- In March 2025, Siemens AG expanded its Industrial Copilot suite with a new generative AI-powered maintenance solution, designed to strengthen its Senseye Predictive Maintenance platform. This advancement exemplifies the shift toward intelligent maintenance systems that support increased automation, reduced costs, and optimized performance across manufacturing and industrial operations
- In September 2024, Schneider Electric unveiled EcoStruxure Automation Expert v24, an advanced, software-centric industrial automation platform developed to support complex plant architectures and improve system interoperability. This development addresses the increasing demand for flexible, interoperable, and software-defined automation systems, key to optimizing production efficiency and operational agility in modern industrial facilities
- In January 2024, ABB Ltd. introduced ABB Ability BeerMaker, a specialized process automation solution designed for the cold block stage of beer production, aimed at streamlining operations such as fermentation, maturation, yeast management, filtration, and cleaning. This launch demonstrates the increasing adoption of industry-tailored automation platforms that improve productivity, reduce operational costs, and support sustainability goals in food and beverage processing industries
- In August 2022, Andhra Paper Limited (APL), a leading pulp and paper manufacturer in India, deployed ABB’s advanced process control (APC) technology at its Rajahmundry mill to enhance operational efficiency in lime kiln processing. The integration underscores a broader trend in the global process automation and instrumentation market, where manufacturers across sectors are adopting intelligent control systems to drive energy efficiency, productivity, and digital transformation
- In January 2022, ExxonMobil selected Yokogawa Electric Corporation to conduct a groundbreaking field trial of an Open Process Automation (OPA) system at one of its Gulf Coast facilities in the U.S. This collaboration underscores a major trend in the global process automation and instrumentation market, as industries shift toward open architecture platforms to support digital transformation, enhance integration, and future-proof automation investments
