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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

August Shutdown Season Is Here: Seven Restart Checks That Protect Industrial Equipment

Maintenance technician inspecting an industrial gearbox, electric motor and coupling during a planned shutdown restart inspection in a manufacturing facility.

Annual summer shutdowns are underway at manufacturers in several regions. MPM Group scheduled its 2026 shutdown to begin during the week of Monday, August 3. Gledring closed its production facility from July 27 through August 14 for its annual summer shutdown and scheduled maintenance. IINO Manufacturing and Suzumo Machinery announced factory closures from August 8 … Read more