Technology Updates

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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Integrating OpreX Robot Management Core Software with ANYmal Robotic Inspection

February 11, 2026

Yokogawa and ANYbotics have signed a partnership agreement to integrate Yokogawa’s OpreXTM Robot Management Core software with the software stack of ANYbotics’ lineup of ANYmal robots.

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Cybersecurity certification for TTTECH Industrial’s Nerve IIoT platform

February 6, 2026

The Nerve IIoT platform has received product certification according to the industrial cybersecurity standard IEC 62443-4-2 from TÜV Austria GmbH.

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