Rockwell Automation has acquired Emulate3D, an innovative engineering software developer whose products digitally simulate and emulate industrial automation systems. By using accurate simulation models to improve systems planning and decision-making, followed by emulation trials that test the control system before installation, Emulate3D's software enables customers to virtually test machine and system designs before incurring manufacturing and automation costs and committing to a final design. "We are excited about the opportunities that Emulate3D's software offers our customers," says Fran Wlodarczyk, Rockwell Automation senior vice president for its architecture and software segment. "They will now have the ability to improve their time...