Discover Rockwell Automation's latest innovation, PanelView Pro, designed to enhance visualization in modern manufacturing environments with performance and durability.

Rockwell Automation has launched the PanelView Pro, a cutting-edge visualization terminal designed for modern manufacturing environments. It addresses the need for robust HMI solutions while enhancing lifecycle management and cybersecurity.

In its latest update, Rockwell Automation integrates NVIDIA Nemotron support into FactoryTalk Conductor, enhancing AI capabilities for industries seeking automation.

​ Manufacturers gain additional deployment flexibility for industrial AI orchestration through support for NVIDIA Nemotron models MILWAUKEE, Oct. 22, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Rockwell Automation, Inc. (NYSE: ROK), the world's largest company dedicated to industrial automation and digital transformation, today announced support for NVIDIA Nemotron open models within FactoryTalk® Conductor™, its AI-native orchestration platform for industrial automation. Building on the recent introduction of FactoryTalk Conductor, support for NVIDIA Nemotron models expands deployment flexibility for manufacturers adopting industrial AI.

Rockwell Automation unveils FactoryTalk Conductor, a revolutionary AI-native orchestration platform aimed at enhancing industrial automation workflows.

Discover Rockwell Automation's latest innovation, FactoryTalk Conductor, an AI-native orchestration platform set to transform industrial automation workflows and enhance productivity.

Rockwell Automation introduces FactoryTalk Conductor, an innovative AI orchestration platform designed to enhance industrial automation workflows seamlessly.

Rockwell Automation on October 21, 2026 announced the introduction of FactoryTalk Conductor, an AI-native orchestration platform designed to coordinate AI-powered work across the industrial automation lifecycle. The software will make its public debut at Automation Fair 2026 in Boston, where attendees will receive a first look ahead of commercial availability planned for the first quarter of 2027. How the Platform Works FactoryTalk Conductor lets users initiate engineering tasks using natural language and connects the software, AI capabilities and workflows needed to complete them, the company said. Rockwell described the platform as creating a foundation for AI-enabled workflows from system design through operation and maintenance. At launch, it will integrate with Studio 5000 Logix Designer, Logix Echo, Emulate3D and FactoryTalk Optix, providing coverage across design, development, simulation and testing workflows. Integrations with FactoryTalk Design Studio, FactoryTalk Historian, Plex and Fiix are planned to follow. According to the announcement’s FAQ, a traditional AI copilot assists with individual tasks, while FactoryTalk Conductor enables multiple AI agents, workflows and software tools to work together across engineering processes. That structure, the company said, allows broader automation of complex, multi-step activities that span applications, data sources and teams. Customers can also create and deploy their own...

FactoryTalk Conductor coordinará agentes, flujos y software industrial. La IA pasa de asistir tareas aisladas a orquestar procesos de ingeniería completos.

Learn how to do a simulation between Studio 5000 and FactoryTalk View Studio software from Rockwell Automation.

Rockwell Automation has closed more than a dozen vulnerabilities in software and controllers used at industrial facilities. The gravest of these flaws permit the disabling of control-system components, the execution of code on a device, or the acquisition of SYSTEM privileges in Windows. The problems therefore afflict not merely engineers' workstations, but also equipment directly engaged in governing production processes.

ロックウェル・オートメーションは、産業施設で使用されているソフトウェアおよびコントローラーに存在していた十数件の脆弱性を修正しました。最も深刻な欠陥では、制御システムのコンポーネントを停止させたり、デバイス上でコードを実行したり、Windowsで SYSTEM権限を取得したりすることが可能でした。

The industrial giant has released advisories for its RSLinx Classic, ArmorStart, ControlFLASH, FactoryTalk, and other products.

