Industry News
Schaeffler Wins 2026 HERMES AWARD for Highly Integrated Actuators
April 22, 2026
Award honors a platform for highly integrated actuators, designed especially for use in the articulation joints of humanoid robots. The platform includes high-efficiency servo electric motors with integrated power electronics and encoders.
40 years of PC-based Control Technology and Standards
April 22, 2026
For 40 years, PC-based control technology has laid the technological foundation for all Beckhoff automation components and solutions.
Why Secure Industrial Communication Depends on Deployment and Protocols
April 20, 2026
Joint Industry Perspective from the Industrial Security Harmonization Group (ISHG) at the upcoming Hannover Fair.
IEC 62443-4-1 ML2 Automation and Control System Certification
April 6, 2026
Microchip Technology earns IEC 62443-4-1 ML2 industrial automation and control system certification. Secure development processes advance CRA readiness and increase customer cybersecurity assurance.
Connecting Control Performance Monitoring with Enterprise Operations Intelligence
March 27, 2026
Control Station and Dimension Software partner to connect control performance monitoring with Enterprise Operations Intelligence. The Integration of PlantESP and Asset Intellect helps manufacturers turn control loop diagnostics into faster operational decisions.
Softing Industrial at Hannover Messe 2026
March 23, 2026
Industrial Connectivity & Data Integration – From Shopfloor to Cloud
Industrial leaders ready to invest in flexible, electrified operations
March 17, 2026
According to new research, industrial organizations are showing renewed momentum in decarbonizing their operations, with power grid investment, demand-side mechanisms, and digitalization emerging as the strongest levers for progress.
Technical Cooperation on Digital Product Passport Standardization
March 4, 2026
OPC Foundation and CEN/CENELEC support Europe’s Digital Product Passport vision with open, interoperable standards for scalable and trusted data exchange.
Siemens’ AI powered Nanjing facility named Global Lighthouse Factory
February 24, 2026
World Economic Forum’s Global Lighthouse Network honors world’s leading manufacturing sites. Digital Native Factory Nanjing recognized for continuous digital transformation and cutting-edge AI-driven adaptive manufacturing, reducing time-to-market by 33 percent.
Industrial Cybersecurity Focus at Upcoming HANNOVER FAIR
February 20, 2026
HANNOVER MESSE 2026 (April 20 – 24) to highlight cyber security expert Götz Schartner, founder and CEO of 8com GmbH and Co. He will be joined by other colleagues from his company to recreate a Security Operations Center to enable visitors to experience cyber security live.