Today Honeywell has completed the acquisition of Matrikon.  Matrikon will be integrated with the Advanced Solutions business of Honeywell Process Solutions (HPS). It has also been announced that MatrikonOPC will operate as a separate business entity within HPS.

The VP of OPC Products, Sean Leonard, gives more details in the most recent MatrikonOPC e-newsletter.  The main point is what will remain the same:  The MatrikonOPC business will run as an independent business unit under Honeywell, just as when it was owned by Matrikon; the MatrikonOPC brand will remain the same, and will continue:

• Its commitment to vendor neutral OPC
• Leading new technology development
• Helping people adopt open standards based solutions

This is echoed in the statement by Norm Gilsdorf, President of Honeywell Process Solutions. “Following our acquisition of Matrikon, Honeywell intends for the MatrikonOPC business to continue delivering on this promise and to preserve the vendor neutrality that has made MatrikonOPC successful. MatrikonOPC will operate as a separate business entity within Honeywell Process Solutions. Honeywell is committed to ensuring the continued success and growth of MatrikonOPC.”

You can read the full press release for more details on the acquisition.

Guess that means, I get to keep on blogging about OPC J

The OPC Foundation’s next roadshow seminar for End-Users and System Integrators, on June 23rd in Minneapolis, the City of Lakes. The event will be held at the Minneapolis Marriott Southwest, 5801 Opus Parkway, Minnetonka, MN 55343; ph. 952-935-5500. The program will begin with a continental breakfast and registration at 8:00 a.m. followed by program start at 8:30 a.m. To register for this event, please click here. Hotel information and directions can be found here.

Some fine folks from MatrikonOPC will there to help you learn more about OPC technology, including OPC Classic, OPC Xi and OPC UA. OPC is the automation industry plug and play standard. Drop by our booth, have a conversation and learn how OPC provides efficient data exchange and moves information from the plant floor to the enterprise.

If you are in the area, come on down and have a look.  If you are unable to attend but still want to learn more about OPC, there are many great, free OPC webinars available.  Here is the most current list of free OPC webinar topics.