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Rockwell Automation Vulnerabilities Put Industrial Maintenance Teams on Alert

Controls engineer and maintenance professional reviewing an industrial automation security update beside a closed PLC control cabinet.

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency published six Rockwell Automation advisories on September 1, 2026, covering 11 vulnerabilities across industrial controllers, communications software, engineering utilities, activation management and an embedded historian. The affected products include RSLinx Classic, ControlLogix and CompactLogix platforms, FactoryTalk Activation Manager, the Redundancy Module Configuration Tool and FactoryTalk Historian Machine Edition. For … Read more

Industry 4.0 in Manufacturing: What It Means for Industrial Gearboxes

Known as Industry 4.0, manufacturing is undergoing one of the most significant technological transformations in modern history. This new era of production integrates digital technologies, automation, sensors, and intelligent systems into traditional industrial processes. Factories that once relied primarily on mechanical equipment now operate with connected machines, real-time data monitoring, and predictive analytics. These technologies … Read more