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MISUMI Americas Launches Venture Fund for Robotics, Hardware, Physical AI Startups

MISUMI Americas

The venture fund invests in early-stage companies at the intersection of frontier hardware, robotics, aerospace, medtech, clean energy, eVTOL, automation and industrial AI.

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Why Autonomous AI Agents Change Everything About Work

The companies that win over the next decade won't simply adopt more AI. They'll rethink the role of human work itself.

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A People-First Approach to Success in Technology

Oliver Wight Americas, Inc.

The value of automation is recognized when employees have the knowledge, confidence, and support to use it effectively.

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Software Solutions

Supply Chain Resilience Requires More Than Visibility Tools

EFESO Management Consultants

While many organizations have invested in supplier diversification, inventory buffers, visibility tools, and digital technologies, those investments do not automatically translate into stronger results.

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Procurement Software

Procurement Expectations Outpace Organizational Readiness

ProcureAbility, a Jabil company

Geopolitical disruption (62%) and logistics disruption (55%) are the primary risks procurement teams are managing.

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SPS Commerce Combines Agentic AI with Intelligence-Trained Network

SPS Commerce, Inc.

Spanning fulfillment, onboarding, analytics, and supply chain visibility, the new suite of capabilities helps customers scale with confidence and make better and faster decisions across trading relationships.

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Why 94% of Organizations Regret Their AI Infrastructure Decisions

Cisco Systems, Inc.

Case in point: 34% of respondents wanted more rigorous cost analysis before the first deployment.

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Software Solutions

Optilogic's Pulsar Engine Powers Smarter Demand Modeling and Forecasting

Pulsar is ideal for automotive, consumer packaged goods, craft beverages, and specialty manufacturing.

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How Smart Wearables Bridge the Manufacturing Labor and Knowledge Gap

The factory of the future may be more automated than ever, but human intelligence is far from obsolete.

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Why Agentic AI is the Future of Logistics

Agentic AI is not simply another technology investment — it represents a redesign of the logistics operating model. Here's how.

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Emerging Technologies

Revopoint Debuts High-Accuracy 3D Scanning for Industrial Inspection

This professional-grade tool combines high-speed 3D scanning for quality control engineers, reverse engineers, and industrial designers.

3D laser scanner product features including five scanning modes, volumetric accuracy, outdoor capability, and real-time verification with up to 90fps scanning speed.

Exiger Reveals Complete AI-Built Transformation

Exiger’s flagship product, 1Exiger, has evolved from a supply chain risk solution into a centralized AI platform that helps organizations manage their operating network.

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