Software & IT

MathWorks certified to provide guidance for AI‍-‍assisted engineering

04 November, 2026 | Supplied by: MathWorks Australia

MathWorks has announced it can now provide TÜV‍-‍certified guidance for using agentic AI in engineering workflows including functional safety.


Rockwell Automation introduces SecureOT capabilities for OEMs

02 November, 2026 | Supplied by: Rockwell Automation Australia

SecureOT capabilities help machine builders identify vulnerabilities, document cybersecurity posture and support compliance readiness across the machine lifecycle.


Claroty introduces CPS‍-‍native AI security agent

29 October, 2026 | Supplied by: Claroty

AI security agent Claire is powered by a cyber-physical system language model trained on the company's expertise in the industrial, healthcare, commercial and public sectors.


Wabtec and Razor Labs announce predictive maintenance partnership

28 October, 2026

Mine operators running Wabtec technology will be able to access Razor Labs' DataMind AI through one trusted partner.


Beckhoff introduces AI‍-‍based automation programming

23 October, 2026 | Supplied by: Beckhoff Automation Pty Ltd

The TwinCAT CoAgent assistant is claimed to offer productivity gains of 20–30% in areas such as onboarding to existing codebases, documentation and maintenance.


ASD Essentials cybersecurity framework released

21 October, 2026

ASD says the Essentials enables organisations to strengthen their cybersecurity in a way that aligns with their risk profiles and operational requirements.


Seeq and Applied Computing partner on industrial AI for energy operations

15 October, 2026 | Supplied by: Seeq Corporation

The two companies have signed a commercial agreement that pairs physics-grounded detection and diagnosis with Seeq's industrial intelligence platform.


The next era of generative AI in industry

12 October, 2026 | Supplied by: Siemens Ltd

Exploring developments in generative industrial AI and their implications for industry.


4 common causes of rotating asset failure and how to prevent them

09 October, 2026 by Turck Australia & New Zealand | Supplied by: Turck Australia Pty Ltd

Preventing failure of rotating assets with predictive maintenance using condition-monitoring solutions.


Yokogawa launches cyber resilience centre for SE Asia and Oceania

16 September, 2026 | Supplied by: Yokogawa Australia Pty Ltd

The Industrial Cyber Resilience Center aims to build organisational cyber readiness and capability development training for fast and safe recovery.


Critical industries need to know how to isolate, rather than ignore

09 September, 2026 by Chris Grove*

It is time for critical infrastructure organisations to act on ASD's warnings about nation‍-‍state actors quietly pre‍-‍positioning themselves inside their networks.


Camfil PowerEye predictive analytics engine

18 August, 2026 | Supplied by: Camfil Australia Pty Ltd

PowerEye is designed to help understand how environmental conditions, weather patterns and filtration performance affect the health and efficiency of gas turbines.


Nozomi Networks and Sophos partner to combine OT and IT security ops

18 August, 2026

Critical infrastructure is facing an aggressive threat landscape, and many OT outages begin with a compromise of the IT environment.


Rockwell announces AI inspection technology

14 August, 2026 | Supplied by: Rockwell Automation Australia

Rockwell Automation has integrated Plex QMS with FactoryTalk Analytics VisionAI to provide AI‍-‍driven quality inspection.


Siemens launches an IT‍-‍style engineering tool for automation projects

12 August, 2026 | Supplied by: Siemens Ltd

A new IT-style engineering tool aims to help speed up automation application development.


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