RS Automation control & robotics

Sensia is the oil and gas industry's first fully integrated automation solutions provider, formed in 2019 as a joint venture between Rockwell Automation (53%) and SLB, formerly Schlumberger (47%). The company combines Rockwell Automation's process automation, real-time control, and IoT technologies with SLB's measurement, instrumentation, software, and deep oil & gas domain expertise into a unified platform for the entire hydrocarbon value chain. Sensia delivers automation across upstream production, midstream pipeline and terminal operations, and downstream processing. Its Intelligent Action platform connects edge computing with enterprise-level analytics for automated decision-making from individual sensors to field-wide engineered solutions. With approximately 1,000 employees serving customers in more than 80 countries, Sensia provides measurement solutions, SCADA, digital twin capabilities, artificial lift optimisation, and ESG performance management. The company generates approximately $400M in annual revenue.

Vertech is a CSIA-certified system integrator and the number one ranked Ignition integrator globally. Founded over 20 years ago in Phoenix, Arizona, Vertech specializes in designing and implementing industrial automation solutions including SCADA, MES, OT network infrastructure, and controls systems. The company holds Premier Certified Integrator status for both SCADA and MES from Inductive Automation and was named CSIA Integrator of the Year in 2022. Vertech serves industries including food and beverage, water and wastewater, solar energy, data centers, and general manufacturing, with a team of over 65 Ignition-certified programmers delivering modern, mobile-first applications built on the Ignition Perspective platform.

RoviSys is a global, vendor-independent systems integrator focused on delivering automation and information architectures for complex industrial and infrastructure environments. The company integrates process control, manufacturing systems, building automation, and enterprise-level digital technologies into cohesive operational platforms. Its engineering model emphasizes long-term partnerships, deep industry expertise, and scalable standards that can be deployed across multi-site organizations. By remaining independent of specific technology vendors, RoviSys positions itself as an objective advisor and implementation partner for companies pursuing modernization, digitalization, and operational resilience.

ECS Solutions is a CSIA-certified control systems integration firm dedicated to performance improvement and innovation in batch manufacturing. Founded in 1977 and now a Magnum Systems brand, ECS has delivered effective batch process automation solutions to more than 4,000 projects over 45+ years. The company developed the proprietary S88 Builder tool based on the ISA-88 standard and was named a Control Engineering System Integrator of the Year. ECS specializes in total process automation using platforms including Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk Batch and Inductive Automation Ignition, serving food, beverage, life science, chemical, distillery, and pet food manufacturers.

E Tech Group is one of the largest system integrators in North America, named the 2025 System Integrator of the Year by Control Engineering and the first company to receive CSIA Enterprise Certification. Founded in 1993 as E-Technologies Group, the company has grown through strategic acquisitions including Glenmount Global Solutions, Superior Controls, Banks Integration, and E-Volve Systems. With over 650 engineers across 30+ locations, E Tech Group provides automation engineering, controls integration, MES, validation, and OT cybersecurity services. The company serves life sciences, mission-critical infrastructure, food and beverage, metals, consumer products, and parcel logistics industries.

Sensata Technologies is a sensor physics specialist that has built a dedicated predictive maintenance business unit around their Sensata IQ platform. Using the wireless 6VW series IoT sensors for rotary asset monitoring, Sensata IQ delivers continuous vibration and temperature data to a cloud analytics layer — purpose-designed for condition monitoring of motors, pumps, compressors, and fans. Unlike broad automation vendors, Sensata's domain is sensors and sensing science, giving their hardware a depth of measurement accuracy that generalist players struggle to match.

Roeslein & Associates is a turnkey solution provider founded in 1990 in St. Louis, Missouri, specializing in engineering, modular fabrication, and construction services. The company is an Ignition Premier Integrator and multiple Ignition Firebrand Award winner, recognized as a top-selling Ignition integrator globally. With over $650 million in annual revenue and offices in St. Louis, Red Bud (IL), Denver, the United Kingdom, and Shanghai, Roeslein integrates SCADA and MES systems using Ignition into customers' production facilities. The company has deep expertise in canmaking, oil and gas, renewable energy, and general manufacturing, combining process piping, electrical, and controls integration under one roof.

