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In this session, Digi, Celona, and INS will discuss the key benefits private 5G brings to scaled robotic deployments and demonstrate how the three companies are coming together...
May 28, 2026
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Whether you’re an electric vehicle (EV) startup or established automaker, steadying demand and intensifying competition require faster pivots than ever before.
April 20, 2026
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The future of smart manufacturing is here. This essential handbook cuts through the hype to deliver real-world insight — from embedding human intelligence in industrial...
April 20, 2026
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Cut through AI hype and focus on what matters for manufacturing. Learn how AI applies to production environments, what to prioritize, and how MES can make AI more accessible across...
April 16, 2026

Podcasts

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How ABB is Bridging Legacy Control Systems and Digital Innovation
Stefan Basenach, senior vice president of automation technology at ABB, explains how ABB's Automation Extended separates stable process control from digital capabilities, enabling...
April 15, 2026
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Insights for manufacturers on the benefits of AI vision inspection from Norfolk Southern. Using this technology, the rail company identified more than twenty-five thousand defects...
April 8, 2026
Virtual Controllers in Manufacturing
In this excerpt from Automation World's podcast discussion with Jayesh Jariwala of Applied Control Engineering about the use of virtual controllers in manufacturing, Jayesh addresses...
April 7, 2026
Could i3X Finally Solve Manufacturing's Interoperability Problem?
CESMII's new i3X platform aims to standardize manufacturing APIs, enabling portable apps across vendor platforms and ending costly system fragmentation. We connect with Jonathan...
March 20, 2026

Factory

Siemens private, on-premises 5G
This expansion is driven by two new Siemens radio units that allow manufacturers to deploy Siemens’ private 5G network on premises.
April 21, 2026
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A unified interface can provide supervisors with a consolidated view of KPI tracking across key operations pillars.
Digital dashboards are key to streamlining shift handovers, reducing miscommunication, and ensuring continuity across operations.
April 21, 2026
Agile Robots
The acquisition is part of the company’s expansion and combines AI automation technology with engineering and implementation expertise.
April 20, 2026
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The integration connects machine anomalies and work order actions in a closed-loop system.
April 17, 2026

Process

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Most manufacturers look to hire the "finished" engineer. Here's why that approach tends to fail and what actually works.
April 20, 2026
Businessman hand hold of CPS and global networking. cyber-physical systems, IoT integration platforms, real-time monitoring, industrial automation, secure smart infrastructure solutions.
How do systems like slotted waveguides deliver interference resistance and simplified maintenance?
April 17, 2026
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“We do what we do to improve productivity, increase the speed to solutions that are faster and easier to both develop and maintain.” Trihedral Engineering President Glenn Wadden kicked off festivities at the company’s ScadaFest event.
Trihedral Engineering President Glenn Wadden kicked off festivities at the company’s ScadaFest event.
April 13, 2026
Honeywell Experion Operations Assistant
The Experion Operations Assistant is built on Honeywell’s existing control system and merges data with operational insights for plant performance monitoring.
April 8, 2026

Products

Traco Power TEC 6UI DC/DC Converters
The TEC 6UI series of isolated DC/DC converters are engineered to replace and serve as an alternative to existing 2:1 and 4:1 input converter series.
April 22, 2026
Igus PRT-04 Slewing Ring
A new compact version of the PRT-04 slewing ring bearing are designed for precise rotary movements under medium loads.
April 21, 2026
Wago 750 Series Safety I/O Modules
Wago has introduced three functional safety I/O modules to be used with its PFC controllers.
April 20, 2026
Tronics Microsoystems Vibration Sensors
Tronics Microsystems now offers vibration sensors aimed at process and asset monitoring applications.
April 17, 2026

Control

ABB's Automation Extended Ecosystem
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ABB's Automation Extended separates stable process control from digital capabilities, enabling AI adoption and cybersecurity compliance without requiring replacement of existing...
March 24, 2026
ABB Optimax
This new version was developed to provide operators with greater flexibility in the deployment, scaling and operation of energy and process optimization applications.
March 4, 2026
Automation World Gets Your Questions Answered
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Automation World: Gets Your Questions Answered
In this episode, we connect with Stefan Basenach, senior vice president of automation technology at ABB, to learn how ABB's new dual-environment architecture, called Automation...
Feb. 27, 2026
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The technology decouples hardware from software to protect existing investments and help companies modernize their hybrid and process control systems faster.
Feb. 24, 2026

Robotics

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From power sources to fixturing tolerances, every component in a welding cell determines whether your automation investment pays off or collects dust.
April 16, 2026
FANUC robots
The facility would expand the company’s U.S.-based manufacturing for robots, bringing production closer to key markets.
April 14, 2026
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The partnership will focus on capturing data from real-world robotic operations to improve Google DeepMind's models and expand industrial robotics capabilities.
April 6, 2026
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The trainer allows robotics developers to shift towards fully AI-driven tasks by automatically capturing synchronized robot and vision data.
March 31, 2026