Autodesk plans to acquire MaintainX in a $3.6 billion all-cash transaction to strengthen its operations platform and connect maintenance, asset, and lifecycle data.

ARC Advisory Group has initiated a new MarketMap research study on machine vision systems, benchmarking supplier capabilities, technology direction, and adoption readiness across industrial automation and quality assurance applications.

SeQent and Velotic renewed and expanded their partnership to support real-time alarm and event notification across Proficy Software, including current support for CIMPLICITY HMI/SCADA and planned iFIX support in 2026.

IBM and Red Hat have announced Project Lightwell, a $5 billion initiative combining AI capabilities and engineering resources to help enterprises secure open source software across development and production environments.

ARC Advisory Group has initiated a new MarketMap research study on proximity sensors for industrial automation, covering capacitive, inductive, and ultrasonic technologies across key industries and applications.

Industrial humanoid robots are moving from R&D into early industrial pilots, supported by a growing ecosystem of robotics developers, AI and compute providers, automation companies, and end users.

ARC Advisory Group has initiated a new MarketMap research study on HMI software, benchmarking supplier capabilities, deployment readiness, and strategic direction as HMI platforms evolve to support more connected industrial operations.

ARC Advisory Group has initiated a new MarketMap research study on drones for process industries, benchmarking supplier capabilities, deployment maturity, and strategic positioning for industrial inspection and monitoring applications.

ZEDEDA and SORBA.ai have partnered to make SORBA.ai’s low-code AI/ML applications available through the ZEDEDA Edge Marketplace, helping industrial organizations deploy and manage AI models across distributed edge environments.

ARC Advisory Group has initiated a new MarketMap research study on photoelectric sensors, benchmarking global suppliers across product capabilities, strategic execution, and industrial automation applications.