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Uncover growth avenues impacting laboratory information management systems (LIMS) in industrial applications, non-destructive testing (NDT), wireless network performance monitoring, and profilers.
Industrial Technologies and Megatrends
Which factors drive the growth of cobots, vision systems, chips, and manufacturing?

  • Equip your cobot strategy to shift toward responsive automation.
  • Integrate AI into platforms for intelligent collaborative automation.
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  • Combine LiDAR with advanced imaging to enhance capabilities.
  • Leverage advances in solid-state LiDAR for adaptive systems.
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  • What are the key benefits of in-memory computing on edge?
  • Maximize growth by harnessing improvements in latency reduction.
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  • Which innovations enable robots to perform manipulation tasks?
  • How does vision AI software support adaptive robotic picking?
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  • Adopt best practices to meet national sustainability agendas.
  • Identify opportunities in closed-loop industrial wastewater treatment.
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  • How is energy transition demand transforming the metals value chain?
  • Leverage clean power and recycling for low-carbon aluminum growth.
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Navigating Transformation – Middle East (September 2026 Edition)

This month’s edition explores major areas across the region, like smart water metering in MEA, sustainable manufacturing in the Middle East, and the GCC automotive industry.
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Mastering Manufacturing Complexity: Reimagining AI for the Factory Floor

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Interview with Jerry Dolinsky

Transforming the Connected Frontline Workforce: Turning Manufacturing Knowledge into Competitive Advantage

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Jerry Dolinsky

CEO | Dozuki

Interview with Martin Heinz

Driving Manufacturing Intelligence: How iTAC Is Building Scalable, Integrated MES and Digital Twin Capabilities Across Industries

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CEO | iTAC Software AG

Interview with Dr. Thai Lai Pham

How Siemens Is Translating AI, Digital Twins, and Grid Intelligence into Real-world Impact to Engineer ASEAN’s Intelligent Future

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CEO | Siemens ASEAN

Interview with Howard Heppelmann

How OpsMate AI Is Defining the Future of the Hybrid Factory Workforce While Shedding Light on the AI-native Manufacturing

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Howard Heppelmann

CEO | OpsMate AI

Interview with James Zhang

How OpsMate AI Is Defining the Future of the Hybrid Factory Workforce While Shedding Light on the AI-native Manufacturing

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CPO | OpsMate AI

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How can you grow by leveraging industrial networking and industrial connectivity software?
Industrial Networking and Connectivity
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Top Industrial Connectivity Software Companies
Leverage brownfield modernization to accelerate demand for standardized connectivity and data growth.
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Shop Floor-centric Augmented Connected Worker Platforms
Assess new use cases in automated document digitization, predictive upskilling, and metric monitoring.
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Is your technology roadmap aligned with data analytics and network automation for scalability?
Test and Measurement
What role will inline BIW inspection play in advancing quality-led growth in automotive plants?
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Align your testing strategy with advanced 5G and emerging 6G initiatives for sustained growth.
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Industrial Automation Software
Industrial Automation Software: How Architecture and Proof Are Cutting Through Market Confusion

Industrial automation software is becoming harder to evaluate as automation, data, cloud, AI, and services vendors converge around similar language. Architecture ownership, plant-level proof, governance, and repeat deployment economics now provide clearer measures of vendor value. The New Industrial Tech Stack makes these differences more visible, while Industrial AI, contextual data, systems of action, and software-defined automation are increasing the importance of controlled execution and scalable deployment across plants and sites.


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Connected Worker Platforms: Benchmarking Shop-floor Growth, Integration, and Supplier Differentiation

Shop floor-centric connected worker platforms are playing a larger role in how manufacturers improve workforce readiness, execution consistency, and operational visibility. AI-enabled assistance, digital work instructions, and integration with factory systems are bringing more frontline activity into connected digital workflows. With more than 60 qualified participants and 8 selected for Frost Radar™ benchmarking, competition is centering on time to value, scalability, and vertical fit. Manufacturers gain more consistent execution while technology providers gain clearer differentiation, and industrial leaders gain a stronger basis for platform investment and supplier selection.


Compressor Services
Compressor Services Growth: New Models Reshaping Aftermarket Value

Global compressor services revenue is forecast to rise from USD 11.04 billion in 2025 to USD 13.56 billion by 2030, reflecting steady demand across manufacturing and process industries. The sector is evolving from conventional maintenance and repair toward broader lifecycle support focused on uptime, energy efficiency, and asset performance. Digital monitoring, predictive maintenance, and performance optimization are expanding the scope of service delivery, while industrial operators place greater emphasis on operating continuity and total life cycle cost. This is giving compressor services a more strategic role across the industrial aftermarket.


Position and Distance Sensors
Baumer Group Granted the 2026 Global Position and Distance Sensors Company of the Year Recognition

This week, we want to congratulate Baumer Group for earning the 2026 Global Company of the Year Recognition in the position and distance sensors industry for its outstanding achievements in innovation, strategy execution, and customer impact. This recognition highlights Baumer Group’s consistent leadership in delivering intelligent sensing solutions that strengthen machine performance, improve operational precision, and create lasting customer value across a rapidly evolving industrial landscape.



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