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Engineering the future: why unified IT/OT visibility is critical for manufacturers

December 26, 2025

As industrial organisations accelerate their digital transformation journeys, the very instruments that underpin measurement and analytics – sensors, flowmeters, chromatographs, analysers – are rapidly becoming core cyber-risk assets. Once largely isolated, these devices are now deeply connected, feeding critical process data into remote systems, optimisation platforms and cloud infrastructure. That connectivity, however, requires careful consideration and adherence to security best practices.

As industrial organisations accelerate their digital transformation journeys, the very instruments that underpin measurement and analytics – sensors, flowmeters, chromatographs, analysers – are rapidly becoming core cyber-risk assets. Once largely isolated, these devices are now deeply connected, feeding critical process data into remote systems, optimisation platforms and cloud infrastructure. That connectivity, however, requires careful consideration and adherence to security best practices.

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Industrial measurement devices: the new cybersecurity frontline

December 23, 2025

How GIS is overcoming AI data centre problems by enabling smarter planning, resilient energy grids, optimised telecoms networks, and sustainable infrastructure at scale worldwide globally.

How GIS is overcoming AI data centre problems by enabling smarter planning, resilient energy grids, optimised telecoms networks, and sustainable infrastructure at scale worldwide globally.

Why GIS is becoming critical to powering the global AI race

December 22, 2025

Mouser Electronics and STMicroelectronics have released a new eBook examining the rise of smart factories and the role of artificial intelligence in modern manufacturing.

Mouser Electronics and STMicroelectronics have released a new eBook examining the rise of smart factories and the role of artificial intelligence in modern manufacturing.

Mouser and STMicroelectronics spotlight AI’s role in smart factories

December 21, 2025

Companies are struggling to move operational data into data warehouses and lakes, as the proliferation of streaming systems and tools creates operational bottlenecks, according to a new study.

Companies are struggling to move operational data into data warehouses and lakes, as the proliferation of streaming systems and tools creates operational bottlenecks, according to a new study.

Organisations struggle to streamline data into lakes and warehouses

December 20, 2025

Critical Manufacturing has struck a partnership with Canonical to help manufacturers deploy cloud-native production systems that can scale across sites while meeting industrial security requirements.

Critical Manufacturing has struck a partnership with Canonical to help manufacturers deploy cloud-native production systems that can scale across sites while meeting industrial security requirements.

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Critical Manufacturing partners with Canonical to push Cloud-native manufacturing platforms

December 18, 2025

IFS has agreed to acquire Softeon, a US-based provider of warehouse management software, in a move that extends the industrial software group’s reach deeper into supply chain execution and positions it as a challenger in the fast-growing warehouse management systems market.

IFS has agreed to acquire Softeon, a US-based provider of warehouse management software, in a move that extends the industrial software group’s reach deeper into supply chain execution and positions it as a challenger in the fast-growing warehouse management systems market.

IFS agrees Softeon acquisition to expand industrial AI into warehouse software

December 18, 2025

ABB has agreed to acquire Netcontrol, a Finnish provider of electrical grid automation software, as the Swiss engineering group seeks to expand its offerings to utilities grappling with rising power demand and the growing complexity of electricity networks.

ABB has agreed to acquire Netcontrol, a Finnish provider of electrical grid automation software, as the Swiss engineering group seeks to expand its offerings to utilities grappling with rising power demand and the growing complexity of electricity networks.

ABB to buy Finnish grid automation group Netcontrol as power networks face growing strain

December 18, 2025

FDB Panel Fittings has expanded its catalogue with a broad selection of industrial handles for enclosures, cabinets, panels, and drawers, offering the full range ex-stock through its online shop for immediate dispatch.

FDB Panel Fittings has expanded its catalogue with a broad selection of industrial handles for enclosures, cabinets, panels, and drawers, offering the full range ex-stock through its online shop for immediate dispatch.

New ergonomic and heavy-duty handle options added to FDB’s industrial hardware portfolio

December 12, 2025

Eplan has added CADENAS as the newest technology partner in its Eplan Partner Network, signing the agreement live at the SPS trade fair in Nuremberg on 26th November 2025. The deal was concluded by Eplan Managing Director Haluk Menderes and CADENAS Managing Director Terry Jonen, and marks a move to integrate CADENAS’s 3Dfindit platform directly with the Eplan Data Portal.

Eplan has added CADENAS as the newest technology partner in its Eplan Partner Network, signing the agreement live at the SPS trade fair in Nuremberg on 26th November 2025. The deal was concluded by Eplan Managing Director Haluk Menderes and CADENAS Managing Director Terry Jonen, and marks a move to integrate CADENAS’s 3Dfindit platform directly with the Eplan Data Portal.

