Tag Factory automation.

Manufacturing

Global Industrial Robot Installations Surpass 500,000 for Fourth Consecutive Year, Reaching 4.66 Million Operational Units

A line of industrial robotic arms assembling a vehicle chassis inside a modern automotive manufacturing facility.

FRANKFURT, GERMANY — September 18, 2026 (ACI Newswire) — Global manufacturing facilities deployed 542,000 new industrial robots in the past calendar year, sustaining an annual installation volume above half a million units for the fourth consecutive year. The persistent volume…

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September 18, 2026

Manufacturing, Technology

Global Manufacturers Accelerate Automation Investments, Driving Measurable Gains in Production Efficiency

Industrial collaborative robots operating on a modern manufacturing assembly line.

LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM — September 17, 2026 (ACI Newswire) – Global manufacturing firms are aggressively deploying physical artificial intelligence and advanced industrial robotics to counter rising labor costs and mitigate supply chain vulnerabilities. As the industrial automation market scales toward an…

ACINews
September 17, 2026

Manufacturing

Global Smart Manufacturing Adoption Accelerates as Market Value Surpasses $410 Billion in 2025

Engineer monitoring an automated robotic production line in a modern smart factory.

NEW YORK, USA — July 21, 2026 (ACI Newswire) — Industrial automation and data-driven production strategies are accelerating rapidly, pushing the global smart manufacturing market to an estimated $410.7 billion in 2025. Driven by persistent labor shortages, supply chain vulnerabilities,…

ACINews
July 21, 2026

Technology

Global Industrial Capital Flows Into Smart Manufacturing Surge

Workers monitoring automated robotic production line in a smart manufacturing facility.

NEW YORK — July 9, 2026 (ACI Newswire) — Industrial manufacturers worldwide are accelerating capital allocation toward smart production technologies, as persistent cost pressures and supply chain volatility force a fundamental shift in factory operations. Global investment in smart manufacturing…

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July 9, 2026