ARC Europe Viewpoints
Jul
03
2026
03
2026
Colin Masson — Technology Trends
Beyond the Sandbox: Jabil’s Blueprint for Standardized Scale and Gigawatt-Era Industrial AI
Jabil’s approach to Industrial AI shows how manufacturers can move beyond pilots by connecting enterprise data, governance, frontline execution, and AI-ready infrastructure.
Jul
03
2026
03
2026
Andy Chatha — Industry Trends
Emerson’s Discrete Automation Strategy: Bringing Intelligence, Motion, and Reliability Together
Conversations at the Emerson booth during Automate 2026 highlighted how integrated automation components, hybrid motion, edge computing, and ruggedized technologies are helping manufacturers build more reliable and flexible production systems.
Jul
03
2026
03
2026
Andy Chatha — Industry Trends
Behind Every Robot: The Hidden Supply Chain Driving Industrial Innovation
A conversation with MISUMI and Fictiv at Automate 2026 highlighted how components, custom manufacturing, and supply chain resilience are becoming critical to the future of robotics.
Jul
02
2026
02
2026
Jim Frazer — Industry Trends
Oil and Gas Supply Chain Strategy: Why Energy Flows Are Now Strategic Infrastructure
ARC Advisory Group’s white paper examines why oil and gas supply chains must be managed as strategic infrastructure, with stronger visibility, resilience, optionality, and risk management across the value chain.
Jul
01
2026
01
2026
Colin Masson — Technology Trends
Taming the Agentic Swamp: Anchoring Autonomy with Industrial-Grade Data Fabric
As autonomous agents move closer to live industrial operations, enterprises must build industrial-grade data fabrics that validate, contextualize, and govern the data feeding multi-agent systems.
Jul
01
2026
01
2026
Craig Resnick — Acquisition or Partnership
Schneider Electric’s Planned Acquisition of Cognite Reinforces the Data Foundation for Industrial AI
Schneider Electric’s planned acquisition of Cognite will strengthen AVEVA’s industrial intelligence platform by adding data contextualization, industrial knowledge graph, and agentic AI capabilities for asset-intensive industries.
Jul
01
2026
01
2026
Emilio Posa — Technology Trends
Datacor’s Approach to Process Simulation with CHEMCAD
Datacor is positioning CHEMCAD as an integrated process simulation platform that supports first-principles modeling, flexible deployment, usability, and closer connections across manufacturing systems.
Jul
01
2026
01
2026
Colin Masson — Technology Trends
Surviving the SaaSpocalypse and Taming the Tokenpocalypse by Mastering Multi-Agent Industrial Governance
As Industrial AI moves from assistants to autonomous multi-agent systems, vendors and buyers must rethink software monetization, governance, and operational safeguards around agentic workflows.
Jul
01
2026
01
2026
Andy Chatha — Technology Trends
From Data to Decisions: Siemens’ Vision for Industrial AI at Automate 2026
Siemens is positioning Industrial AI around context, orchestration, and trusted decision support rather than raw data or standalone AI tools.
Jul
01
2026
01
2026
Craig Resnick — Company and Product News
Schneider Electric Expands EcoCare Services to 3-Phase UPS
Schneider Electric has expanded EcoCare services to 3-Phase UPS systems to help organizations use AI-powered maintenance, connected asset data, and 24/7 remote monitoring to improve uptime and reduce risk.