FOOD PROCESSING Advanced valve control: tailored to help keep it clean When it comes to food processing, maintaining the highest hygiene standards is essential to ensure both product safety and reliable production outcomes. ROBOTICS Cybersecurity for robotics Manoj Rajashekaraiah, Principal Engineer at Analog Devices, explores security risks and effective security measures in robotic control systems. DIGITAL NETWORK Digital network maintenance: this year’s biggest industry trend? Electricity networks are being pushed into unfamiliar territory. 3D PRINTING Redefining electronics manufacturing: the impact of high-precision 3D printing from prototype to production With electronics becoming smaller, more WOMEN IN ENGINEERING Water, automation, and the power of a different voice Sophie Borgne, Schneider’s Electric’s Water & Environment Segment President, is making the case that industry is shaping our future, and the teams that support this change need to look very different. tightly packaged, and subjected to demanding conditions, 3D printing technology is proving a viable alternative to traditional manufacturing.
EDITOR’S NOTE The robots are here: physical AI and the new industrial frontier “Robots rule the world, and the humans are dead.” At least, that was the tongue-in-cheek warning in a cult song by New Zealand-based pop duo Flight of the Conchords. NEWS This issue’s latest updates In this issue’s News Analysis we look at Mitsubishi Electric’s new AI system, Hyundai’s plans to deploy Atlas humanoid robots, OpenAI and SoftBank’s $1 billion investment in AI data centres, Microsoft’s UK renewable-powered facility, and warnings that the UK’s slow robotics adoption could put national security at risk. HANNOVER MESSE PREVIEW Hannover Messe 2026: industrial innovation meets strategic security Hannover Messe, the world’s largest industrial trade fair, returns for its 77th edition at the Hannover Exhibition Centre from 24–28th April 2026. INSIDE THE FACTORY Inside the Factory: Phoenix Contact’s DC-powered vision in Blomberg On its sprawling campus outside the small German town of Blomberg, electrical components manufacturer Phoenix Contact is quietly rethinking one of the most fundamental assumptions of modern industry: how factories are powered. HUMANOIDS Robots on the line At the Ford Innovation Centre in Cologne, Germany, safety barriers cordon off a section of the factory floor.
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