ARC Europe Viewpoints
Feb
02
2026
02
2026
Rita Liu — Industry Trends
The 2026 Price Hike Wave in China’s Industrial Automation Market: Key Drivers and Downstream Impacts
China’s industrial automation market is undergoing a multi-round price hike wave in 2026, driven by rising raw material and memory chip costs, supply constraints, and a broader restructuring of industry pricing power and market dynamics.
Jan
30
2026
30
2026
Mark Sen Gupta — Technology Trends
Why Modernizing Distributed Control Systems Is Now a Strategic Imperative
Modernizing distributed control systems has become a strategic necessity, enabling safer, more secure, and more efficient industrial operations while unlocking digital transformation and long-term performance gains.
Jan
30
2026
30
2026
Craig Resnick — Company and Product News
Hitachi Energy Integrates Microsoft AI Into Ellipse EAM for Critical Infrastructure Management
Hitachi Energy has integrated Microsoft AI-enabled technologies into its Ellipse Enterprise Asset Management solution to improve reliability, safety, and operational resilience for critical infrastructure.
Jan
30
2026
30
2026
Chantal Polsonetti — Company and Product News
Semtech Launches Rugged 5G RedCap Routers
Semtech has introduced two rugged 5G RedCap routers designed to deliver energy-efficient, future-ready cellular connectivity for industrial and commercial IoT deployments, including remote and off-grid environments.
Jan
29
2026
29
2026
— Project Success Story
LTTS Drives CapEx Efficiency for a Greenfield Edible Oil Plant
One of the world’s top agribusiness and food companies selected L&T Technology Services (LTTS) as its strategic engineering partner to develop a major greenfield edible oil facility in Europe.
Jan
29
2026
29
2026
Gaven Simon — Industry Trends
The New Frontier of Operations and Supply Chain: AI, Resilience, and Intelligence
At ARC Advisory Group’s 30th annual Leadership Forum, industry leaders will examine how AI, decision intelligence, and operational resilience are reshaping global supply chain performance.
Jan
29
2026
29
2026
Janice Abel — Acquisition or Partnership
Aegis Software Completes Acquisition of Simio
Aegis Software has completed the acquisition of Simio, expanding its manufacturing operations software portfolio to include digital twin simulation and advanced planning and scheduling capabilities.
Jan
28
2026
28
2026
Nobuaki Konishi — Acquisition or Partnership
Mitsubishi Electric and Landis+Gyr Accelerate Grid Edge Innovation as Mitsubishi Electric Takes Part in Landis+Gyr’s Application Ecosystem
Mitsubishi Electric’s entry into Landis+Gyr’s Application Ecosystem signals a collaborative push to advance grid edge intelligence and DER integration, with an initial focus on North America.
Jan
28
2026
28
2026
Vikram Kalkat — Industry Trends
Is AI Pushing the Technology Sector Back Toward Junk Bonds?
Rising infrastructure costs, uncertain ROI, and shifting capital market dynamics are forcing technology companies to reassess whether large-scale AI investments could expose them to financial risks reminiscent of past market cycles.
Jan
28
2026
28
2026
Constanze Schmitz — Industry Trends
Digital Asset @ ARC EIF 2026
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