PLCopen and Process Control
PLCopen - As part of our ongoing efforts to drive standardization and interoperability in industrial automation, PLCopen will start a new workgroup exploring the incorporation of the function blocks developed for the O-PAS standard into a new PLCopen specification for process control.
Amazon OpenSearch Service introduces Agentic Search
Amazon - Amazon OpenSearch Service launches Agentic Search, transforming how users interact with their data through intelligent, agent-driven search. Agentic Search introduces an intelligent agent-driven system that understands user intent, orchestrates the right set of tools, generates OpenSearch DSL (domain-specific language) queries, and provides transparent summaries of its decision-making process through a simple 'agentic' query clause and natural language search terms.
Delta Unveils the Delta D-Bot Robotics Platform at SPS 2025
Delta - Delta, a global leader in power and smart green solutions, will unveil its new Delta D-Bot Robotics Platform at SPS 2025 in Nuremberg, offering scalable, cost-effective, and sustainable smart factory automation to global enterprises and SMEs (small to mid-sized enterprises). Developed for seamless integration across production, logistics, and assembly, the Delta D-Bot Platform Series unites all systems under one common architecture.
New Compliance Test Tool Release for OPC UA V1.05.06
OPC Foundation - The OPC Foundation is pleased to announce the upcoming release of the initial version of the OPC UA Compliance Test Tool (UACTT) supporting the OPC UA Specification Version 1.05.06. This release marks a significant step forward in providing robust and reliable testing capabilities for vendors, system integrators, and end users working with OPC UA-based products and solutions.
LAPP introduces its first UNITRONIC ACCESS remote I/O devices
LAPP - With the UNITRONIC ACCESS product range, LAPP is launching its own remote I/O devices for the first time. They expand the existing Industrial Communication offering of the global market leader for integrated solutions and brand products in the field of cable and connection technology and offer new possibilities for decentralised sensor-actuator communication.
Introducing the SLP-2000, SuperLight Photonics’ Full-Spectrum SWIR Laser Light Source
SuperLight Photonics - SuperLight Photonics, a leading innovator in integrated laser photonic technologies, today announced the SLP-2000, a compact full-spectrum SWIR supercontinuum laser that expands the company’s broadband light-source portfolio.
Geekplus unveils new Robot Arm Picking Station, ushering in an era of fully unmanned warehouses
Geekplus - Geekplus, the global leader in warehouse robotics, today unveiled its new Robot Arm Picking Station, marking the industry’s first end-to-end unmanned picking solution, and a major leap from “partial automation” to “full-process intelligence”. The breakthrough sets a new benchmark for warehouse automation and redefines what’s possible in unmanned logistics.
New software, new portfolio: the Eplan Platform 2026
EPLAN - The new Eplan Platform 2026 is here! Eplan has used this opportunity to completely redevelop its entire portfolio, with an even greater focus on customers and their requirements in their respective market segments. One central point is the significant reduction in complexity. The new software portfolio makes the full power of the Eplan Platform clearer and with numerous enhancements provides a comprehensive complete solution in specific application fields.
Sarens completes major milestones in INEOS Project One
Sarens - INEOS Project ONE ethylene cracker plant will be able to produce more than 1.5 million tons of ethylene per year once operational in 2026. This project, located in the port of Antwerp, had an investment of more than 3 billion euros, making it the largest investment project in the European chemical sector in recent decades, and the first cracker plant to be built in Europe in the last 20 years.
USP laser structures and polishes hard material components in a single clamping operation
Fraunhofer - Tools made of hard materials and ceramics such as tungsten carbide are particularly wear-resistant. However, the tools used to manufacture them wear out all the faster – unless the tool is laser light. Researchers at Fraunhofer ILT have developed a process chain in which hard material components can be shaped and polished using an ultrashort pulse (USP) laser without changing the clamping setup.
Analog Devices Launches ADI Power Studio and New Web-Based Tools
Analog Devices - Analog Devices, a global semiconductor leader, today announced the launch of ADI Power Studio, a comprehensive family of products that offers advanced modeling, component recommendations and efficiency analysis with simulation. In addition, ADI is introducing early versions of two new web-based tools with a modernized user experience under the Power Studio umbrella: ADI Power Studio Planner and ADI Power Studio Designer.
