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Engineering Design Tools for Plants, Infrastructure, and Building Information Modeling

The Engineering Design Tools (EDT) and BIM market continues to evolve as organizations accelerate digital transformation across the architecture, engineering, and infrastructure sectors. EDT/BIM global market research delivers current market analysis plus a five-year market and technology forecast.

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Oct
07
2026

David Humphrey — Industry Trends

Software-Defined Factory: From Automation Pilots to Scalable Industrial Change

Software-Defined Factory at BMW Welt in Munich, Germany brought together 135 automation engineers, plant leaders, IT/OT decision-makers, and analysts.

Oct
07
2026

David Humphrey — Industry Trends

Xentara Targets the Runtime Layer for Physical AI in Industrial Automation

Industrial AI will not transform automation until it can move from advice to action.

Oct
06
2026

Rosy Rai — Industry Trends

From AI to Autonomous Operations: AstraZeneca’s Supply Chain Transformation

AstraZeneca’s supply chain transformation demonstrates how connected data, AI-enabled automation, and strong governance can support more predictive, resilient, and increasingly autonomous operations.

Oct
06
2026

Larry O'Brien — Acquisition or Partnership

Dragos Broadens Its xOT Cybersecurity Platform Strategy

Dragos is expanding from an OT cybersecurity specialist toward a broader xOT platform spanning connected devices, asset exposure, firmware risk, and OT threat operations.

Oct
06
2026

Asha Suparna — Technology Trends

Taming Industrial AI Starts with Great Data

Cognite’s Ravi N. Mishra and Pawan Mishra explore why contextualized industrial data and knowledge graphs are essential for moving from AI experimentation to scalable agentic workflows.

Oct
07
2026

David Humphrey — Industry Trends

Software-Defined Factory: From Automation Pilots to Scalable Industrial Change

Software-Defined Factory at BMW Welt in Munich, Germany brought together 135 automation engineers, plant leaders, IT/OT decision-makers, and analysts.

Oct
06
2026

Bob Gill — Company and Product News

Enhancing Industrial Cyber Resilience in a Rapidly Evolving Threat Environment

Yokogawa’s new Industrial Cyber Resilience Center supports industrial organizations in strengthening OT cybersecurity preparedness, workforce capabilities, and incident recovery.

Oct
06
2026

Asha Suparna — Technology Trends

Taming Industrial AI Starts with Great Data

Cognite’s Ravi N. Mishra and Pawan Mishra explore why contextualized industrial data and knowledge graphs are essential for moving from AI experimentation to scalable agentic workflows.

Oct
06
2026

Santosh Kumar — Industry Trends

Reliability as the Ultimate KPI: High-Pressure Regulator Performance Moves from the Plant Floor to the Strategic Agenda

Reliability is becoming a strategic differentiator as high-pressure regulator and valve customers prioritize uptime, lifecycle performance, and operational risk reduction.

Oct
06
2026

Chantal Polsonetti — Technology Trends

Updated FDI Specifications Target the Complexity Behind Connected Field Devices

FieldComm Group’s updated FDI specifications enable more consistent access to field devices across complex, gateway-based industrial network architectures.

Oct
07
2026

David Humphrey — Industry Trends

Xentara Targets the Runtime Layer for Physical AI in Industrial Automation

Industrial AI will not transform automation until it can move from advice to action.

Oct
06
2026

Rosy Rai — Industry Trends

From AI to Autonomous Operations: AstraZeneca’s Supply Chain Transformation

Oct
06
2026

Asha Suparna — Technology Trends

Taming Industrial AI Starts with Great Data

Cognite’s Ravi N. Mishra and Pawan Mishra explore why contextualized industrial data and knowledge graphs are essential for moving from AI experimentation to scalable agentic workflows.

