# Rockwell Automation to acquire ASEM for undisclosed sum

Rockwell Automation signed an agreement to acquire Italy-based ASEM, a provider of Industrial PCs, HMI hardware and software, and Industrial IoT gateway solutions. The transaction is expected to close in spring 2020.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2020-02-19
- Where: Italy
- Status: announced
- Products: Industrial PCs, Human-Machine Interface hardware and software, Industrial IoT gateway solutions
- Sectors: [Automation and Robotics](https://endata.com/sectors/automation-robotics.md), [Electrical Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/electrical-equipment.md)

## Companies

- [Rockwell Automation](https://endata.com/companies/2401.md) (acquirer)
- [ASEM](https://endata.com/companies/45366.md) (target)

## Sources

- [rockwellautomation.com](https://www.rockwellautomation.com/en-us/company/news/press-releases/Rockwell-Automation-Strengthens-Control--Visualization-Portfolio-with-Acquisition-of-ASEM.html), 2020-02-19: "Rockwell Automation, Inc. today announced it has signed an agreement to acquire Italy-based ASEM, S.p.A., a leading provider of digital automation technologies."
- [nasdaq.com](https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/rockwell-automation-to-acquire-italy-based-asem-spa-quick-facts-2020-02-19), 2020-02-19: "Rockwell Automation, Inc. (ROK) said Wednesday it has agreed to acquire Italy-based ASEM S.p.A., a provider of digital automation technologies."
- [businesswire.com](https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20200219005282/en/Rockwell-Automation-Strengthens-Control-Visualization-Portfolio-with-Acquisition-of-ASEM), 2020-02-19: "ASEM’s strength in the IPC market and expertise in HMI will further expand our Control & Visualization hardware and software portfolio and enhance our ability to deliver high-performance, integrated automation solutions."
- [myza.co.za](https://www.myza.co.za/press/tag/rockwell/), 2020-02-26: "Rockwell Automation Strengthens Control and Visualisation Portfolio with Acquisition of ASEM"
- [automation-bulgaria.industryinfo.bg](https://automation-bulgaria.industryinfo.bg/article/2494-rockwell-automation-pridobiva-dostavchika-na-tehnologii-za-avtomatizaciia-asem), 2020-03-24: "Rockwell Automation обяви сключването на споразумение за придобиване на базирания в Италия доставчик на дигитални технологии за автоматизация ASEM."

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