News about Rockwell Automation

Rockwell Automation (NYSE: ROK) said its FactoryTalk Conductor AI orchestration platform now supports NVIDIA Nemotron open models, giving manufacturers more deployment options. The approach lets companies keep engineering and production data in their own environments and retain control over infrastructure, governance and cost, while still using Rockwell-verified agents and skills. The platform lets users start engineering tasks through natural language and points toward agent-driven workflows in which engineers remain responsible for oversight and critical decisions.

Hitachi Energy and Rockwell Automation announced a collaboration on an integrated grid-to-process architecture that links the power infrastructure of industrial facilities with production systems. The companies say rising power demand, decarbonization pressure and capital constraints mean electrical and production planning can no longer be separated. Mining and metals will be the initial focus, where analysis estimates growth capital expenditure for new capacity could require $1 trillion USD over the next decade. Their combined expertise spans grid connection, power quality, energy management, process automation and digital operations. The partners are exploring solution development and customer engagement, with broader potential in other energy-intensive industries.