DMC is a project-based engineering consulting firm founded in 1996 in Chicago, specializing in manufacturing automation, test and measurement systems, and software development. The company holds Ignition Premier Integrator, Siemens Platinum Solution Partner, Rockwell Automation Gold System Integrator, and Beckhoff Integrator Group status. With approximately 300 employees across 13 US offices including New York, Boston, Dallas, Houston, Denver, and Seattle, DMC delivers SCADA, MES, PLC programming, robotics integration, process control, and industrial data management solutions. The firm is a CSIA member and Sepasoft MES Premier Integrator serving food and beverage, pharmaceutical, automotive, semiconductor, aerospace, and energy industries.

JR Automation is a leading global integrator of custom automated manufacturing and distribution systems, and a Hitachi Group company. Founded in 1980 in Holland, Michigan, the company employs over 2,000 people at 27 facilities across North America, Europe, and Asia. JR Automation designs and builds highly integrated manufacturing systems including robotic welding, testing, dispensing, material handling, assembly, and warehousing solutions. The company serves automotive, life sciences, aerospace, electronics, consumer goods, and industrial manufacturers. As part of Hitachi, JR Automation combines physical automation expertise with digital technology capabilities toward Industry 4.0 visions.

Gray Solutions, now part of Gray AES, is a full-service automation, operations, and information systems integrator founded in 2018 in Lexington, Kentucky. With 275+ engineers working in a distributed model across the United States, the company serves customers in food and beverage, consumer packaged goods, life sciences, and chemical industries. Gray Solutions is a CSIA-certified integrator and Rockwell Automation Platinum Partner, recognized as Rockwell Automation's System Integrator of the Year. Expertise spans automation and process engineering, robotics integration, OT cybersecurity, digital twins using Emulate3D, and smart manufacturing solutions.

Cybertrol Engineering is a CSIA-certified system integrator based in Minneapolis, Minnesota, specializing in process automation, SCADA, MES, and industrial data management for food and beverage, dairy, brewery, and consumer packaged goods manufacturers. Founded in 1994, the company delivers controls engineering, HMI and SCADA development, MES and OEE implementation, batch automation, and industrial network design. Cybertrol partners with Rockwell Automation, Ignition by Inductive Automation, and AVEVA to provide vendor-flexible solutions tailored to process manufacturing environments.

Polytron is a CSIA-certified systems integration and engineering consulting firm based in Duluth, Georgia, with over 40 years of experience serving the manufacturing industry. A three-time System Integrator of the Year honoree, Polytron specializes in process engineering, smart manufacturing, MES and manufacturing operations management, machine safety, industrial networking and cybersecurity, packaging systems, and automation and controls. The company partners with major technology providers including Rockwell Automation, AVEVA, Cisco, and Inductive Automation. Polytron serves world-leading food, beverage, pharmaceutical, and consumer products manufacturers.

Interstates is a CSIA-certified electrical and automation integrator founded in 1953 in Sioux Center, Iowa. With over 1,700 employees across multiple US locations, the company provides electrical construction, electrical engineering, industrial automation, operational technology, cybersecurity, data analytics, and prefabrication services. Named the 2017 System Integrator of the Year, Interstates serves a broad range of industries including food and beverage, consumer packaged goods, specialty chemicals, energy, data centers, water and wastewater, and value-added agriculture. The company's integrated project delivery model combines electrical, automation, and OT services under one partner.

Actemium Avanceon is a CSIA-certified system integrator and part of the global VINCI Energies Actemium network. Founded in 1984, the company has over 40 years of experience helping manufacturers leverage technology on the plant floor and turn operational data into actionable insights. Avanceon specializes in digital transformation, manufacturing execution systems, data analytics, controls and automation upgrades, OT cybersecurity, and 24/7 operational technology support. The company serves customers across food and beverage, life sciences, specialty chemicals, water, and general manufacturing industries throughout the United States.

