SRI streamlining tyre plant operations with Rockwell Automation
Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd. (SRI) has selected Rockwell Automation, Inc. to support the company’s digital transformation efforts, beginning with the installation of a Rockwell manufacturing execution system (MES) platform at its largest domestic plant, the Shirakawa City facility in Japan’s Fukushima Prefecture. The factory will begin operations using the new platform in the second half of 2025.