ARC Europe Viewpoints
Jan
09
2026
09
2026
Marianne D’Aquila — Company and Product News
Trace One Introduces Devex PLM 2026 with AI-Enabled Compliance Features
Trace One introduced Devex PLM 2026 with Trace One Copilot for compliance workflows, a redesigned user experience, product versioning by validity dates, and enhanced query-based data visualization.
Jan
08
2026
08
2026
David Humphrey — Acquisition or Partnership
Siemens and NVIDIA Expand Partnership to Build the Industrial AI Operating System
Siemens and NVIDIA are expanding their partnership to build an AI-driven industrial operating system that applies physical and industrial AI across manufacturing, semiconductor design, and AI factory operations.
Jan
08
2026
08
2026
David Humphrey — Company and Product News
Siemens Announces Digital Twin Composer
Siemens has introduced Digital Twin Composer, a software platform that enables industrial companies to combine digital twins, real-time physical data, and industrial AI to simulate, optimize, and operate products and factories virtually.
Jan
07
2026
07
2026
— Acquisition or Partnership
Bentley Systems Acquires Talon Aerolytics, and Pointivo Technology, for Asset Analytics Leadership
Bentley Systems, the infrastructure engineering software company, recently announced the acquisitions of Talon Aerolytics and the technology and technical expertise of Pointivo.
Jan
07
2026
07
2026
Gaven Simon — Acquisition or Partnership
Jabil Acquires Hanley Energy Group to Power AI-Driven Data Centers
Jabil has acquired Hanley Energy Group to strengthen rack-level power and energy management capabilities for AI-driven data centers.
Jan
07
2026
07
2026
Rita Liu — Industry Trends
How the Thailand-Cambodia Border Conflict Is Creating Ripple Effects Across Global Manufacturing Supply Chains
The Thailand–Cambodia border conflict is disrupting land logistics and labor flows, triggering production delays, cost inflation, and supply instability across global manufacturing supply chains—especially in Thailand’s hard disk drive, automotive, textile, and agricultural export sectors.
Jan
07
2026
07
2026
Colin Masson — Podcasts/Videos
AWS' Steve Blackwell's 7 Strategic Takeaways for the Industrial Cloud
AWS re:Invent 2025 signaled a shift from generative AI experimentation to physically deployed industrial AI, highlighting advances in compute, agentic systems, edge intelligence, and workforce development
Jan
06
2026
06
2026
Chantal Polsonetti — Industry Trends
US Manufacturing Activity Remained in Contraction in December
US manufacturing activity remained in contraction in December, with the PMI at 47.9 percent, weaker production and inventories, mixed input conditions, and tariffs continuing to weigh on business sentiment.
Jan
05
2026
05
2026
Rita Liu — Industry Trends
How Green Hydrogen Supports China’s Energy Transition and Deep Decarbonization
China’s expanding renewable energy capacity is positioning green hydrogen as a critical enabler for energy storage, industrial decarbonization, and a multi-energy integrated system.
Jan
02
2026
02
2026
— Industry Trends
Foreign Companies Expand into Hainan as Free Trade Policies Drive Investment
Foreign companies including Siemens Energy, Tesla, and AUSCA are using Hainan’s free trade policies to reduce costs, expand manufacturing, and position the island as a gateway to China and ASEAN markets.