Oct
06
2026

Bob Gill — Company and Product News

Enhancing Industrial Cyber Resilience in a Rapidly Evolving Threat Environment

Yokogawa’s new Industrial Cyber Resilience Center supports industrial organizations in strengthening OT cybersecurity preparedness, workforce capabilities, and incident recovery.

Oct
01
2026

Patrick Arnold — Company and Product News

Agility Robotics Advances Industrial Humanoids with Digit 5

Digit 5 reflects Agility Robotics’ effort to make humanoid robots safer, more versatile, and more viable for industrial deployment at scale.

Oct
07
2026

David Humphrey — Industry Trends

Software-Defined Factory: From Automation Pilots to Scalable Industrial Change

Software-Defined Factory at BMW Welt in Munich, Germany brought together 135 automation engineers, plant leaders, IT/OT decision-makers, and analysts.

Oct
06
2026

Bob Gill — Company and Product News

Enhancing Industrial Cyber Resilience in a Rapidly Evolving Threat Environment

Yokogawa’s new Industrial Cyber Resilience Center supports industrial organizations in strengthening OT cybersecurity preparedness, workforce capabilities, and incident recovery.

Oct
06
2026

Larry O'Brien — Acquisition or Partnership

Dragos Broadens Its xOT Cybersecurity Platform Strategy

Dragos is expanding from an OT cybersecurity specialist toward a broader xOT platform spanning connected devices, asset exposure, firmware risk, and OT threat operations.

Sep
30
2026

Larry O'Brien — Podcasts/Videos

Digital Transformation Viewpoints Podcast: Robert Jackson of Moxa Discusses CRA Regulations and OT Cybersecurity

Moxa’s Robert Jackson discusses how the Cyber Resilience Act is reshaping secure-by-design practices and lifecycle cybersecurity requirements for industrial organizations.

Sep
30
2026

Fox Chen — Industry Best Practice

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Jan brings more than 20 years of experience across discrete and process manufacturing, as well as supply chain. His background includes roles as both a consultant and analyst, with a focus on digital transformation, smart manufacturing, maintenance strategies, engineering, and quality management.

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From Visibility to Predictability: MES on the Ground

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Software-Defined Factory: From Automation Pilots to Scalable Industrial Change

Xentara Targets the Runtime Layer for Physical AI in Industrial Automation

From AI to Autonomous Operations: AstraZeneca’s Supply Chain Transformation

Dragos Broadens Its xOT Cybersecurity Platform Strategy

Taming Industrial AI Starts with Great Data

Software-Defined Factory: From Automation Pilots to Scalable Industrial Change

Enhancing Industrial Cyber Resilience in a Rapidly Evolving Threat Environment

Taming Industrial AI Starts with Great Data

Reliability as the Ultimate KPI: High-Pressure Regulator Performance Moves from the Plant Floor to the Strategic Agenda

Updated FDI Specifications Target the Complexity Behind Connected Field Devices

Xentara Targets the Runtime Layer for Physical AI in Industrial Automation

From AI to Autonomous Operations: AstraZeneca’s Supply Chain Transformation

Taming Industrial AI Starts with Great Data

Enhancing Industrial Cyber Resilience in a Rapidly Evolving Threat Environment

Agility Robotics Advances Industrial Humanoids with Digit 5

Software-Defined Factory: From Automation Pilots to Scalable Industrial Change

Enhancing Industrial Cyber Resilience in a Rapidly Evolving Threat Environment

Dragos Broadens Its xOT Cybersecurity Platform Strategy

Digital Transformation Viewpoints Podcast: Robert Jackson of Moxa Discusses CRA Regulations and OT Cybersecurity

Building the Autonomous Operating Plant: SUPCON’s Blueprint for Industrial Autonomy

Logistics Viewpoints

Choosing a TMS: What Logistics Leaders Should Evaluate Beyond Features

Aera Technology Keeps Decision Intelligence Focused on the Decision Loop

Decision Intelligence Is Emerging as the New Layer Between Signals and Execution

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