With AI embedded across planning, production and quality, auto companies are making intelligent manufacturing the foundation ...

We are witnessing a transition from passive automation to integrated, agentic autonomy — a shift that moves beyond simple ...

DELRAY BEACH, Fla., Jan. 12, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- According to MarketsandMarkets™, the Industrial Control & Factory ...

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Alphabet Inc.’s robotics unit Intrinsic Innovation LLC said today it’s working with the manufacturing giant Hon Hai Precision Industry Co. Ltd., better known as Foxconn, to explore possibilities for ...

Industrial automation is at a pivotal crossroads. Global manufacturers must navigate disruptive supply chains, shifting market demands and the relentless pace of technological advancement. Executives ...

The leading and longest established online Process Engineering publication serving the Process Manufacturing Industries Smart Manufacturing Week (SMW), the UK’s largest festival of advanced ...

Dow has a diverse portfolio of manufacturing chemical and power plants and a rich heritage of process automation to run them. As facilities grow and expand, they tend to accumulate a wide range of ...

After decades of outperformance, Keyence has lagged. A closer look reveals a far from ideal fundamental backdrop. More risk than reward with Keyence here. The caveat, as I outlined in my prior ...

Autonomy, by contrast, is about decision‑making and adaptation. The leap from automation to autonomy is not just more actuators; it is a system that can perceive its environment, reason about options, ...

When people think about automation, the focus is almost always on what it takes away. They see it as machines taking over tasks, making jobs disappear. But there’s another side to the story that’s ...