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AVEVA Expands CONNECT in India with New AI Capabilities to Accelerate Industrial Intelligence

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New AI capabilities empower local enterprises to safely scale operations, manage complexity, and drive sustainable growth.

MUMBAI, India, June 4, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — AVEVA, a global leader in industrial software, today announced a broad set of upcoming innovations for its industrial intelligence platform, CONNECT. Addressing the mounting challenge of data silos in the modern enterprise, the company is announcing a revolutionary industrial knowledge graph and a twin builder that applies agentic AI, slated for release in Q1 2027. By establishing a robust semantic model, this framework will act as the underlying architectural schematic that AI requires to deliver truly useful, accurate, and trusted outputs. Rather than feeding AI raw, disjointed information, this framework provides critical operational context by mapping the complex relationships between physical assets, empowering industrial teams to troubleshoot faster and make high-impact decisions with confidence.

The updates will make it faster and simpler for industrial organisations to put the full breadth of their industrial data to work, driving better decisions, stronger compliance, and AI-enhanced intelligent operations.

For industrial organisations, the pressure to adopt AI is intensifying, and so are the underlying challenges: complex regulatory environments, a growing sustainability imperative, ageing infrastructure and fragmented data. Today, up to 73% of all data collected within enterprises goes unused. Furthermore, 76% of business leaders report finding it difficult to understand their data. CONNECT bridges this gap by leveraging the cloud to empower ecosystems securely and seamlessly across the value chain, driving exponential business growth.

“For industrial enterprises globally, the challenge is not ambition but infrastructure,” shared Zubin Davar, VP – CONNECT Platform GTM. “The promise of AI remains largely unrealised for most industrial teams because operations data, engineering data, asset context, workflows, and compliance frameworks all need to be managed in one place without losing fidelity, lineage, or meaning. CONNECT is designed to close this gap across every layer of deeply heterogeneous industrial technology stacks. By lowering the cost and complexity of unifying industrial data, we help customers turn fragmented data into trusted intelligence, accelerating their AI-driven transformation.”

Accelerating industrial intelligence with customers and academia in India

Highlighting the strategic importance of the platform and its rapid adoption in the region, AVEVA announced the signing of Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) with leading industry customers, including Deccan Fine Chemicals (I) Pvt. Limited, and Reliance Power Limited, at the India CONNECT launch event held in Mumbai. These strategic agreements are aimed at accelerating the implementation of CONNECT by leveraging cloud capabilities to enable a secure, seamless, and collaborative digital ecosystem across the value chain, driving sustainable and exponential business growth.

In addition, AVEVA signed an MoU with VJTI’s Technology Business Incubator (TBI), VJTI is an autonomous institution of repute, owned by the Maharashtra State Government, reinforcing its commitment to academia-led skill development and innovation and supporting the creation of a future-ready talent pool to meet evolving industry needs.

“The announcements at AVEVA World, coupled with these MoUs signed at the India CONNECT launch, reflect our commitment to matching the depth and pace of progress Indian enterprises are making,” said Tarun Singh, Country Head, AVEVA India. “India’s industrial sector is scaling rapidly, and by embedding AI and intelligence deeply into industrial workflows through CONNECT, we are helping local organizations move faster, manage complexity, and operate with confidence.”

CONNECT: expanding the data and AI ecosystem

To build on this momentum, AVEVA’s industrial intelligence platform CONNECT is significantly expanding its integrations with leading enterprise data platforms, introducing key capabilities critical to driving industrial pipeline generation and enterprise-wide transformation. Central to this expansion is a new strategic integration and partnership with Snowflake. Utilizing a zero-copy architecture, industrial enterprises can now query high-fidelity OT data directly within Snowflake without the need to duplicate or move data, ensuring a single source of truth while dramatically lowering latency and integration costs.

AVEVA is also streamlining data management with the launch of CONNECT Flows (formerly Crosser). This introduces new stream analytics and integration capabilities that enable the seamless assembly and deployment of data processing pipelines for real-time edge-to-cloud cleansing, filtering, and transformation. Simultaneously, the platform’s cloud and AI ecosystem is scaling rapidly. AVEVA is launching multicloud CONNECT in partnership with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to offer customers unprecedented hosting flexibility. Furthermore, the company is forging a new strategic and technology partnership with IFS and launching Digital Twins for AI Factories in collaboration with NVIDIA and Schneider Electric.

