ARC Europe Viewpoints
Aug
27
2026
27
2026
Jim Frazer — Company and Product News
Amazon’s Project Tetromino Points to the Next Frontier in Last-Mile Automation
Amazon’s reported Project Tetromino points to a new phase of last-mile automation focused on delivery stations, where AI, robotics, automated storage, and sequencing could reduce manual handling and improve route staging and vehicle loading.
Aug
27
2026
27
2026
Patrick Arnold — Industry Trends
The “Robot Ban”: What New US Restrictions Mean for Industrial Robotics
New US restrictions on foreign-produced advanced robotic devices could reshape the industrial robotics market, with the greatest impact on mobile robots, humanoids, AMRs, AGVs, and other connected autonomous systems.
Aug
27
2026
27
2026
Craig Resnick — Company and Product News
GE Vernova Expands SF₆-Free GIS Portfolio with New 170 kV Switchgear
GE Vernova has introduced its F35g 170 kV SF₆-free gas-insulated switchgear, completing its SF₆-free GIS range for transmission grids and marking ten years since the introduction of its g³ technology.
Aug
27
2026
27
2026
Karthik Umachigi — Acquisition or Partnership
TCS's $373 Million Bet on Porsche's MHP: What It Means for Industrial IT Services
TCS's acquisition of Porsche's MHP combines a $373 million transaction with a $1.46 billion services commitment, strengthening TCS's position in European automotive engineering, AI, and industrial transformation.
Aug
27
2026
27
2026
Jim Frazer — Industry Trends
From Moscow to the Diesel Pump: How Geopolitics Is Moving Through Logistics Networks
Geopolitical disruptions in Russia and the Middle East are tightening refined-product markets and raising diesel costs, showing how refinery constraints, tanker rerouting, and fuel availability can move directly into freight and logistics economics.
Aug
27
2026
27
2026
Craig Resnick — Company and Product News
Schneider Electric Launches Smart Residential EV Charger with Built-In Load Management
Schneider Electric has launched Schneider Charge, a Level 2 residential EV charger with built-in dynamic load management designed to help homeowners add EV charging while making better use of existing electrical capacity.
Aug
26
2026
26
2026
Jim Frazer — Industry Trends
The Supply Chain Operating Model After AI
AI is beginning to reshape the supply chain operating model by changing how intelligence, workflows, decision rights, and execution are organized. The emerging advantage will come from coordinating people, software, and physical operations around faster, better-governed decision systems.
Aug
26
2026
26
2026
Colin Masson — Industry Trends
Deep-Dive Category: Factory Copilots—Operating at the Machine Face (OT, Engineering & Process Control)
Factory Copilots are moving closer to the machine face, combining OT data, engineering context, physics-aware AI, and regulatory guardrails to support safer, faster, and more contextual industrial decision-making.
Aug
25
2026
25
2026
Craig Resnick — Company and Product News
GE Vernova Introduces Medium-Voltage UPS for AI Data Centers and Energy-Intensive Industries
GE Vernova’s new medium-voltage UPS brings power protection upstream in the electrical architecture to support larger critical loads and improve power stability for AI data centers and other energy-intensive facilities.
Aug
25
2026
25
2026
Santosh Kumar — Industry Trends
The Future of High-Pressure Regulators and Valves: From Pressure Control to Operational Intelligence
ARC examines how reliability, precision, hydrogen readiness, digitalization, and lifecycle services are reshaping competitive differentiation in the high-pressure regulators market.