FactoryTalk Orchestration software is designed to coordinate end-to-end material flow and production processes
US-based industrial software supplier Rockwell has launched FactoryTalk Orchestration software, a solution designed to coordinate material flow and production processes from end-to-end.
A key component of Rockwell's production logistics strategy, the software connects automated equipment with enterprise and plant systems to coordinate operations using real-time production signals.
Built on the FactoryTalk Optix platform, it standardises connectivity across the portfolio, including OTTO autonomous mobile robots (AMRs), with additional ecosystem integrations planned.
"FactoryTalk Orchestration software is designed to help manufacturers move from fragmented automation toward more connected, autonomous operations," says Ara Surenian, production logistics business manager at Rockwell Automation.
By connecting machines, material handling, and production processes into a unified operation, FactoryTalk Orchestration software helps manufacturers simplify operations, respond faster to disruptions and changing demand, improve throughput, and reduce bottlenecks.
According to the company, when deployed at its facility in Ohio, the software enabled autonomous operations across key production processes. The results were a 70% improvement in drop-off zone space utilisation and a 50% reduction in overall material handling space requirements.