🔧 Industrial Instrumentation Weekly Digest
Week of: May 11, 2026 – May 18, 2026
Your weekly update on pressure measurement, industrial IoT, and process automation news.
📅 May 17, 2026
- The case for a multi-Cloud architectures: why flexibility, resilience, and choice matter more than ever
📝 By Chris Darvill, EMEA Solutions Engineering at Kong For years, IT teams were encouraged to reduce complexity by…
📰 Source: Automation News
📅 May 16, 2026
- How to choose and deploy the right industrial Ethernet switch
📝 Industrial Ethernet switches are designed to operate reliably in conditions that are often unsuitable for commercial networking equipment.…
📰 Source: Automation News
📅 May 15, 2026
- Micro-Transfer Printing (MTP) As A Promising Scalable Approach to Heterogeneous Integration for Silicon Photonics (Ghent U., imec et al)
📝 A new technical paper, “Micro-Transfer Printing on Silicon Photonics: Tutorial, Recent Progress and Outlook,” was published by researchers at Ghent University, imec et al. Abstract “This paper highlig
📰 Source: SemiEngineering - Bürkert solves tank pressure drift with sub-200 ms gas control for hygienic applications
📝 Flow control specialist Bürkert has released a new system that optimises gas pressure control precision for hygienic processes. Designed for food and beverage producers as well as pharmaceutical and b
📰 Source: Instrumentation - Emerson launches digital anti-coating pH/ORP sensor for reliable, low-maintenance service
📝 Emerson has released the new Rosemount™ 396A Anti-Coating pH Sensor for measuring pH and oxidation-reduction potential (ORP) in dirty, abrasive and high-solids applications. The device includes a robu
📰 Source: Instrumentation - Nominations are open for the 2026 Instrumentation & Electronics Awards
📝 Entries are open for the 2026 edition of the Instrumentation & Electronics Awards, with organisers Datateam Business Media inviting submissions from across the instrumentation and electronics sectors.
📰 Source: Instrumentation - Ready to put your measurement technology in the spotlight?
📝 Entries are now open for the Test & Measurement Product of the Year category at the 2026 Instrumentation & Electronics Awards, with companies being encouraged to showcase the technologies helping engi
📰 Source: Instrumentation - DXC to deliver secure hybrid cloud for BAE systems
📝 DXC Technology announced a five-year extension of its partnership with BAE Systems to accelerate the next phase of…
📰 Source: Automation News - SICK’s Flexi Soft controller enables Safety Systems Technology to create one of the UK’s largest span configurable safety projects
📝 Sensor specialist SICK supplied bespoke machinery safety solutions company Safety Systems Technology with their Flexi Soft programmable modular safety controller to create one of the largest span conf
📰 Source: Instrumentation - Digital network maintenance: this year’s biggest industry trend?
📝 Electricity networks are being pushed into unfamiliar territory. With the energy transition rolling out at pace and the…
📰 Source: Automation News - Calibration of force sensors according to ISO/IEC 17025:2017
📝 Reliable measurement data is a key prerequisite for stable processes and consistently high product quality in industry. The calibration of sensors, especially force sensors, plays a crucial role in th
📰 Source: Instrumentation - Chip Industry Week in Review
📝 Tata-ASML deal; what happened to H200 chips for China? $1.5T IC industry by 2030; new funding; AI memory tools; MRC spec; embedding solar chips in windows; Ford launches battery biz; Waymo does the ba
📰 Source: SemiEngineering - Automating Robotic Pick-and-Place Calibration with Intelligent Vision Technology
📝 In semiconductor and advanced manufacturing environments where Autonomous Mobile Robots (AMRs) are integrated with robotic arms, accurate positioning is essential for reliable material handling. These
📰 Source: Metrology News - Reliable Force Measurement Starts with Accredited Calibration
📝 Reliable measurement data remains fundamental to maintaining stable manufacturing processes and ensuring consistently high product quality across industrial applications. In particular, the calibratio
📰 Source: Metrology News - Precision meets portability
📰 Source: Nature - Tissue shape design
📰 Source: Nature - From data to dialogue
📰 Source: Nature - A yardstick for quantum gravity
📰 Source: Nature - Hidden dependencies
📰 Source: Nature - Controllable hydro-thermoelastic heat transport in ultrathin semiconductors at room temperature
📰 Source: Nature - Spatially anisotropic Kondo resonance coupled with the superconducting gap in a kagome metal
📰 Source: Nature - Relative benefits of different active learning methods to conceptual physics learning
📰 Source: Nature
📅 May 14, 2026
- Renesas completes acquisition of Irida Labs
📝 A subsidiary of Renesas has completed the acquisition of Irida Labs, a Greece-based company specializing in embedded software for AI-powered visual perception systems. The acquisition strengthens Rene
📰 Source: Instrumentation - Cybersecurity for robotics
📝 Manoj Rajashekaraiah, Principal Engineer at Analog Devices, explores security risks and effective security measures in robotic control systems.…
📰 Source: Automation News - Weald Electronics celebrates its 50th Anniversary
📝 Weald Electronics Ltd., a major UK manufacturer of electrical connectors and accessories for defence and demanding industrial applications, were established on 27th April 1976 and have now celebrated
📰 Source: Instrumentation - Could your sensor technology be leading the next wave of innovation?
📝 Entries are now open for the Sensor Product of the Year category at the 2026 Instrumentation & Electronics Awards, with companies across the instrumentation and electronics sectors being invited to pu
📰 Source: Instrumentation - UK Power Networks clearing the path for electric heavy vehicles
📝 As logistics operators begin transitioning to eHGVs, vehicles will require high power output and networks currently have limited…
📰 Source: Automation News - King’s Speech 2026: AI, Cyber Security and Infrastructure Bills signal boost for UK automation sector
📝 Industry reaction to Wednesday’s King’s Speech has been broadly positive across automation, AI, cyber security, and technology sectors,…
📰 Source: Automation News - Comau and Omron Robotics to collaborate on expanding advanced industrial automation
📝 COMAU and OMRON Robotics (Omron) have signed a strategic collaboration agreement aimed at accelerating the adoption and deployment…
📰 Source: Automation News - New generation of OGD distance sensors
📝 ifm has announced the immediate availability of its new generation of OGD distance sensors, bringing enhanced performance and reliability to industrial automation. These innovative sensors utilise adv
📰 Source: Instrumentation
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🕒 Published on: 5/18/2026, 12:31:10 AM
