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Sep
17
2026

Patrick Arnold — Company and Product News

Flexxbotics Advances Autonomy with Latest Software-Defined Factory Platform

Flexxbotics is advancing manufacturing autonomy by connecting contextualized production data with governed, authorized operational actions.

Sep
17
2026

Jim Frazer — Industry Best Practice

The Hidden Infrastructure of Logistics: Why Cohesion Matters

As logistics becomes more automated and AI-driven, stronger cohesion across systems, processes, data, and decision structures becomes essential for coordinated operations.

Sep
17
2026

Jim Frazer — Industry Trends

Fed Raises Rates for First Time Since 2023, Repricing Supply-Chain Capital

Higher interest rates are increasing the cost of inventory, automation, fleet, and network investments, forcing supply-chain organizations to scrutinize capital allocation more closely.

Sep
17
2026

Jim Frazer — Technology Trends

Tesla’s Cybercab Is Really a Logistics Network

Tesla’s Cybercab strategy highlights how autonomous mobility at scale will depend on logistics, fleet utilization, infrastructure, and AI-driven network orchestration.

Sep
17
2026

Jim Frazer — Company and Product News

ALVEST Launches TLD Robotics Following EasyMile Acquisition

TLD Robotics combines autonomous software, vehicles, fleet supervision, and deployment services in a single organization focused on airport and industrial operations.

Sep
17
2026

Patrick Arnold — Acquisition or Partnership

Palladyne AI and FANUC America Partner to Expand the Reach of Intelligent Robotic Automation

Palladyne AI and FANUC America are combining physical AI software and industrial robotics to support more adaptable and easier-to-deploy automation.

Sep
17
2026

Jim Frazer — Technology Trends

The Next Supply Chain Concentration Risk May Be the AI Model Itself

Supply-chain organizations should treat foundation models as replaceable components and design AI architectures that preserve portability, governance, and operational resilience.

Sep
17
2026

Jim Frazer — Industry Trends

Drone Warfare Is Exposing a New Critical-Minerals Logistics Problem

Germanium illustrates how small volumes of critical materials can create major downstream supply-chain risks when sourcing is concentrated and substitutes are limited.

Sep
17
2026

Jim Frazer — Industry Best Practice

Why Supply Chain Exceptions Are Becoming the Real Unit of Work

As supply-chain variability increases, exception management is becoming a distinct unit of work that requires better context, orchestration, decision rights, and automation.

Sep
16
2026

Craig Resnick — Company and Product News

Vention Introduces MachineAgent for Industrial Automation Workflows

Vention has introduced MachineAgent, an agentic AI capability that supports automation cell design, machine programming, performance monitoring, and troubleshooting across its Manufacturing Automation Platform.

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