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Software-defined automation (SDA) represents a paradigm shift in industrial and manufacturing control systems that addresses traditional operational technology (OT) architectures' limitations. As proprietary, hardware-intensive automation systems reach the end of their life cycles, they increasingly hinder innovation, scalability, and adaptability ...

Industrial control and automation have been historically dependent on hardware devices and proprietary, vertically integrated systems. Shifting the centralization of logic and intelligence from hardware into software that can run on any capable device is a key step in improving productivity and flexibility in manufacturing. This shift also addresse...

This Frost & Sullivan report analyzes trends in the global battery manufacturing industry that present market opportunities for pumps and valve vendors. It provides insights into the types of pumps and valves utilized in battery manufacturing, as well as the sustainability initiatives implemented by key market participants. It also identifies speci...

In 2024, a new multipolar world will emerge, reshaped by digital industries that have become mainstream following the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic. This shift signals an accelerated push toward digitalization, unveiling eight novel growth opportunities in digital industries, each marking a significant step in industry progress and offering vast potential...

This study explores industrial robotics' potential growth opportunities. The global workforce shortage and customers' growing interest in automation are significant drivers for the adoption of robots, which are being deployed across several industries, including retail, manufacturing, healthcare, food and beverage, and agriculture. A few countries ...

This research service covers key technology trends in the advanced manufacturing and automation cluster. Manufacturing technologies that are bound to have high impact in several key end application segments in the near-term and medium-term are profiled in the research service. The study captures technology adoption across the globe, key stakeholder...

Welding is a versatile and essential fabrication process that uses heat to join metals together, either similar or dissimilar metals. Unlike brazing and soldering that use a lower temperature to metal fusion, welding technologies operate at very high temperatures. Welding is the most-used fabrication technique across all industry verticals. With f...

This study provides an overview of the merger and acquisition (M&A) trends in the industrial machinery/automation and sensors industry. Some of the key industry trends that drive M&A activity are identified and substantiated with quantitative analysis. The approach to quantitative analysis of M&A activity is two-fold. Firstly, analysis is carried o...

In the last couple of decades, the valve manufacturing industry was focused on identifying low-cost manufacturing destinations as ‘Outsourcing’ had huge pricing benefits. Despite the pricing benefits, low quality and late delivery were serious concerns to the manufacturers and end users. Has the situation changed in recent years? Are valve manufact...