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

Dec
19
2025

Rita Liu — Technology Trends

Chinese Domestic Chips Make a Breakthrough in the Computing Power Game: A Duet of Short-Term Easing and Long-Term Independence

China’s domestic AI chip industry is leveraging capital support and rapid innovation to move from short-term external relief toward long-term computing power independence.

Dec
19
2025

Colin Masson — Technology Trends

AWS Re:Invent 2025 Onsite Podcast: Untangling Industrial Data with AWS and HighByte

At AWS re:Invent 2025, industry leaders from AWS and HighByte explain why Industrial DataOps and contextualized data are the critical enablers for moving from Industrial Copilots to truly agentic factories.

Dec
19
2025

Asha Suparna — Technology Trends

Industrial AI in Pharmaceutical Manufacturing: Moving Beyond Pilots

Pharmaceutical manufacturers are beginning to apply Industrial AI within manufacturing operations, but progress remains measured due to regulatory requirements, validation expectations, and the need to integrate with existing automation, data, and quality management environments.

Dec
19
2025

Chantal Polsonetti — Acquisition or Partnership

ABB Strengthens Grid Automation Offerings with Netcontrol Acquisition

ABB has agreed to acquire Netcontrol to strengthen its grid automation and distribution solutions portfolio, supporting the digitalization and resilience of power grids as electrification accelerates.

Dec
19
2025

Chantal Polsonetti — Company and Product News

ClearBlade Launches No-Code MQTT-to-Database Connector for Real-Time Streaming

ClearBlade has released a native MQTT-to-Database Connector that enables no-code streaming of device data into enterprise databases at scale.

Dec
18
2025

Colin Masson — Technology Trends

From Insight to Action: Where Do You Stand in the Industrial AI Race?

ARC’s Industrial AI Pacesetter Survey shows that the greatest risk today is not lagging behind, but remaining in the “Mainstream Majority” as AI progress rapidly widens the gap between Pacesetters and Laggards.

Dec
18
2025

— Industry Trends

Hainan Free Trade Port's Island-wide Customs Closure: Reshaping Global Supply Chains as a "China Hub"

Hainan’s island-wide customs closure marks a structural shift in Asia-Pacific trade and manufacturing, positioning the Free Trade Port as a high-openness hub reshaping regional supply chains and competitive dynamics.

Dec
18
2025

Colin Masson — Technology Trends

The Intelligent Industrial Enterprise: Assembling the "Multi-Minded" Enterprise

Industrial AI Pacesetters are moving beyond hyperscaler lock-in by assembling a “multi-minded” enterprise that combines specialized AI models, collaborative agents, and an assembled industrial data fabric.

Dec
17
2025

— Technology Trends

From Microgrids to Hypergrids

Hypergrids are super scaled microgrids. Data centers were once passive power consumers but today they are grid-interactive energy platforms that use scale, advanced controls, and transitional generation to stabilize the grid while meeting hyperscalers’ urgent “speed to power” demands.

Dec
17
2025

Craig Resnick — Company and Product News

PTC: Cloud-Native CAD, PDM, and PLM for Regulated Industries on AWS GovCloud

PTC has connected Onshape Government with Arena PLM for AWS GovCloud to provide a unified, cloud-native CAD, PDM, and PLM environment for regulated industries.