Flowline is an independent US manufacturer of liquid and solid level measurement and control instruments, headquartered in Los Alamitos, California, with over 25 years of proven success in level sensing applications. The company designs, manufactures, and markets a comprehensive range of level sensors, transmitters, switches, and controllers including 80 GHz pulse radar sensors, reflective ultrasonic sensors, guided wave radar, and intrinsically safe variants. Flowline serves industrial manufacturers, chemical distributors, municipalities, and energy and food providers who need reliable tank inventory monitoring, process automation, and environmental protection. Key applications include chemical storage tanks, water and wastewater treatment, oil tanks, and bulk solid hoppers. Products are sold and supported worldwide through a network of stocking distribution partners. Flowline is known for combining reliability, ease of use, rapid availability, and strong application engineering support under the motto "We do your level best."

APG Sensors (Automation Products Group, Inc.) is an independent, privately held US manufacturer of industrial level and pressure measurement instruments, officially established as its own company in 2006 and headquartered in Logan, Utah. With technology roots extending back to the 1970s, APG designs and manufactures level transmitters, ultrasonic level sensors, radar level transmitters, digital pressure gauges, pressure transducers, and float switches. Nearly all products are assembled and manufactured at the Logan, Utah facility, enabling short lead times and custom engineering. APG serves industries including water and wastewater treatment, oil and gas, food and beverage, industrial automation, marine, and aerospace. The company is known for its value-to-cost ratio, strong application engineering support, and a focus on solving niche measurement challenges in real-world environments. APG has been recognized as a Utah Top Workplace.

Smart Measurement (SMC) is an independent, privately held manufacturer and supplier of flow measurement instrumentation, established in 2002 and headquartered in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin. The company specializes in providing technology-neutral flow measurement solutions, offering customers a choice across multiple technologies including electromagnetic, ultrasonic, Coriolis, vortex, thermal, turbine, and positive displacement flow meters for liquids, gases, and steam. With over 40 years of combined flow engineering experience in its leadership team, SMC serves industries including oil and gas, food and beverage, pharmaceutical, water/wastewater, and chemical processing. Unlike most flow manufacturers that are locked to a single technology, Smart Measurement's technology-agnostic approach allows it to recommend the ideal flow meter type and technology for each specific application, delivering superior value and precision at competitive pricing. Manufacturing operations are based in both the US and China.

DwyerOmega is a leading global manufacturer of precision measurement and control solutions, formed through the combination of Dwyer Instruments (founded 1931) and OMEGA Engineering (founded 1962) into a single brand. Headquartered in Michigan City, Indiana, the company offers a portfolio of over 300,000 products for measurement and control of temperature, humidity, pressure, strain, force, flow, level, pH, and conductivity. DwyerOmega serves a broad range of industries including HVAC, chemical processing, food and beverage, pharmaceutical, and water/wastewater treatment. The company's product brands include Dwyer, Omega, ACI, Miljoco, Weiss Instruments, and UFM, covering everything from differential pressure transmitters and flow meters to thermocouple assemblies and data loggers. With manufacturing facilities and sales offices worldwide, DwyerOmega supports customers from design through installation and ongoing maintenance.

Sierra Instruments is a specialist manufacturer of precision flow measurement and control instrumentation, founded in 1973 and headquartered in Monterey, California. The company designs and manufactures thermal mass flow meters and controllers, Coriolis mass flow meters, vortex flow meters, and steam flow meters for gas, liquid, and steam applications. Sierra serves a diverse global customer base spanning scientific research, oil and gas, energy management, semiconductor manufacturing, clean energy, aerospace, and biotech. With offices in the US, Netherlands, UK, and China, Sierra provides flow measurement solutions for over 50 countries. The company is part of the TASI Group and is known for its high-accuracy instruments, short delivery lead times, expert application support, and long-term product serviceability. Sierra holds ISO 9001 certification and produces all core instruments at its Monterey facility.

BW Design Group is a fully integrated architecture, engineering, and construction firm and one of the largest system integrators in North America. Ranked among the Top 10 System Integrator Giants by Control Engineering, the company employs over 1,700 team members across 45 offices. BW Design Group holds Rockwell Automation Platinum Integrator status and specializes in controls, MES, SCADA, cybersecurity, and digital transformation for food and beverage, life sciences, household and personal care, and advanced technology manufacturers. The firm recently expanded its automation capabilities through the acquisition of Malisko Engineering in 2025.