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Zimmermann Displays Addition to its Portal Milling Line at IMTS 2026
Zimmermann will feature a 5-axis portal milling machine for lighter weight machining applications aimed at large structures at its booth. IMTS will be held Sept. 14-19, 2026, in Chicago. -
Machinery Orders Continue Rally in Q1 2026 Despite Uncertainty from Iran War
After a year of turbulent uncertainty caused by constantly shifting tariff regimes, businesses began to settle into a new normal and furthered capital investments to meet resilient consumer demand. -
Novada Cement Selects ABB to Prepare US Plant for Sustainable Production
ABB will provide leading process control, electrification and drives solutions at the new Novada Cement Plant in Florida. -
PI North America Holds 4th Annual 2026 North American PROFINET Plugfest
PI North America held the event in cooperation with PROFI Interface Center, and Emerson hosted it. -
Video: ABB Global Process Automation, Part 2
Renee Bassett interviews ABB's Mohammad Alhyari about the evolution of distributed control systems — specifically, ABB Ability™ Symphony® Plus. -
PLCopen Process Industry Work Group Strives to Harmonize the PLCopen Process Function Block with MTP and OPC UA/OPC FX
During the PLCopen Process Control Work Group kickoff meeting, members came to a consensus regarding a goal: harmonization between the PLCopen Process function block with MTP and OPC UA/OPC FX. -
Makino Strengthens New England Market Position with Yamazen Partnership
“Partnering with Yamazen in New England allows us to strengthen local support, improve responsiveness and ensure our customers continue to get the most out of their Makino investment," said Bob Henry, executive vice president, Makino Inc. -
How Unattended Machining Redefines What’s Possible
The most successful shops use automation to protect and elevate their workforce, stabilize production expectations and stay competitive in a tight labor market. -
KUKA to Highlight Advanced Robotics for Easy Machine Tool Tending, Handling and Milling at IMTS 2026
KUKA will highlight robotic machine tool automation through a series of integrated demonstrations featuring multiple CNC machine tool OEM partners. -
The Industrial Orchestration Layer: Empowering Shop Floor Intelligence
As a secure and deterministic bridge between stochastic AI models and physical machinery, the industrial orchestration layer empowers manufacturers to safely automate real-time decision-making while ensuring safe operations. -
The Shop Floor Is Ready for AI. Is Your Network Ready, Too?
ARC Advisory Group research explains why the network is the strategic decision manufacturers can no longer afford to defer. -
Rockwell Automation to Demonstrate AI Orchestrated Factory System Design at Hannover Messe 2026
The virtual demonstration will be presented at the Rockwell Automation booth in the “AI in Manufacturing” area, Hall 27, Booth A22. -
Nidec Drive Technology Opens New Press Machine Assembly Factory
This factory will double Nidec Drive Technology’s Japanese domestic production capacity from 60 to 120 press machines per year. -
Unlocking Easier Automation with Openness, Resilience and Right-Sized Design
As automation systems grow more complex, machine builders are rethinking how they design and deploy motion. -
Okuma America Corporation Receives Awards for Training Program at Rowan-Cabarrus Community College
The American Association of Community Colleges bestowed the company with the 2026 Outstanding College/Corporate Partnership Award, which recognizes collaborative excellence between a business and a U.S. community college. -
Standardized Function Blocks Solve Automation’s Consistency Crisis
Standardization through reusable function blocks is achievable, valuable and worthy of investment. -
Monolithic Namespace Is a Liability, Not a Strategy
The industry has been so focused on solving the integration problem that it has ignored the failure mode problem. -
Case Study: Small Municipality Streamlines and Standardizes Wastewater Treatment Sites with PLC Hardware
After decades using a mixture of specialized and commercial automation technologies, this utility operating many wastewater treatment installations is deploying solutions based on easy-to-use programmable logic controllers. -
The One Protocol Every Data Center Will Need in 2026
Redfish-inside PLCs — driven by Unitronics — are reshaping cooling, control and DCIM integration. -
Valmet’s Automation Ensures Safe, Efficient Operation at the Complex Multifuel Waste-to-Energy Plant in Poland
Valmet will supply the complete Valmet DNAe Distributed Control System (DCS) and safety systems for PEC Gliwice Sp. z o.o.’s new waste-to-energy steam unit.




















