Industrial Automation stories
Longer dwell times and rising ransomware threats are exposing gaps in industrial defences, despite better OT visibility and governance.
The expanded programme could cut unplanned downtime across more than 13,000 monitored assets as AI shifts from alerts to fixing faults.
Warehouse operators facing labour shortages may see Blue Yonder's latest recognition as proof its software is still central to automation plans.
Industrial groups may cut manual effort and speed up issue resolution as Siemens pushes AI from pilots into governed production workflows.
Actual procurement data now points to a broad April slowdown, with all five tracked sectors posting month-on-month spend declines.
Rising product complexity is slowing quotes and deliveries for most manufacturers, as only 7% reuse the same configuration rules across systems.
Pilot trials suggest the setup could cut factory energy use by 10% and lift assembly-line productivity by 12%.
AI operators could bring new capacity online faster, as Delta says its prefabricated system may cut data centre deployment time by 60%.
The new software aims to move industrial AI beyond pilots by tying together data, workflows and governance for faster operational decisions.
ASPEED and Cupola360 present server control, security silicon and AI-driven remote management systems for data centres and enterprise sites.
Rising AI inference demand is reshaping server and device design, prompting Intel to push new processors, edge systems and rackscale infrastructure.
Demand for AI infrastructure is driving Nvidia's manufacturing push, as the company ramps Vera Rubin into full production across a vast global supply chain.
The platform is aimed at helping robotics developers move from prototypes to production with up to 700 TOPS of on-device AI.
System designers and OEMs gain longer-term supply and support as Kingston adds industrial memory and SSDs for harsher, high-uptime deployments.
Manufacturers can now get managed support and remote access tools to reduce OT cyber risk without slowing plant production.
Local firms can now upskill in robotics as NMITE opens an eight-week online course aimed at defence, manufacturing and commercial users.
Mining operators are set to gain safer, more reliable site connectivity as Epiroc adds Ericsson's LTE and 5G products to its portfolio.
The London AI firm's expansion into steel and glass is backed by fresh capital as industrial customers seek lower costs and emissions.
Private 5G aims to help manufacturers connect factory systems, automate operations and use real-time data more easily across production sites.
British firms now use 713,130 AI agents, sharpening pressure for tighter oversight as Gravitee rolls out Gamma to govern them.