# MASDAC adopts Rockwell Automation decentralized control for baking equipment

MASDAC Co., Ltd., a Japan-based manufacturer of confectionery processing machinery, updated the control architecture of its automated baking equipment for export to North America using Rockwell Automation's distributed control topology with on-machine drive and safety layout.

- Type: Contract
- Announced: 2026-11-10
- Status: completed
- Products: automated baking equipment, distributed servo drives, safety nodes
- Sectors: [Food Processing Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/food-processing-equipment.md), [Automation and Robotics](https://endata.com/sectors/automation-robotics.md)

## Companies

- [Masdac](https://endata.com/companies/30062.md)
- [Rockwell Automation](https://endata.com/companies/2401.md) (supplier)

## Sources

- [foodpackautomation.com](https://www.foodpackautomation.com/application-stories/117150-masdac-simplifies-food-machinery-wiring-with-rockwell-automation-technology), 2026-11-10: "MASDAC selected a distributed control topology from Rockwell Automation, mounting IP-rated motion hardware and safety nodes directly onto the machine frame adjacent to the actuators."

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