Industrial AI Viewpoints

Featured here are original and timely articles from ARC analysts and guest writers on Industial AI and its impact on Energy & Manufacturing industries. We dive into technologies such as AI models, machine learning, industry standards, AI use cases, companies driving this technology and more related to Industrial AI. Our goal is to provide readers with clear and concise analyses, opinions, and discussion of Industrial AI trends, technologies, and services.

Dec
19
2025

Asha Suparna — Technology Trends

Industrial AI in Pharmaceutical Manufacturing: Moving Beyond Pilots

Pharmaceutical manufacturers are beginning to apply Industrial AI within manufacturing operations, but progress remains measured due to regulatory requirements, validation expectations, and the need to integrate with existing automation, data, and quality management environments.

Dec
19
2025

Colin Masson — Technology Trends

AWS Re:Invent 2025 Onsite Podcast: Untangling Industrial Data with AWS and HighByte

At AWS re:Invent 2025, industry leaders from AWS and HighByte explain why Industrial DataOps and contextualized data are the critical enablers for moving from Industrial Copilots to truly agentic factories.

Dec
19
2025

Rita Liu — Technology Trends

Chinese Domestic Chips Make a Breakthrough in the Computing Power Game: A Duet of Short-Term Easing and Long-Term Independence

China’s domestic AI chip industry is leveraging capital support and rapid innovation to move from short-term external relief toward long-term computing power independence.

Dec
18
2025

Colin Masson — Technology Trends

From Insight to Action: Where Do You Stand in the Industrial AI Race?

ARC’s Industrial AI Pacesetter Survey shows that the greatest risk today is not lagging behind, but remaining in the “Mainstream Majority” as AI progress rapidly widens the gap between Pacesetters and Laggards.

Dec
18
2025

Colin Masson — Technology Trends

The Intelligent Industrial Enterprise: Assembling the "Multi-Minded" Enterprise

Industrial AI Pacesetters are moving beyond hyperscaler lock-in by assembling a “multi-minded” enterprise that combines specialized AI models, collaborative agents, and an assembled industrial data fabric.

Dec
16
2025

Colin Masson — Technology Trends

The Industrial AI Evolution: The Great Bifurcation—Orchestrator vs Builder

Industrial hyperscalers are converging on agentic enterprises but diverging sharply in architecture, forcing industrial leaders to choose between orchestration-led platforms and infrastructure-driven differentiation.

Dec
16
2025

Vikram Kalkat — Industry Trends

Do Industry-Specific AI Chips Offer a More Efficient Path to AI Adoption?

As AI workloads become more task-specific and constrained, industry-focused chip architectures may offer a more efficient and economically viable alternative to general-purpose AI accelerators.

Dec
12
2025

Colin Masson and Craig Resnick — Technology Trends

AWS re:Invent 2025: How the Industrial Cloud is Becoming Physical

At AWS re:Invent 2025, Amazon Web Services signaled a shift from cloud-centric AI to physically deployed Industrial AI, addressing cost, latency, governance, and trust barriers across factory, edge, and enterprise environments.

Dec
11
2025

Craig Resnick — Company and Product News

PTC Releases Arena AI Engine to Support Intelligent Automation Across PLM and QMS Workflows

PTC has released the Arena AI Engine, introducing AI-driven document review and comparison capabilities to support greater accuracy, compliance, and efficiency across PLM and QMS workflows.

Dec
11
2025

— Industry Trends

Navigating the Energy Tech Revolution: Schneider Electric’s System Drive Strategy for a Sustainable Future

Schneider Electric’s system drive strategy is accelerating industrial electrification by improving energy efficiency, lowering costs, and supporting net zero goals across water, energy, and heavy industry sectors.