ARC Europe

Since 1999, ARC has established its European headquarters in Dusseldorf, Germany. ARC has several offices across Europe, located throughout Germany, Belgium, and France. ARC European analysts cover a wide range of topics including Industrie 4.0, smart machinery, sensors, automation, plant and enterprise software.

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ARC Europe Viewpoints

Jan
23
2026

— Industry Trends

PV Export Tax Rebates to Be Phased Out: Industry Upgrades as Era of “Subsidized Overseas Expansion” Ends

China’s phased cancellation of PV export tax rebates marks a structural turning point, accelerating industry consolidation and shifting global competition from price-driven exports to value-based manufacturing.

Jan
22
2026

Craig Resnick — Company and Product News

Schneider Electric Updates EV Charging Portfolio with StarCharge Fast 720

Schneider Electric has introduced StarCharge Fast 720, a high-power electric vehicle charging system designed for commercial, industrial, and fleet applications.

Jan
22
2026

Craig Resnick — Company and Product News

Motivair by Schneider Electric Introduces 2.5 MW CDU for Scalable AI and HPC Data Centers

Motivair by Schneider Electric has introduced a 2.5-megawatt coolant distribution unit designed to support high-density data centers and scalable AI computing environments.

Jan
21
2026

Chantal Polsonetti — Company and Product News

OpenAI Issues RFP to Build and Scale US AI Manufacturing Infrastructure

OpenAI has issued a US-focused manufacturing RFP to support domestic production across AI hardware, data centers, and robotics as part of a long-term reindustrialization and supply chain resilience strategy.

Jan
21
2026

Craig Resnick — Company and Product News

Schneider Electric Introduces Resource Advisor+ Energy and Sustainability Intelligence Platform

Schneider Electric has introduced Resource Advisor+, an AI-enabled platform designed to support enterprise energy and sustainability management.

Jan
21
2026

Rita Liu — Technology Trends

China’s Coordinated Policies in 2026 to Advance High-Quality Integration of Industrial Internet Platforms and AI

China’s 2026–2028 industrial policy framework aligns industrial internet platforms and artificial intelligence through coordinated targets for infrastructure, data, models, and agents, accelerating full-chain digital and intelligent transformation across manufacturing.

Jan
21
2026

Colin Masson — Technology Trends

The Human-Centric Factory: Redefining ROI with Augmented Intelligence

New survey data challenges the narrative of AI-driven workforce replacement, showing that industrial organizations are prioritizing human augmentation, safety, and knowledge preservation as they deploy Industrial AI.

Jan
20
2026

Patrick Arnold — Company and Product News

Barbara Releases Edge Software Platform Version 3.2.0

Barbara has released version 3.2.0 of its industrial edge software platform, introducing centralized observability, automated onboarding, and enhancements aimed at scaling distributed edge deployments.

Jan
20
2026

Craig Resnick — Company and Product News

PTC Updates ALM Portfolio With Codebeamer, Codebeamer AI, and Pure Variants Releases

PTC has released updates to Codebeamer and Pure Variants, along with the first release of Codebeamer AI, to support regulated, software-driven product development.

Jan
20
2026

Jim Frazer — Technology Trends

How AI Is Transforming the Modern Supply Chain Using A2A, MCP, and Graph-RAG to Drive Autonomous Resilience

This article explains how agent-to-agent coordination is emerging in supply chains and how AI architectures such as A2A, MCP, and Graph-RAG support more autonomous, adaptive, and resilient supply chain operations.