Insights on emerging technologies, practices, and processes for Industry, Infrastructure and Cities.

Sep
25
2025
Mark Sen Gupta — Technology Trends

A New Era for Industrial Automation: Benefits and Challenges of SDA

Software-Defined Automation (SDA) is transforming industrial automation by decoupling software from hardware, offering flexibility, scalability, and cost savings while posing integration, workforce, and cybersecurity challenges.
Sep
25
2025
Chantal Polsonetti — Company and Product News

Cisco Announces Sovereign Critical Infrastructure Portfolio

Cisco has launched its Sovereign Critical Infrastructure portfolio in Europe, giving customers greater control and compliance through on-premise, air-gapped networking, security, and observability solutions.
Sep
24
2025
Chantal Polsonetti — Acquisition or Partnership

ABB Invests in LandingAI to Power Generative AI for Robotic Vision

ABB Robotics has partnered with LandingAI to integrate its vision AI platform, LandingLens™, into ABB’s software suite, aiming to cut training and deployment time by up to 80 percent and expand robot adoption in dynamic industries.
Sep
19
2025
Fox Chen — Technology Trends

Universal Automation: IEC 61499 Application for Offshore

At the ARC Singapore Forum, Trisystems Engineering shared how applying IEC 61499 to offshore platforms enables interoperability, real-time decision-making, and safer, more efficient operations.