Looking ahead, a major CONNECT release is planned for Q1 2027, bringing a range of new capabilities, including an industrial knowledge graph that makes it faster to construct, enrich, and operationalise digital twins. Slated for an Early Access Program opening this year, this knowledge graph is populated using a twin builder that applies agentic AI to propose intelligent mappings, aligning existing, fragmented data sources to a standard data model. This radically accelerates time-to-value while preserving information lineage and ensuring rigorous data governance so every decision can be trusted.

By bringing these advanced data management and AI capabilities to the Indian market, AVEVA is empowering local enterprises to overcome data fragmentation and safely scale their digital transformation initiatives. As India continues its rapid industrial expansion, CONNECT provides the secure, unified foundation organizations need to turn complex operational data into a strategic asset.

About AVEVA

AVEVA is a global leader in industrial software, sparking ingenuity to drive responsible use of the world’s resources. Over 90% of leading industrial enterprises rely on AVEVA to help them deliver life’s essentials: safe, reliable energy, food, medicines, infrastructure and more. By connecting people with trusted information and AI-enriched insights, AVEVA helps them engineer capital projects more efficiently, operate better and create sustainable value, from the plant to the cloud and beyond. Through our industrial intelligence platform, CONNECT, and our trusted and secure information management applications enriched with industrial AI, AVEVA empowers businesses to drive deeper collaboration between teams and to accelerate insight across their ecosystem of suppliers, partners and customers. 

Named as one of the world’s most innovative companies, AVEVA’s open solutions draw on the expertise of more than 6,000 employees, 5,000 partners and 5,700 certified developers. The company, which has operations around the globe, is headquartered in Cambridge, UK. Learn more at www.aveva.com

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Zendure Wins Double Honors at the Global Product Technology Innovation Awards 2026, with SolarFlow 4000 Mix Pro Taking Gold

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At IFA 2026 in Berlin, Zendure’s flagship SolarFlow 4000 Mix Pro earns the Sustainable Home Energy Storage System Gold Award, while Zendure receives the Smart Energy Solutions Brand Award.

BERLIN, Sept. 6, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Zendure, a global pioneer of plug-in home energy management systems (HEMS), announced that it has received two honors at the Global Product Technology Innovation Awards 2026. Its flagship home storage system, the SolarFlow 4000 Mix Pro, won the Sustainable Home Energy Storage System Gold Award, while Zendure was named a winner of the Smart Energy Solutions Brand Award. Presented during the opening days of IFA 2026 in Berlin, the two awards recognize Zendure’s focus on the clean-energy storage sector and its lightweight, intelligent, and low-carbon approach to powering the home.

Sustainable Home Energy Storage System Gold Award — SolarFlow 4000 Mix Pro

The SolarFlow 4000 Mix Pro is a 4 kW bidirectional AC, AI-driven, all-in-one plug-in home energy storage system that brings home-storage-grade capacity and power to a plug-in form factor. A single unit scales from 8 kWh to 50 kWh, and up to 150 kWh when paired with Zendure’s PowerHub accepts up to 13 kW of total solar input, making it well-suited to larger homes, heat pumps, and EV charging. Combined with rooftop solar, it can reduce household electricity costs by up to 91%, equivalent to around €2,560 a year in a typical German scenario.

Smart Energy Solutions Brand Award — Zendure

The Smart Energy Solutions Brand Award recognizes Zendure’s broader leadership in intelligent home energy. Zendure’s SolarFlow ecosystem scales seamlessly from plug-and-play storage to whole-home energy management. At its core is Agentic HEMS, which draws on consumption, solar, weather, and dynamic-pricing data to automate energy decisions, shift usage to lower-cost periods, and cut household electricity costs, a clear step toward the company’s vision of becoming the home energy hub of the AI era.

Zendure is showcasing the SolarFlow 4000 Mix Pro and its full ZEN + Home ecosystem at IFA 2026, Hall 2.2, Stand 124, from September 4 to 8 in Berlin.

