GE Intelligent Platforms

GE's Automation & Controls
Type	Private (subsidiary of General Electric)
Industry	Industrial Internet technology
Founded	Charlottesville, Virginia (1987)
Headquarters	Charlottesville, Virginia, USA
Area served	Worldwide
Key people	Jim Walsh, General Manager, Software and Services & Bernie Anger General Manager, Control Solutions and Embedded
Products	Industrial software, control solutions, and embedded computing platforms
Parent	General Electric
Website	www.geautomation.com

GE’s Automation and Controls division combines what was formerly known as GE Intelligent Platforms and Alstom’s Power Automation and Controls.

GE’s Automation and Controls produce power and cooling products, distributed control systems, remote monitoring and diagnostics, and support services including the design and commissioning of pre-engineered systems. Industries served include OEMs, power, oil and gas, manufacturing, military and aerospace, mining and metals, telecommunications, and water and wastewater industries.^[1]

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.A., 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.

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^[2]

References

↑ "GE Automation & Controls | Automation World". www.automationworld.com. Retrieved 2016-01-05.
↑ "Abaco Systems, Former GE Embedded Technology and Systems Business Launches, Prioritizes Innovation and Customer Service". Business Wire. Berkshire Hathaway. Retrieved 29 January 2016.

External links

Official website

General Electric

Subsidiaries and
divisions

Current	GE Capital GE Capital Aviation Services GE Commercial Finance GE Energy Financial Services GE Capital Rail Services (Europe) GE Technology Infrastructure GE Aviation GE Aviation Systems GE Healthcare GE Transportation GE Energy GE Digital Energy GE Jenbacher GE Measurement & Control Solutions GE Oil & Gas GE Power GE Wind Energy GE Wind (offshore) GE Home & Business Solutions GE Intelligent Platforms GE Global Research GE Ventures

Former and defunct	Australian Guarantee Corporation¹ Canadian General Electric¹ Compagnia Generale di Elettricità² Electric Bond and Share Company² GE Americom² GE Aerospace² GE Betz¹ GE Capital IT Solutions² GE Consumer & Industrial GECIS² GE Capital Rail Services² GE Equipment Services¹ GE Industrial¹ GE Infrastructure¹ GEIS² Genesis Lease² GE Security² Genworth Financial² Montgomery Ward² Synchrony Financial² Tungsram¹ Whatman¹

Joint ventures and
shareholdings

Current	CFM International (50%) Engine Alliance (50%) GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy (60%) GE Honda Aero Engines (50%) Penske Truck Leasing Prolec GE (49.99%) TBS GB

Former	Alco-GE (1940–53) NBC (1926–30, 1986–2004) NBCUniversal, LLC (2004–13)

Products and brands

People

Founders	Charles A. Coffin Thomas Edison Edwin J. Houston J. P. Morgan Elihu Thomson

Other	James Cash Jr. Ann Fudge Susan Hockfield Jeffrey R. Immelt Andrea Jung Rochelle Lazarus Sam Nunn Roger Penske Douglas A. Warner III Jack Welch Bob Wright

Places and facilities

Other

¹Now integrated into other GE divisions or business groupings
²Sold or spun off

Category
Commons

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