IIoT & Connected Manufacturing
DeNexus has joined the ISA Global Cybersecurity Alliance. Membership will help accelerate awareness, adoption and implementation of the ISA/IEC 62443 framework.
62443 remains the reference framework for OT security; align supplier requirements to it.
Automation & Controls
Siemens' next-generation SINAMICS G portfolio, featuring the general-purpose G200 and versatile G210 drives, will be demonstrated at PACK EXPO International 2026.
A new drive generation lands in packaging; check upcoming line refits against the G200/G210 lineup.
Process Technology
ABB will provide Kawasaki Heavy Industries with its Ability System 800xA distributed control system for Japan's first commercial-scale liquefied hydrogen terminal. The system will let users manage terminal operations on one integrated platform.
Hydrogen infrastructure is choosing mainstream DCS platforms, not bespoke control stacks.
Robotics & Cobots
Siemens has joined Robots for America, committing to help manufacturers build a stable foundation by connecting robots, machine tools and company systems.
Robot adoption is being framed as an integration problem; connectivity comes before the robot.
Smart Manufacturing & Digital Twin
A practical digital twin models a single process, connects to live data and improves a single, high-stakes decision, instead of chasing a full virtual replica of the plant, according to Automation World.
Scope the twin to one decision you can measure, not the whole plant.
Smart Manufacturing & Digital Twin
Rockwell Automation's Ben Stewart discusses how emerging automation tactics affect MES strategy in an Automation World podcast.
MES planning should assume more automation upstream; review your MES roadmap against it.
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