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ISA Fellow Andrew McDonald: Utilizing AI with Organizational Judgment
Andrew McDonald, founder and principal consultant of Future of Manufacturing LLC, has been elevated to ISA Fellow in 2026. -
Electromate Makes the Case for Hands-On Robotics Education with Dobot
Compact educational robots help schools put robotics directly into students' hands while supporting programming, automation and advanced robotics coursework. -
Industrial Transformation ASIA-PACIFIC (ITAP) to Return in October 2026 Ahead of Full-scale 2027 Edition
The relaunch marks the first phase of a renewed direction for ITAP, ahead of its full-scale return July 20-22, 2027, at Marina Bay Sands. -
ABB Selected by Statkraft to Modernize Three Norwegian Hydropower Plants
ABB will modernize key hydropower assets in Norway’s renewable energy infrastructure. -
The Cost of Delaying Energy Optimization in Industrial Facilities
You're already spending $3 million. Here's why energy delay is a decision, not a default. -
Sahajanand Medical Technologies Accelerates Medical Device Innovation with Siemens’ Teamcenter
"With Teamcenter, we are establishing a data backbone that helps connect our engineering and quality teams while improving visibility across product development processes," said Girish Kewalramani, chief information officer, Sahajanand Medical Technologies Ltd. -
Critical Manufacturing and UST to Strengthen MES Implementation for High-tech Industries Across Southeast Asia and India
Through this partnership, UST will serve as a strategic implementation and engineering partner, helping manufacturers modernize production operations through Critical Manufacturing's Industrial Operations Platform. -
Regal Rexnord Corporation Collaborates with FANUC to Deliver Fully Integrated Collaborative Robotics Solution
Regal Rexnord Corporation announced a strategic collaboration with robotics and automation leader FANUC to deliver a fully integrated collaborative robotics solution that combines expertise from many of its brands. -
AI Data Center Boom Creating Demand for Advanced Lasers
Femtosecond lasers are used to manufacture components for AI data center equipment, including parts used in advanced optical connections that speed up data transfer. -
Alstef to Build Dedicated Factory for AI-powered Autonomous Vehicles, Scaling Output to 300 Units a Year
The new 13,000 sqm Rennes site will manufacture the company's new generation of autonomous intelligent vehicles for intralogistics and airport operations. -
The Operational Technology Cybersecurity Coalition Calls for Unified Global Standard to End Regulatory Fragmentation in OT Cybersecurity
The coalition urges U.S. policy makers to formally recognize ISA/IEC 62443 as the foundation for critical infrastructure security. -
Reshaping the Physical World: Gravis Robotics Raises $200M for Construction Autonomy
As the largest Series A in construction robotics history, this funding accelerates Gravis’s mission in physical AI — scaling autonomous heavy machinery across jobsites globally. -
Rockwell Automation Technology Supports Modernization at New Heaven Hill Distillery
PlantPAx helps streamline operations at the state-of-the-art facility and enables future AI-driven optimization. -
Authorized Distributor Mouser Electronics Stocking the Latest Products and Solutions from Omron Industrial Automation
Mouser's global distribution partnership with Omron supports Mouser customers in developing solutions for industrial automation, smart agriculture, warehouse and fulfillment, manufacturing and infrastructure. -
Cybersecurity: A Key Factor in Industrial Communication Technology Product Longevity
Manufacturers hoping for equipment longevity need to choose industrial communication technology with cybersecurity in mind. -
Why High Voltage Doesn’t Need to Mean High Complexity
The challenge is not about adopting high voltage, but about making the best use of it. -
Motion Controls Robotics, Inc Adds New Layers of Automation Expertise
New capabilities in tire manufacturing automation, robotic painting, precision fluid application, surface treatment, and specialized manufacturing processes expand MCRI’s ability to support more operations throughout the plant. -
Siemens and Reinhausen to Develop Power Solutions for AI Data Centers
The two companies are developing a solid-state transformer for direct current applications in AI-ready data centers. -
Bullen Ultrasonics Receives $23,100 Ohio Smart Manufacturing Grant to Advance AI-Driven Process Optimization
