Automation & Controls
OPC and Avnu are collaborating on testing, certification and interoperability to support deploying OPC UA FX and TSN in industrial automation.
Certified interoperability is what makes OPC UA FX over TSN buyable; ask vendors for certification status in your next spec.
IIoT & Connected Manufacturing
Joint advisory I-073026-PSA (30 July 2026) covers a campaign against water systems, with incidents from 27 July across at least seven states, targeting Rockwell Allen-Bradley MicroLogix 1100 and 1400 PLCs.
If MicroLogix 1100/1400 controllers are internet-reachable anywhere in your estate, treat the advisory as an audit trigger.
Smart Manufacturing & Digital Twin
Interact Analysis says Schneider Electric's acquisition of PTC gives it a "digital thread" from design through operations, but it still needs to integrate data and software.
The value depends on integration, not the deal; watch whether the thread actually connects PLM to operations.
Process Technology
The modernization project includes installing a DCS, an electrical system and an excitation system at three of Statkraft's hydropower plants in Norway.
DCS modernization is steady brownfield work, not only greenfield digital projects.
IIoT & Connected Manufacturing
Rockwell Automation has expanded its SecureOT managed services to support Fortinet firewalls and existing customer infrastructure, aimed at securing and maintaining OT environments.
Managed OT security that works on your existing firewalls lowers the bar to outsourcing; compare it with doing it in-house.
Edge Computing & Inference
Electronic Design reports Ambarella's N1-655 low-power edge AI system runs LLMs and VLMs at the edge to support autonomous robots.
Edge silicon that runs language and vision models locally changes what a robot can do without a cloud link.
Robotics & Cobots
The two cobot makers have settled their software dispute, ending the legal case without disclosing the terms of the agreement.
Settlement terms are undisclosed; if you run either vendor's cobots, ask about any change to software support or licensing.
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