Top 10 Technologies Powering Urban Resilience in 2025
· Smart Cities

Top 10 Technologies Powering Urban Resilience in 2025

Last year marked the hottest ever recorded on Earth. In the United States alone, 27 separate billion-dollar disasters disrupted communities—wildfires, floods, hurricanes, and heatwaves that overwhelmed emergency systems and municipal budgets. Globally, disaster experts now estimate that if current trends continue, the planet could face up to 560 major disasters each year by 2030, compounding the $4.3 […]

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Embedding AI Agents Into Industrial Data Pipelines: What Manufacturers Should Watch
· Artificial Intelligence

Embedding AI Agents Into Industrial Data Pipelines: What Manufacturers Should Watch

At Cognite’s 2025 event, Laxmi Akkaraju, SVP Global Services and Solutions, Cognite, spotlighted a new paradigm in industrial AI: agents embedded directly into data workflows, not merely layered on top as analytics. For manufacturers, this shift promises to unlock decisions and use cases that were previously difficult to operationalize reliably — and to do so with […]

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Digital Twins in CNC: From Virtual Proof to Profit
· Discrete Manufacturing

Digital Twins in CNC: From Virtual Proof to Profit

The race in CNC machining is no longer about who has the fastest spindle—it’s about who can validate reality before cutting metal. Across global manufacturing, digital twin technology is emerging as a quiet disruptor, letting engineers simulate machines, verify programs, and train workers in a zero-risk environment.As Siemens’ Dave Morley explained during CXO Insights, digital twins are […]

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When Machines Negotiate: A New Way to Run Manufacturing
· Hybrid Manufacturing

When Machines Negotiate: A New Way to Run Manufacturing

Factories today don’t struggle to collect data — they struggle to make sense of it. Machines measure everything from pressure to vibration, but most of it lacks meaning. Without context, even the most advanced dashboards can’t explain what’s happening on the floor.That’s starting to change.A new generation of AI agents at the edge is learning to understand […]

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Why Time-Series Data Is Manufacturing’s Most Underused Asset
· Industrial IoT

Why Time-Series Data Is Manufacturing’s Most Underused Asset

Every machine in a factory is a storyteller. Motors hum, valves pulse, and robotic arms flex—each leaving a digital footprint in the form of vibration signatures, torque readings, and temperature curves. Production systems add more layers: batch IDs, recipe adjustments, and operator inputs. Together, this flood of time-series data could tell manufacturers not only what […]

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AI in Energy Is Growing Up: From Analytics to Real Operations
· Artificial Intelligence

AI in Energy Is Growing Up: From Analytics to Real Operations

For years, AI in energy meant better dashboards, faster analytics, and smarter reports. Useful — but limited. Now, something more important is happening: AI is moving from describing what happened to deciding what to do next.This shift is already reshaping how operators, engineers, and managers run critical energy systems. It’s not hype — it’s a practical […]

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November 2025 Industrial IoT & ICS Cybersecurity Events
· Connected Industry

November 2025 Industrial IoT & ICS Cybersecurity Events

As November 2025 unfolds, a dynamic lineup of Industrial IoT, manufacturing, and cybersecurity events is set to inspire innovation and collaboration across the global industrial landscape. From automation and smart manufacturing to AI, GxP compliance, and OT security, these gatherings bring together industry leaders, engineers, and technology visionaries driving the next wave of digital transformation. […]

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A Glimpse Inside Finland’s Innovation Engine
· Smart Manufacturing

A Glimpse Inside Finland’s Innovation Engine

Why the World’s Happiest Country Is Building the Future of IndustryIntroductionI recently spent five days in Finland as part of a press tour organized by Business Finland to see how the country, often regarded as the happiest in the world, enables innovation and international business growth. Three cities, a dozen site visits, dinners with local […]

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Building the Data Foundations for Agentic AI in Manufacturing
· Artificial Intelligence

Building the Data Foundations for Agentic AI in Manufacturing

Manufacturers know that AI is only as good as the data behind it. For agentic AI — systems that act on their own in real time — data silos, latency, and inconsistent architectures are often the biggest roadblocks. During the “Agentic AI in Manufacturing: From Copilots to Autonomous Systems” session at AI Frontiers 2025, organized by IIoT World, audience […]

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Agentic AI and IIoT: Complex Questions and Expert Perspectives
· Artificial Intelligence

Agentic AI and IIoT: Complex Questions and Expert Perspectives

At AI Frontiers, the panel on Agentic AI & Integrated Data Workflows generated more questions than could be answered live. To continue the discussion, Andrew Scheuermann, CEO of Arch Systems, recorded a series of short video responses tackling some of the toughest questions manufacturers raised. In parallel, Jonathan Wise, Chief Technology Architect at CESMII, shared […]

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Can the Asset Administrative Shell Make Factory Data AI-Ready?
· Hybrid Manufacturing

Can the Asset Administrative Shell Make Factory Data AI-Ready?

Most factories already collect oceans of data, yet too much of it arrives in different shapes, names, and units. That inconsistency slows down Artificial Intelligence (AI) projects more than any model choice. During AI Frontiers 2025, a participant asked whether the Asset Administrative Shell could help manufacturers tame this variability and make data usable for […]

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Reverse engineering: Unlocking value from legacy assets
· Connected Industry

Reverse engineering: Unlocking value from legacy assets

Manufacturing floors across many industries are often powered by decades-old machinery. This legacy equipment is reliable, but it presents a significant challenge: the original design data is frequently missing, incomplete, or outdated.How do you maintain, repair, or improve an asset when its design drawings are nowhere to be found? This is where reverse engineering, supercharged […]

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