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Eplan seals SPS deal with CADENAS to expand engineering data platform

December 12, 2025

AI talent shortages and ageing industrial infrastructure are undermining companies’ ambitions to scale artificial intelligence and meet sustainability goals, according to new research from GlobalLogic and HFS Research.

AI talent shortages and ageing industrial infrastructure are undermining companies’ ambitions to scale artificial intelligence and meet sustainability goals, according to new research from GlobalLogic and HFS Research.

Industrial leaders warn AI ambitions are being throttled by skills shortages and ageing systems

December 11, 2025

Advantech has announced a strategic partnership with Axelera AI to develop a new generation of Edge AI acceleration modules built around the Europa AIPU, as the Taiwan-based group moves to strengthen its position in low-power, high-performance computing at the network edge.

Advantech has announced a strategic partnership with Axelera AI to develop a new generation of Edge AI acceleration modules built around the Europa AIPU, as the Taiwan-based group moves to strengthen its position in low-power, high-performance computing at the network edge.

Advantech and Axelera AI strike partnership to launch next-generation Edge AI modules

December 10, 2025

CERN has turned to KNF’s diaphragm pump technology to safeguard the purity of gas mixtures used in some of the world’s most exacting particle-physics experiments, underscoring the importance of contamination-free systems in the hunt for subatomic insights.

CERN has turned to KNF’s diaphragm pump technology to safeguard the purity of gas mixtures used in some of the world’s most exacting particle-physics experiments, underscoring the importance of contamination-free systems in the hunt for subatomic insights.

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CERN taps KNF pumps to keep particle-detector gases contamination-free

December 10, 2025

Salus Aviation teams up with IMI to revolutionise aerial crop spraying

Salus Aviation teams up with IMI to revolutionise aerial crop spraying

Salus Aviation teams up with IMI to revolutionise aerial crop spraying

December 9, 2025

A £2.2 million initiative to accelerate the use of artificial intelligence in Scottish manufacturing has trained 250 people and supported 90 organisations, according to new figures released by the National Manufacturing Institute Scotland.

A £2.2 million initiative to accelerate the use of artificial intelligence in Scottish manufacturing has trained 250 people and supported 90 organisations, according to new figures released by the National Manufacturing Institute Scotland.

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AI project boosts digital adoption among Scottish manufacturers

December 9, 2025

Darveen, the Taiwanese rugged-device maker, has unveiled two Android tablets aimed at field technicians and mobile staff, as competition intensifies in the industrial computing sector.

Darveen, the Taiwanese rugged-device maker, has unveiled two Android tablets aimed at field technicians and mobile staff, as competition intensifies in the industrial computing sector.

Darveen launches rugged Android tablets as industrial mobility demand intensifies

December 7, 2025

Battery and Energy Storage Europe, the Barcelona-based event promoting European battery innovation and collaboration, has set out a programme centred on the EU Battery Passport, a regulatory shift the organisers describe as pivotal to Europe’s sustainable battery industry.

Battery and Energy Storage Europe, the Barcelona-based event promoting European battery innovation and collaboration, has set out a programme centred on the EU Battery Passport, a regulatory shift the organisers describe as pivotal to Europe’s sustainable battery industry.

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Barcelona battery summit to spotlight EU’s looming 2027 passport rules

December 6, 2025

Schneider Electric and the Solar Impulse Foundation will on 4th December 2025 publish a report warning that Europe’s small and medium-sized enterprises are failing to capture significant gains available from greater electrification and digitalisation, despite mounting pressure to cut costs and strengthen competitiveness.

Schneider Electric and the Solar Impulse Foundation will on 4th December 2025 publish a report warning that Europe’s small and medium-sized enterprises are failing to capture significant gains available from greater electrification and digitalisation, despite mounting pressure to cut costs and strengthen competitiveness.

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Europe’s SMEs urged to accelerate electrification as report warns of missed efficiency gains

December 6, 2025

Comau used this year’s Industrial Transformation Saudi Arabia to underline its ambitions in the Middle East, showcasing a suite of automation technologies as the Kingdom accelerates plans for smarter and more sustainable manufacturing under Saudi Vision 2030.

Comau used this year’s Industrial Transformation Saudi Arabia to underline its ambitions in the Middle East, showcasing a suite of automation technologies as the Kingdom accelerates plans for smarter and more sustainable manufacturing under Saudi Vision 2030.

Comau targets Middle East growth with automation push at Riyadh industry fair

December 5, 2025

AVK and Rolls-Royce have signed a multi-year capacity agreement aimed at shoring up supply chains and accelerating the rollout of power systems for Europe’s rapidly expanding data-centre market.

AVK and Rolls-Royce have signed a multi-year capacity agreement aimed at shoring up supply chains and accelerating the rollout of power systems for Europe’s rapidly expanding data-centre market.

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AVK and Rolls-Royce sign multi-year deal to secure data centre power supply

December 4, 2025