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Kawasaki Heavy Industries has completed Japan’s first operational test of a small aircraft engine running on 100% hydrogen.

Kawasaki Heavy Industries has completed Japan’s first operational test of a small aircraft engine running on 100% hydrogen.

News & Insights

Kawasaki tests low-NOx hydrogen aircraft engine

October 12, 2026

More than half of European industrial leaders expect water availability or quality to become a serious constraint on growth within five years.

More than half of European industrial leaders expect water availability or quality to become a serious constraint on growth within five years.

News & Insights

Water shortages threaten European industrial growth, Schneider survey finds

October 9, 2026

NVIDIA is using industrial robots to automate the assembly of its latest AI hardware, but research into the process has found that conventional robotics can outperform more sophisticated AI approaches when tackling some complex manufacturing tasks.

NVIDIA is using industrial robots to automate the assembly of its latest AI hardware, but research into the process has found that conventional robotics can outperform more sophisticated AI approaches when tackling some complex manufacturing tasks.

Robotics

NVIDIA finds conventional robotics can outperform AI in Blackwell assembly

October 8, 2026

German industrial robotics start-up RobCo has reached a valuation of more than $1bn after a funding transaction that also gives long-standing employees the opportunity to sell some of their shares, as the company prepares to expand its autonomous robotics business in the US.

German industrial robotics start-up RobCo has reached a valuation of more than $1bn after a funding transaction that also gives long-standing employees the opportunity to sell some of their shares, as the company prepares to expand its autonomous robotics business in the US.

Robotics

RobCo hits $1bn valuation as robotics start-up gives employees chance to cash out

October 8, 2026

Silicon Labs is expanding its developer platform with AI-assisted coding, open-source development and enterprise machine-learning tools as manufacturers look to add intelligence to increasingly constrained Edge devices.

Silicon Labs is expanding its developer platform with AI-assisted coding, open-source development and enterprise machine-learning tools as manufacturers look to add intelligence to increasingly constrained Edge devices.

Silicon Labs brings AI-assisted development to embedded IoT

October 7, 2026

SIGMATEK is expanding its S-DIAS automation platform with two new CPU modules designed to provide higher processing performance and hardware-based security for machine control applications.

SIGMATEK is expanding its S-DIAS automation platform with two new CPU modules designed to provide higher processing performance and hardware-based security for machine control applications.

Controllers (PLCs, PACs, IPCs)

SIGMATEK adds security-focused CPUs to S-DIAS platform

October 7, 2026

Nine in 10 life sciences manufacturers now regard digital transformation as necessary to their business, according to new research.

Nine in 10 life sciences manufacturers now regard digital transformation as necessary to their business, according to new research.

Life sciences manufacturers accelerate AI investment despite data gaps

October 6, 2026

Microchip Technology and Navitas Semiconductor have developed an 800V DC-to-6V DC reference design aimed at helping data centre operators and equipment manufacturers develop higher-density power systems for AI infrastructure.

Microchip Technology and Navitas Semiconductor have developed an 800V DC-to-6V DC reference design aimed at helping data centre operators and equipment manufacturers develop higher-density power systems for AI infrastructure.

Microchip and Navitas develop 800V power platform for AI data centres

October 6, 2026

RobCo uses Xometry's on-demand CNC machining to source parts quickly for prototypes and last-minute design changes.

RobCo uses Xometry's on-demand CNC machining to source parts quickly for prototypes and last-minute design changes.

How RobCo builds modular robots faster with Xometry’s on-demand manufacturing

October 5, 2026

More than a third of European manufacturers with revenues below €50m are operating below 70% capacity, according to a Xometry survey.

More than a third of European manufacturers with revenues below €50m are operating below 70% capacity, according to a Xometry survey.

News & Insights

More than a third of European manufacturing SMEs run below 70% capacity

October 2, 2026

Emerson has launched a Rosemount gas analyser that combines laser-based and paramagnetic measurement technologies.

Emerson has launched a Rosemount gas analyser that combines laser-based and paramagnetic measurement technologies.

Emerson launches hybrid gas analyser for hazardous areas

October 2, 2026

Physical AI is reshaping manufacturing by combining AI, robotics, sensors and Edge computing to create more adaptable automation.

Physical AI is reshaping manufacturing by combining AI, robotics, sensors and Edge computing to create more adaptable automation.

Where Physical AI is already changing manufacturing

September 29, 2026

Britvic avoided six hours of downtime and the loss of 288,000 bottles of drink after a condition-monitoring system detected a pump problem.

Britvic avoided six hours of downtime and the loss of 288,000 bottles of drink after a condition-monitoring system detected a pump problem.

Factory Automation

Britvic avoids 288,000 bottles of lost production after pump warning

September 29, 2026

Samsung is testing AI-enabled 5G networks with industrial robots as operators explore how AI RAN could support autonomous machines.

Samsung is testing AI-enabled 5G networks with industrial robots as operators explore how AI RAN could support autonomous machines.

Robotics

Samsung tests AI RAN with robots in shipyard and petrochemical plants

September 28, 2026

Visual Components has launched a viewport that brings NVIDIA’s Omniverse libraries and OpenUSD into its manufacturing simulation platform.

Visual Components has launched a viewport that brings NVIDIA’s Omniverse libraries and OpenUSD into its manufacturing simulation platform.

Software & Analytics

Visual Components brings NVIDIA Omniverse into factory simulation

September 28, 2026

The number of industrial robots operating in factories worldwide rose 9% to 5m units in 2025, according to new figures from the IFR.

The number of industrial robots operating in factories worldwide rose 9% to 5m units in 2025, according to new figures from the IFR.

Robotics

Five million industrial robots now operating in factories worldwide

September 26, 2026

EnerVenue has started production at what it describes as the world’s first high-volume manufacturing line for its Aqueous Metal Cell.

EnerVenue has started production at what it describes as the world’s first high-volume manufacturing line for its Aqueous Metal Cell.

Electrical & Connectivity

EnerVenue opens high-volume production line for aqueous metal cell battery

September 25, 2026

Optigo Networks has launched an AI assistant designed to help building automation teams diagnose operational technology network problems.

Optigo Networks has launched an AI assistant designed to help building automation teams diagnose operational technology network problems.

Software & Analytics

Optigo Networks launches AI assistant for OT network diagnostics

September 25, 2026

Robotics

Building industrial humanoids: the materials challenge

September 24, 2026

More than a third of industrial organisations identify cybersecurity risk as one of the biggest external obstacles to growth.

More than a third of industrial organisations identify cybersecurity risk as one of the biggest external obstacles to growth.

Safety & Compliance

Cybersecurity emerges as growth barrier for industrial organisations

September 23, 2026