ABB has released its High-Performance Infrared-Reflection moisture sensor, which reportedly provides the fastest, most precise moisture monitoring available on the market.

GE Digital announced the availability of its latest version of Proficy Historian, a historian software solution that collects industrial time-series and Alarms & Events (A&E) data to analyze asset and process performance

In the latest cybersecurity podcast, Sid Snitkin, leader of the cybersecurity practice at ARC, interviews Radiflow Chief Information Security Officer Rani Kehat and ServiceNow head of product James Destro.

DigiCert, Inc., announced that it has acquired IoT cybersecurity provider Mocana. The combination of DigiCert and Mocana technologies provides IoT manufacturers and operators with a comprehensive platform for managing security across the full IoT device lifecycle.

Yokogawa Electric Corporation announced that it has obtained ISASecure CSA Level 1 certification from the ISA Security Compliance Institute (ISCI) for its CENTUM VP integrated production control system

Schneider Electric announced that it has acquired start-up climate-tech renewable energy platform Zeigo to help enhance the company’s digital capabilities in energy, sustainability, and environmental commodity consulting.

Hitachi’s group company Hitachi Rail and Netherlands-based independent solution provider Intermodal Telematics (IMT) have agreed an exclusive long-term partnership that will improve Rail Freight Efficiency and Safety

The U.S. Department of Commerce seeks qualified nominations for a new Internet of Things Advisory Board to advise the recently established Internet of Things Federal Working Group.

Johnson Controls has completed the acquisition of Edge AI software developer FogHorn.  The acquisition is intended to accelerate Johnson Controls' innovation and vision for Smart Autonomous Buildings by pervasively integrating Foghorn's Edge AI platform with the Johnson Controls OpenBlue environment.

Aptiv PLC announced a definitive agreement to acquire Wind River, A Provider of Intelligent Edge Software Solutions

ASTM International’s Additive Manufacturing Center of Excellence (AM CoE) is participating in three new America Makes projects aimed at advancing the adoption of additive manufacturing

Siemens Digital Industries Software has announced the latest update to Siemens’ Simcenter 3D software that enables engineers to tackle the complexity of product development and innovation with advanced simulation and mechanical performance prediction

Pipeline operator Enterprise Products Partners LP said it would buy Warburg Pincus-owned Navitas Midstream for $3.25 billion in cash, entering the active Midland basin to to increase natural gas pipeline network and tap into increased demand for natural gas infrastructure.

This year’s “Key Technology Trends” report was again strongly influenced by the COVID-19 pandemic. It was a year where markets did not typically suffer from demand problems but were often impacted by supply problems.  This drastically shifted the need for industrial companies to respond instantly to any supply chain issues and become more agile and flexible, sometimes needing to redesign their products and manufacturing work processes in real-time.

ABB and China’s automotive parts supplier, HASCO, announce the creation of a joint venture to drive the next generation of smart manufacturing in China’s automotive industry