ROCKWELL AUTOMATION HAS acquired Emulate3D, a UK engineering software developer whose products simulate and emulate industrial automation systems digitally. By using accurate simulations to improve systems planning and decision-making, followed by emulation trials that test the control system before installation, Emulate3D's software allows customers to test machine and system designs virtually before incurring manufacturing and automation costs and committing to a final design. The financial details of the transaction have not been released.
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