Rockwell Automation, Inc. (NYSE: ROK), the world’s largest company dedicated to industrial automation and digital transformation, today announced that two leading Spanish packaging-machinery companies have joined its PartnerNetwork program as gold-level OEMs.
Prodec and Sinterpack – both part of Xolertic Group – will bring additional capabilities to the PartnerNetwork program and help address the challenges faced by packaging and logistics operations, especially in terms of digitalization and sustainability. Both companies are well known for case packing and palletizing, respectively, and share a common goal to offer reliable, state-of-the-art, end-of-line solutions that will drive efficiency and grow profitability for their customers. As a group, Xolertic has completed more than 2,250 end-of-line installations in more than 40 countries.
Fabrizio Scovenna, OEM director of sales south EMEA & general manager Italian region at Rockwell Automation, said: “It’s always exciting when new companies join our PartnerNetwork program, as it means we have a greater pool of specialists and domain experts feeding into what is already an impressive group of companies. With growth anticipated in the Spanish market and Xolertic Group’s global remit, both Prodec and Sinterpack will have a lot to offer.”
According to Thomas Kermorgant, president of Xolertic Group: “We are an ambitious group, and to grow our global presence we need a company that can support us, not just geographically, but also across the multiple industries we serve. Our gold-level membership will underpin even closer collaboration, while also giving us access to new differentiating technologies, and wider opportunities from within the Rockwell Automation global ecosystem.”
Qualified members of the PartnerNetwork program represent an elite group of companies that meet program criteria for operational excellence, application expertise and customer focus. They possess industry and application expertise that complements Rockwell Automation capabilities in a specific market and geography. All PartnerNetwork members have committed to an active, extensive relationship with Rockwell Automation to provide the most productive and cost-effective automation solutions for customers.