Industrial Automation stories
Industrial operators could cut app build times from months to days as Cognite Flows unifies AI recommendations and live plant data.
Users in manufacturing and defence will get faster deployment of rugged edge devices as Panasonic bundles Red Hat software on TOUGHBOOKs.
Following a USD $15 million Series A round, the AI software company is expanding sales across the UK, Europe and the US.
The move gives the manufacturing group a role in shaping an open-source framework aimed at helping factories scale digital change beyond pilot projects.
The tie-up aims to speed plant design and operations, as the firms target chemical and biomanufacturing tasks that often take months to model.
Its research aims to show developers why deterministic software is becoming crucial as AI robots move into shared, safety-critical spaces.
Semiconductor test floors could cut board-change downtime and damage risk as the system lets one operator swap boards in under a minute.
Manufacturers and distributors can now cut integration headaches as Syspro’s new marketplace bundles partner software around its ERP platform.
Manufacturers could gain tighter software integration and AI-driven oversight as ECI expands its North American and Australian portfolio.
It has cut operational emissions sharply, but the group still has a long way to go to hit its annual sustainability target.
A decade of support has helped operators keep rail, power and factory systems running on Linux without frequent upgrades.
Forrester warns the biggest gains in automation may come from machines that adapt in factories, roads and plants, not humanoid robots.
Retailers and manufacturers could get near real-time planning help as SAS opens a private preview of a supply chain agent.
Manufacturers could cut bottlenecks and speed output as the pair link live data, simulation and AI across factory systems.
Embedded software teams will gain grounded AI support for code analysis and model debugging as MathWorks rolls out R2026a updates.
Fewer Canadian startups attracted funding as late-stage deals swelled, with one USD $750 million Waabi round driving the quarter's total.
Graduates say wider promotion and better pay are needed to stop New Zealand’s post-harvest automation talent draining overseas.
The poultry producer can now segment systems during a cyber incident, helping cut the risk of costly outages across its supply chain.
Human review had to be reinstated after AI-written software at Sonny's quickly developed faults, highlighting the risks of unchecked code generation.
The Mississippi site is set to become Amazon's first data centre in the state to cool operations with treated wastewater, easing pressure on local water supplies.