Bullen’s Autonomous Process Optimization initiative with Phenx uses machine learning and digital twin modeling to improve manufacturing performance. -
Vale and ABB Sign Partnership to Accelerate Digital Transformation in Iron Ore Operations in Brazil
The alliance will now allow Vale and ABB to progress productivity, energy efficiency and digitalization initiatives across multiple iron ore plants for the long term. -
Report: Adaptation, Automation, Autonomy – The Operating Model of Industry 2030
European industry is losing its competitive edge not because it lacks technology, but because of a productivity gap, slow scaling and the rising cost of decision-making. -
Report: Only 22% of Manufacturers Have Made Industry 4.0 a Strategic Investment Priority
Macrium research finds more than three-quarters of manufacturers have yet to make Industry 4.0 a major investment priority, raising questions regarding whether the sector is ready for what comes next. -
Kundinger, Inc. Expands with Four New Hires Across Sales, Operations and Service
The Kundinger Family of Brands provides products, technical expertise, systems integration and service capabilities to customers needing fluid power, automation, process controls and service and repair expertise. -
IBASE Achieves ISA/IEC 62443-4-1 Certification to Strengthen Product Cybersecurity
This achievement further strengthens product security, reliability and long-term support, enabling IBASE to deliver more secure, stable and trusted industrial computing solutions to customers worldwide. -
Emerson to Automate BP-Operated Shah Deniz Compression Project
Integrated control and safety systems will support remote operations, improving safety, reliability and production on a normally unattended offshore platform. -
BitFlow Axion-CL Frame Grabber Powers High-Speed Badminton Tracking Research
Badminton presents a tough challenge for vision researchers: a shuttlecock reaches speeds up to 400 km/h (250 mph), creating motion blur blending it into the background and masking its sharp contours. -
Rainer Brehm Named President of Siemens’ Automation Business
Rainer Brehm will lead the newly established Automation unit beginning Oct. 1, 2026. -
Sheets Unlimited Enhances Corrugated Board Warp Control and Production Efficiency with Valmet IQ Quality Control System
Valmet will supply a Valmet IQ Quality Control System for corrugator to Sheets Unlimited. -
ZEDEDA Joins Lenovo Crosswave: Bringing Orchestration to the Heart of Edge Intelligence
This move deepens ZEDEDA's collaboration with Lenovo and creates a new, scalable path to put ZEDEDA at the center of validated edge AI and industrial IoT solutions. -
Unraveling Cybersecurity Myths in Chemical Manufacturing: A Path to Safer, More Resilient Operations
Here are some common ISA/IEC 62443 myths that still trip up chemical manufacturers. -
Beyond Connectivity: Why Cybersecurity Is Redefining Embedded Communication Modules
For automation equipment manufacturers, the message is clear: connectivity alone is no longer enough. -
AI Becomes Key Growth Driver for Machine Vision, Shows Uneven Impact Across Industries
AI is forecast to be one of the primary drivers of growth in the machine vision market through 2030. -
DigiKey Launches Back to School Giveaway to Accelerate Student Innovations
Five U.S. college students will receive $1,000 shopping sprees. -
ISA Recognizes 2026 Celebrating Excellence Awardees
With this honors and awards program, ISA has an opportunity to formally showcase and celebrate the remarkable achievements and contributions of its members, partners and other automation professionals. -
Frontieras North America Selects Yokogawa as Main Automation Contractor for Mason County Facility
As main automation contractor, Yokogawa's scope encompasses the full automation lifecycle of the Mason County facility, from front end engineering design through commissioning and startup. -
Mouser Explores the Future of Quantum Computing and Its Potential to Transform Engineering
Unlike traditional computers, quantum computers leverage quantum-mechanical phenomena, such as superposition, entanglement and interference, to perform calculations in fundamentally different ways. -
Robot Orders Increase in Q2 as Automation Demand Broadens Across Industries
Robot orders are increasing in Q2 as automation demand broadens across industries. New A3 data shows second-quarter growth across semiconductors/electronics, automotive components, food and consumer goods, metals and life sciences. -
Shared Spatial Understanding: The Next Evolution of Industrial Operations
