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Siemens has updated Simcenter Testlab with automated test workflows, system-level NVH prediction, AI-ready data preparation and virtual shaker testing. It is a useful example of connecting physical testing, virtual prototyping and data management.
On September 29, 2026, IIoT World published answers from Peter Sorowka, CEO of Cybus, on connecting LLM agents to a plant through MCP servers. The result is a useful reference architecture, along with an honest admission of what is still missing: standards for contextualization and agent identity.
According to Cloudera's 2026 Data Readiness Index, 82% of manufacturers know where their data resides, but only 58% consider it fully governed. The bottleneck is not the model but integration into operational workflows.
On 27 August 2026, the UK's NCSC reported a rise in attacks on exposed OT systems, while CISA published its Internet Exposure Reduction Guidance. Together, the two sets of advice provide a practical checklist for an exposure audit.