July 01, 2026
Schneider Electric's 11 Global Lighthouse factories prove how PLC-integrated AI and IoT deliver zero Scope 2 emissions, 30% water savings, and 20% defect reduction — a blueprint for the industrial...
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PLC automation
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Schneider Electric
Scope 2 emissions
smart manufacturing
sustainable manufacturing
July 01, 2026
Schneider Electric's landmark $3.1B acquisition of Cognite merges traditional PLC automation with industrial AI, reshaping smart manufacturing for the data-intelligence era.
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Cognite acquisition
digital transformation
IIoT
industrial AI
industrial automation
Modicon
PLC
Schneider Electric
smart manufacturing
July 01, 2026
PLC-based air compressor controllers evolve into intelligent networked systems as IoT adoption, biopharma automation, and energy mandates propel a 6.2% CAGR through 2035.
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July 01, 2026
Record aircraft deliveries and a £388bn backlog, alongside Lotus's new Hethel Performance Hub, drive surging PLC automation demand across UK manufacturing.
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automotive manufacturing
factory automation
Hethel Performance Hub
industrial automation
Industry 4.0
Lotus Cars
Make UK
manufacturing skills
PLC automation
programmable logic controllers
SCADA
UK manufacturing
July 01, 2026
Automate UK names Dan Thombs as CEO, unveiling a new end-user membership programme as the UK industrial automation market surges past USD 8.75 billion.
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Automate UK
Dan Thombs
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factory automation
industrial automation
Industrial Ethernet
Peter Williamson
PLC market UK
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UK manufacturing
July 01, 2026
CISA warns of critical Daktronics controller vulnerabilities granting unauthenticated root access to digital signage systems across critical infrastructure.
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digital signage security
ICS security
industrial automation security
industrial controller security
OT security
PLC vulnerabilities
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