Gray Solutions: Multi-award-winning system integrator to showcase innovation at Automation Fair 2023

Nov. 2, 2023

Winner of System Integrator and Ecosystem Partner awards at Rockwell Automation's PartnerNetwork Conference brings its automation and controls expertise to Boston

Mike Bacidore

Gray Solutions, winner of two category awards at Rockwell Automation’s PartnerNetwork Conference earlier this year in Los Angeles, specializes in control-system consulting, design and integration.

The global system integrator, headquartered in Lexington, Kentucky, and known for its 275 “solutioneer” staff members, will exhibit its proficiency with automation and control-system upgrades at Automation Fair 2023 in Boston, November 6-9.

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Gray Solutions, which was founded five years ago, is a member of the Control System Integrators Association (CSIA). The CSIA-certified company received the System Integrator Partner of the Year Award and the Partner Ecosystem Award at the second annual Rockwell Automation PartnerNetwork Awards.

Walker Mattox, founder and CEO, Gray Solutions

“Gray Solutions was honored to be a multi-award winner at the Rockwell Automation PartnerNetwork event,” says Walker Mattox, founder and CEO of Gray Solutions. “We were named the 2023 System Integrator Partner of the Year and won the 2023 Partner Ecosystem Award for ‘Easing the pain of ATEX hazardous area compliance using pre-certified components and enclosures,’ a project that included Consolidated Electrical Distributors (CED), Endress+Hauser, Mettler Toledo, SMC and Pepper+Fuchs.”

Gray Solutions’ main strength in the automation sector boils down to one simple word, says Mattox. “Curiosity,” he explains. “Solutioneers are always curious. How can we do better? What new technology could this customer use? How can we improve our customers' experience? This curiosity, coupled with an outcome-focused approach, enables us to cut through the noise and deliver for our customers.”

Being able to deliver on that promise involves deepening its expertise with core partners while expanding with them to meet rapidly evolving customer demand, explains Mattox. “We have a dedicated Innovation Team that is constantly looking at our ability to deliver the best solutions, while maintaining excellence in delivery,” he notes.

“Our partnership with Rockwell truly unlocks our ability to deliver projects more efficiently and keep an eye on outcomes,” explains Mattox. “We understand each other and are able to support our goals by sharing more information and deeply collaborating to bring value to our customers. The true value is a fair partnership, one where Rockwell understands us, we understand them, and we work together to help our customers. We are incredibly proud to be recognized by Rockwell Automation."

When you combine Rockwell Automation’s global capabilities and transformative solutions with Gray Solutions’ team of experienced, customer-centric, curious solutioneers, the real winners are the customers, says Mattox. “That’s what I’m most excited about,” he explains.

Look for Gray Solutions in Booth 1632 at Automation Fair 2023.

About the Author

Mike Bacidore | Editor in Chief

Mike Bacidore is chief editor of Control Design and has been an integral part of the Endeavor Business Media editorial team since 2007. Previously, he was editorial director at Hughes Communications and a portfolio manager of the human resources and labor law areas at Wolters Kluwer. Bacidore holds a BA from the University of Illinois and an MBA from Lake Forest Graduate School of Management. He is an award-winning columnist, earning multiple regional and national awards from the American Society of Business Publication Editors. He may be reached at [email protected]