Developing robust automation and control systems in manufacturing facilities has historically been dominated by proprietary technology stacks. While this offered users highly reliable and ...

The boundaries between IP reuse, interconnect design, and hardware-software integration are no longer independent.

NEWARK, DE / ACCESS Newswire / March 11, 2026 / The global Software Defined Automation (SDA) Market is entering a transformative phase as manufacturers increasingly decouple industrial control ...

Software is increasingly the key differentiator in robotic performance, enabling real-time reconfiguration and system optimization. AI-enabled perception technologies are improving safety, ...

Why engineers are making software defined automation, digital twins, soft PLCs and other agnostic tools part of the manufacturing automation toolkit. Change is happening at record speed. More ...

Understand how closed, proprietary systems can force upgrades before they’re really needed. How virtualization can extend the life of automation systems. Enabling the portability of automation ...

The flexible, open future of automation: 30 years of flexible, software-driven automation with TwinCAT. 20/04/2026 Beckhoff Automation Ltd. 1996 was certainly a year of innovation ...

Market opportunities in process automation for the chemicals and petrochemicals industry include digital transformation, AI-driven optimization, and IoT integration. Specialty chemicals and ...

The emergence of photovoltaic sensors in the 19th century marked a pivotal moment—the birth of light sensors, paving the way for other sensor types. Fast forward to the 1960s, and sensor utilization ...

Reducing shop-floor hardware, Siemens’ Simatic Automation Workstation delivers centralized software-defined factory automation and control. The system allows manufacturers to replace a hardware ...

From the earliest days of my career, when designing chips, I have always navigated the interface between hardware and software for semiconductor design in my roles. My initial chip designs included ...