Industrial Automation stories
Plant operators can now collect gas readings remotely as Spot gains monitoring capability, reducing the need to send workers into hazardous areas.
Electrified vehicles, factory automation and renewable projects are expected to lift demand for organised wiring assemblies to USD $173.9 billion by 2036.
Longer dwell times and rising ransomware threats are exposing gaps in industrial defences, despite better OT visibility and governance.
The expanded programme could cut unplanned downtime across more than 13,000 monitored assets as AI shifts from alerts to fixing faults.
Warehouse operators facing labour shortages may see Blue Yonder's latest recognition as proof its software is still central to automation plans.
Industrial groups may cut manual effort and speed up issue resolution as Siemens pushes AI from pilots into governed production workflows.
Actual procurement data now points to a broad April slowdown, with all five tracked sectors posting month-on-month spend declines.
Rising product complexity is slowing quotes and deliveries for most manufacturers, as only 7% reuse the same configuration rules across systems.
Pilot trials suggest the setup could cut factory energy use by 10% and lift assembly-line productivity by 12%.
AI operators could bring new capacity online faster, as Delta says its prefabricated system may cut data centre deployment time by 60%.
The new software aims to move industrial AI beyond pilots by tying together data, workflows and governance for faster operational decisions.
Students in Malaysia will gain hands-on access to BlackBerry's QNX tools as UKM becomes the first ASEAN university to add them.
The new site will help Orbbec shorten delivery times and bolster supply resilience for overseas customers as demand for robotics hardware grows.
Real-time data from 77 wells should cut manual checks and speed maintenance across Oil India's dispersed field operations.
System designers and OEMs gain longer-term supply and support as Kingston adds industrial memory and SSDs for harsher, high-uptime deployments.
Manufacturers can now get managed support and remote access tools to reduce OT cyber risk without slowing plant production.
Local firms can now upskill in robotics as NMITE opens an eight-week online course aimed at defence, manufacturing and commercial users.
Mining operators are set to gain safer, more reliable site connectivity as Epiroc adds Ericsson's LTE and 5G products to its portfolio.
The London AI firm's expansion into steel and glass is backed by fresh capital as industrial customers seek lower costs and emissions.
Private 5G aims to help manufacturers connect factory systems, automate operations and use real-time data more easily across production sites.