The joint development cooperation combines automation and AI expertise to create a flexible, anthropomorphic hand platform that automates complex tasks in manufacturing and logistics.
Halmstad, Sweden, June 17, 2026
HMS Networks has released its annual analysis of the industrial network market, marking twelve consecutive years of tracking how factories and machine builders connect their automation systems. The 2026 study shows that the long-running shift from traditional fieldbus technologies to Industrial Ethernet has continued through another full year, with Industrial Ethernet now accounting for 79% of newly installed nodes worldwide, up from 76% in 2025 and just 34% when HMS first began publishing these figures in 2015.
Tungaloy Corporation introduces Gabby, an AI-powered assistant designed to help metalworking professionals quickly identify suitable tooling solutions through natural language interaction.
The new cloud-based service suite combines analytics, AI-powered support and remote diagnostics to improve uptime, maintenance planning and grinding performance in mining operations.