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- News & trends ABB Order Backlog Rises 35% to $32.3 Billion ABB's order backlog rose 35% to $32.3 billion in Q3 2026, led by Electrification. Quarterly orders reached $12.1 billion as data-center demand accelerated. Oct 2026
- News & trends ABB Agrees to $495 Million Mitsubishi Electric Joint Venture ABB's $495 million Mitsubishi Electric deal covers a 51% venture stake and full ownership of related overseas sales operations, with closing planned for 2027. Oct 2026
- News & trends OMRON Agrees to Acquire OnLogic for $675 Million The agreement values the industrial computing business at $675 million. Completion is expected around January 2027, subject to regulatory approvals and other closing conditions. Oct 2026
- News & trends Schneider Electric's Proposed PTC Acquisition: Implications for Industrial Controls An assessment of the proposed transaction, its design-software scope, and the implications for controls teams. Kepware and ThingWorx are outside the agreement. Oct 2026
- Original PLC Redundancy: What to Ask Before You Buy a Second Controller Rockwell, Siemens, B&R, and CODESYS, including WAGO. Which failures each backup actually covers, what it costs, and what to settle before the parts list is frozen. Siemens H means a separate high-availability controller. B&R does not sell one of those. Oct 2026
- News & trends Festo’s New Developments: VTUX, AP, CPX-AP, and the AX/CEPE Edge Controller What changed in Festo’s hardware in 2025 and 2026: one valve manifold, the network behind it, input and output blocks on the machine, air-saving functions, and a small industrial computer that can run the cell. Sep 2026
- Original OPC UA FX: What Field eXchange Actually Changes on the Machine Network Controllers talking to each other, controllers talking to drives and valves, and what is real enough to put in a 2026 specification versus what is still a demo. Sep 2026
- Original B&R vs Beckhoff: Choosing a Machine Control Platform A practical comparison of two strong machine-control systems, for machine builders, integrators, and plant teams deciding what to standardize on. Jul 2026
- News & trends Industrial Automation Themes to Watch in 2026 The themes that actually show up when US plants and machine builders talk about next year’s projects, without the press-release language. Jun 2026
- Investments US Manufacturing Automation: Where Capital Attention Is Going The money is not spread evenly. Seeing where manufacturers are spending on automation helps machine builders and plants pick the projects that will get funded. Jun 2026
- News & trends Why PC-Based Control Keeps Gaining Ground An industrial PC used as the controller is not a fad. Machines now need more software and more motion than one fixed controller model comfortably holds. May 2026
- Investments Industrial Software Platforms and the Capital Behind Them Software platforms keep attracting investment because a plant that depends on them tends to keep paying — if the data and the controls underneath are real. May 2026
- News & trends OT Cybersecurity Moves from Policy to Plant Floor Security questionnaires are arriving before purchase orders. Controls projects that ignore network design are getting stuck in review. Apr 2026
- Investments Robotics and Flexible Automation: Signals for OEMs and Plants The investment story around robots is loud. The quieter story is whether the cell ships, talks to the rest of the line, and stays maintainable. Apr 2026
- News & trends Edge AI and Machine Vision on the Production Line A camera that decides on the machine is useful when that decision rejects a bad part or moves something. It is expensive theater when it only fills a dashboard nobody trusts. Mar 2026