CERT-Bund (BSI) meldet mehrere Schwachstellen in Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk Activation Manager und Historian Machine Edition mit dem Schweregrad hoch. Die vollständige Beschreibung mit betroffen…

View CSAF Summary The following versions of Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk Activation Manager are affected: FactoryTalk Activation Manager V5.02_and_below (CVE-2026-16675) CVSS Vendor Equipment Vulnerabilities v3 7.8 Rockwell Automation Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk Activation Manager Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts Background Critical Infrastructure Sectors: Critical Manufacturing Countries/Areas Deployed: Worldwide Company Headquarters Location: United States Vulnerabilities Expand All + CVE-2026-16675 A privilege escalation vulnerability exists within FactoryTalk Activation Manager. The vulnerability stems from custom actions in the installer that spawn visible console windows running with SYSTEM privileges during installation or repair operations. An authenticated attacker with Windows credentials could hijack these console windows to obtain a SYSTEM-level command prompt, allowing full access to all files, processes, and system resources. View CVE Details Affected Products Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk Activation Manager Vendor: Rockwell Automation Product Version: Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk Activation Manager V5.02_and_below Product Status: known_affected Remediations Vendor fix Rockwell Automation recommends users update to software version V5.03. Mitigation Customers using the affected software who are not able to upgrade to one of the corrected versions should use Rockwell Automation's security best practices. Relevant CWE: CWE-307 Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts Metrics CVSS Version Base Score Base Severity Vector String 3.1 7.8 HIGH CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H 4.0 8.5 HIGH CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N Acknowledgments An anonymous security researcher reported this vulnerability to Rockwell Automation, who reported it to CISA Legal Notice and Terms of Use This product is provided subject to this Notification (https://www.cisa.gov/notification) and this Privacy & Use policy (https://www.cisa.gov/privacy-policy). Recommended Practices CISA recommends users take defensive measures to minimize the risk of exploitation of these vulnerabilities. Minimize network exposure for all control system devices and/or systems, ensuring they are not accessible from the internet. Locate control system networks and remote devices behind firewalls and isolating them from business networks. When remote access is required, use more secure methods, such as Virtual Private Networks (VPNs), recognizing VPNs may have vulnerabilities and should be updated to the most current version available. Also recognize VPN is only as secure as the connected devices. CISA reminds organizations to perform proper impact analysis and risk assessment prior to deploying defensive measures. CISA also provides a section for control systems security recommended practices on the ICS webpage on cisa.gov/ics. Several CISA products detailing cyber defense best practices are available for reading and download, including Improving Industrial Control Systems Cybersecurity with Defense-in-Depth Strategies. CISA encourages organizations to implement recommended cybersecurity strategies for proactive defense of ICS assets. Additional mitigation guidance and recommended practices are publicly available on the ICS webpage at cisa.gov/ics in the technical information paper, ICS-TIP-12-146-01B--Targeted Cyber Intrusion Detection and Mitigation Strategies. Organizations observing suspected malicious activity should follow established internal procedures and report findings to CISA for tracking and correlation against other incidents. CISA also recommends users take the following measures to protect themselves from social engineering attacks: Do not click web links or open attachments in unsolicited email messages. Refer to Recognizing and Avoiding Email Scams for more information on avoiding email scams. Refer to Avoiding Social Engineering and Phishing Attacks for more information on social engineering attacks. No known public exploitation specifically targeting these vulnerabilities has been reported to CISA at this time. Revision History Initial Release Date: 2026-09-01 Date Revision Summary 2026-09-01 1 Initial republication of Rockwell Automation advisory Legal Notice and Terms of Use

Windows 11 version 26H2 has entered the Release Preview Channel, but that does not make it generally available—or automatically suitable for every PC. Microsoft released build 26300.9278 to Release…

Integration brings AI-powered visual inspection into QMS workflows to help improve quality, traceability and defect detection MILWAUKEE, Aug. 31, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Rockwell Automation, Inc. (NYSE:ROK), the world’s largest company dedicated to industrial automation and digital transformation, on Aug. 11, 2026 announced an API-enabled integration between Plex Quality Management System (QMS) and FactoryTalk® Analytics™ VisionAI™. The integration, available from Aug. 11, expands AI-driven quality […]

Rockwell Automation has published several advisories describing critical and high-severity vulnerabilities affecting its products.

CVE-2025-24479 and CVE-2025-24480 could potentially allow attackers to execute malicious code and compromise affected systems.