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Rockwell Automation Integrates Plex QMS With FactoryTalk Analytics VisionAI to Advance AI-Driven Quality, Continues AI Expansion

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Rockwell Automation has launched an API-enabled integration between its Plex Quality Management System (QMS) and FactoryTalk Analytics VisionAI.

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Integration brings AI-powered visual inspection into QMS workflows to help improve quality, traceability and defect detection MILWAUKEE, Aug. 11, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Rockwell Automation, Inc. (NYSE: ROK ), the world's largest company dedicated to industrial automation and digital transformation, today announced an API-enabled integration between Plex Quality Management System (QMS) and FactoryTalk® Analytics™ VisionAI™. The integration, available today, expands AI-driven quality management and reflects Rockwell's continued investment in artificial intelligence and elastic MES solutions. Rockwell continues to advance AI/ML across its offerings, including cloud-based MES platforms, edge AI and digital twins. According to Rockwell's "Scaling MES Across the Enterprise" report, 42% of manufacturing processes are expected to become AI-supported within the next year. The Plex QMS and FactoryTalk Analytics VisionAI integration offers manufacturers opportunities for strategic, automated quality intelligence. "AI plays a critical role in Rockwell's industrial autonomy strategy," states Devin Burke, group product manager, Rockwell Automation. "With predictive intelligence, manufacturers can shift from scripted automation to adaptable autonomy as systems learn, adjust and collaborate across software, hardware and workers." The integration builds on the API-first architecture of Plex...

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