June 29, 2026
Asia-Pacific is the only region forecast to post positive industrial deal growth in 2026 as highly automated manufacturing processes are set to nearly triple by 2030, reshaping the global PLC...
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APAC manufacturing
automation investment
factory automation
IIoT
industrial automation
M&A industrials
PLC market
programmable logic controllers
PwC outlook 2026
smart manufacturing
June 29, 2026
The FX3U-32MT/DS combines 0.065 μs processing, 64K-step memory, and 384-point expandabilityācementing its role as a compact PLC workhorse in today's IIoT-driven landscape.
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24V DC PLC
compact PLC
FX3U series
industrial automation
MELSEC-F
Mitsubishi Electric
Mitsubishi FX3U-32MT/DS
OEM machine control
PLC expandability
PLC market trends
programmable logic controller
transistor output PLC
June 29, 2026
OPPOLIA's new lights-out facility merges AI with PLC automation to produce 25,000 cabinets daily ā a landmark case for fully integrated, unmanned manufacturing at global scale.
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AI manufacturing
CNC automation
dark factory
industrial automation
Industry 4.0
intelligent manufacturing
lights-out production
mass customization
PLC-driven automation
predictive maintenance
June 29, 2026
PP Control & Automation recovered 36% of engineering capacity by targeting operational constraints before deploying AI. Its CIO says manufacturers must stop chasing hype and focus on real bottlenecks.
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AI in manufacturing
capacity trap
constraint-first strategy
engineering capacity
industrial automation
manufacturing AI adoption
operational bottlenecks
PLC integration
PP Control & Automation
smart factory
June 28, 2026
Uttar Pradesh partners with Tata Technologies to launch PLC, SCADA, HMI, and IIoT training across 149 industrial training institutes, signalling a new era for automation education in emerging economies.
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automation workforce
IIoT
India manufacturing
industrial automation
industrial IoT
Industry 4.0
PLC programming
PLC training
SCADA
smart manufacturing
Tata Technologies
vocational education
June 28, 2026
Clobot wins a 970M won PLC-AMR contract to unify injection molding and pallet logistics ā a signal of how mid-tier Asian suppliers are retooling for the EV supply chain.
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AMR integration
autonomous mobile robots
EV manufacturing
industrial robotics
injection molding automation
PLC automation
PLC-AMR convergence
smart factory
South Korea automation
supply chain automation