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Aug
19
2026

Jim Frazer — Industry Best Practice

Upstream, Midstream, Downstream, LNG, and Petrochemical Supply Chain Networks

Oil and gas supply chain performance depends on connecting upstream, midstream, downstream, LNG, and petrochemical networks without losing the specialized capabilities each requires.

Aug
19
2026

Jim Frazer — Industry Best Practice

Oil and Gas Power Strategy: Why Energy Resilience Is Now a Supply Chain Priority

Power strategy is becoming a critical supply chain capability for oil and gas companies seeking to improve resilience, control costs, support electrification, and reduce emissions.

Aug
19
2026

Colin Masson — Industry Best Practice

Penetrating the "LLM-Wrapper" Illusion: What Dozens of Briefings Reveal About the Real Industrial Copilot Landscape

ARC examines why thin LLM wrappers fall short as industrial copilots and outlines the contextual integrity, data architecture, and governance required for trusted industrial AI.

Aug
18
2026

Marianne D’Aquila — Acquisition or Partnership

Autodesk Completes MaintainX Acquisition to Expand Connected Operations Strategy

Autodesk has completed its acquisition of MaintainX, expanding Autodesk Operations Solutions with maintenance and asset management capabilities designed to connect operational data with engineering, manufacturing, and digital twin workflows.

Aug
14
2026

Craig Resnick — Company and Product News

PTC Launches Arena Connect to Simplify Enterprise Integrations for Manufacturers

PTC has introduced Arena Connect in the Arena PLM and QMS 2026.2 release, providing embedded integration and workflow automation across PLM, QMS, ERP, MES, collaboration, and other enterprise applications.

Aug
14
2026

Craig Resnick — Company and Product News

Rockwell Automation Q3 Results Highlight Automation Recovery, Data Center Momentum, and Software-Led Growth

Rockwell Automation’s Q3 FY2026 results highlight strengthening automation demand, led by software, modernization, data centers, and semiconductor investment.

Aug
14
2026

Craig Resnick — Company and Product News

Schneider Electric Introduces Multi-Chemistry APC Smart-UPS for Edge and Distributed IT

Schneider Electric’s next-generation APC Smart-UPS supports both VRLA and lithium-ion batteries within the same platform, allowing organizations to change battery technologies without replacing the UPS.

Aug
14
2026

Saket Kumar Mishra — Industry Trends

The Growing Role of Level Measurement in Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Storage (CCUS)

As CCUS projects scale, reliable level measurement is becoming increasingly important across capture, transportation, storage, and supporting process systems, driving demand for robust and digitally enabled instrumentation.

Aug
14
2026

Janice Abel — Acquisition or Partnership

SAP Completes Dremio Acquisition to Expand Business Data Cloud for Agentic AI

SAP has completed its acquisition of Dremio, bringing Iceberg-native lakehouse, federated data access, and semantic capabilities into SAP Business Data Cloud to support enterprise analytics and agentic AI.

Aug
14
2026

Chantal Polsonetti — Industry Trends

Cisco Closes Record Fiscal 2026 as AI-Driven Networking Demand Extends into Industrial Markets

Cisco’s record fiscal 2026 reflects strong AI infrastructure and networking demand, with continued growth in Industrial IoT, cybersecurity, and edge-focused modernization across manufacturing and utilities.

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