Methodology: Every two weeks we collect most relevant posts on LinkedIn for selected topics and create an overall summary only based on these posts. If you´re interested in the single posts behind, you can find them here: https://linktr.ee/thomasallgeyer. Have a great read!
Strategy & Market Themes
Intelligent-industry thinking framed at Hannover Messe underscores end-to-end data continuity as the next productivity frontier
Thought leaders position Agentic AI and high-fidelity simulation as the levers that will compress decision cycles and unlock self-optimising factories
Artificial Intelligence & Data Analytics
Manufacturers explore Agentic AI to create dynamic, self-learning decision loops that raise throughput and resilience
Caterpillar leverages telemetry from 1.5 million connected assets to predict failures and maximise equipment uptime
Digital Twin & PLM
Executives emphasise rigorous digital-twin strategies that bridge engineering and manufacturing – critical for regulated sectors such as medical devices
Discussions at #ACE2025 focus on embedding autonomous decision-making into PLM to accelerate innovation and reduce time-to-value
Guidance for 2025 PLM roll-outs highlights cloud-first architectures, data governance, and embedded AI requirements
Robotics & Automation
Rockwell’s Unified Robot Control pairs Logix-based architecture with simulation to shorten integration time and boost cell productivity
Smart-factory case studies show AI-enhanced robotic lines delivering double-digit output gains when tightly coupled to MES
New Solutions & Updates
Accenture × Siemens Business Group is launched, mobilising 7,000 specialists to scale smart-factory, mobility, and consumer-goods solutions
Siemens × Dotmatics collaboration links scientific R&D data with industrial digital-twin workflows, reinforcing the “lab-to-fab” continuum
Tata Steel UK appoints ABB to deliver automation, electrification, and digitalisation at its new electric-arc-furnace site, supporting low-carbon steelmaking
Siemens & Koenig & Bauer unveil a modular automation platform that accelerates predictive maintenance for printing and packaging lines
Partnerships & Ecosystem Moves
ServiceNow and AVEVA forge an industry-first alliance to merge industrial data with enterprise workflows, advancing IT–OT convergence
Capgemini & VDMA deepen cooperation to scale AI-powered innovation across German mechanical engineering
Consultants highlight a shift from point-system integration to ecosystem orchestration as platform economics dominate manufacturing IT
Sustainability & Circular Manufacturing
Posts spotlight circular repurposing of legacy industrial sites and the role of digital twins in cutting energy and material waste
Data transparency is positioned as the prerequisite for carbon-neutral operations and emerging regulatory reporting
Enabling Infrastructure
5G edge connectivity and cloud-native MES are identified as critical enablers for real-time digital-thread execution
High-performance simulation validates turbine durability and additive-manufactured parts, de-risking accelerated product-development cycles