Industrial Automation

The companies automating factories, plants, and infrastructure: PLCs and robots on the discrete side, control systems and instrumentation on the process side, the industrial software layer above both, and the electrical equipment powering it all. Demand now runs on three structural bids at once: reshoring and megaproject capex, electrification, and a manufacturing labor shortage that makes automation the only way to staff the plants being built.

Data updated 2026-07-30
Industrial Automation

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The companies automating factories, plants, and infrastructure: PLCs and robots on the discrete side, control systems and instrumentation on the process side, the industrial software layer above both, and the electrical equipment powering it all. Demand now runs on three structural bids at once: reshoring and megaproject capex, electrification, and a manufacturing labor shortage that makes automation the only way to staff the plants being built.

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