The information teams use to inspect, diagnose and repair industrial machines is flat. Gains in uptime and efficiency will come not from collecting more data, but from giving field and office teams a shared spatial view of the same reality. -
Cybersecurity in US Water Systems: Lessons from the Recent Incidents
While compliance asks, “Have we satisfied the requirement?” risk management asks, “Have we meaningfully reduced the likelihood or consequence of a cyber incident?” These rarely produce the same answer. -
Beckhoff Celebrates 40 Years of PC-Based Control
For 40 years, PC-based control technology has laid the technological foundation for all Beckhoff automation components and solutions. -
The Case for Functional Safety in Modern Factory Automation
The practical advantage of functional safety is that it allows machines to keep working safely, rather than stopping by default. -
EtherCAT Technology Group (ETG) Member Meetings in Asia Draw Strong Attendance
The fast-growing ETG membership figures — particularly in Asia — underscore EtherCAT’s rising adoption as a leading Industrial Ethernet system: 44% of ETG members worldwide are located in Asia. -
ArmorCode Advances Agentic Vulnerability Remediation with Risk Discipline and AI Cost Savings
“Finding vulnerabilities was never the hard part,” said Mark Lambert, chief product officer at ArmorCode. “The challenge is understanding which findings create real attack paths and what actions will reduce risk." -
2026 Metalworking Machinery Orders Set Half-Year Record
The first half of 2026 was the strongest half-year for the value of metalworking machinery orders since USMTO began collecting data in 1998. -
Building Automation a Better Way… With Existing Infrastructure
T1L provides reliable 10Mbps long-distance connectivity ideal for numerous building automation, manufacturing and industrial network infrastructure applications where IIoT edge devices may be installed at long distances from their control points. -
Frenos Closes $1.52 Million USD to Advance OT Security's First AI-Powered Simulated Penetration Testing Platform
The funding from leading industrial investors accelerates cyber resilience for critical infrastructure and defense through continuously validated OT security posture. -
DigiKey Adds More Than 27,000 New Parts to In-Stock Product Lineup and 104 Suppliers in Q2 2026
the industry-leading product line card increased by more than 373,000 products last quarter. -
How UX Design Improves Safety in Process Industries
By presenting information clearly and intuitively, a well-designed Distributed Control System User Experience (UX) reduces the likelihood of human error, helps prevent accidents and enhances situational awareness. -
Data Center Infrastructure Market to Surpass USD 789.8 Billion by 2035
The global data center infrastructure market was valued at USD 234.2 billion in 2025 and is estimated to grow at a CAGR of 12.1% to reach USD 789.8 billion by 2035. -
Sensor Expert Baumer Establishes New Innovation Lab
The test routines aim at pushing every sensor to its limits, at identifying and eliminating weak points and thereby setting new benchmarks. -
Siemens Strengthens AI Infrastructure Leadership with More Than $200 Million in U.S. Manufacturing Investments
The investments strengthen a global portfolio spanning power distribution, automation, digital twins, electronic design automation (EDA) and industrial AI. -
Analog Devices Returns as Strategic Sponsor of MassRobotics
The decision gives robotics startups direct access to ADI technologies and expertise in sensors, signal processing and power management, as well as engineering resources. -
Avatar Robotics Takes the Next Step to Build the Unlimited Industrial Workforce
Avatar Robotics' humanoid robots can perform high-value workflows 24/7 in warehouses, factories, mines, farms and future infrastructure projects. -
How Adaptive Intelligence Will Redefine Product Design and Manufacturing
As complexity increases and market cycles compress, organizations that succeed will not simply manage information more efficiently. They will build environments that interpret, anticipate and respond. -
Siemens and Arizona State University Launch PCB Design Microcredential to Address Critical Hardware Design Skills Gap
The 40-hour, self-paced program open to engineering students, career changers and working professionals with no prerequisites. -
Digitalization: More Space for Research and Development in Salzburg, Austria
The company is investing €15 million in the project, underlining its long-term commitment to Salzburg and Austria as a location for technology, research and innovation. -
