AI in Software-Defined Automation (SDA)

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Publish Date: 10 Jun 2026

Code: AN-6583

Research Type: Report

Pages: 13

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Actionable Benefits

Actionable Benefits

Identify which aspects of industrial automation are going to be impacted most by Artificial Intelligence (AI).
Understand how Agentic and Physical AI will change manufacturing.
Gain clarity on some of the risks associated with AI and Software-Defined Automation (SDA) adoption.

Research Highlights

Research Highlights

Key forecast overview of AI within different automation software and hardware.
Overview of four industrial automation vendors’ AI and SDA offerings.
Descriptions of barriers to entry for industrial AI in industrial automation.

Critical Questions Answered

Critical Questions Answered

What are the future use cases for AI?
What are the AI and SDA positions of different vendors in industrial automation?
How will SDA and AI impact the manufacturing environment?

Who Should Read This?

Who Should Read This?

Chief Information Officer (CIO) and Chief Operating Officer (COO) executives at manufacturing firms.
Technology suppliers in strategy, marketing, product management, and sales.
Hardware Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs).
Manufacturing technology implementers, including Systems Integrators (SIs) and Value-Added Resellers (VARs).

Companies Mentioned

CODESYS Group

Siemens

SUPCON

Table of Contents

1. KEY FINDINGS

2. KEY FORECASTS

3. KEY COMPANIES AND ECOSYSTEMS

3.1. SIEMENS

3.2. SUPCON

3.3. ROCKWELL AUTOMATION

3.4. CODESYS

4. USE OF AI IN SDA

4.1. THE EASY WIN

4.2. AGENTIC AI IS THE COMING WAVE OF INNOVATION

4.3. PHYSICAL AI IS IN THE FAR FUTURE

4.4. THE EVOLVING ROLE OF THE CONTROL ROOM

5. NEXT STEPS

5.1. HOW WILL AI COMMUNICATE?

Companies Mentioned

CODESYS Group
Siemens
SUPCON