CLEVELAND — Cleveland Motion Controls and SmartData, Inc., partnered recently in a technology initiative to provide a one-source solution for machine control and plant data acquisition needs.

CMC specializes in providing industrial customers with automated system solutions. SmartData is a software engineering company supplying secure data acquisition and reporting.

The CMC-SmartData partnership will serve manufacturers with an integrated package of motion control, software and engineering expertise that can tie into the back office.

"CMC's wealth of industrial experience and SmartData's software engineering expertise for ... the secure IT environment presents a powerful partnership to help manufacturers improve productivity and quality," says Wayne Foley, CMC president.