Wunderlich-Malec and Bedrock Automation Form Strat

SAN JOSE, Calif. and EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn., May 08, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Wunderlich-Malec, one of the top 10 system integrators in the U.S., and Bedrock Automation, maker of the Bedrock® Open Secure Automation (OSA®) platform, are partnering to deliver automation solutions that address 21^st century cyber threats while simultaneously delivering powerful and affordable edge control solutions.  Wunderlich-Malec will deliver Bedrock OSA from its 32 U.S. locations.

“Every day, there are new disclosures about cyber-attacks and vulnerabilities in the digital systems that run our factories and critical infrastructure. Although many companies have strengthened the resiliency of their networks, their control systems continue to utilize outdated technologies that were not designed to protect users against the types of cyber-attacks we are seeing today,” said Mike Norman, Vice President Operations, Wunderlich-Malec.

Bedrock’s award-winning control systems combine standards-based control and embedded security with industrial hardness and state of the art edge control. Bedrock products mitigate cyber security vulnerabilities from the inside out, in a way that legacy control systems can’t. With over 30 different cyber security technologies intrinsically embedded in every system module, the Bedrock® OSA protects against the vulnerabilities and malware affecting all aspects of automation including controllers, power modules, SCADA networks, process sensors, and actuators.

Open secure automation

The Bedrock® platform is scalable from RTU and mini PLC applications requiring as few as ten I/O to large DCS projects involving thousands of I/O points. Bedrock’s free IEC-61131 system engineering tools give Wunderlich-Malec’s engineers additional flexibility to meet clients’ control and cyber security needs at lower costs.

“Wunderlich-Malec has a keen understanding of the cyber security threat and extensive experience in open enterprise integration. We welcome them to the Bedrock community and look forward to working together on these important projects,” said Bedrock Automation founder and CEO Albert Rooyakkers.

For more information regarding the Wunderlich-Malec and Bedrock Automation strategic partnership, please visit www.wmeng.com or www.bedrockautomation.com.

About Wunderlich-Malec

Founded in 1981, Wunderlich-Malec provides advanced engineering solutions for a variety of industries across the globe. Headquartered in Eden Prairie, Minnesota, its more than 400 professional engineers provide a wide range of advanced automation services to improve business operations and efficiency in almost every industrial sector, including food and beverage, energy, government, hydrocarbon processing, life sciences, mining and water treatment. Process control offerings include multimillion-dollar greenfield projects management, turnkey electrical and control system design, DCS and PLC upgrades, and on-call service and support contracts.

About Bedrock Automation

Bedrock Automation, based in San Jose, California, is the maker of Bedrock®, the world’s most powerful and cyber secure automation platform.  This Silicon Valley company has assembled the latest technologies and talents from the automation, cyber security and semiconductor industries to build an unprecedented automation solution for industrial control based on three prime directives: simplicity, scalability and security. The result is a new platform of automation called OSA®, Open Secure Automation, with revolutionary electromagnetic backplane architecture and deeply embedded ICS cyber security to deliver the highest levels of system performance, cyber security and reliability at the lowest lifecycle cost. Build on Bedrock®.

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