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Jan
23
2026

Rita Liu — Industry Trends

State Grid’s Plan to Invest RMB 4 Trillion During China’s 15th Five-Year Plan Period

State Grid’s planned RMB 4 trillion investment during China’s 15th Five-Year Plan signals a major acceleration in grid modernization, new energy integration, and power automation across the country.

Jan
22
2026

Craig Resnick — Company and Product News

Schneider Electric Updates EV Charging Portfolio with StarCharge Fast 720

Schneider Electric has introduced StarCharge Fast 720, a high-power electric vehicle charging system designed for commercial, industrial, and fleet applications.

Jan
22
2026

Craig Resnick — Company and Product News

Motivair by Schneider Electric Introduces 2.5 MW CDU for Scalable AI and HPC Data Centers

Motivair by Schneider Electric has introduced a 2.5-megawatt coolant distribution unit designed to support high-density data centers and scalable AI computing environments.

Jan
21
2026

Colin Masson — Technology Trends

The Human-Centric Factory: Redefining ROI with Augmented Intelligence

New survey data challenges the narrative of AI-driven workforce replacement, showing that industrial organizations are prioritizing human augmentation, safety, and knowledge preservation as they deploy Industrial AI.

Jan
21
2026

Chantal Polsonetti — Company and Product News

OpenAI Issues RFP to Build and Scale US AI Manufacturing Infrastructure

OpenAI has issued a US-focused manufacturing RFP to support domestic production across AI hardware, data centers, and robotics as part of a long-term reindustrialization and supply chain resilience strategy.

Jan
21
2026

Craig Resnick — Company and Product News

Schneider Electric Introduces Resource Advisor+ Energy and Sustainability Intelligence Platform

Schneider Electric has introduced Resource Advisor+, an AI-enabled platform designed to support enterprise energy and sustainability management.

Jan
21
2026

Rita Liu — Technology Trends

China’s Coordinated Policies in 2026 to Advance High-Quality Integration of Industrial Internet Platforms and AI

China’s 2026–2028 industrial policy framework aligns industrial internet platforms and artificial intelligence through coordinated targets for infrastructure, data, models, and agents, accelerating full-chain digital and intelligent transformation across manufacturing.

Jan
20
2026

Jim Frazer — Technology Trends

Securing the Chain: The Expanding Threat Landscape–Part 2

The supply chain cyber threat landscape is expanding as ransomware, advanced persistent threats, IoT and OT vulnerabilities, cloud dependencies, and AI-enabled attacks increasingly exploit interconnected and mission-critical global supply networks.

Jan
20
2026

Nobuaki Konishi — Acquisition or Partnership

Mitsubishi Electric Invests in ADT Technology Service (Suzhou) in China

Mitsubishi Electric has acquired a stake in ADT Technology Service (Suzhou) to strengthen its factory automation total solutions and expand its FA system business in China.

Jan
20
2026

Craig Resnick — Company and Product News

PTC Updates ALM Portfolio With Codebeamer, Codebeamer AI, and Pure Variants Releases

PTC has released updates to Codebeamer and Pure Variants, along with the first release of Codebeamer AI, to support regulated, software-driven product development.

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