Rotork joins E+H programme

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DIGITISATION • ROTORK HAS JOINED THE ENDRESS+HAUSER OPEN INTEGRATION PARTNER PROGRAMME, ADDING TO A ROSTER OF LEADING CONTROL AND AUTOMATION PROVIDERS

HOW CAN FIELD instruments and components be easily integrated into automation systems? The answer to this question is becoming increasingly important as the digitisation of industrial production progresses. Endress+Hauser, a global leader in measurement and automation technology, set up its Open Integration partner programme to help manufacturers looking to ensure the streamlined interaction of their complementing products.

The Open Integration cooperation partners test and document the integration of their offerings and how digitisation can be fully achieved within typical process automation applications. Users benefit in two ways: by being able to combine the best of breed products for their plant operation, and through fast and smooth commissioning. Automation technology suppliers value the advantages of the Open Integration programme as well, as they can ensure fine-tuning of the combined offering well in advance of installing and commissioning at customers’ sites.

By the end of 2020, 12 companies had joined the Open Integration programme, all leaders in the field of control technology, fieldbus infrastructure and measurement or actuator technology: Auma Riester, Bürkert, Festo, Flowserve, Hima Paul Hildebrandt, Honeywell Process Solutions, Pepperl+Fuchs, Phoenix Contact, Rockwell Automation, Schneider Electric, Softing Industrial Automation and Turck.

ROTORK ARRIVES From the start of 2021, that roster has expanded to 13 with the arrival of Rotork, a market-leading global provider of missioncritical flow control and instrumentation solutions for oil and gas, water and wastewater, power, chemical, process and industrial (CPI) applications. Rotork helps customers around the world to increase operational efficiency, reduce environmental impacts, improve product quality and provide safer working environments.

“Having Rotork join our partner programme provides us with additional expertise in actuators, instrumentation and the larger flow control market,” says Jörg Reinkensmeier, marketing manager at Endress+Hauser. “We will exploit this potential together with all of our Open Integration partners, giving our customers freedom of choice.”

“This programme is a great opportunity to collaborate towards common customer benefits in a pre-sales stage and to extend our scope as a trusted partner in the market,” says Armin Nagel, head of sales, CPI EMEA, at Rotork. “The reliability and quality that we have come to expect from Endress+Hauser is also a key driver at Rotork. The company, and I personally, are looking forward to working together in the future to help our partners to provide premium flow control solutions.”

The Open Integration programme supports Endress+Hauser’s mission to supply its customers with devices, solutions and services that generate valuable knowledge and thereby to help them improve their products, work more economically and protect people and the environment. Established in Switzerland in 1953, it how has production facilities in five continents, 50 sales offices around the world and representatives in another 70 to ensure timely and competent support. www.endress.com

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