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Sep
16
2026

Chantal Polsonetti — Acquisition or Partnership

Industry Groups Unite to Accelerate Single Pair Ethernet Adoption

The Single Pair Ethernet System Alliance and SPE Industrial Partner Network have merged to form the Single Pair Ethernet Association, bringing together more than 130 companies to advance SPE standardization, implementation, and adoption.

Sep
16
2026

Janice Abel — Company and Product News

Körber Launches K.AI Assistant for Trusted AI in GxP Life Sciences Operations

Körber has introduced K.AI Assistant, a generative AI-based assistant designed to provide controlled access to product knowledge and customer-specific GxP documentation across pharmaceutical manufacturing and quality operations.

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.

Sep
16
2026

Chantal Polsonetti — Technology Trends

FDI and Ethernet-APL: A Practical Path Toward Cyber Resilience Act (CRA) Compliance

FDI and Ethernet-APL can support Cyber Resilience Act compliance by enabling standardized device integration, secure communications, improved lifecycle management, and greater visibility into connected field devices.

Sep
16
2026

Craig Resnick — Company and Product News

Siemens Launches Meet at the Machine Initiative for CNC Productivity

Siemens’ Meet at the Machine initiative connects engineering software, automation, and machine expertise to help manufacturers prepare production processes before machine delivery. TRAK Machine Tools is the initiative’s first partner.

Sep
16
2026

Craig Resnick — Company and Product News

Universal Robots Introduces Gen 7 Platform for Industrial Automation and Physical AI

Universal Robots has introduced Gen 7, a redesigned collaborative robotics platform combining new g-Series robot arms, controller and operator interfaces with PolyScope X, expanded connectivity, and support for edge AI and physical AI applications.

Sep
15
2026

Jim Frazer — Industry Trends

The TMS Is Expanding Beyond Planning: What Defines the Category in 2026

Modern TMS platforms are extending beyond planning and execution to support connected operating states, faster decisions, and more dynamic transportation management.

Sep
15
2026

Rita Liu — Industry Trends

China’s Industrial Automation Market: Rising Revenue but Thin Profit Margins in 2026

China’s industrial automation market is generating stronger revenue as manufacturing demand recovers, but cost pressures, intense competition, and uneven segment performance continue to limit profit growth.

Sep
15
2026

Jim Frazer — Industry Trends

From Systems of Record to a Logistics Control Layer

The emerging logistics control layer connects fragmented execution systems to coordinate operating state, decisions, and actions across the logistics network.

Sep
15
2026

Jim Frazer — Acquisition or Partnership

NVIDIA Is Buying the Distribution Layer of AI

NVIDIA’s move for Hugging Face highlights how AI competition is shifting from individual components toward the platforms that connect models, developers, applications, and infrastructure

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