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Rockwell Automation (ROK) said it expanded AI-led quality integration by linking its Plex Quality Management System with FactoryTalk Analytics VisionAI, extending visual inspection across existing camera systems. The company also targets 2026 sales of about $9.0B and diluted EPS of $12.72 to $13.02, and projects $10.3B revenue and $1.8B earnings by 2029.

Rockwell Automation reported FY2026 Q2 updates on software-driven industrial control platforms, including faster AI model deployment to plant floors and double-digit growth in its Logix PLC platform. It cited deployments such as ATS Automation’s Texas AI data center, Subaru of Indiana using OTTO robots, and work for NASA Artemis II. RGBT.

Cranswick commissioned a fully robotic end-of-line packaging system to replace manual sausage pick-and-place on its Christmas line. According to Rockwell Automation, using autonox delta robots with Allen-Bradley motion and GuardLogix 5380 safety control, the system reaches 240 pick-and-place cycles per minute. CWM Automation delivered the system, and workers were redeployed to other roles.

Rockwell Automation said it integrated Plex QMS with FactoryTalk Analytics VisionAI to add AI-based visual inspection. Using an API connection, inspection results can flow into Plex for traceability, product serialization, and inspection records, supporting new and existing cameras. Rockwell also cited plans to expand AI across its manufacturing software portfolio.

Investing.com reports Rockwell Automation shares rose about 3% to $448.02, after the company announced an API-enabled integration linking its Plex Quality Management System with FactoryTalk Analytics VisionAI for AI-based defect detection and quality inspections. The move comes ahead of an Aug. 17, 2026 ex-dividend date and $1.38/share cash dividend, following an Aug. 4 post-earnings drop.

Rockwell Automation (ROK) reported Q3 fiscal 2026 sales of $2,313 million, up 8% from $2,144 million a year earlier, with adjusted EPS of $3.49 (up 22%). Enterprise operating margin rose to 22.3%. Management raised full-year guidance to 7.5% to 9.5% sales growth and adjusted EPS of $13.00 to $13.30, citing strong Software & Control demand and price actions amid inflation and tariff delays.

According to CloudSEK Threat Intelligence, the Team PCP threat actor compromised LiteLLM in March 2026, exposing reconstructed data for 2,500+ organizations and about 434,000 CI/CD pipelines. CloudSEK says the FBI’s July 2026 FLASH advisory warns credentials may be weaponized later. Reported high-confidence victims include NVIDIA, AWS, Samsung, Salesforce, Cisco, and ServiceNow.

Schneider Electric said it will buy AiDASH for $350 million in cash, and earlier confirmed a $3.1 billion acquisition of Cognite, to be integrated under AVEVA. Siemens partnered with IFS, while ABB outlined $14 billion for acquisitions. Emerson completed its AspenTech buyout valued at $7.2 billion. The article cites industrial AI market growth projections.

Rockwell Automation said it deployed a unified process control, safety, and fire and gas control architecture at a remote LNG gas liquefaction facility in Brazil. The system integrates multiple vendor equipment, uses FactoryTalk View SE for real-time monitoring, includes redundancy, and targets SIL 2 safety compliance to improve reliability in harsh, remote operating conditions.

Rockwell Automation said its Singapore manufacturing site was named a World Economic Forum Global Lighthouse Network member, with distinction in the productivity category. The WEF cited the site’s use of more than 50 digital and AI-enabled solutions, including intelligent automation, AI quality control and predictive maintenance, to improve efficiency, reduce defects and speed workforce onboarding.