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While projections for steel remain positive in the near future, growth has been slowing and prices have been under downward pressure since early 2018. How does one meet increasing demand in such an uncertain environment? IIoT and Industry 4.0 technologies can provide an answer: next-generation reliability for the steel industry.

Attending the Schneider Electric Executive Briefing as part of the Innovation Summit World Tour 2020 provided insight into the company’s leadership values, thinking and direction from Chairman and CEO Jean Pascal Tricoire; Philippe Delorme, executive vice-president, energy management; Peter Herweck, executive vice-president, industry automation; and Chris Leong, chief marketing officer.

Falkonry Clue enables IMA Life to accelerate its digital roadmap and maximize operational availability of its Aseptic Processing and Freeze Drying solutions.

Automation industry stakeholders can utilize a variety of third-party software developer toolkits and apply the power of the OPC Unified Architecture (UA) to create bespoke Apps leveraging all the data available in the FDT® 3.0 IIoT Server (FITS™) application.

OPC Foundation and CESMII initiated new joint working group joined by major industry players to enable manufacturers to speed up pre-built shopfloor and digitalization applications.

New Lux Research report proposes overhauling Stage-Gate processes to manage AI innovations.

Canvass Analytics Inc., a leader in industrial AI, has closed US$6.5 million in Series A funding.

Honeywell to leverage Microsoft Azure cloud platform and connect Microsoft Dynamics 365 to Honeywell Forge, enabling predictive maintenance applications with closed-loop maintenance workflows in the buildings industry.

Advantech Service-IoT GmbH announces its partnership with Quanergy systems Inc., the leading provider of LiDAR (Light Detection and Ranging) sensors and smart perception solutions.

DEPCOM Power and their system integrator partner Vertech use Seeq to support data-based decision making for performance optimization across wide-ranging solar power generation assets.

Solution simplifies edge data collection, analytics and integration for fast time-to-value.

Artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) are keystones enabling expansion of the remote construction market.

Learn from an interview with Karl Deiretsbacher of the OPC Foundation about Companion Specifications; the different types of Companion Specifications that exist; what Joint Working Groups are; and how the OPC Foundation guides the development and maintenance of Companion Specifications.

New ARC Advisory Group research on the global Agriculture Technology market reveals that significant growth in R&D investment in agricultural technology combined with the need for real-time insights to support smart farming and precision agriculture will contribute to the growth of the global agriculture technology market.

Inspiring established companies with fresh ideas--this is the aim of the VISION Start-up Pitch Session, which will be held for the first time in November. The Digital Pitch Session for start-ups will be held on Nov. 11, 2020. Applications will be accepted through Oct. 28, 2020.

Lineas, the largest private rail freight operator in Europe, is digitalizing its wagon fleet with Nexeed Track and Trace from Bosch Connected Industry.

The Hailo-8TM inference chip expands the number of industrial Artificial Intelligence (AI) applications possible for a wide range of industrial applications including optimization of production, processes, track & trace, logistics, quality, machine functions, and predictive maintenance by eliminating inherent limitations of server and cloud solutions with processing at the edge.

New ARC Advisory Group research on the global Industrial PCs market reveals that while trade conflicts between China and the US and the global COVID-19 pandemic have stalled growth in the market for industrial personal computers to a certain degree, new technology and market trends will likely be growth drivers for the industrial PC (IPC) market moving forward.

With hundreds of billions at stake, Lux Research outlines what companies need to know about AI and IoT’s impact on the consumer journey.

Jim Chappell, Global Head of AI and Advanced Analytics, AVEVA looks at the implications and benefits of artificial intelligence within complex businesses.