Rockwell

Rockwell is a surname of English origin and is used as a place name and as a corporate brand. In onomastics, it is associated with several notable individuals, the best known being Norman Rockwell (1894–1978), an American painter and illustrator celebrated for his depiction of mid-20th-century American life.

In business and technology, Rockwell refers to a number of companies and products. Rockwell Automation, based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, is a leading global supplier of industrial automation and information solutions. Historically, Rockwell International was a large American aerospace and defense conglomerate whose operations were reorganized and split into separate companies, including the automation and avionics units that became Rockwell Automation and Rockwell Collins.

Rockwell Collins, a provider of avionics and information-management systems, was acquired by United Technologies in 2018 and later became Collins Aerospace, a business of RTX. In materials science, the Rockwell hardness test is a widely used method for determining a material's hardness; it is named after Stanley P. Rockwell, who introduced the scale system.

Geographically, Rockwell is the name of several towns and communities in the United States. The term also appears in various corporate and consumer brands, reflecting its continued presence in commerce and culture.