Rockwell Automation Acquires Lektronix, A Leading Industrial Automation Repairs And Service Provider

Rockwell Automation, Inc. (NYSE: ROK) today announced it has purchased Lektronix, a leading independent industrial automation repairs and service provider in Europe and Asia, headquartered in Cannock, U.K.

Lektronix provides automation repairs, spares and other maintenance services for most industrial automation products, including programmable logic controllers (PLC), electric motor drives, industrial computers, and computerized numerical control (CNC) equipment. Customers include a broad range of manufacturers from food and beverage to heavy process industries. Lektronix's management team will join the Rockwell Automation Control Products & Solutions operating segment.

"This acquisition accelerates the growth of the Rockwell Automation service business in Europe and further expands our customer presence in emerging economies," said Hedwig Maes, president of Rockwell Automation's Europe, Middle East and Africa region.

"Lektronix customers will continue to receive the high level of technical excellence and customer support they currently enjoy, and gain significant advantages using the global network of Rockwell Automation products, services and solutions," said Tony Jones, Lektronix managing director and CEO.

"Rockwell Automation understands that our customers have a large and diverse installed base of industrial automation products and they need their maintenance partner to be able to service a wide portfolio of products to maximize plant productivity," said Blake Moret, senior vice president, Control Products & Solutions, Rockwell Automation. "Adding Lektronix's broad-based repair capabilities to the Rockwell Automation plant services business creates an appealing value proposition for our customers to enter into maintenance and technical service contracts with Rockwell Automation."

Lektronix has approximately 290 employees across 11 facilities and 8 repair centers in Europe, the Middle East, and Asia.

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