and helping new operators perform like seasoned pros
4.) Integrated Motor Control for Maximum Throughput
Deep integration with motor assets delivers faster startup, better load sharing, improved torque control and reduced energy consumption – with up to 75% less wiring and essential Ethernet/IP connectivity
5.) Modernization Without Downtime
Upgrade with less risk. Rockwell Automation’s unified platform enables live migrations with little downtime and process impact – keeping critical services running while you modernize. Save up to 25% integration costs with digital technology
The Opportunity: Increase Productivity & Uptime
Boosting productivity and uptime takes more than modern hardware – it requires unifying your ecosystem, so assets speak the same language.
Rockwell Automation’s unified control platform helps:
- Deliver real-time predictive analytics to identify failures before they happen
- Integrate energy and production data on one HMI
- Reduce production, uptime and profit risk
- Simplify and standardize operations across sites
- Troubleshoot faster
- Maximize throughput
- Extend asset life
This is the future of resilient, high-performing industrial operations – where integration drives agility, efficiency and cost savings.
With the right technology in place, your process, power and motor control system can become a strategic advantage. Let Rockwell Automation’s team show you how.
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