GE Automation & Controls

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{{Infobox company

| name = GE Automation & Controls

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| type = Private (subsidiary of Emerson Electric)

| foundation = Charlottesville, Virginia (1987)

| location_city = Charlottesville, Virginia

| location_country = USA

| key_people = Jeff Householder, President

| area_served = Worldwide

| industry = Industrial Automation and Controls

| products = Industrial automation hardware, software and embedded computing platforms

| parent = Emerson Electric

| homepage = {{URL|http://www.emerson.com/industrial-automation-controls/}}

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General Electric Automation and Controls division combines what was formerly known as GE Intelligent Platforms and Alstom's Power Automation and Controls. In 2019, GE Intelligent Platforms was acquired by Emerson Electric and is now part of Emerson's Discrete Automation business unit.

GE Automation and Controls produce Programmable Logic Controller (PLC) and Programmable Automation Controller (PAC) based control systems, I/O, and field devices, including support to design, commission and operate industrial assets and operations. Industries served include manufacturing, food and beverage, life sciences, power, oil and gas, mining and metals, water and wastewater, and specialty machinery industries.

History

In 1986, GE Fanuc Automation Corporation was jointly established in the US by FANUC and General Electric (GE). Under the joint venture company, three operating companies, GE Fanuc Automation North America, Inc., in the U.S., GE Fanuc Automation Europe S.A. in Luxembourg, and Fanuc GE Automation Asia Ltd. in Japan were established (the Asian company was established in 1987).

In 2007, the company was renamed to GE Fanuc Intelligent Platforms (and GE Fanuc Automation Solutions Europe SA became GE Fanuc Intelligent Platforms Europe SA). GE Fanuc Automation CNC Europe changed its name to Fanuc GE CNC Europe.

In 2009, GE and Fanuc agreed to dissolve joint venture and the software, controls and embedded business became part of GE, under the new name GE Intelligent Platforms.

In 2015, GE Intelligent Platforms, Inc. changed its name to Automation & Controls upon acquisition of Alstom's Power Automation & Controls business.

In 2018, amidst restructuring plans for the whole General Electric group, it was announced that Emerson Electric was to acquire Intelligent Platforms,https://www.nasdaq.com/article/emerson-to-acquire-intelligent-platforms-general-electric-unit--quick-facts-20181002-00305 {{Bare URL inline|date=August 2022}} and the deal was completed on February 1, 2019.[https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20190201005226/en/Emerson-Completes-Acquisition-General-Electric%E2%80%99s-Intelligent-Platforms Acquisition grows Emerson’s presence as complete automation solutions provider for process, hybrid and discrete end markets]

=Acquisitions=

1998: completed acquisition of AFE Technologies (first purchased 70% in late 1996)
1998: acquired Total Control Products
2000: acquired DataViews Corp
2001: acquired VMIC
2002: acquired Intellution, Inc.
2003: acquired RAMiX
2003: acquired Mountain Systems, Inc.
2006: acquired (technology assets of) Condor Engineering
2006: acquired SBS Technologies
2006: acquired Radstone Technology PLC
2008: acquired process technology assets from MTL Instruments Group
2011: acquired SmartSignal, Inc
2011: acquired technology assets of CSense Systems (Pty) Ltd.
2015: acquired Alstom Power Automation & Controls
2015: sold its embedded systems division to Veritas Capital, now known as Abaco Systems{{cite web|title=Abaco Systems, Former GE Embedded Technology and Systems Business Launches, Prioritizes Innovation and Customer Service|url=http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20151207005590/en/Abaco-Systems-GE-Embedded-Technology-Systems-Business|website=Business Wire|date=7 December 2015|publisher=Berkshire Hathaway|access-date=29 January 2016}}
2019: acquired by Emerson Electric {{citation|title=Emerson Completes Acquisition of General Electric's Intelligent Platforms Business|url=https://www.emerson.com/en-us/news/corporate/emerson-general-electric-intelligent-platforms-close|publisher=Emerson|access-date=1 February 2019}}