Sensor Integration

Automation industry roundup: sensors, software, and AI drive June 2026 product wave

From 3D Hall-effect sensors to wave energy AI, automation's biggest names shipped major product and platform updates in late June 2026.

Calculating the Hidden Cost of Gearing Up for Smart Cities

Keypoints: Cities have started using smart tech to collect data. Sensors and voice activation detects things such as traffic congestion. Smart cities allow congestion to be rerouted via retimed traffic lights. Commentary: Cities at large have been starting to utilize technologies, such as voice activation and sensors that collect data to support their push…

How IO Link Is Paving the Way for IIOT Advancements

IO Link industrial communication technology is growing rapidly as a point-to-point communication system for delivering device data. Host Hilary Kennedy welcomed guest Tim Graham, Product Manager at Schneider Packaging Equipment, to discuss how this technology is changing industries and bringing greater efficiency to operations. Before taking on his role as product manager, Graham worked for…

Why the Future of Smart Cities Comes Down to Data

While sensors, radars and cameras may be what people think when they envision the smart cities of the future, data will be what make improvement to community life tangible. The insight gathered by new hardware and software around cities and rural areas will only be as good as how it is acted upon. Sarah…