About Zendure

Driven by our purpose to accelerate a sustainable future, Zendure is a global pioneer of plug-in HEMS. With R&D and operations centers spanning major tech hubs like Silicon Valley and the Greater Bay Area, alongside Japan and Germany, our vision is to become The Home Energy Hub of the AI Era. Zendure’s mission is to empower every household worldwide with the ultimate freedom of energy control. We deliver this through the SolarFlow ecosystem—combining modular storage, intelligent power management, and flexible solar input. Scaling seamlessly from plug-and-play and retrofit storage to whole-home energy management, SolarFlow maximizes self-consumption, reduces grid dependence, and ensures reliable backup.

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Creality Unveils K3, SPARKX i8 and Expanded Creative Ecosystem at IFA 2026

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BERLIN, Sept. 6, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Creality, a global leader in 3D printing, unveiled its latest product portfolio at IFA 2026, bringing together new developments across multi-channel and multi-material 3D printing, filament recycling, resin printing, 3D scanning, laser creation, and digitally manufactured consumer products.

The new lineup arrives with recognition from the IFA Innovation Awards 2026, with the Creality M1 Filament Maker named a Winner and the new flagship K3 recognised as an Honoree. The honours highlight Creality’s continued innovation across both next-generation 3D printing and more sustainable material workflows.

Leading Creality’s 3D printing lineup are the new K3 and SPARKX i8, representing two approaches to more efficient and versatile multicolour printing. They are joined by the large-format Ender-3 V3 Mega, the new HALOT-X1 Max and HALOT-X1 Neo resin printers, the portable Pika 3D scanner, Creality’s latest A1C and T1C laser systems, and Nexbie 3D-printed footwear.

K3: Award-Recognised Multi-Channel and Multi-Material Innovation

Recognised as an IFA Innovation Awards 2026 Honoree, the K3 represents the latest evolution of Creality’s flagship K Series. Powered by the built-in KliTek™ multi-channel system, it enables nozzle swaps in just 4.8 seconds, eliminating the repeated filament retraction, reloading, and heavy purging typical of single-nozzle multicolour printers. The system cuts total print time by up to 80%* and material waste by up to 85%*.

With optional add-on accessories, the K3 unlocks advanced multi-material capabilities and mixed-nozzle printing. It handles soft, flexible filaments including TPU 85A–95A, combines materials of varying hardness in a single build, and supports hybrid nozzle configurations—pairing a 0.4 mm nozzle for high-precision outer walls with a 0.8 mm nozzle for rapid infill, boosting print efficiency by up to 30%*. Combined with an AI-assisted workflow and an open ecosystem, the K3 expands creative possibilities for makers, print farm operators, and industrial professionals alike.

*Data based on Creality’s internal testing. Actual results may vary depending on testing conditions.

M1: Award-Winning Filament Recycling

Named a Winner at the IFA Innovation Awards 2026, the M1 Filament Maker extends 3D printing into a more circular material workflow. Working with the R1 Shredder, the system enables users to process plastic and failed prints into new filament, while also supporting customised material formulations for greater experimentation and reuse.

SPARKX i8: Efficient Four-Colour Creation

The SPARKX i8 makes four-colour printing faster, cleaner, and easier to use. Its four-channel toolhead and 4-in-1 hotend keep four filaments ready at once, while a short shared melt zone minimises purging between colours, reducing material waste and transition time.

Combined with AI-assisted creation and intelligent printing features, the i8 is designed to shorten the journey from an initial idea to a finished multicolour object with fewer manual steps.

Expanding the AI-Powered Creative Ecosystem

Creality has also expanded its FDM lineup with the Ender-3 V3 Mega, combining a 420 × 420 × 420 mm build volume with support for 85A–95A TPU. Designed for large models and batch production, it brings greater scale and material flexibility to the Ender platform.

The resin lineup has grown with HALOT-X1 Max and HALOT-X1 Neo. The X1 Neo offers a compact, accessible entry point with high-resolution printing and AI-assisted creation, while the flagship X1 Max combines a 17.1 L build volume, 16K display, 40°C active heating, quad-lead-screw architecture, and a 5 L smart resin system for larger, continuous production.

For 3D scanning, the new Pika packs a seven-line blue laser and NIR scanning into a portable 260 g body, delivering accuracy up to 0.03 mm and scanning speeds of up to 110 fps. AI-powered processing and wireless connectivity further simplify the path from physical objects to editable digital models.