Driver of the energy transition in manufacturing
Hannover Messe - From 20 to 24 April 2026, HANNOVER MESSE shows manufacturers how robust energy technologies can increase efficiency, reduce costs and ensure a secure energy supply. In Halls 11 to 13, exhibitors at the "Energy & Industrial Infrastructure" area present products and services for an electrified, sustainable energy supply in manufacturing. These solutions, combined with AI, contribute to the development of smart grids, storage technologies and sustainable mobility concepts.
Memor 17 HC mobile computer approved for use with Epic Rover
Datalogic - Datalogic MemorTM 17 Healthcare mobile computer has been officially approved by Epic for use with its Rover clinical mobile application. System integrators, resellers, and hospital IT departments now have access to a complete package for clinical applications: Epic Rover plus a healthcare-specific, high-performance mobile computer.
On Course for Independence: ContiTech Introduces New Executive Management Structure
ContiTech - Continental’s group sector ContiTech has realigned its leadership structure. Specializing in rubber and plastic-based products for various industries, ContiTech is positioning itself for a future as an independent company. In April 2025, the Executive Board of Continental AG announced plans to make ContiTech independent and preferably sell it in 2026.
Introducing the Leica TS20 robotic total station with edge AI
Hexagon - Leica Geosystems, part of Hexagon, today announced the launch of the all-new Leica TS20 robotic total station. Designed and engineered from the ground up with a deep understanding of surveyors' workflows, this total station accelerates fieldwork, simplifies daily work, streamlines repetitive tasks and avoids costly mistakes.
Automation and digitalization form the core of HANNOVER MESSE
Hannover Messe - HANNOVER MESSE will kick off in April 2026 with a new thematic structure, optimized visitor guidance, and new networking formats. The focus is on automation and digitalization. Exhibitors from all over the world will showcase their innovations and solutions for the manufacturing industry. One new feature is the Defense Production Area – a forward-looking exhibition format to strengthen the European security and defense industry.
Alfa Laval backs transatlantic biotech collaboration to accelerate food innovation
Alfa Laval - Alfa Laval announces its support for a new transatlantic collaboration between the Danish Technological Institute and North Carolina State University aimed at accelerating innovation in the production of food with a radically lower environmental impact through bioprocessing.
EMO 2025 is pushing AI and automation for greater competitiveness in global industry
EMO - For five days, Hannover was the venue for EMO, the world's leading trade fair for production technology. Attracting a number of 80,000 trade visitors from all over the world, the exhibition grounds provided important innovative impulses for greater competitiveness in the industry. The main focus was above all on the topics of automation and artificial intelligence, which have once again found their way into industrial processes as drivers of production efficiency.
Gartner Survey Reveals GenAI Attacks Are on the Rise
Gartner - Sixty-two Percent of Organizations Experienced a Deepfake Attack; 32% Faced an Attack on AI Applications. Twenty-nine percent of cybersecurity leaders said their organizations experienced an attack on enterprise GenAI application infrastructure in the last 12 months, according to a survey by Gartner, Inc., a business and technology insights company.
Gartner Says That in the Age of GenAI, Preemptive Capabilities, Not Detection and Response, Are the Future of Cybersecurity
Gartner - By 2030, preemptive cybersecurity solutions will account for 50% of IT security spending, up from less than 5% in 2024, replacing standalone detection and response (DR) solutions as the preferred approach to defend against cyberthreats, according to Gartner, Inc., a business and technology insights company.
Calendar
04/02/26 - 06/02/26: Indumation.be, Kortrijk Xpo (B)
10/03/26 - 13/03/26: TechniShow, Jaarbeurs Utrecht
10/03/26 - 12/03/26: CFIA, Rennes
10/03/26 - 12/03/26: Embedded World, Nürnberg (D)
30/03/26 - 02/04/26: Global Industrie, Paris Nord-Villepinte (F)
20/04/26 - 24/04/26: Hannover Messe, Hannover (D)
06/05/26 - 07/05/26: Advanced Engineering, Antwerp Expo (B)
06/05/26 - 07/05/26: Chemspec Europe, Keulen (D)
19/05/26 - 21/05/26: Advanced Manufacturing, Antwerp Expo (B)
20/05/26 - 21/05/26: Food Tech Event, Brabanthallen, 's-Hertogenbosch (Nl)
15/09/26 - 19/09/26: AMB, Messe Stuttgart (D)
23/02/27 - 26/02/27: Anuga FoodTec, Keulen
17/03/27 - 18/03/27: M+R, Antwerp Expo (B)
14/06/27 - 18/06/27: ACHEMA, Frankfurt am Main (D)
22/06/27 - 25/06/27: Automatica, München (D)