The manufacturing industry has reached a critical inflection point. The era of “pilot purgatory” is over. Based on the insights from IIoT World Days 2025, the next phase of industrial transformation is defined by three core pillars: Agentic AI, Unified Namespaces (UNS), and Industrial DataOps.While these three form the structural “backbone,” a total of six […]
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With the “steady state” of manufacturing becoming a historical relic due to volatile energy costs, shifting feedstocks, and a shrinking workforce, companies are increasingly adopting Industrial AI Orchestration. Rather than merely deploying isolated models, this technology serves as the essential “glue” that safely integrates high-order AI with both human operators and physical control systemsMoving Beyond Data Drift […]
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Many manufacturers recognise the value of shifting from product sales to service-based revenue, but fewer know how to make the transition. This article introduces the four stages of servitization maturity and the technologies that enable each step.Traditional manufacturing is under strain: saturated markets, rapid technological change, rising customer expectations, and stricter sustainability rules have made […]
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February 2026 brings together a strong lineup of global events focused on Industrial AI/IoT, Operational Technology (OT), and ICS cybersecurity. From smart manufacturing and utility modernization to AI-driven connectivity and critical infrastructure security, these conferences and expos provide essential platforms for industry leaders, technology providers, and practitioners to exchange insights and address emerging challenges across connected […]
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New year, new budgets, and a fresh slate of industrial priorities—secure connectivity, resilient operations, and scalable modernization. January 2026 offers a compact and high-impact set of gatherings where Industrial IoT (IIoT) and ICS/OT cybersecurity conversations show up in different forms: flagship tech showcases, critical infrastructure training, energy-transition summits, executive-level policy dialogue, electronics manufacturing, and sustainability-driven industrial innovation.CES 2026Date: January 6 […]
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CES has always been a mirror of what’s next. Not just shiny tech, but signals — early indications of how industries will actually change. And at CES 2026, Siemens isn’t just showing technology. They’re showing outcomes. That’s why the Siemens booths are high on my must-see list this year.Across three distinct experiences — Siemens Intelligence Experience […]
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AI, prescriptive maintenance, and edge analytics are reshaping how process plants run. Yet the gap between a successful pilot and full-scale impact rarely closes on technology alone. The differentiators are culture, operating model, and data foundations.Build versus partner: keep the core, rent the niche Keep in-house: architecture, data governance, cybersecurity, product ownership, and integration with […]
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An in depth conversation with Michelangelo Canzoneri, Global Head of Group Smart Manufacturing at Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, GermanyInterview by Jan BurianHeadquartered in Darmstadt, Germany, Merck employs around 65,000 people in 66 countries, contributing to both the national and global industrial landscape. Its three business sectors, Healthcare, Life Science and Electronics, span complex operations that include […]
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In April 2020, half of the world’s population was in lockdown — yet critical infrastructure still had to run. Chemical plants, glass facilities, refineries, and energy systems couldn’t pause. Equipment still failed. Processes, drifted, and operators needed expert support. But the experts were home.This single moment, according to Tony White — who leads the U.S. […]
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At Infinite Uptime’s CXO Circle in Bangkok, the discussion around industrial AI felt different. The room was filled with people who run plants. They weren’t asking whether AI belongs in manufacturing anymore. They were asking how to make it work reliably, across complex environments where every process, every asset, and every operator matters.The consensus was […]
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Digital transformation has turned factories into networks of connected assets, data flows, and intelligent systems. But every new connection expands the attack surface — and with it, the risk. For manufacturers, cybersecurity is no longer just an IT concern; it has become a critical business imperative. It is now a condition of market access, customer […]
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Sustainability used to sit on the periphery of semiconductor manufacturing — an environmental checkbox managed by a separate team. That era is over. The next generation of fabs is proving that sustainability is not a corporate add-on, but a direct measure of manufacturing performance.As Brian Taylor of Siemens put it, sustainability “is not a separate […]
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