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Let's discuss how the next stage of manufacturing success hinges on worker and tool interconnectivity.

HARTING reports 17% worldwide growth and outlines key industry trends for 2026.

Poka’s platform is one of the strongest people-centric offerings available in the ACW market, empowering frontline workers to improve manufacturers’ daily operations and have a clear path to continuous improvement.

Bisson has led Poka’s transformation into an AI-native organization, embedding intelligence into every layer of its platform.

Making data universally accessible and actionable is a good starting point toward digital transformation.

Without proper onboarding, temporary workers can quickly shift from valuable support to costly risk.

As businesses begin demand more from their robotic assistants, these systems are getting harder to design. They need the support of Field Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGAs). 

The movement involves building an open, interoperable automation ecosystem that allows customers to make their systems flexible and resilient.

Siemens was named a Leader in The Forrester Wave: Product Lifecycle Management for Discrete Manufacturers, Q3 2025 report.

Nidec will implement Product Lifecycle Management and Quality Management System capabilities from Siemens’ Teamcenter.

As AI and automation reshape product development, companies emphasize the need for standardized, traceable data across the lifecycle.

Cloud providers and large manufacturers support the new initiative to enhance interoperability within IT and cloud environments leveraging OPC UA.

Whisper Aero is preparing to set up its first propulsor manufacturing line at its Tennessee headquarters, leveraging the robust capabilities of ION Factory OS.

At Hannover Messe, partners demonstrate a specific application with machinery manufacturer Bausch+Ströbel.

The two companies are developing a new systems engineering and asset management combined software solution to support traceability and sustainable product development–linking domains including mechanical, electronics, electrical and software engineering.

Cadence Design Systems, Inc., and Dassault Systèmes announced a strategic partnership to provide enterprise customers in multiple vertical markets.

In an effort to advance interoperable communication in the Integrated Assembly Solutions industry, the VDMA Robotics + Automation association has published the first OPC UA specification for this application area.

Bentley’s SVP for asset and network performance, has been elected to the board of MIMOSA, the not-for-profit industry trade association dedicated to developing and encouraging the adoption of open standards for physical asset lifecycle management.

By Paul Welch, Arena Solutions While IoT helps create better user experiences and greater customer satisfaction, there’s also a clear need to manage the requirements that define how IoT capabilities will work in the first place.

As part of a corporate initiative, Columbia Tech and Cogmedix were both investing in new systems to help the companies grow, enhance consistency, and improve quality and traceability. This included upgrading their Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system and adopting Manufacturing Execution System (MES) and Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) systems.