Scott Achelpohl

As part of our special focus this summer, which has included not one but two episodes of Great Question: A Manufacturing Podcast, Smart Industry

How legacy systems and lack of network visibility are quietly undermining digital transformation. Two E Tech Group SMEs join Smart Industry 's Scott Achelpohl to talk about it.

Global Market Insights report says the sensor market was valued at about $24 billion in 2025 and will have a compound annual growth rate of 37.6% until the market reaches $549 billion by 2035, powering digital transformation.

Transition to Asset Management Software stands as part of a busy summer for Siemens after the major debut of new industrial AI orchestration software, Intelligence Center X.

The two companies will partner on a joint solution that melds Augury's Industrial AI Workforce suite with Rockwell's AI-infused portfolio, including its Fiix maintenance management system and FactoryTalk Optix product.

NEXCOM's Tim Juan joins the local vs. cloud computing debate by answering some questions from Smart Industry. He says these decisions hinge on latency requirements, reliability...

Newly released TCS report claims manufacturers have begun to substantively scale the kind of AI that doesn't stay behind a screen but that interacts with sensors and physical processes and parts like automation and robotics.

Respondents cited in new Infosys Knowledge Institute research also are candid about the tech's shortcomings (ironically, America also leads), as 35% of U.S. respondents acknowledged limitations associated with its use vs. 30% worldwide.

55% of CSCOs are unclear about how much ROI their AI may yield, even as 67% of supply chain digital investments are now allocated to various forms of the technology, newly released results of a Gartner study found.

The S7 Series is part of a family of programmable logic controllers that are used widely in manufacturing and in critical U.S. infrastructure. The intrusions follow warnings, including those on this site, that AI is supercharging cyberattacks on plant gear.