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Top Life Sciences Technology Solutions Firms for Pharmaceutical Manufacturing and Process Automation

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Drug companies demand speedier launches and don’t want to relax quality standards. That puts pressure on the shop floor as well as on the software above it.

Rockwell Automation’s October 1 report found that 90 percent of life sciences manufacturers call digital transformation necessary.

Nearly 58 percent are already using smart manufacturing technology in their entire operation or in portions of their operation.

According to Grand View Research, the global Pharma 4.0 market is expected to be valued at $17.7 billion in 2026 and $61.7 billion in 2033. [Read more…] about Top Life Sciences Technology Solutions Firms for Pharmaceutical Manufacturing and Process Automation

Siemens and Nvidia advance AI-powered PCB inspection from digital twin to factory

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Siemens is collaborating with Nvidia to develop adaptive AI-powered manufacturing capabilities that combine industrial software, Siemens’ Digital Twin technology and Nvidia Cosmos to accelerate production planning, inspection preparation and optimization.

The collaboration combines Siemens’ Teamcenter software for product lifecycle management (PLM) and Process Preparation X with Nvidia Cosmos to create an AI-powered workflow for printed circuit board inspection.

The system is designed to help electronics manufacturers prepare and optimize automated optical inspection (AOI) processes before physical production begins. [Read more…] about Siemens and Nvidia advance AI-powered PCB inspection from digital twin to factory

Sarla Aviation adopts Siemens Xcelerator to accelerate eVTOL aircraft development

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Indian startup Sarla Aviation is using the Siemens Xcelerator portfolio of industry software to accelerate the development of its next-generation electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft for urban air mobility.

Based in Bengaluru, India, Sarla Aviation aims to transform urban transportation by making electric air taxis safe, sustainable and accessible.

With plans to launch operations in Bengaluru by 2028, the company is building an advanced air mobility platform designed to make aerial commuting as convenient as premium ride-hailing services. [Read more…] about Sarla Aviation adopts Siemens Xcelerator to accelerate eVTOL aircraft development

Humanoid raises $152 million at $1.35 billion valuation, becoming ‘Europe’s first pure-play humanoid robotics unicorn’

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Humanoid, a UK-based AI and robotics company building industrial humanoid robots, today announced a $152 million Series A financing at a $1.35 billion post-money valuation.

This funding brings the total amount raised to date to $270 million.

The round was led by Prime Movers Lab, a venture capital firm focused on investments in breakthrough scientific startups working to revolutionize the world’s most important industries and transform billions of lives, with participation from Schaeffler, Bosch, Fubon Financial Holding Venture Capital, and Aglaé Ventures. [Read more…] about Humanoid raises $152 million at $1.35 billion valuation, becoming ‘Europe’s first pure-play humanoid robotics unicorn’

Siemens partners with Databricks and FFT to turn production data into scalable AI-driven insights

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Siemens has announced a new edge-to-cloud integration with Databricks, the Data and AI company, and long‑time automation partner FFT Produktionssysteme (FFT).

Together, the partners will connect production data directly to enterprise AI – without complex IoT middleware. This will help industrial customers transform their production data into actionable insights and scale industrial AI across global operations.

With the new integration, customers are able to stream contextualized shopfloor and plant data from Siemens Industrial Edge via the FFT DataBridge directly to the Databricks Platform, where it can be analyzed and used to train AI models centrally for implementation across global production networks. [Read more…] about Siemens partners with Databricks and FFT to turn production data into scalable AI-driven insights

Siemens, Nvidia and Humanoid partner to bring physical AI into factory operations

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Siemens and Humanoid has announced what it says is “a landmark milestone” in the journey to bring physical AI from vision to industrial reality.

Humanoid’s HMND 01 wheeled Alpha humanoid robot, built using the Nvidia physical AI stack, has been successfully tested in operations at Siemens’ electronics factory in Erlangen, Germany, performing autonomous logistics tasks. (See video below.)

This builds on the Siemens and Nvidia strategic partnership, announced at CES, to build the world’s first fully AI-driven, adaptive manufacturing sites. [Read more…] about Siemens, Nvidia and Humanoid partner to bring physical AI into factory operations

Siemens introduces Digital Twin Composer for large-scale digital twin environments

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Siemens has launched Digital Twin Composer, a new software solution that builds industrial metaverse environments at scale, empowering organizations to apply industrial AI, simulation and real-time physical data to make decisions virtually, at speed and at scale.

Digital Twin Composer enables industrial companies to combine 2D and 3D digital twin data from Siemens’ comprehensive digital twin with physical real-time information in a managed, secure real-time photorealistic visual scene, built using Nvidia Omniverse libraries.

With Digital Twin Composer, companies can rapidly build and maintain this global environment, containing all aspects of their product or production data (both virtual and physical) in a secure, managed high-fidelity 3D experience, throughout the lifecycle of the product, process or facility. [Read more…] about Siemens introduces Digital Twin Composer for large-scale digital twin environments

Inovance Technology targets humanoid robot components and bolsters core PLC business

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Chinese automation specialist Inovance Technology is “actively developing key components for humanoid robots”, with plans to launch some products within the year, according to German investment advice website Gronewy. 

This strategic move by Inovance into the advanced robotics field signals the company’s ambition to be a supplier for the next generation of automation.

While humanoids represent a future frontier, Inovance’s immediate foundation is its growing strength in industrial control systems. [Read more…] about Inovance Technology targets humanoid robot components and bolsters core PLC business

Theory of robotic mind: How China is building ‘brains and nerves’ for its own robots

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Geopolitics and supply chain shocks are accelerating China’s push for homegrown robotics controllers and software, challenging the dominance of Western and Japanese giants.

The recent news that Japanese automation giant Omron is considering a spin-off of its Device & Module Solutions business sent ripples through the industry.

This division, responsible for the crucial “nervous system” of factories – sensors, relays, and programmable logic controllers (PLCs) – is a cornerstone of global industrial automation. (Read our article: How do robots work? Sensors, controllers, actuators and software explained.)

Its potential separation is more than a corporate reshuffle; it’s a symptom of a deeper tectonic shift. And at the epicenter of this shift is China. [Read more…] about Theory of robotic mind: How China is building ‘brains and nerves’ for its own robots

Formula 1 racing organizer selects Siemens as official digital twin sponsor

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Siemens Digital Industries Software has been selected by the Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA) as “Official Digital Twin Sponsor”, as the global governing body for motor sport and federation for mobility organizations worldwide expands its use of Siemens software.

The FIA, which has welcomed Siemens into its new Global Partnership Programme, will extend its use of software from the Siemens Xcelerator portfolio to create and refine the aerodynamic concepts that shape the regulations for single-seater race cars, from Formula 1 through to Formula 4.

Using Siemens’ Designcenter NX software, the FIA can design complex vehicle models, visualise them in lifelike detail, and iterate digitally before running computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulations on the model. [Read more…] about Formula 1 racing organizer selects Siemens as official digital twin sponsor

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