Honeywell’s Big Bet: Automation at a Strategic Crossroads

If you’ve ever walked into a modern factory, a big office building, or even an airport, chances are you’ve interacted with Honeywell’s systems without realizing it. Machines running smoothly, lights adjusting automatically, temperature just right—that’s Industrial Automation working behind the scenes.

These days, businesses aren’t debating whether to adopt automation—they’re figuring out how to do it in a way that actually helps day-to-day operations. That’s where Automation Solutions come in. And Honeywell is putting its weight behind this area, making it a central part of its strategy.

Why Honeywell Is Focusing on Automation Solutions

Recently, Honeywell reorganized its business to give automation more independence from aerospace and other units. Why? Because Automation Solutions aren’t just another product line—they’re what keep factories and buildings running efficiently every day.

Take Process Automation, for instance. Many manufacturing plants, refineries, and chemical operations rely on Honeywell’s Process Automation to keep production steady. These systems quietly monitor equipment, prevent surprises, and help operators catch small problems before they become big headaches. That’s Industrial Automation at work: making life easier for the people running the operations.

Then there’s Building Automation. Airports, hospitals, office towers—Honeywell’s Building Automation systems control lighting, climate, and safety. The payoff is simple: energy costs go down, comfort goes up, and facility teams spend less time firefighting problems. It’s hard to overstate how much easier these Automation Solutions make life for building managers.

By giving automation its own focus, Honeywell can bring out updates faster, improve integration, and make sure their Digital Automation tools actually work with what customers already have.