Industrial & Heavy Industry

Warehouse automation has become everyday infrastructure. Five lessons on flow design, flexible robots, software, entry cost and Asia Pacific from the operators moving first.

Sensors, AI and digital twins are making predictive maintenance standard practice. Five lessons from the software providers and industrial companies moving first.

Humanoid robots moved from demo videos to thousands of shipments in 2025. Five lessons on paid tasks, dexterity, scale and service from the makers moving first.

Cobots, software and labour shortages are taking robots far beyond the car plant. Five lessons from the robot makers and manufacturers moving first.

Compressed air is being managed as an energy system. Five lessons on lifecycle cost, variable speed drives, oil-free demand and connected service from the leaders.

Lithium-ion fires, the shift away from fluorinated agents and the rise of data centres and energy storage are redesigning the fire extinguisher. Five lessons from the manufacturers, specifiers and building owners moving first.