ARC Europe Viewpoints
Feb
28
2026
28
2026
Colin Masson — Technology Trends
AWS and OpenAI's $50B Pact Redraws the Lines of the Industrial AI Wars
Amazon’s reported large-scale investment in OpenAI and the proposed AWS-hosted Frontier platform signals a strategic shift toward stateful, agentic AI infrastructure that could reshape enterprise and industrial AI deployment architectures.
Feb
27
2026
27
2026
Jim Frazer — Technology Trends
Data Harmonization and Infrastructure Requirements for AI in the Supply Chain
Data harmonization is the foundational requirement for AI-driven supply chains, ensuring that A2A agents, MCP memory layers, RAG pipelines, and graph-based reasoning operate on consistent, integrated, and reliable enterprise data.
Feb
27
2026
27
2026
Jim Frazer — Technology Trends
Securing the Chain: The Human Factor—Are People the Weakest Link?
Human behavior remains a primary vulnerability in supply chains, as social engineering, insider risks, and limited cyber awareness across interconnected partners can undermine even well-architected and technology-driven security frameworks.
Feb
26
2026
26
2026
Gaven Simon — Technology Trends
2026 Forum Reflections
An ARC Forum session highlighted how Avantor is applying Decision Intelligence with Aera Technology to automate routine supply chain decisions and improve resilience, efficiency, and responsiveness.
Feb
26
2026
26
2026
Chantal Polsonetti — Acquisition or Partnership
Phoenix Contact USA Announces Technology Alliance Program (TAP)
Phoenix Contact USA launched its Technology Alliance Program (TAP) to expand the EP Raptor ecosystem through validated third-party cybersecurity, automation, and analytics applications on converged industrial computing platforms.
Feb
26
2026
26
2026
Colin Masson — Technology Trends
The Context Crisis: Decoupling Data, Defending IP, and the Missing Link for Agentic AI
ARC analysis argues that scalable Industrial AI requires data decoupling combined with context engineering, digital twins, and abstraction layers like MCP to balance interoperability, sovereignty, and vendor innovation.
Feb
26
2026
26
2026
Marianne D’Aquila — Company and Product News
Aras Expands Cloud PLM Strategy to Support Flexible Deployment and AI Access
Aras has expanded its cloud strategy for Aras Innovator to provide flexible deployment models and accelerated access to AI-enabled PLM and digital thread capabilities.
Feb
26
2026
26
2026
Craig Resnick — Company and Product News
PTC Adds Cloud-Native Model-Based Definition to Onshape CAD Platform
PTC has introduced cloud-native Model-Based Definition capabilities within its Onshape CAD and PDM platform to improve product definition and collaboration.
Feb
25
2026
25
2026
Colin Masson — Technology Trends
Lost in Translation: Why Headquarters-Driven AI Fails at the Border
ARC’s regional survey insights show that geography is dictating distinct Industrial AI architectures, challenging centralized, one-size-fits-all global technology rollouts.
Feb
25
2026
25
2026
Colin Masson — Technology Trends
The Convergence Catalyst: How AI Finally Broke the IT/OT Deadlock
ARC’s role-based survey analysis shows that the primary barrier to scaling Industrial AI is internal IT, OT, and business misalignment, despite unprecedented consensus on data, autonomy, and AI priorities.