What the FCC Ruling on ‘Advanced Robotic Devices’ Means for the US Mobile Robot Market
On July 28, 2026, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) added two further categories to its Covered List: foreign-produced advanced robotic devices and foreign-produced connected power inverters. -
Mouser's AI and Power Management Resource Hubs Help Engineers Deliver Industrial Edge AI
Used together, the two hubs give engineers a single, continuously updated reference spanning the full design chain, from inference engine to supply rail. -
IFS Reports Strong H1 2026 Growth as Customers Scale Industrial AI Adoption
IFS delivered 25% year-on-year ARR growth in H1 2026, demonstrating customers increasingly adopting and scaling Industrial AI across their operations. -
Macrium Selected by Gruppo AB to Standardize Backup and Recovery Across 2,000 Industrial Systems
"Critical infrastructure depends on systems being available when people need them most," said Dave Joyce, CEO of Macrium Software. -
Understanding 2198-DBR20-F EMC Filter for Kinetix 2198 Series Servo Systems
Industrial automation equipment often operates continuously in demanding environments. -
ISA Awards Scholarships to 31 Students from 7 Countries
ISA scholarships are awarded to college or university students who demonstrate outstanding potential for long-range contribution to the fields of automation, instrumentation, systems and control. -
World Class Connectivity: Weidmüller’s SNAP IN Achieves New Record Title in Guinness World Records
“For us, this record is far more than a measured time,” said Frank Polley, vice president, Business Unit Terminals at Weidmüller. “It demonstrates what is possible when technological innovation, experience and teamwork come together." -
City of Cadillac Selects Schneider Electric and Budderfly to Advance Resilient Energy Infrastructure with No Upfront Cost
The project highlights the growing momentum of Schneider Electric’s Accelerating Resilient Infrastructure Initiative, now with more than 40 ecosystem members nationwide. -
ISA Podcast Revisits the OT Cybersecurity Summit: Day One
The latest episode of Podomation shares highlights from the ISA OT Cybersecurity Summit, including the Cyber Empowerment Forum. -
ABB Motors and Mechanical Awards $44,000 to 2026 Scholarship Recipients
This initiative supports the educational aspirations of upcoming professionals whose parents or guardians are employed by U.S. ABB Motors and Mechanical. -
Rockwell Automation Helps Ken’s Foods Streamline End-of-Line Operations
Rockwell Automation, Inc., has modernized end-of-line operations at Ken’s Foods, improving performance, reducing complexity and supporting continued growth. -
Simple Energy Expands Siemens Xcelerator Adoption to Scale Electric Vehicle Engineering
Electric two-wheeler manufacturer Simple Energy has deepened its adoption of Siemens Xcelerator to develop sophisticated electric vehicle variants, complex assembly and variant design and drive faster time to market. -
Regal Rexnord and FANUC to Deliver Fully Integrated Collaborative Robotics Solution
“Adding an external axis transport layer to a 6-axis cobot opens new avenues for productivity, innovation and profitability for our customers,” said Emily Kern, president of Regal Rexnord’s Linear Motion Division. -
ISA Fellow Rao Mannepalli: Advancing National Defense and Space Exploration
Rao Mannepalli, chief scientist of Leidos, has been elevated to ISA Fellow in 2026. -
The AI Maturity Map: Intelligence, Conscience and the Climb Toward Human-Like Cognition
AI maturity is not a race to deploy — it’s a climb toward intelligence and integrity. -
Emerson’s Integrated Automation Portfolio Fast-Tracks AI-Scale Data Centers
DeltaV Automation Platform for Data Centers delivers precision control, industrial reliability and project expertise to accelerate time-to-compute. -
Low-Code on the Plant Floor: Empowering Engineers or Creating the Next Technical Debt Bomb?
Your plant already runs on low-code. It has for thirty years, and it was called Excel. -
Emmeatech Celebrates 20 Years of Italian Technological Innovation
Emmeatech celebrates twenty years of innovation and looks toward international growth with digital technologies designed for industrial and pharmaceutical environments. -
Murrelektronik Unveils Six New Automation Solutions at Automate 2026
The new product portfolio simplifies decentralized automation with intelligent connectivity, enhanced safety and streamlined machine integration.