Industrial Transformation

A3's 2026 automation whitepaper wave signals a shift from fixed hardware to software-defined factory floors

A3 members including Intel, Bosch Rexroth, Cognex, and Zebra are publishing technical guidance that points operations teams toward software-defined, AI-governed

Samsung commits to all-AI factories by 2030, setting a hard deadline for industrial transformation

Samsung plans to convert all manufacturing to AI-driven factories by 2030, deploying digital twins and specialized AI agents across quality, production, and log

Standard Bots raises $200 million as industrial automation reshapes into a software discipline

Standard Bots secures $200M in fresh funding while Automation World's June coverage signals a broader pivot in industrial automation toward software and AI.

Why Connectivity Has Become the Cornerstone of Modern Industrial Automation

Industrial automation is in the middle of a profound shift, as manufacturers push beyond basic control toward fully connected, data-driven operations that bridge the plant floor and the enterprise. What began years ago as early experiments in digital transformation—simply getting PLC data into IT systems—has now accelerated into a critical business imperative fueled by…

Edge Computing is the Foundation for Scaled Smart Cities. How Can the Industry Accelerate Adoption?

As cities globally accelerate their transformation into “smart cities,” the integration of a capable computing ecosystem to complement smart city initiatives has become an important part of smart city success. How critical will edge computing be in that ecosystem, and in the facilitation of today’s and tomorrow’s smart city projects, especially with where smart…

Is the Digital Transformation Opening Our Infrastructure to Cyber Attacks?

The way we communicate, share data and use technology to act on those insights is changing – and it’s all leading to the cloud. On In the Cloud, every week new experts will engage in a fire side chat and will bring their extensive experience in software, IT and mobile solutions straight to you, offering a…

Key Items to Consider for Your Municipality’s Next Technology Rollout

On There’s More to IT, host Jason Claybrook and guests will explore some foundational questions about the technology that’s driving us all forward. Why do we build the stuff we build? What’s behind the scenes? Where are we falling short or putting revenue first? The days of post-trade show drinks and conversation are far from…

Elevating the Customer Experience through Bank Branch Digital Transformation

Banks are a constant – they loom on urban corners and dot rural towns, providing necessary financial services to their customers. However, they’re also rigid, often resulting in slower adaptation of new technologies. In today’s world of heightened consumer expectations and the desire for more personalized and automated experiences, that’s no longer an option. Even…

How Companies Can Defend Against Cyberattacks

The way we communicate, share data and use technology to act on those insights is changing – and it’s all leading to the cloud. On In the Cloud, every week new experts will engage in a fire side chat and will bring their extensive experience in software, IT and mobile solutions straight to you, offering a…

What Does the Digital Transformation Mean for Your Organization?

On this episode of The Suite Spot, a fireside chat about all topics IT and OT, hosts Howard Holton, Carlos Vargas and Paul Lewis dive into the “marketing magic decoder ring.” That’s a fancy way to say that marketing lingo, particularly during a time when the way companies are buying and operating, should be broken…

Industrial IoT: How IoT Has Evolved and Moved into the IoT 2.0 Era

Adam Livesay, Co-Founder of Elevat-IoT, remembers back a decade or more to hearing lots of people speculating about how the Internet of Things would change business and seeing competitors allocate resources to marketing rather than infrastructure or development. Now, in the midst of what he calls the era of IoT 2.0, the companies that…

Transforming IoT Data into Actionable Insights

The Internet of Things can seem as nebulous as the individual pieces of data that embody it, but Atlanta-based ThingTech is looking to highlight interconnected technologies of the modern business world as it kicks off this inaugural episode of the Enterprise Asset Intelligence Podcast. Host Daniel Litwin sat down with Tim Quinn, CEO and…

Perfecting Quality Control and Precision in Manufacturing

We’re in the midst of the fourth industrial revolution, the next wave of innovation in manufacturing. Much of it is tied to technology, allowing for increased automation and, as a result, higher efficiency. One area of manufacturing that is being helped by these increased efficiency, creating positive ripple effects for the entire industry, is…

DevOps: Understanding the 7 Key Stages of Agile Maturity Ladder

DevOps, CI/CD, and Agile delivery are the focus of many operations group. Viewing and understanding the tiers of maturity diagram can help an organization benchmark its current maturity level. In addition, the system provides a roadmap of the steps needed to reach its desired target level. Every business knows the challenges of keeping up with…

Listen: How AI Turns Data into Knowledge with Scott Noteboom of Lit Bit

Today we chat with Scott Noteboom, Founder and CEO of Lit Bit. He tells us how the world’s access to information is challenging us to sort through it all, in both our personal and professional lives. He points out how we can use artificial intelligence to consolidate data into valuable, relatable information. Log onto…

Listen: The Robot Revolution Is Nothing To Fear

The idea of robots isn’t a new concept however, the fear of robots is a very real concern as many are worried that they will end up doing more harm than good. Although, from both sides of the discussion, there definitely are lots of cons, but the pros of these robots by far surmounts…

Manchester University launches new student IoT competition

Competition is in the air at Manchester University and it’s all about Industry 4.0! A brand-new IoT competition is in the midst and is also known as the Digital Innovation Challenge, which tasks its participants with developing new-found solutions for the future ahead in Industry 4.0.

More Than 60 Percent Of Manufacturers To Use RTLS, RFID or Bar-Code Tracking By 2022

The Internet of Things is poised to make a quantum jump in manufacturing usage worldwide over the next 5 years.