Creality’s latest laser solutions further extend the ecosystem into engraving, cutting, marking, and personalisation, giving creators more ways to turn digital designs into physical objects.

Beyond creative tools, Creality is showcasing the possibilities of digital manufacturing through Nexbie and its latest 3D-printed footwear collection. Models including CloudWing, CloudSpark, and CloudX combine DLP printing, advanced elastomers, and digitally engineered structures to explore new approaches to footwear design and production.

As IFA continues, Creality’s booth H20.143 remains open to visitors looking to explore its latest products and hands-on experiences. From the award-recognised K3 and M1 to new developments across multicolour printing, scanning, laser processing and digitally manufactured consumer products, the portfolio reflects Creality’s broader ambition to make advanced digital fabrication more accessible across the creative workflow.

 

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Haier Showcases AI-Powered Smart Home Ecosystem at IFA 2026

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Connected products understand and adapt to everyday needs

BERLIN, Sept. 6, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Haier, the world’s No. 1 brand in major home appliances for 17 consecutive years*, showcased an AI-powered smart home ecosystem at IFA 2026 spanning garment care, refrigeration, cooking, entertainment, digital services and robotics. Under the theme “Home of Intelligent Possibilities,” the showcase demonstrates how connected appliances can evolve into a coordinated home that senses conditions, understands context, learns from user habits and adapts the way devices operate, creating a more intuitive and responsive experience at home.

AI That Adapts to Everyday Life

Across the portfolio, AI turns real-time information into practical adjustments. The Vision 15 washing machine uses an internal camera, sensors and algorithms to detect factors such as load size, balance and foam levels, and then adjust water levels, detergent dosing, drum movement and program settings. In refrigeration, the Maestro prototype brings several preservation technologies together. Its AI Food Care System 2.0 recognizes stored ingredients and recommends suitable conditions to help users manage food more effectively.

The ID Ultimate Series 6 oven applies the same approach to cooking. Its internal camera recognizes food, monitors cooking progress and can stop the program when the desired result has been reached. In the living room, UltraSense AI analyzes content and ambient conditions to adjust picture and sound on Haier Smart TVs in real time.

Together, these technologies extend AI into coordinated home scenarios across laundry, food care, cooking and entertainment. The hOn app brings Haier Europe’s connected products, services and home experiences together in a single digital environment, enabling them to work together around daily routines and translate connected technology into practical benefits at home.

This progression from individual products to coordinated home scenarios is already reaching users at scale. According to Euromonitor International, Haier Smart Home was recognized as the world’s No. 1 smart home enterprise based on global smart home revenue in 2025. Haier smart home platform has surpassed 130 million registered users worldwide and recorded 86.1 billion smart scene interactions in 2025.

Extending Intelligence Into Physical Interaction

Haier also showed how AI and embodied intelligence could translate smart home intelligence into physical tasks. The showcase featured humanoid robots interacting with appliances, robotic cleaning systems designed to recognize objects and different types of dirt, along with companion robots developed for voice assistance and personalized support.

The Haier Exoskeleton extended this theme beyond the home. Its sensors and algorithms interpret movement intentions in real time and adjust the assistance provided to each user, supporting mobility while preserving natural movement. Together, the demonstrations reflect Haier’s work to connect AI, appliances and robotics around practical human needs.

This technology portfolio is supported by Haier’s “10+N” open innovation system, which connects global research resources with local user insights. In the first half of 2026, Haier topped on IPRdaily’s global smart home invention patent list for the 15th consecutive time. Looking ahead, Haier plans to invest at least 13 billion euros over the next five years, with a focus on foundational technologies including artificial intelligence, semiconductors and IoT security to underpin its AI-native transformation.

Haier’s presence at IFA also highlights its global sports partnerships under the “Play with the Number Ones” concept, connecting the pursuit of excellence in sports with the brand’s focus on innovation, performance and better user experiences worldwide.

Visitors can experience Haier’s smart home technologies in Hall 3.1 at Stand 101 during IFA 2026 in Berlin from Sept. 4 to 8.

*Source: Euromonitor International Limited; Consumer Appliances 2026 Edition; % unit share, 2025 volume sales data

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