Hitachi, Ltd. announced that it acquired Flexware Innovation, Inc. which has been a leading manufacturing Systems Integrator (SI) since 1996.

PTC acquired CloudMilling, a cloud-native CAM solution that will bring CAM functionality to PTC's software-as-a-service Onshape product development platform

Hexagon AB announced the acquisition of iConstruct Pty Ltd, a provider of Building Information Modelling (BIM) software used in commercial, infrastructure and industrial construction.

Japanese camera maker Nikon Corp announced plans to take over German 3D metal printing machine maker SLM Solutions Group

ZEDEDA, a leader in edge orchestration, announced that VMware has selected the company to provide distributed edge management and orchestration capabilities as part of VMware Edge Compute Stack.

ABB announced that it has signed an agreement to purchase Siemens’ low voltage NEMA motor business.

The industry took a major step with the signing of a frame agreement between building automation major, Johnson Controls, and OT cybersecurity provider, Nozomi Networks. 

Japanese multinational IT giant NEC has entered into an agreement with cybersecurity supplier Fortinet to provide high performance end-to-end 5G security for the rapidly growing world of 5G networks.

The Industry IoT Consortium (IIC) and the International Society of Automation announced the IoT Security Maturity Model (SMM): 62443 Mappings for Asset Owners, and Product Suppliers, and Service Suppliers.

Baker Hughes to acquire Quest Integrity, a global player in the development and delivery of technology-enabled reliability management and asset inspection solutions across the pipeline, refining, petrochemical and power generation sectors.