IT/OT Convergence Exposes Plant-Floor PLCs to Rising Cyberattacks
Manufacturing has been the most-attacked sector for four straight years, and IT/OT convergence now opens a direct path from phishing email to production PLC.
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SCADA Market to Reach $14.48B in 2026 on Surging PLC and RTU Adoption
The global SCADA market is set to reach $14.48 billion in 2026 at a 10.4% CAGR, driven by PLC and RTU adoption, cloud deployments and AI-driven analytics.
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Rockwell ControlLogix 5590 Wins 2026 EDGE Award for PLCs
Rockwell's ControlLogix 5590 won the 2026 EDGE Award for Industrial Controllers, edging out Yokogawa's A8 and AutomationDirect's Productivity1000 P1-412 CPU.
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PC-Based Automation Market to Reach $13.71B by 2035 on Open PLC Shift
PC-based automation climbs from $8.84B in 2026 to $13.71B by 2035 at a 5.0% CAGR, as open PC-class controllers displace proprietary PLC racks across factories.
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Containerized Seawater Desalination Systems Lean on PLC Automation
Remote islands lack water engineers. Containerized seawater desalination systems from Shanghai Tongjie use PLCs for one-touch startup and salt-mist protection.
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COPA-DATA zenon 16 Adds Cybersecurity to Software-Defined Automation
COPA-DATA's zenon 16 platform advances software-defined automation with FIDO2 biometric login, Linux support, MTP 2.0, and hardened IT/OT cybersecurity.
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