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This December 2025 digital edition includes late-2025 coverage of **Industry 4.0, IIoT, and automation technologies** in European manufacturing, serving as a snapshot of pre-2026 trends in smart factories and industrial digitization.
A news item reports completion of the **Factory‑X project**, aimed at creating open industrial data spaces to support interoperable Industry 4.0 ecosystems, with follow-on work focused on scaling data-sharing frameworks across manufactur...
The magazine’s Industry 4.0 section reports on items such as **UK robotics funding reaching $258m in 2026, Zoomlion testing embodied AI on factory tasks, and new logistics automation centers**, reflecting strong momentum in robotics and...
PT Ultrajaya Milk Industry opened a new plant in Bekasi integrating **AGVs, autopilot forklifts, manufacturing execution systems, automated storage and retrieval, and advanced wastewater treatment**, demonstrating an Industry 4.0–enabled...
Malaysian electronics maker Betamek Electronics achieved **Level 4 Smart Manufacturing** recognition under the national Industry4WRD programme, reflecting significant adoption of Industry 4.0 technologies to enhance competitiveness and o...
This article outlines eight key **Industry 4.0 trends** for 2026, including AI in manufacturing, **digital twins, cobots, edge computing/IIoT, and OT cybersecurity (driven by NIS2)**, stressing that success depends on purposeful integrat...
A June 2026 feature describes how **artificial intelligence is transforming factory automation** across product development, operations, process optimization, and quality control, highlighting practical deployments of industrial AI in sm...
This survey shows more than 90% of manufacturers expect to **maintain or increase smart factory and production technology investments in 2026**, indicating that Industry 4.0 is moving from experimentation into broad execution.
Rockwell’s 11th annual global study of 1,500 manufacturers finds that companies are no longer debating whether to adopt **smart manufacturing and Industry 4.0 technologies**, but instead are focused on how to execute and scale them for m...
Siemens expanded its partnership with NVIDIA to build an **Industrial AI Operating System** and launched **Digital Twin Composer** on Siemens Xcelerator, aiming to enable fully AI-driven adaptive manufacturing sites starting with its Erl...
At Hannover Messe 2026, Siemens announced major enhancements to its **Industrial Edge** ecosystem, including improved data management, AI integration for distributed industrial applications, and new IEC 62443-4-2–certified cybersecurity...
The Open Industry 4.0 Alliance reported on its role at Hannover Messe 2026, focusing on **industrial data spaces, AI, and interoperable IIoT systems**, and announced new managing director Michael Riester to drive its next phase of open i...
Bullen Ultrasonics secured an Ohio Smart Manufacturing grant to support its **Autonomous Process Optimization** initiative, applying AI and machine learning to improve precision machining productivity and quality in advanced materials.
Feature interview from the 2026 Taipei International Automation Exhibition highlighting **Moxa’s digital twin, industrial networking, wireless, edge computing, and OT cybersecurity** offerings for AI-driven factories, emphasising robust...
Ongoing news hub covering the latest developments in **smart manufacturing, industrial IoT, automation, robotics, and AI** for factories and engineering organizations, with August 2026 updates focused on rapidly evolving Industry 4.0 dep...