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Explore how machine learning and generative AI transform industrial automation, from process optimization and quality inspection to engineering efficiency using Beckhoff's TwinCAT...
Nov. 5, 2026
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Is your industrial data ready for AI? Explore a three-stage maturity model to assess your organization's capabilities and identify opportunities for improvement.
Nov. 2, 2026
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As Automation Matures, Packaging Evolves In Step Packing is getting faster, more accurate and safer with the evolution of modern automation techniques, particularly ...
Oct. 27, 2026
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This webinar outlines Software-Defined Manufacturing—a practical operating model that decouples high-value industrial software from physical hardware.
Dec. 2, 2026

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What Rockwell Automation’s 11th annual State of Smart Manufacturing Report reveals about AI, connected systems, cybersecurity, workforce readiness and the next phase of industrial...
June 26, 2026
In this excerpt from our podcast discussion with Damantha Boteju, Configit's chief product and technology officer, we learn more about configuration lifecycle management (CLM)...
April 28, 2026
Stefan Basenach, senior vice president of automation technology at ABB, explains how ABB's Automation Extended separates stable process control from digital capabilities, enabling...
April 15, 2026
Insights for manufacturers on the benefits of AI vision inspection from Norfolk Southern. Using this technology, the rail company identified more than twenty-five thousand defects...
April 8, 2026

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As industrial software stacks become more complex, manufacturers need clearer ownership, stronger IT/OT collaboration and long-term support plans that extend beyond commissioning...
Nov. 9, 2026
The company is building security and compliance features directly into its Gen 7 robotics platform and PolyScope X software.
Nov. 6, 2026
The company unveiled a physical AI education initiative that aims to combine training, certification, and research to help close the industrial AI skills gap.
Nov. 6, 2026
Automation World: Gets Your Questions Answered
Mitsubishi Electric Automation's Patrick Varley explores using robotic assets to overcome industrial labor and skill shortages.
Nov. 5, 2026

Process

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Software-defined automation, GPU-powered computing and machine learning are paving the way for smarter, more flexible industrial control systems.
Nov. 10, 2026
For decades, manufacturers shoehorned unique, physical business operations into rigid off-the-shelf software. It used to make sense when building custom software took months of...
Nov. 3, 2026
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Industrial automation teams must define approved exit states for autonomous robots, ensuring withdrawn authorization triggers the correct response without creating operational...
Nov. 2, 2026
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Automation World: Gets Your Questions Answered
Software-defined automation is an evolving strategy to decouple software from hardware to enable smarter virtualization, containerization and truly modern...
Oct. 30, 2026

Products

UBITO introduces a next generation of Wiegand sensors along with ASIC controller chip
Nov. 6, 2026
KROHNE's Optiflux 4400 features automated partial proof test function.
Oct. 23, 2026
IDEC solution extends the ability of users to safely stop equipment that is remote, hard to reach, or in motion.
Oct. 22, 2026
New Endress+Hauser solution combines visualization, data logging and switching outputs.
Oct. 20, 2026

Control

The company’s DS and HLZ ranges provide manufacturers with machine safety options supporting Category 4, PL e and SIL 3 systems.
Sept. 21, 2026
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DURAmax DC UPS
The DURAmax DC UPS provides reliable 24V backup for PLCs, sensors and industrial automation systems during mains failures.
Sept. 4, 2026
Company officials say the equipment is engineered to support energy savings, reliability, and performance in demanding pumping applications.
Aug. 26, 2026
Modern software technologies must be highly integrated and connected to the same data sources.
June 12, 2026

Robotics

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ABB Robotics upgrades its Fashion Inductor functional module with its AI Robot to keep pace with fashion trends.
Oct. 30, 2026
Combining collaborative robots with autonomous mobile robots can help manufacturers improve flexibility, accuracy, and productivity while addressing labor shortages and evolving...
Oct. 27, 2026
Automation World: Gets Your Questions Answered
Infor's Eric Thorsen talks about ensuring robotics and automation spend results in valuable outputs.
Oct. 27, 2026
The company introduced new palletizing systems at PACK EXPO 2026 designed to improve safety, lower costs, and help manufacturers navigate growing tariff concerns.
Oct. 23, 2026