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ABI Research, a global technology intelligence firm, forecasts that revenue from AI-driven automation will surpass US$5 billion by 2035, as manufacturers rebuild control engineering foundations around virtualization and software-defined architectures.
The projection reflects structural change across industrial manufacturing — not a discrete product category or a single technology cycle.
The Rebuild Happening on the Factory Floor The pressure ABI Research identifies is manufacturers' demand for greater operational flexibility.
Traditional control engineering has been built around fixed, proprietary hardware — the layer that governs how machines, lines, and facilities coordinate.
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