Industrial AI Events in May 2026: Global Conference Guide
May 2026 brings 9 industrial AI, IoT, and energy conferences across 6 countries, anchored by SPS Italia (May 26-28, Parma) and the Gartner Supply Chain Symposium/Xpo (May 4-6, Orlando). Manufacturing and supply chain events span from…
Industrial AI Events in April 2026: Global Conference Guide
April 2026 brings 10 industrial AI, cybersecurity, and energy conferences across 7 countries, anchored by Hannover Messe (April 20-24, Hanover, Germany), the world’s largest industrial technology trade fair. Manufacturing conferences span from Greenville, SC to Nagoya,…
Implementing Edge AI for Asset Health Monitoring in Energy Infrastructure
Edge AI enables energy companies to monitor aging brownfield infrastructure by processing sensor data locally, replacing the diagnostic expertise lost as experienced engineers retire. At IIoT World Energy Day, panelists from TDK SensEI, HiveMQ, PrivacyChain, and…
How Agentic AI Changes Factory Data Requirements
Most factory data architectures today serve between 10 and 50 consuming systems. Agentic AI will push that number into the thousands, a 100x increase in edge-based data consumers. The ISA-95 layer-by-layer model was not designed for…
Why Smart Vibration Sensors Still Use Wires
Piezoelectric vibration sensors have been the factory standard for more than 50 years. According to Dr. Antoine Filipe, CTO of Tronics Microsystems, a TDK Group Company, MEMS-based digital sensors are now following the same replacement curve…
The OT Veto: When Your Plant Floor Has Final Say on Your Digital Strategy
There is an unspoken rule in manufacturing technology that overrides every software license, every boardroom mandate, and every digital transformation roadmap. It is the OT Veto. This isn’t a failure of leadership or vision. It is…
Seeking Popular Smart Factory Technologies? The 2026 Innovation Stack
Manufacturing has shifted into a phase of scaled execution. Today, leaders build autonomous systems that contextualize, secure, and act on data in real time. Based on insights from industry leaders at previous editions of IIoT World…
Achieving Regulatory Compliance for Connected Devices in Global Smart Manufacturing & Critical Infrastructure
Achieving regulatory compliance for connected devices is a fundamental condition of doing business for Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) and asset operators. The proliferation of connected devices across the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) has changed manufacturing,…
From “Dumb” Assets to Intelligent Nodes: The New Energy Web
For decades, the power grid functioned as a one-way street: generation to consumption. Today, that model is being dismantled by the rise of the “Prosumer”, businesses and municipalities that both consume and generate power. This shift is…
How Manufacturers are Meeting ESG and Sustainability Goals in 2026
In 2026, global manufacturers are meeting Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) goals by transitioning from manual reporting to autonomous sustainability. Key strategies include: Environmental: Using Physics-based Digital Twins (e.g., Akselos) to extend asset life and MQTT-based IoT(e.g., HiveMQ) to reduce energy…