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
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
12
2025
Chantal Polsonetti — Company and Product News

Phoenix Contact Launches Software-Based Virtual PLCnext Controller

Phoenix Contact’s Virtual PLCnext Control is a containerized, software-based PLC that runs on Windows and Linux IT infrastructure (local or cloud) to support flexible, scalable control in virtualized environments.
Dec
12
2025
Colin Masson and Craig Resnick — Technology Trends

AWS re:Invent 2025: How the Industrial Cloud is Becoming Physical

At AWS re:Invent 2025, Amazon Web Services signaled a shift from cloud-centric AI to physically deployed Industrial AI, addressing cost, latency, governance, and trust barriers across factory, edge, and enterprise environments.