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.

Oct
30
2025

Nobuaki Konishi — Project Success Story

Aramco and Yokogawa Achieve a Major Milestone with Commissioning of Multiple Autonomous Control AI Agents at Major Gas Facility

Yokogawa and Aramco have deployed multiple autonomous AI control agents at the Fadhili Gas Plant, achieving up to a 15 percent reduction in energy and chemical use while enhancing process stability and safety.

Oct
30
2025

Craig Resnick — Acquisition or Partnership

Schneider Electric Advances 800 VDC Power Systems to Support NVIDIA’s Next-Generation GPUs

Schneider Electric and NVIDIA collaborate on 800 VDC power systems to enable next-generation AI data centers with safer, scalable, and energy-efficient performance.

Oct
30
2025

Gaven Simon — Technology Trends

Google and NextEra Energy to Revive Decommissioned Iowa Nuclear Facility

Google and NextEra Energy are partnering to restart Iowa’s Duane Arnold nuclear plant, securing a 25-year PPA to power AI data centers and marking a pivotal shift in how tech giants finance large-scale clean energy.

Oct
30
2025

Florian Güldner — Industry Trends

Bentley Systems Enables the Energy Transition with Software: New Blood for an Unsung Hero

Reliable power transmission and distribution often goes unnoticed, as long as it operates smoothly, yet the importance of the industry behind it becomes clear during disruptions. It is the unsung hero of the Energy Transition.

Oct
30
2025

Chantal Polsonetti — Acquisition or Partnership

Lilly Deploys AI Factory for Drug Discovery Using NVIDIA Blackwell-Based DGX SuperPOD

Lilly is building the world’s largest pharmaceutical AI factory with over 1,000 NVIDIA Blackwell Ultra GPUs to accelerate drug discovery, genomics, and biomanufacturing innovation through large-scale AI and digital twin technologies.

Oct
30
2025

Craig Resnick — Company and Product News

PTC Strengthens CAD AI Offerings With Latest Onshape AI Advisor Release

PTC has expanded its cloud-native Onshape platform with a new release that integrates AI Advisor directly into the design environment, advancing its vision for intelligent, real-time product development.

Oct
30
2025

Chantal Polsonetti — Acquisition or Partnership

NXP Accelerates Edge AI with Kinara Acquisition

NXP’s acquisition of Kinara strengthens its edge AI portfolio with discrete neural processing units and software integration, enabling high-performance, power-efficient generative AI at the edge.

Oct
30
2025

Chantal Polsonetti — Acquisition or Partnership

Belden Advances Physical AI Safety Systems in Manufacturing

Belden and Accenture, with support from NVIDIA, have developed physical AI systems using time-sensitive networking to enhance worker safety, quality control, and modernization in manufacturing environments.

Oct
30
2025

Craig Resnick — Podcasts/Videos

Open Software-Defined Automation: Schneider Electric’s Vision for the Future of Industrial Systems

Schneider Electric’s Hany Fouda joins ARC Advisory Group’s Craig Resnick to discuss how open software-defined automation enables industrial agility, interoperability, and long-term operational resilience.

Oct
30
2025

Chantal Polsonetti — Acquisition or Partnership

NVIDIA Invests $1 Billion in Nokia to Accelerate AI Platform for 6G

Nokia and NVIDIA are partnering to launch AI-native RAN products for 5G-Advanced and 6G, combining ARC-Pro accelerated computing with Nokia’s anyRAN architecture to deliver scalable, AI-driven telecom infrastructure.