Effective 2026, regulatory Symbiosis in European Industry! The transition from voluntary best practices to enforceable executive accountability via the integration of NIS2 operational mandates and CRA security-by-design processes.

ABB’s willingness to support third-party applications and participate in industry initiatives signals a recognition that future success will depend on collaboration and adaptability, not just technical innovation.

The ARC Industrial AI Pacesetter Report explores the "Schism of Speed" revealed in our Q4 2025 survey, analyzing how the market has irrevocably bifurcated into distinct cohorts—Pacesetters, Mainstream, and Laggards—driven by the divergent adoption of Industrial Data Fabrics, Connected Worker strategies, and Physical Intelligence.

The true value of the Indurex framework lies in its holistic approach, using AI to correlate cyber signals with process safety data. By translating these complex variables into a single, intuitive dashboard, they provide the “shared truth” necessary for true operational resilience.

As companies decarbonize through electrification, demand grows for efficiency, energy transition, and storage solutions—where automation companies play a vital role in enabling smarter, cleaner, and more reliable operations.

The product development lifecycle (PDLC) in manufacturing is hampered by time-consuming manual checks, inconsistent application of standards, error-prone design comparisons, and the loss of valuable tribal knowledge. AI-powered solutions like LTTS’s PLxAI platform address these challenges by automating repetitive tasks, standardizing processes, and digitizing organizational knowledge, leading to increased efficiency and reduced errors. As a result, companies can achieve faster development cycles, improved productivity, and significant cost savings across the PDLC.

End users see huge potential in the use of Industrial AI solutions. ARC conducted interviews after the ARC European Industry Forum to gather opinions and experiences from attendees.

On October 8, 2025, ARC Advisory Group facilitated a Digital Ecosystem Industry Leadership Summit, hosted by and held at Shell’s Woodcreek facility in Houston. This event was designed for senior executives and industry experts to come together and discuss pressing issues impacting digital twins in industry. The Summit focused on the evolving role of digital ecosystems in capital projects and operations, bringing together leaders from major companies such as Shell, ExxonMobil, BP, BASF, Chevron, ConocoPhillips, Petrobras, Saudi Aramco, and others.

This ARC Industrial AI report explores how the pharmaceutical and biotech industry compares in AI adoption versus other industries. It enables manufacturers to understand how to baseline their current state regarding AI and helps end users develop their own strategy to deploy AI technologies to gain a competitive edge. Manufacturing is a strategic and critical component of the pharmaceutical and biotech industry. The intelligent application of AI to pharmaceutical manufacturing processes can help end users gain market share and improve time to market.

Automation doesn’t necessarily protect a business from closure, but non-automation guarantees it! (BASF Plant Manager, 2025)

In this periodic report, ARC Advisory Group looks at several different manufacturing industries to identify the current CapEx trends in India. While ARC also publishes a separate global Capital Expenditures report, this report focuses exclusively on India’s capital expenditures for leading industries in the country, including automotive, cement, chemical & petrochemical, electric power, metals, oil & gas and refining, food & beverage, and pharmaceutical.

The SPS 2025 trade fair underscored a pivotal moment for industrial automation, where incremental improvements coexist with bold visions for the future.

This Insight captures the highlights of the exclusive session on Open Process Automation at ARC Advisory Group’s India Forum and the panel discussion that followed.

Log analysis is typically overlooked or underutilized in Industrial Control System (ICS) and Operational Technology (OT) environments compared to traditional enterprise IT networks.