Rockwell Automation has announced plans to open a new manufacturing facility in Chennai, India.

Accordingly, the 98,000sq.ft facility will help Rockwell build a more resilient, agile, and sustainable supply chain in Asia and around the globe.

Expanding Asia Presence

India has the world’s fifth-biggest and fastest-growing large economy. Moreover, the country’s economic policies will continue to have a significant impact on the global economy. Particularly, in the areas of trade, investment, and innovation.

For that reason, Rockwell is investing in India by expanding its manufacturing presence and building a new factory in Chennai. The facility will rise in the same industrial park as Rockwell’s CUBIC manufacturing facility. Thus, helping maximize supply chain resilience and create additional career opportunities for employees.

“We selected this location because we can create synergies with our existing CUBIC facility and increase agility and productivity in the region,” said Dilip Sawhney, Managing Director – India, Rockwell Automation.

In addition, Sawhney said he is looking forward to how the new factory will expand further its presence in India. At the same time, it optimizes its manufacturing on a global scale, and enhances the future of industrial operations in the growing market.

Rockwell expects the facility in Chennai to open in the first half of 2025. Moreover, it aims to employ about 230 workers by the end of the year.

Strong Presence in Asia

Rockwell Automation has been in Asia Pacific for over 40 years and continues to invest in its vision of expanding human possibility and digital transformation for its customers across the region. Thus, the company has a support of a network close to 150 distributors. Most importantly, the company offers a wide range of products and solutions, including The Connected Enterprise®, manufacturing execution systems, digital transformation, smart manufacturing systems, human machine interface, and smart devices such as in-cabinet modular I/O and independent cart technology.

Rockwell Automation is a global leader in industrial automation and digital transformation. Specifically, it helps connect the imaginations of people with the potential of technology to expand what is humanly possible. Thus, making the world more productive and more sustainable. Headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Rockwell Automation employs approximately 29,000 problem solvers dedicated to its customers in more than 100 countries. 

03 May 2024