After Automation World columnist Jim Pinto gave his prognostications for 2012, reader Phil Christopher offered his own vision for the factory of the future. It includes a virtual grid of PLC ...

The first virtual controller from Siemens is based on the functions of an S7-1500 hardware PLC and is made available via Industrial Edge. © Siemens Siemens has ...

Digital twin technology has been generating a lot of buzz over past the past few years. While the potential for the technology is broad—from detailed remote maintenance and repair to artificial ...

Machine, station, line, and system development is usually sequential: Mechanical design, electrical design, and automation are performed one after the other. If a ...

Agentic AI, virtual controllers, and AI-optimized industrial PCs are reshaping software-defined automation and accelerating modernization across process and discrete industriesNEW YORK, June 24, 2026 ...

When VMware developed an efficient virtual machine (VM) for computer operating systems, it transformed IT and eventually paved the way for cloud and modern IT services. Now Siemens is paving the road ...