Festo introduces the CPX-AP-I-16DIO M12 configurable digital I/O module to optimize decentralized machine architectures and expand connectivity for Mitsubishi PLC environments.
The new edge AI systems support local multimodal generative AI, LLM, VLM and VLA model execution while connecting high-resolution sensors with motors, joints and actuators through high-bandwidth interfaces and EtherCAT control.
Siemens and Procter & Gamble expand the global deployment of their jointly developed Visual Inspection Cockpit, reducing manufacturing scrap rates by 10 to 20 percent.
Fives highlights advanced dry-process systems for mineral resource optimization during the SIM congress from October 7 to 9, 2026, in Châlons-en-Champagne.