$499 Diagnostic Tool That Runs on Any Android Device
News from the upcoming Automate 2025 show continues to dribble in. This looks like an update on HMIs. Let’s take it to Android (I assume some of you are on that platform). Olis will launch a remote automation monitoring, diagnostic and error recovery app that turns...
AI, Creativity, and the Spirit
Even as a youth, I had two differing interests. One was science/technology and the other philosophy/spirituality. I typically confine my philosophy/spirituality thoughts to my other blog—Faith Venture. This blog contains thoughts on industrial technology and...
Yokogawa to Acquire Web Synergies
Acquisitions power large companies when that becomes easier than innovating on their own. Company founders find it the way to cash out. This news exemplifies large automation companies seeing software as a means of growth—and serving customers. Last night I thought on...
Beckhoff Automation Records €1.17 Billion in Revenue Worldwide
These financial results from Beckhoff Automation reflect what I’ve long suspected—the market for automation and manufacturing has been weak not only in Germany but also globally. The company has announced 2024 fiscal year revenues of €1.17 billion, a sharp decline of...
Rebranding Trend
One following on the heels of another, along came three press releases regarding company rebranding. Do you find a wee bit of humor for your day reading some marketing explanation for something that doesn’t particularly require explanation? I worked for a...
New Aspects of Cybersecurity
In the cybersecurity game of “You make a move, and I counter it,” here is a new one on me—Identity Resilience. OK, I’m not an expert in the field. Identity theft has been around for a long time. Resilience has become a current beneficial concept. This news from Rubrik...
Robots Show Off AT This Year’s Automate
Automate is coming to Detroit this year May 12-15. I cannot make it due to family events. When I began the phase of my career that included robotics, automation, and machinery, most of the trade shows were in Detroit due to the influence of the auto industry. There...
Siemens to establish global AI Manufacturing Technologies R&D Center for Battery Production in Canada
The second Siemens news release describes an investment in Canada to boost the electric vehicle ecosystem. Investment of CAD$150 million (ca. €97 million) over five years Center supports Canada’s strategy to advance national battery and EV ecosystem Siemens will...
Siemens acquires Dotmatics to extend AI-powered software portfolio to Life Sciences
I have a couple of releases from Siemens. This company seems more active than its rivals this year. This one relates to a software acquisition. This brings to mind a couple of conversations I had with a Siemens executive many years ago. I told him my observation that...
AVEVA Announces Strategic Partnerships
AVEVA held its AVEVA World event a couple of weeks ago in San Francisco. I was not in attendance. I also didn’t see a bunch of news. There is this one piece I saw. Partnerships being all the major trend lately, several partnerships were announced. AVEVA is partnering...
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